1. Spring Teaching Series
“Parables”
Sunday, May 31
Pastor Chris

2. Sunday, May 31
Parable . . .
an earthly story with an underlying spiritual or moral teaching which is not always apparent immediately.
Used primarily by Jesus to . . .
Give light to the searching heart and darkness to the unrepentant
Reveal knowledge for the purpose of salvation
Conceal knowledge for the purpose of judgment

3. Luke 16:19-31
NASB Pg. 1044
Espanol Pg. 1361

5. Context . . . Warning: JUDGMENT IS COMING!
Sunday, May 31
Context . . .
Warning: JUDGMENT IS COMING!
Pharisees, and to all who live for money and pleasure
The comfortable in this life and the selfish rich . . .
Verse 13 “You cannot serve God and money”
Verse 14 “The Pharisees, lovers of money, were listening and scoffing
Verse 15 “You justify yourself in the sight of men . . .
God knows”

6. The Parable Habitually dressed in purple / fine linen
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 19 “there was a rich man”
Habitually dressed in purple / fine linen
Joyously living in splendor every day
Reminds of the “Rich Fool” (Lk. 12)
20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ 21 So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

7. The Parable Laid at the gate of the rich man (crippled/lame)
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse “a poor man named Lazarus”
Laid at the gate of the rich man (crippled/lame)
Covered in sores
Hungry, “longing to be fed”

8. Rich and Poor Healthy and Crippled Full and Hungry
Sunday, May 31
Extreme Contrasts
Rich and Poor
Healthy and Crippled
Full and Hungry

9. The Parable Death . . . The Great EQUALIZER!
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse Both DIED
Death The Great EQUALIZER!
“Angels carried to Abraham’s bosom” . . .
Mentioned only once in scripture
Place of rest, reward where Abraham was
“Angels carried”, figurative language

10. Hades (What it is . . .) Temporary realm of the dead; the grave
Sunday, May 31
Hades (What it is . . .)
Temporary realm of the dead; the grave
Place of conscious torment for unbelievers, evildoers
Everlasting punishment (Mt )
FIRE: Consuming (Is ) Unquenchable (Mt. 3.12)
Darkness (Mt , 2 Pt. 2.17)
Weeping & gnashing of teeth (Mt )
Separated from God, loved ones (2 Thes. 1.9, Mt )
Physical “agony” vss
Interim place for the lost until final judgment

11. Revelation 20.11-14 Sunday, May 31
11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

12. Hades (What it is NOT . . .) Final destination
Sunday, May 31
Hades (What it is NOT . . .)
Final destination
A party with all my lost friends
Corrective punishment
Escapable
Revelation 20.15
And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

13. Please don’t go there! “The purpose of the divine revelation of hell’s
Sunday, May 31
Please don’t go there!
“The purpose of the divine revelation of hell’s
horror is to warn sinners of its reality and
terrifying fate that awaits them there so as to
motivate them to repent of their sins and
embrace salvation in Christ.”
(John MacArthur)

14. The Parable To the Pharisees . . . a travesty of justice
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
To the Pharisees a travesty of justice
To us sweet justice, amazing grace
Verse 23 “lifted his eyes saw Abraham”
Once again, Jesus uses figurative language here to make a point in the story
No other biblical evidence/precedent that allows for this

15. The Parable Mistakenly trusted in his Jewish heritage
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 24 “Father Abraham”
Mistakenly trusted in his Jewish heritage
FIRST REQUEST: “Have mercy” (“HELP ME!”)
“Send Lazarus”
still expecting Lazarus to serve him

16. The Parable Descendence couldn’t save or comfort him
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 25 “Child, remember”
Descendence couldn’t save or comfort him
“Remembering” must make hell hell for most
Extreme contrasts of life now reversed in heaven
Comforted now in agony, diseased and crippled now comforted in paradise

17. Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 26 “great chasm fixed”
Death permanently fixes everyone’s eternity
“People are destined to die once, and after that face judgment”
(Heb. 9.27)
*LIE of PURGATORY you can’t be prayed out, bought out, bailed out

18. The Parable SECOND REQUEST: “Send him to my father’s house”
Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse The rich man did not concern himself with prayer or with lost souls until the realization that hell was for real and it was too late for him.
SECOND REQUEST: “Send him to my father’s house”
Still trying to order Lazarus around
Save my brothers (“Help my FAMILY”)
Both requests DENIED!

19. Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 29 “The scriptures are enough”
Verse 30 “That’s NOT enough!”
“Miracles cannot produce either conviction or conversion in the hearts of the lost. Faith that is based solely on miracles is NOT saving faith.”
(Warren Wiersbe)

20. Sunday, May 31
The Parable
Verse 31 The Word of God is Sufficient
“The issue is not a lack of information, but the rejection of the truth.”
“Since unbelief is at heart a moral, not an intellectual issue, no amount of evidence alone can turn unbelief to faith.” (John MacArthur)

21. Jesus is the Truth! You can trust Him.
Sunday, May 31
Jesus is the Truth! You can trust Him.
The scriptures are the truth about Jesus! You can trust them.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth that guides us to truth! You can trust Him.

22. The real TRAGEDY . . . “many” will be there Everyone wants to go to
Sunday, May 31
Everyone wants to go to
heaven but few actually want to follow the path required to get there. Most will be completely shocked at the reversal of fortune at judgment.
The real TRAGEDY . . .
“many” will be there

23. Sunday, May 31
Jesus says:
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’”
Matthew

24. Where have you placed your trust?
Sunday, May 31
Why is this story
in the Bible?
Who do you believe?
Where have you placed your trust?
Financial portfolio
Racial / family heritage
Legalistic leverage
Man’s approval (works)