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