A Fool from Start to Finish

A. Different Viewpoints about People

1. To us famous;to God foolish

2. To us popular; to God perishing

3. To us rich; to God ruined

B. A Man God Called a Fool

1. He was ambitious, thrifty, successful

2. But his heart was not right with God

C. What Can We Learn from This Foolish Man?

D. A Fool’s Prosperity Is Fleeting (vv. 16–18)

1. This man’s prosperity was all earthly

a. His farm produced plentifully

b. Pride in his great harvest

c. Time to build new barns

2. Everyone saw this fool as a success

3. But something important was missing (v. 15)

4. Everything he possessed was passing: temporary

5. He was not rich toward God (v. 21)

E. A Fool’s Security Is False (vv. 18–19)

1. His future seemed secure

a. “Goods laid up for many years”

b. No retirement worries for him

2. The present seemed perfect

a. “Take thine ease”

b. “Eat, drink, and be merry”

c. Time to relax and live it up

F. A Fool’s Eternity Is Fearful (v. 20)

1. A fool’s last night on earth

2. “This night thy soul … required”

3. His possessions would profit him nothing

a. He couldn’t take them with him

b. His heirs would fight over them

4. He had not prepared for eternity

5. He would harvest his deeds … not his fields

6. From his fields to the fires of hell (Luke 16:19–31)

G. What If This Was Your Last Night on Earth?

1. Where will you spend eternity?

2. This is the day of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2)

H. Don’t be a Fool: Trust Christ as Your Savior Today