Parable of the Rich Fool

Okay, I'm going to ask a couple questions to get you thinking about your own situation.

So in Luke chapter 12, after telling the parable of the rich fool, Jesus implores the crowd.

He says, quote, Watch out.

Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.

Here's what, this is the reason why I make such a big deal about the picture is because my wife is lactose intolerant.

And I've learned you can, you can fall into a kind of version of Romans one with lactose intolerance.

If there's somebody that was a loved one in particular.

And by that, I mean, I, because we haven't had real cheese in a while, I thought I don't need real cheese.

Like we can get this fake stuff.

And even if you did it without cheese, if you just added sour cream or even if you didn't do that, you just added something to sort of give it a little bit of an edge.

You probably could do it with yogurt if you're looking to save, do something a little bit more healthy than sour cream.

And it's one of those dishes like you can play with it.

When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.

Story of the Rich Fool from Luke Someone in the crowd said to him, teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Jesus replied, man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you? Then he said to them, watch out, be on your guard against all kinds of greed.

Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.

And that night was Belshazzar, the king of the Chaldeans, killed, slain, dead.

Just like the rich fool.

Oh Lord, keep us from presumptuous sin.

That's why we do this every day.

What are you willing to give up? Because while we are another, we are all harboring different idols, things that are blocking us from receiving true riches.

There's something that you look at, like this rich man, this rich fool.

There's something that you look at and boast of and say, my soul, relax.

My soul, relax.