Sermons on Luke 16:22-29:

"The Hollow Life"

Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 22, 2016

A sermon about the haves and the have not's.

“The Hollow Life” Luke 16:19-31 A famous rich person said the following at a college commencement: “A couple of years ago I found out what ‘you can’t take it with you’ means. I found out while I was lying in the ditch at the side of a country road, covered ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: United Methodist

The Great Reversal

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 26, 2016

Do we even care? Or are we so busy accumulating wealth and looking for healing for ourselves, that we don't even see the destitute poor?

Intro Are compassion and money incompatible? Goal Let’s learn how important God considers our care of the less fortunate. Sermon Plan Let’s discuss Luke 16:19-31, an unnamed rich man and a famous beggar, Lazarus. We will learn about the dangers of the hard-hearted, selfish use of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Baptist

"In A Manner Of Speaking": 'the Rich Man And Lazarus' [part Four]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Oct 1, 2016

this is the only parable in which a person’s name is mentioned which some bible scholars believe was not an imaginary tale, but a true story!

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, March 7, 2010 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter In a Manner of Speaking: The Parable of “The Rich Man and Lazarus” Luke 16:19-31 Of Jesus’ forty-four parables, four of which are repetitious, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"In A Manner Of Speaking": 'the Rich Man And Lazarus' [part Four]

Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Oct 1, 2016

this is the only parable in which a person’s name is mentioned which some bible scholars believe was not an imaginary tale, but a true story!

Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, March 7, 2010 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter In a Manner of Speaking: The Parable of “The Rich Man and Lazarus” Luke 16:19-31 Of Jesus’ forty-four parables, four of which are repetitious, the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Success Or Failure? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 20, 2016

We must realize that the whole of God's plan is greater than the part we play in it.

Thursday of Second Week in Lent 2016 Joy of the Gospel Sometimes I think of irony as God’s invention to help us cope with the effects of original sin. Just consider this rich guy, fat and happy, with what he thinks is everything he ever wanted. He dies, and the Douay-Rheims translation ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Catholic

If Only I Had The Chance Again

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 13, 2018

This sermon looks at the Rich Man and Lazarus and the reasons why Jesus tells us about Heaven And Hell. The Rich Man wants to become an evangelist, but he doesn't get the chance.

If Only I Had The Chance Again July 8, 2018 Psalms 14:1-7 Revelations 20:11-15 Luke 16:19-31 If you knew exactly what was going to happen tomorrow, how many of you think it might change what you do today. For some of you, you would become a hero, for some of you would become rich, for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Unbelievers Fully Convinced After Death.

Contributed by David Goering on Aug 9, 2018

What sinners refuse to believe in this life, they do believe at the moment of death.

SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 16:19-31 "There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Freedom To Preach Jesus

Contributed by Trae Durden on Nov 3, 2015

This was presented around the 4th of July, but it's also a great thought for Veterens Day.

Freedom to Preach Jesus! Luke 16:19-31 Introduction: The Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7th 1941, lasted less than two hours, claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, wounded 1,000 more and damaged or destroyed 18 American ships and nearly 300 planes. Almost half of the casualties at Pearl ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Rich Man And Lazarus

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 20, 2018

Jesus gives us a life lesson here that is for both this life and the next. There are needy people at our doorsteps who need our compassion, love and resources in order to survive. Our wealth should not remove us from them.

The Rich man and Lazarus Luke 16:19-31 As we have walked with Jesus through the Parables this year we have been taught how God values each one of us, men and women, boys and girls, young and old and rich and poor. Jesus has given us insights into how to live for God while we seek to live as ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, Acts 2:27-31, Ephesians 4:8-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Great Gulf Between Us

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Oct 22, 2021

This life on earth is our time given to hear and respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. After our death, our decision is final and fixed for all eternity.

THOMAS HOOKER, THE GREAT PURITAN LEADER AND FOUNDER OF THE COLONY OF CONNETICUT, ONCE WROTE THIS OF HELL: “CONCEIVE THIS MUCH, IF ALL THE DISEASES IN THE WORLD DID SEIZE ON ONE MAN, AND IF ALL THE TORMENT THAT ALL THE TYRANTS OF THE WORLD COULD DEVISE, WERE CAST AGAINST HIM; AND IF ALL THE ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31, 2 Peter 3:9, Mark 8:36

Denomination: Free Methodist

Heaven, Hell And The Walking Dead Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 25, 2021

Heaven and hell has been placed on us by a perfect, love and just Father.

Last week we began a three week Halloween series we’re calling - Heaven, Hell and The Walking Dead. It’s a series to answer three of the most asked questions by Christians and non-Christians: what happens after we die. As we talked about heaven, we learned that Heaven is a real place where Christ ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:23, Luke 16:28, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 13:42, Matthew 8:12, Mark 9:44-48, Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:5, Matthew 25:41, Psalm 18:30  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Warning That Bears Repeating

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jun 10, 2022

As the days draw nearer for the Lord's promised return, more people are choosing the wealth of the world rather than taking care of the most precious commodity they have, and that is their soul. Nothing of this world is worth the loss of eternal life with Christ.

Some time ago, I watched a series of programs that the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) had produced which centered on a variety of individuals who had encountered the Lord Jesus Christ at some point in their lives yet walked away with nothing more than faint curiosity, some conversation, or ...read more

Scripture: Mark 8:35-37, Luke 12:13-21, Luke 16:19-31, Matthew 16:24-27, Matthew 19:16-22, Mark 10:17-22, Luke 18:18-23  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Do Parents Need A Paradigm Shift? Lifestyle Change

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jun 18, 2022

We need correction in the high chair not the electric chair! Where are the footprints of parents leading their children? We teach temporal lessons seldom eternal.

DO PARENTS NEED A PARADIGM SHIFT? LIFE STYLE CHANGE? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com HAVE WE EVER CONSIDERED THE TRASH CAN OF LIFE? I HAD A DREAM, EVERYTHING WAS DARK. There was a darkness you could feel and not see. THE PRESENCE OF GOD WAS WITHDRAWN. THE DARKNESS WAS PURE ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 8:12, Luke 16:24-29, Deuteronomy 6:7

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus. Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Sep 6, 2019

Do the rich go to hell and the poor to heaven? What determines our future status?

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Luke 16: 19-31 This parable of our Lord, found in Luke 16, grows out of the reaction of the Pharisees to his story of the dishonest steward. The point of that was that our Lord emphasized and underscored the link between money and spirituality. He indicated ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Catch The Wave

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Dec 16, 2024

Introduction to the book of Acts

Catch the Wave Acts 1:1-3, Luke 16:19-31 Good morning, Happy New Years If I encouraged you to catch the wave for New Year's, you would probably think I was referring to some new campaign the church is trying to start. The dictionary defines the phrase, catch the wave, as seizing an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-3, Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational