Transformed Lives…Part III

“I am tormented in this flame” Luke 16:19-31 statistics of latest pollsstatistics of latest polls Belief in hell by ‘age’ Belief in hell by ‘age’ Belief in hell by ‘church attendance’ Belief in hell by ‘church attendance’ Belief in hell by education standard Belief in hell by education standard Belief in hell by political party Belief in hell by political party Belief in hell by religion. Belief in hell by religion.

With Eternity in view…With Eternity in view…

I. Death a Common Denominator: (19-22)

•Different in lifeDifferent in life: “rich man vs. begger” •Different in nameDifferent in name: ‘the rich man’ vs. ‘Lazarus’•Different in deathDifferent in death: “carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom” vs “died and buried” •Different in eternityDifferent in eternity: “Lazarus in Abraham’s bosom” vs “in torments in Hades”

With Eternity in view…With Eternity in view…

II. Discovering Life is eternal: (23-25)

THE PLACES: THE PLACES: ‘carried by the angels to Abrahams bosom’‘in hell, tormented in these flames’

THE PRAYER FROM ETERNAL TORMENTTHE PRAYER FROM ETERNAL TORMENT

With Eternity in view…With Eternity in view…

III. Desperate for Others: (27-28)

• The Testimony of a dead man:• They will repent: (no one can predict repentance) • They need the to hear ‘Moses’ and the ‘Prophets’ • They need to be persuaded: (convinced, convicted, converted)

With Eternity in view…With Eternity in view…What should you do with eternity in view?What should you do with eternity in view?

Every person you know will one day die: Every person you know will one day die: Hebrews 9:27 “It is appointed unto men to die once”

Every person will spend eternity someplace: Every person will spend eternity someplace:

Every person needs someone to be concerned for Every person needs someone to be concerned for their soul. their soul.