This passage shows that Christ is the one thing needful. All the questions and disputations ended when Christ spoke. Preach Christ! He is the word of God who settles all disputes and arguments. Christ's word speaks to his people in all their trials and sufferings. Christ, the word of God brings forth faith (Romans 10:17). Christ alone heals our single greatest need: He saves our one and only soul, pictured in this man's one and only child. Like this son who was dead, we are made alive by Christ. Preach Christ! He is the one thing needful, for without him, we can do nothing! (John 15:5).