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Luke 12:13-21

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Covetousness Denounced

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."
14 But He said to him, "1Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
15 Then He said to them, "2Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions."
16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.
17 "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'
18 "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, 3you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'
20 "But God said to him, '4You fool! This very night 5your soul is required of you; and 6now who will own what you have prepared?'
21 "So is the man who 7stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

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Luke 12:13-21 Study Resources

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What Is Hell?
What Is Hell?
Jill Briscoe

What is hell? How could a loving God create such a horrible place and then be willing to send His creation there? Jill agrees that these are normal thoughts to have, but she uses a number of passages to change our perspective on the matter.The greatest fall came when God’s highest angel wanted to take His place and therefore was thrown out of heaven; hell was created as this angel’s new home. Hell was never created by God for man, but if we choose to reject Him, this dreadful place becomes our eternal home.This message includes Jill’s poem “The Wish Wand.”

What Is Hell?
What Is Hell?
Jill Briscoe

What is hell? How could a loving God create such a horrible place and then be willing to send His creation there? Jill agrees that these are normal thoughts to have, but she uses a number of passages to change our perspective on the matter. The greatest fall came when God’s highest angel wanted to take His place and therefore was thrown out of heaven; hell was created as this angel’s new home. Hell was never created by God for man, but if we choose to reject Him, this dreadful place becomes our eternal home. This is message includes Jill’s poem “The Wish Wand.”

What Did Jesus Say About Things?
What Did Jesus Say About Things?
Stuart and Jill Briscoe

We all are looking for financial and material success. Who wouldn't want a bigger house, nicer car, maybe a boat or some extra zeros in the bank account. All these things in themselves aren't bad—yet they become "bad" when we look for satisfaction in these material things or when we start to think that we deserve them. Jesus warned against such greed when He told the parable of the rich fool—a man who saw his success as the result of his own actions instead of acknowledging that it was a gift from God.  In this message, Stuart Briscoe teaches us what Jesus had to say about the amassing of wealth and encourages us to keep sight of the eternal and not the temporal.

What Is Hell?
What Is Hell?
Jill Briscoe

What is hell? How could a loving God create such a horrible place and then be willing to send His creation there? Jill agrees that these are normal thoughts to have, but she uses a number of passages to change our perspective on the matter. The greatest fall came when God's highest angel wanted to take His place and therefore was thrown out of heaven; hell was created as this angel's new home. Hell was never created by God for man, but if we choose to reject Him, this dreadful place becomes our eternal home. This is message includes Jill's poem "The Wish Wand."

Cross References 7

  • 1. Micah 6:8; Romans 2:1, 3; Romans 9:20
  • 2. 1 Timothy 6:6-10
  • 3. Ecclesiastes 11:9
  • 4. Jeremiah 17:11; Luke 11:40
  • 5. Job 27:8
  • 6. Psalms 39:6
  • 7. Luke 12:33

Footnotes 2

  • [a] Lit "out of"
  • [b] Lit "they are demanding your soul from you"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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