Dan Oliver sermon at Canley Community Church - the Rich Man & Lazarus, part 9 of our series "The Greatest Stories Ever Told"

1. THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS
Luke 16:19-31

2. A POWERFUL STORY
 What’s your favourite story?

3. THAT’S MY KING – DO YOU KNOW HIM?

4. DEUTERONOMY 15
 At the end of every seven years you must cancel
debts. ....because the LORD’s time for canceling debts has been
proclaimed. ... 4 However, there need be no poor people
among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you
to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you...
 7 If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the
towns of the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be
hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.
 7 If there be among you a poor man, one of your brothers within
any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God has
given you, you must not harden your heart or shut your hand from
your poor brother.
 Modern English Version (MEV)

5. MISUNDERSTANDING THE TEXT!

6. JESUS MESSAGE
 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the
prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s
favor.”[f]
Luke 4:18-19 quoting Isaiah 61

7. JESUS MESSAGE
 “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom
of God to the other towns also, because that is
why I was sent.” Luke 4:43
 “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the
Kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20
 “...the good news is preached to the poor” Luke
7:22
 “Jesus travelled..proclaiming the good news of
the Kingdom of God.” Luke 8
 “..preaching the gospel” Luke 9

8. A BUILDING CONTRAST
Jesus – outsiders
welcomed
Widow of Zarapheth
(4)
Naaman – Syrian (4)
Simon – fisherman (5)
Tax collector called (5)
Sabbath healings (6)
Centurions servant (7)
Sinful womans tears
(7)
Pharisees – rejecting
outsiders
Furious Synagogue goers
(4)
Pharisees angry at
forgiveness of sins (5)
Sabbath Healing - Plotting
against Jesus (6)
“Why do you eat with
sinners” (7)

9. RICH MAN LAZARUS
Purple clothes
Fine linen
Luxury living
Jewish
Unrepentant
Jewish nation?
Beggar
Sores
No burial
Jewish
Gentile Nation?

10. FOR US
 Jesus message is of hope that everyone is
welcome to the Kingdom of God
 Don’t be merciless to the poor
 How we treat people in this life is significant
for eternity as it shapes & reflects the state of
our heart
 It is the position of your heart before God that
is the most crucial