PORTRAITS OF THE KINGDOM: The Rich Man and Lazarus
Resurrection Life Sunday Sermon · Resurrection Life Church
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Show Notes
SCRIPTURE: Luke 16:19-31
This Sunday's Sermon focused on a story Jesus told, comparing two men with two starkly different destinations. One man is rich. Filthy rich. The other man, named Lazarus, is destitute and disabled. This parable is the only time Jesus uses a proper name. The tables turn dramatically after these two men die. The rich man no longer basks in his wealth, but finds himself in agony. Lazarus is carried to Abraham on the other side of an unbridgeable chasm. The rich man vainly attempts to get some type of comfort back, but to no avail.
This parable is among the most challenging in Scripture. The concept of an unbridgeable chasm separating heaven and hell is among the most difficult to preach. This will be a fire-and-brimstone sermon because it’s right there in the text! The trajectory of this parable’s teaching, however, is understanding the nature of faith, repentance, and resurrection. This intimidating story still declares the mercies of God toward repentant sinners and the importance of loving God above all earthly stuff.