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Parable of The Rich Fool

The document summarizes a parable told by Jesus about a rich man whose crops yielded a large harvest. The man decides to tear down his barns and build larger ones to store his surplus grain so that he can relax and enjoy his wealth. That night, God says to the man "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?" The lesson is that one should not hoard wealth for oneself but should be generous, as riches and life itself are uncertain. True riches come from being rich toward God rather than material possessions.

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Parable of The Rich Fool

The document summarizes a parable told by Jesus about a rich man whose crops yielded a large harvest. The man decides to tear down his barns and build larger ones to store his surplus grain so that he can relax and enjoy his wealth. That night, God says to the man "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?" The lesson is that one should not hoard wealth for oneself but should be generous, as riches and life itself are uncertain. True riches come from being rich toward God rather than material possessions.

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PARABLE OF

THE RICH
FOOL
Luke 12:16-21
Jesus was in the midst of
teaching…
1. Beware of the leaven of
the Pharisees (vs. 1-3)
2. Do not fear persecution
(vs. 4-5)
3. Our great value to God
(vs. 6-7)
4. The importance of a
good confession (vs. 8-
10)

A man interrupted Jesus because of a


financial dispute…
The Parable
[13] Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher,
of the Rich tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Fool
[14] Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge
The Parable or an arbiter between you?”
[15] Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your
of the Rich guard against all kinds of greed; life does not
Fool consist in an abundance of possessions.”
[16] And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an
abundant harvest.
[17] He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
[18] “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger
ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. [19] And I’ll say to myself, “You have
plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
[20] “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded
from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
[21] “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not
rich toward God.”
[16] And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man
yielded an abundant harvest.
[17] He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my
crops.’
Types of 1. Hoarding.
Greed
Matt 6:19-21
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not
destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Ps 62:10
Do not trust in extortion
or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
do not set your heart on them.
[18] “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and
build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
[19] And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for
many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
2 Corinthians 9:11
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous
on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in
thanksgiving to God.
Prov 11:24 AMP
There is the one who generously scatters, and yet increases all
the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it
results only in want and poverty.
Types of 1. Hoarding.
Greed 2. Covetousness.
EXO 20:17
• “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not
covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his
ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
1. Hoarding.
Types of 2. Covetousness.
Greed 3. Overspending
Mt 6:21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be
also.
2 John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If
anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in
them. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes
not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world
and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of
God lives forever.
Matt 16:26
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole
world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone
give in exchange for their soul?
[20] “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be
demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for
yourself?’
[21] “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for
themselves but is not rich toward God.”
1 Cor 4:7
For who makes you different from anyone else?
What do you have that you did not receive? And if
you did receive it, why do you boast as though you
did not?
Rev 3:17
You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do
not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you
are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.
Matt 6:24
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate
the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to
the one and despise the other. You cannot serve
both God and money.
LESSONS
1. Peace won’t come from
material abundance.
2. Riches are meant to be
shared.
3. Wealth will just perish.
4. Put your hope in God.
1 Tim 6:17-19
• 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant
nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their
hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our
enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,
and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up
treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that
they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
QUESTION
What can you give this
week?

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