Ps. 14:1 & 53:1 "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good."

5. Don’t Be A Fool!
Lk. 12:20 But God said unto
him, Thou fool, this night
thy soul shall be required
of thee: then whose shall
those things be, which thou
hast provided?

6. I. The Family Dispute!
(Lk. 12:13-15)
♦ Lk. 12:13-15 Then one from the crowd
said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to
divide the inheritance with me." But He
said to him, "Man, who made Me a judge or
an arbitrator over you?" And He said to
them, "Take heed and beware of
covetousness, for one's life does not
consist in the abundance of the things he
possesses."

7. What do you think abut this?
♦ Did the man have a “right” to receive his
part?
♦ Would Jesus have been wrong in settling
this dispute?
♦ If he had a right and Jesus would not have
been wrong, then “why” did He not intervene?
♦ “Take care, and be on your guard against
all covetousness, for one’s life does not
consist in the abundance of his possessions”

8. Money over the Master!
♦ Jesus addresses the danger of this in (Mt.
6:1-4, 19-34) who will we serve?
♦ Do you remember the Rich Young Ruler?
♦ Mt 19:22 But when the young man heard
that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he
had great possessions. (Mk.10:22; Lk.18:23)
♦ We are warned about being rich towards self
and not in service! (1 Tim. 6:6-10)
♦ 1Tim. 6:18 That they do good, that they be
rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing
to communicate

9. II. The Farmers Dilemma!
(Lk. 12:16-17)
♦ Lk. 12:16 Then He spoke a parable to
them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich
man yielded plentifully. “And he thought
within himself, saying, “What shall I do,
since I have no room to store my crops?”
♦ How many of us would like to have this
problem? How would we respond if we
did? This is a better question!

10. We need to understand “why!”
Why is this parable given?
♦ What does this have to do with the
danger of the love of money/
covetousness?
♦ The farmer is here forced to make a
decision about his abundant harvest!
♦ I believe sometime we read verse 16 too
fast and miss the point Jesus is seeking for
us to see!

11. “Land of a rich man produced”
♦ Did he need more? More money, more
wealth, or more love for God & others?
♦ The problem is not to have more, but to let
more keep us from the Master!
♦ Let’s think back to the brothers, did this
desire for money seem to be having a negative
impact on their relationship?
♦ His relationship with his brother should
have been more important than money!

12. III. The Fool’s Decision!
♦ Lk. 12:18-21 "So he said, 'I will do this: I will
pull down my barns and build greater, and
there I will store all my crops and my goods.
'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have
many goods laid up for many years; take your
ease; eat, drink, and be merry."' "But God said
to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be
required of you; then whose will those things be
which you have provided?' "So is he who lays
up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
God."

13. What concerns us most?
♦ When this man found himself before the
Master, what was his greatest concern?
♦ Tell my brother to give me my money!
♦ When the rich man found that God had
blessed him beyond his imagination, what was
his greatest concern?
♦ Where am I going to put all of this?
♦ What is our greatest concern tonight?
♦ Will we be found a fool? Or faithful?

14. Conclusion:
♦ Indeed we do not want to be found a fool
in the eyes of our Master!
♦ God must come first in our lives!
♦ Mt 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things
shall be added to you.”
♦ Have you come to believe in God? Have
you come to trust Him with your life? If not,
then night is the night!