61 Luke 16:19-31 (Rich man and Lazarus)

I. Review/Background
II. Narrative
Luke 15:1-2
1. Nature of this parable
2. Purple clothing and sumptuous eating (16:)
3. Biblical poor (16:20-21)
4. Abraham’s bosom (16:22)
5. Hades (16:23)
Matthew 8:11-12
6. Abraham and final states (16:25)
7. The great gulf (16:26)
8. The problem of hard hearts and closed ears (16:31)
9. Foreshadowing (16:31)
III. How should we then live?
1. Be careful how you live (Ch. 15-16)
2. Examine hard hearts & closed ears (16:31)
1 Tim 1:9 / Eph 5:22 / Col 3:18
Eph 5:25 / Col 3:19 / Matt 5:27-28
3. Understand the consequences (16:22-23)
4. Warn others of their consequences (16:27-28)
5. Secure your own eternity (16:9)