Playing A Losing Game!

SUBJECT: GAMBLING

TEXT: Lk. 12:13-21

THEME: Meeting The Needs of The Person Through The

Word of God!

TITLE: Playing A Losing Game!

INTROD.: Definition of Gambling - ....

PROP.: We Cannot Win At The Game of Sin

T/SENT.: By briefly looking at three aspects

pertaining to gambling, surrounding the life

of the ’Rich Fool’ as given in the Text,we

will see that we cannot win at the game of

sin.

I. HE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MATERIAL THINGS[V.16]-FALSE

JOY

A. He was blessed from above

B. He saw only himself

C. He was deceived by worldly secuirty

II. HE EXCLUDED GOD FROM HIS PLANS[VV.18,19]-FOWLED

JUDGEMENT

A. His disreguard for God

B. His disreguard for others

C. His disreguard or his own soul

III. HE WAS DESTROYED SUDDENLY [V.20] - FORMAL JUSTICE

A. The sentence of death

B. The requirement of the soul

IV. CONCLUSION

A. The folly of worldliness

B. The finality of God’s promise

C. Application & invitation