19:26 Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.” 19:27 Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” 19:28 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Matthew 19:26-28

Key Point: When we live our lives according to God’s plans we can experience the “impossible”

What is “impossible”? (Never say Never!)

• Travel > 30 mph distorts inner organs; moving pictures will never sell; computers will never be used for common people; space travel etc.

Innovation/change is opposed/hindered by ?never? thinking

How do we “never think”?

Self-fulfilling prophecy fleshes out our hesitancy to change

God is in the “ever” after business

Salvation vs. 25 “Who can be saved?” Humanly speaking 0!

Peter’s question: we?ve done everything the rich young man didn’t?what is our reward? Eternal life beginning here and now!

God’s Dream: to transform suicidal societal machinery into sacred global community

• Prosperity: from greed to common good
• Equity: from preferential treatment to justice for all
• Security: from revengeful hate & military violence to reconciliation
• Spiritual: from religious supremacy & domination to participation in God?s New Order via vulnerability and sacrifice of possessions & relationships vss. 28-30

How to dream the impossible dream (cf. Don Quixote) is to move from ?never? to ?ever? after by:

1. Share - for common good 2. Care ? justice for all 3. Dare ? to live as reconcilers 4. Prayer ? to live in God?s New Order cf. Lord?s Prayer

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