November 16th, 2025 | Seek ONE | Luke 18:18-30
In this special Commitment Sunday message, Pastor Matt Darby challenges us with a simple but life-altering question: What is the one thing driving everything in your life—and is it Jesus? As our church continues the Seek 1 journey, this sermon invites every listener into a deeper place of surrender, trust, and freedom.
Drawing from Luke 18 and Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler, Pastor Matt exposes how easy it is to let good things become ultimate things—especially in the area of finances. Nothing grips the human heart quite like money, and nothing tests our trust quite like surrendering it. But Jesus isn’t after our money; He’s after our hearts. And where our treasure is, our hearts inevitably follow.
In this message, you’ll discover:
• Jesus calls us to full surrender—not partial obedience.
Like the rich young ruler, we can be moral, faithful, and religious, yet still hold back the “one thing” that truly owns us. Jesus wants access to every room of our lives.
• Surrender is the path to spiritual freedom.
Pastor Matt unpacks the powerful imagery of the camel and the needle, showing that self-sufficiency can trap us, while surrender to Jesus sets us free from worry, control, and divided loyalty.
• What Jesus asks us to release, He replaces with something far greater.
When we trust Him with what we think we can’t live without—especially our finances—we discover that obedience is not loss but exchange. Jesus promises blessing “in this time and in the age to come.”
As Pastor Matt leads the church into a moment of courageous obedience, he reminds us: today isn’t about the church getting your money—it’s about your heart getting free. The rich young ruler walked away sad because he couldn’t trust Jesus with his treasure. But we are invited to walk forward in joy as we surrender our own.
This message will encourage, challenge, and stretch anyone who desires to make Jesus truly The One Thing That Drives Everything.
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