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Intro
Simple story
Starts with 2 brothers having a dispute over an inheritance
Story of success.
Bumper crop
He had a good problem
He has the ability to retire comfortably (not worried about running out of money).
Maintain his lifestyle
No indication that this was old money.
He got if off the backs of the poor.
He swindled it from a business partner.
Lied, cheated and deceived.
etc.
All the things some folk assume when they see a rich person
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Yet Jesus called him a fool
5 Important Things The Rich Man Forgot
1.
He Forgot God
In the entire passage, the rich man uses the words I, my, or mine 12 times but NOT ONCE does he mention God.
He forgot that everything that happens to us, happens with God's permission!
Making plans without reference to God is foolish indeed, especially plans on how to use his blessings.
Remember - GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL BLESSINGS
2. He Forgot Others
He did not consider how this blessing could be a benefit to others
He had more than enough for himself
Only solution he thought of was to build bigger barns to house and maintain his stuff
HOW CAN YOU BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE
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He Forgot That Man Is More Than Just Matter
Life is not just about having stuff.
Life is not just about keeping our stuff or buying more stuff or having the newest stuff, the coolest stuff, the most different stuff, the most exclusive stuff.
That's not what life is about,
Amazon Prime is a fun and dangerous place.
It is so easy for our life to just become a series of clicks.
I want this, I want that.
I want to look at that.
I want to see that.
I want to know this.
Click, click, click, click.
But life is about loving, and knowing, and serving God.
YA NEED TO DOWNSIZE THE STUFF IN YOUR BARNS!
The rich fool forgot that the purpose of wealth is not to insulate yourself from other people.
give you the freedom to become involved in other people's lives for good.
Dave Ramsey
If you don't have to spend all that time scratching in the dirt to earn your living, and you've got a lot more free time, you've just been given a gift.
You've been given the gift of time that you can invest in other people,
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He Forgot the Source of True Joy
Had the rich man lived
Maintain the barns
Security system from thieves
Constant begging from long lost relatives
If you want to see families destroyed - throw some $ in the mix
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He Forgot About Death
Death affects one in every one person
We should always live our lives in a such a way that we never forget that one day we're going to die.
And more importantly we're going to be judged.
We're always worried about the idea of how will God judge me.
Did I lie, or cheat, or sexual immorality, whatever.
We think of the moral things.
But a lot of times we don't think how will He judge us in the use of our gifts, in the use of the good things He's given us.
Has He given you good health?
Has He given you stamina?
Has He given you an opportunity to get an education?
Has your life been one where you were born in a free country and you had access to everything because you were born in a rich and free country?
What did you do with that blessing?
Villages attached example
Conclusion
Let's remember God and all that we have, whatever that may be.
Let's remember others, and how we can use our resources to help others.
Let's remember true living cannot be accomplished without reference to faith in God and involvement with other human beings.
Let's remember peace and joy are spiritual things and they can only be obtained through spiritual activities.
They're not commodities that can be traded or purchased on the stock market.
Let's remember that in the end, God will judge everyone.
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