PPT-Lessons From the Rich Fool

Luke 121321 The scene Luke 121a In the meantime when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together so that they trampled one another He began to say to His disciples first of all. 2 A Fool Such As I Im a fool but Ill love you dear un til the day I die Now and then theres a fool such as I Now and then theres a fool such as I Now and then theres a fool such as I A FOOL SUCH AS I Intro A C7 D A each gets 4 beats A E7 A D7 A Now a The parable that has come to be called that of the rich fool is especially relevant for these materialistic times The parable was given while Jesus was teaching his disciples He had previously rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy Luke 113952 Th rich fool. Luke 12:16-21. ALL . THE PARABLES OF JESUS UNVEILED. 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. . Luke 12:13-21. Robert C. Newman. The Rich Fool. This is an old story that is very relevant for today.. It is also a special type of parable, apparently found only in the Gospel of Luke.. We call these sorts of stories “sample” or “paradigm” parables, because they give a sample of the lesson they are teaching, rather than giving an earthly story with a heavenly meaning as the usual parable does.. fool. Part 2. Luke 12:16-21. ALL THE PARABLES OF JESUS UNVEILED. 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. . 9-Stupid is as Stupid Does. Select Proverbs on the fool. Big Idea:. Don’t Settle for a Life of Foolishness. A Fool . mocks. . wise . counsel and correction. אֱוִיל. or . אִוֶּלֶת . – . Robert C Newman. What Lies Beyond This Life?. Lots of opinions on this question:. Nothing (atheist view). Reincarnation (Hindu, Buddhist, New Age). Soul sleep (SDA, etc.). Only good things (near-death experiences, at least those widely published). 9-Stupid is as Stupid Does. Select Proverbs on the fool. Big Idea:. Don’t Settle for a Life of Foolishness. A Fool . mocks. . wise . counsel and correction. אֱוִיל. or . אִוֶּלֶת . – . 1/29/2017. The word . nâbâl. used for fool denotes moral perversity, not mere ignorance or weakness of reason. ‘Folly’ is the opposite of ‘wisdom’ in its highest sense.. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. might have . thought. Luke 16:19-31. Contrasts. Rich Man. No name. Independent. “good things”. “dressed in purple”. “joyously living”. “died and was buried”. “in torment”. Lazarus.  . Homer Simpson is world-renowned for being a fool, through his inadequacies as a father figure, from his turbulent career working for Mr Burns and through his many well-documented failures. However, a man who can boast having gone to space on a NASA space programme, owned an NFL team and fronted one of the most successful television programmes of all time is unlikely to also be a fool by normal human convention and his achievements must be taken into account.. Jesus. . vs. Religion. ROUND ONE:. The Subtle Poison of Religion. Jesus. . vs. Religion. ROUND TWO:. The Danger of. Being “Right”. Jesus. . vs. Religion. ROUND TWO:. The . Psalm 14. The Fool’s Godless Life (Psalm 14). The heart of the fool (14:1). He says, “There is no God.” (Titus 1:16). He fails to consider…. How God has revealed Himself (Romans 1:20). That people suppress the truth (Romans 1:18-19; John 3:19-20). 13 . Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”. 14 . Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”. 15 . Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”.