West Houston SDA Church

The Fourth B for Happiness

Frank Ottati

Text: Luke 18:18-27 NKJV
The world admires people who have one, two or three B's. The rich young ruler had all three of them. Jesus said to him, "you are lacking One thing." That was the fourth B. A person cannot be happy unless he/she has the fourth B.

The First B is
He was very rich, 18:23

The Second B is
He was young, kept all the commandments, 18:20,21. He felt incomplete because the fourth B was lacking in his life.

The Third B is
He was a ruler, 18:18 He left sorrowfully because the fourth B was missing in his life.

The Fourth B is To
"With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 NKJV
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider othersbetter than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." Phil 2:2,3 NIV