scripture: luke 16:19-16:31

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

Faith Baptist Church in Hamilton, NJ. Lance Walker is the Lead Pastor. Visit us at www.fbcchurch.org

We read reviews online to decide the best place to eat, the best hotel, or what to buy. We take this advice from people we don't know without knowing if their values or tastes watch ours. We have known that Hell is bad all our lives, but do we really understand how bad it is? Society and media portray a little red man with horns, a tail, and a pitchfork. With this cartoonish depiction, we may be teaching our children the wrong thing. We have dumbed Hell down to the point where we don't fully realize what it is. Some may know that we do not want to go to hell, but we have candy-coated it so much that it does not have the gravity it deserves. Sometimes, when going through a trial or a bad time in life, we say we are going through hell. But even the worst days on earth are no comparison to the torment of hell. Imagine the worst situation in life, but it never ends. It is not enough to fear going To Hell; we must long for heaven. In our text, the young ruler lived his life as if there was no afterlife. He had great wealth but had no compassion for the people who begged at the gate. When he died, he begged for another chance. When that failed, he begged to warn his family so they would not suffer the same fate. It is too easy to rely on God's mercy being new daily. We know we can ask for forgiveness, and it will be granted, but there will come a time when the consequences will be final, and there will be no more forgiveness and grace. Our world is critical of our rules and values. They will say it is restrictive and abusive. The truth is our rules and values are out of love and concern to keep our families safe. We should be thankful for warnings and restrictions. We place warning signs on dangerous places or equipment to keep people safe. Upon seeing a DANGER sign on a piece of electrical equipment, none of us would say "Warn me all you want. I’ll touch it if I want to." But why do we ignore spiritual warnings? The warning signs and barriers on railroad tracks are not there to inconvenience us but to keep us safe from harm. We all take advice from strangers about where to eat, but we ignore warnings from people who love us and try to warn us about how bad hell is. Warnings and rules are not scare tactics. The rich man reviewed hell and said to tell them that it is terrible. Brother Long comes tonight with a similar warning. We must work NOT to go to Hell; that can only happen by working to go to Heaven.

We read reviews online to decide the best place to eat, the best hotel, or what to buy. We take this advice from people we don't know without knowing if their values or tastes watch ours. We have known that Hell is bad all our lives, but do we really understand how bad it is? Society and media portray a little red man with horns, a tail, and a pitchfork. With this cartoonish depiction, we may be teaching our children the wrong thing. We have dumbed Hell down to the point where we don't fully realize what it is. Some may know that we do not want to go to hell, but we have candy-coated it so much that it does not have the gravity it deserves. Sometimes, when going through a trial or a bad time in life, we say we are going through hell. But even the worst days on earth are no comparison to the torment of hell. Imagine the worst situation in life, but it never ends. It is not enough to fear going To Hell; we must long for heaven. In our text, the young ruler lived his life as if there was no afterlife. He had great wealth but had no compassion for the people who begged at the gate. When he died, he begged for another chance. When that failed, he begged to warn his family so they would not suffer the same fate. It is too easy to rely on God's mercy being new daily. We know we can ask for forgiveness, and it will be granted, but there will come a time when the consequences will be final, and there will be no more forgiveness and grace. Our world is critical of our rules and values. They will say it is restrictive and abusive. The truth is our rules and values are out of love and concern to keep our families safe. We should be thankful for warnings and restrictions. We place warning signs on dangerous places or equipment to keep people safe. Upon seeing a DANGER sign on a piece of electrical equipment, none of us would say "Warn me all you want. I’ll touch it if I want to." But why do we ignore spiritual warnings? The warning signs and barriers on railroad tracks are not there to inconvenience us but to keep us safe from harm. We all take advice from strangers about where to eat, but we ignore warnings from people who love us and try to warn us about how bad hell is. Warnings and rules are not scare tactics. The rich man reviewed hell and said to tell them that it is terrible. Brother Long comes tonight with a similar warning. We must work NOT to go to Hell; that can only happen by working to go to Heaven.

God is Lord over those who are just and those who are unjust, put your trust completely in Him.

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The Reality Of Hell Text: Luke 16:19-31 Dr. Mike Allison 2023 Missions Conference 3-5-2023 PM

The Reality Of Hell Text: Luke 16:19-31 Dr. Mike Allison 2023 Missions Conference 3-5-2023 PM

Why I Don't Want To Go To Hell Pastor James Burke

Its easy to go through life and be so focused on our task at hand, that we can easily miss seeing the needs of those right in front of us. As we enter into the Thanksgiving season, it seems as if we can very easily miss the ability we have to be generous with others in various ways, because we haven’t trained ourselves to LOOK for opportunities to actually BE generous. Being aware of the people around you is an integral part of living a generous life.

Keith Voyles preaches during our 2022 Family Retreat.

Life Before Death Luke 16: 19-31 Rev Keith Morrison

This is the twenty-ninth Word Of Life Broadcast with Brother Aaron Wells, out of Pleasant View Baptist Church, McQuady, KY, as aired on WOPP and WAMI, Opp, AL, on August 7, 2022. This week, he airs a good Youth Choir song, then preaches on The Reality Of Hell, from Luke 16:19-31.

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How Do You Maintain A Burden Text: Luke 16:19-31 Dr. Bob Larson 2022 Missions Conference

How Do You Maintain A Burden Text: Luke 16:19-31 Dr. Bob Larson 2022 Missions Conference

Calvary Assembly of God, Port Charlotte Fl

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