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The Parable Of the rich fool. ALL THE PARABLES OF JESUS UNVEILED. Luke 12:16-21. Matthew 13:1-3a.
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The Parable Of the rich fool ALL THE PARABLES OF JESUS UNVEILED Luke 12:16-21
Matthew 13:1-3a On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 Then He spoke many things to them in parables.
Luke 12:16-21 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, “What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and…
Luke 12:16-21 …build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, “Fool! This night your soul will be…
Luke 12:16-21 …required of you; then whose will those things be - which you have provided?’ 21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
The parable of the rich fool • God was not in his thoughts v. 16
The parable of the rich fool • God was not in his thoughts v. 16 a) He failed to think of origins v. 16
Luke 12:16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.”
James 1:17a Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights.
Matthew 5:45b For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
The parable of the rich fool • God was not in his thoughts v. 16 a) He failed to think of origins v. 16 b) He failed to think of design v. 16
Luke 12:16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.”
The parable of the rich fool • God was not in his thoughts v. 16 a) He failed to think of origins v. 16 b) He failed to think of design v. 16 c) He failed to think of goodness v. 16
Romans 2:4 ESV Do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Psalm 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
Psalm 13:6 I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me.
The parable of the rich fool 2. God was not in his plans v. 17-28
The parable of the rich fool 2. God was not in his plans v. 17-28 a) He was self-wise in his own opinion v. 17-18a
Luke 12:17-18 17 And he thought within himself, saying, “What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said,“I will do this.”
Proverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.
The parable of the rich fool 2. God was not in his plans v. 17-28 a) He was self-wise in his own opinion v. 17-18a b) He was self-sufficient in his own right v. 18b
Luke 12:18 I will pull down my barns and build greater.
The parable of the rich fool 2. God was not in his plans v. 17-28 c) He was self-insured in his own security v.18c
Luke 12:18c And there I will store all my crops and my goods.
Exodus 20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
1 Timothy 6:6-10 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into…
1 Timothy 6:6-10 …temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The parable of the rich fool 3. God was not in his future v.19-21
The parable of the rich fool 3. God was not in his future v.19-21 a) He did not consider his purpose v.19
Luke 12:19 And I will say you my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”
Romans 7:7-12 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, taking opportunity by…
Romans 7:7-12 …the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. 9 I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was to bring life…
Romans 7:7-12 … I found to bring death. 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. 12 Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.
The parable of the rich fool 3. God was not in his future v.19-21 a) He did not consider his purpose v.19 b) He did not recognize his mortality v.20a
Luke 12:20a But God said to him, “Fool! This night your soul will be required of you.”
Luke 12:48b For everyone to whom much is given, from much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
The parable of the rich fool 3. God was not in his future v.19-21 a) He did not consider his purpose v.19 b) He did not recognize his mortality v.20a c) He did not achieve his goal v. 20b-21
Luke 12:20b Then whose will those things be – which you have provided?
Proverbs 21:26 “He covets greedily all day long.”
Luke 12:21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God?”
Genesis 3:6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.
Proverbs 30:8b-9 Give me neither poverty nor riches – Feed me with the food allotted to me; 9 Lest I be full and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD?” Or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God.