Choosing the Temporal over the Eternal
Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / August 17, 2025
Bible text: Mark 10:17-22
I. HIS DESIRE
A. His search (Read Mark 10:17)
B. His subject (Read Mark 10:17, 1 John 5:11-12)
II. HIS DIAGNOSIS
A. Jesus’ point
- His understanding of who Jesus is (Read Mark 10:18)
- His understanding of what the Law does (Read Mark 10:19-20, Romans 3:20)
B. Jesus’ plea (Read Mark 10:21)
“Wilt thou have thy sins and go to hell or leave thy sins and go to heaven?” – John Bunyan
III. HIS DECISION
Read Mark 10:22
A. Remorse rather than repentance (Read Luke 13:3, Acts 3:19)
B. The material rather than the eternal
Mark 8:36 – “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?”