Sermon: The Rich Fool

“The Rich Fool” 

Luke 12:13-21

June 26, 2016

Pastor Tony Felich

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Luke 12:13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” [14] But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” [15] And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” [16] And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, [17] and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ [18] And he said, ‘I will do this: 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, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ [20] But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ [21] So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”  

The lust for money and stuff clouds our vision about what is most important in this very short life.  

• A foolish perspective about life (13)  

• A warning about greed and what life is meant to be (14-15)  

• A story to illustrate the folly of chasing after stuff instead of God (16-21)  

“The more acres a man has, the more cares. The more his money increases, the more of his time is generally consumed and eaten up in thinking about it.” - J.C. Ryle