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What Happens When I Die?
Luke 16:19-31
Online Sermon:
http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567
While death is not a subject we like to talk about, its
rushing guaranteed occurrence forces each of us to consider
what will happen to me when I die?
While it might be
convenient to believe in total annihilation to justify one’s
carefree, pleasure-seeking living; all of creation, God’s holy
word, and the testimony of
the saints’ points to the
truth that upon death one
will be rightly judged
whether or not one made
Jesus the lord of one’s life!
Time is of the essence for
many both young and old,
ready, or unprepared will
die this very year!
Upon
returning to the dust of the earth in which we came, one’s soul
will be judged and either placed in heaven or hell.
The choice
of either destination can only be made while one is alive on this
earth.
Today’s sermon is based on one of Jesus’ parables
entitled “The Rich Man and Lazarus” taken from Luke 16:191
Taken from a YouTube video series “The Mechanics of Expository
Preaching by Dr. steven J. Lawson.
31.
A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning that
teaches us the truth concerning a topic.1
It is a story about two
men, one rich and one poor who have two diametrically
opposing lifestyles, deaths, and eternal destinies.
It is not only
an indictment against the rich who ignore the needs of the poor
but more importantly a warning that those who do not respond
to God’s gracious gift of salvation will spend an eternity in a
lake of fire, where anguish, torture and desperation will be their
only friends!
As I will walk you through seven horrifying
characteristics of hell my intent is not to just frighten you but
also to invite you to deal with eternity now by answering the
question where I am going upon my death?
Like God my
desire is that none of you perish so before I speak the words
God has laid upon my heart let’s pray.
Lord, may You open their eyes that they might see, their ears
that they might hear, and their hearts that they might feel how
urgent it truly is that each person listening make You the lord
of their lives before it is too late.
Lord, as the horrifying
realities of hell are described in detail may this not crush their
souls and leave them with sense of desperation, but instead
may they rejoice for Your love, compassion, and mercy for
each of Your lost sheep has no limits.
May they know no one
is beyond redemption and the angels will rejoice this very day
for each one of them who in faith believes in your atoning
sacrifice on the cross.
Since this may be their last chance to
say YES to You Lord, with a sense of urgency and with great
humility give me Your wisdom, power, and love to tell them
the truth that that by Your grace and faith in You they can
choose their destiny to be heaven, not hell!
Two Men Before Death
“There was a rich man who was dressed in
purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every
day.
At his gate was laid a beggar named
Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat
what fell from the rich man’s table.
Even the
dogs came and licked his sores.”
(19-21)
Jesus begins His indictment against the Pharisees by
telling a parable of two contrasting lifestyles.2
To begin with
there was a rich man who lived like a king.3
His everyday
clothing4 consisted of a robe made of imported Phoenician
wool dyed by hundreds of small snails (murex)5 and even his
undergarments were made of imported Egyptian fine linen6 that
felt like silk next to his skin!7 He likely “lived in a grand house
with an ornamental
portico to the front
entrance, the kind that
adorned temples and
palaces!”8
Although he
likely got his riches by
immoral means we are
told the only crime Jesus
accuses him of is his
treatment of a beggar9
that has been thrown at his gate.10
Although the rich man is not
given a name likely to “invite any money-loving listeners to
provide their own,”11 He ironically calls the beggar by name,
Lazarus which means “God helps.”12
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