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r it here is the second bit of shrewdness we must have in our relationship with god in jesus christ god has forgiven you all your sins and opened up eternity with god for all who believe no exceptions jesus says the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of god is at hand repent and believe in the gospel mark 1 15 we can repent and believe in jesus because we know our master the lord we meet in jesus is merciful the psalmist says the lord is gracious and merciful slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love psalm 145 8 jesus says god did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him whoever believes in him is not condemned but whoever does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only son of god john 3 17 the shrewd person knows that the god who sent his son jesus to take the death sentence for sin we deserve and raised him up to tear open eternity to all who repent and believe in jesus also knows something else we have no idea about how long we have to repent and trust in christ not a moment of this life the life in which christ calls us to repent and believe in him is guaranteed to us the manager acted when he could and we too must act when we can living in daily repentance and renewal daily turning from sin and death and daily falling into the forgiving embrace of jesus christ god the son in another one of his parables jesus tells the story of a man who focused on making lots of money building bigger and bigger barns to hold his crops he does this only thinking about life in this world finally jesus says god came to the man and said fool this night your soul is required of you and the things you have prepared whose will they be luke 12 20 that man was shrewd about the ways of the world but he had no shrewdness about god he had no repentance and he had no saving faith he met death naked in sin not covered by the forgiveness and righteousness of jesus he condemned himself by his foolishness toward god friends the god we know in jesus christ loves you with an everlasting love he wants you to be with him forever he wants to forgive your debts your sins whatever they may be idolatry covetousness lying adultery thievery murder by thought word or deed jesus died on the cross and rose from the tomb to erase sin s power to condemn you to all who are shrewd enough to know they are sinners and need help from outside themselves from god through our savior jesus and shrewd enough to see how merciful and forgiving and kind and loving god is there is a welcome to god s eternal tents now even in this fallen world and one day in the new heaven and the new earth jesus will bring on the last day when he returns to set all things right and in which we will live with god and his people for all eternity this is the shrewdness of the saints of god sinners covered by the forgiveness god gives through jesus christ alone again today jesus tells you i am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me though he die yet shall he live and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die john 11 25 26 because of his death and resurrection for you friends you can believe that all of that is true and that it is true now and for all eternity for you amen posted by mark daniels at 4 39 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels luke 16 1 15 you can trust in christ now this is a sermon for september 28 2025 the sixteenth sunday after pentecost churches without pastors pastors whose other pressing duties have prevented them from preparing sermons bible study leaders and others are free to use it just let me know if you do luke 16 19 31 the story or parable that jesus tells in today s gospel lesson is well known to you as jesus tells it there was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day luke 16 19 from what jesus says here we know that the rich man wasn t just rich he was fabulously wealthy only the wealthy or kings could afford clothing made of linen or dyed purple the rich man also lived in luxury meaning that he didn t just feast at weddings or holidays but all the time he wasn t satisfied with what jesus calls our daily bread this guy s motto in life was more jesus then tells us about another character in the story at the rich man s gate was laid a beggar named lazarus covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man s table even the dogs came and licked his sores luke 16 20 21 lazarus not to be confused with jesus friend of the same name is helpless when dogs lick his open sores he s too weak to fend them off and he can t even place himself at the rich man s gate someone else has to do that for him maybe someone set lazarus there hoping the rich man would take pity on lazarus if that had been the hope it was an unwarranted one lazarus lays at the rich man s gate until he dies the rich man dies at the same time but when lazarus dies jesus says the angels carried him to abraham s side or more literally abraham s bosom lazarus is in a place of peace and contentment to which those who trust in the god of abraham the god the whole world can now know in the crucified and risen jesus go of the rich man jesus says he died and was buried luke 16 22 but jesus tells us that unlike lazarus the rich man went to hades hell where he was in torment luke 16 23 let s be clear the rich man isn t damned to an eternity of burning in unquenchable fire because he was rich in this world rather he had condemned himself by putting his trust in the things of this world rather than in god the old testament patriarch abraham was you ll remember wealthy but genesis 15 6 tells us that despite his sins and faults about which the bible was quite open abraham believed the lord and god credited it to abraham as righteousness abraham was saved from sin and death by god s grace through faith in the god you and i now meet in jesus the rich man in jesus story didn t trust in god as jesus tells it the rich man can see lazarus the poor man he once ignored in the bosom of abraham safe in that place with god that all who believe in him go to await their resurrections on the day jesus returns to the earth father abraham the rich man cries have pity on me and send lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue because i am in agony in this fire luke 16 24 the rich man calls abraham father because he a jew is genetically descended from abraham but as jesus once told jewish believers who were turning their backs on him if you were abraham s children then you would do what abraham did john 8 39 in other words if they were like abraham they would like abraham trust in the god incarnate who stood before them abraham is tender yet firm in his reply to the rich man son remember that in your lifetime you received your good things while lazarus received bad things but now he is comforted here and you are in agony and besides all this between us and you a great chasm has been set in place so that those who want to go from here to you cannot nor can anyone cross over from there to us luke 16 25 26 friends once we are dead it will be too late to turn to god for life it will also be too late to share with others the good news the gospel of new and everlasting life with god for all who trust in jesus the rich man was a descendant of abraham and sarah an heir of god s salvation promises but he had forgotten god one of my joys as a pastor is baptizing people young or old anyone who has never been previously baptized in the name of god the father god the son and god the holy spirit in holy baptism we are crucified and raised again as god s own children god never reneges on the covenant he makes with us in baptism in the water connected with jesus gospel word of promise in the bible and in holy communion jesus sends his saving word to call us to daily repentance and eternally saving faith in jesus the rich man tragically walked away from god s covenant with him he refused to receive god s saving word which works faith in us and so abraham says the rich man must live with the consequences of his faithlessness even as lazarus enjoys the consequences of his faith eternal life with god now the rich man resigned to an eternity separated from god finally thinks about someone besides himself he asks abraham to send lazarus to warn his five brothers luke actually says to thoroughly witness to them so that they can repent for their sins and trust in god for life abraham tells him no and that the rich man s brothers already have moses and the prophets to be warned and have good news preached to them the phrase moses and the prophets refers to the witness of the entire old testament that god would send a messiah god in the flesh to die for our sins destroy their power to condemn us and to rise for us opening up life with god to all who trust in jesus today the word of god both old and new testaments and the word given to us in holy baptism and holy communion give witness for jesus his saving love his power over death his call to repentance and faith god s word shows us that god loves us and that he has done everything needed to save us from sin death futility and eternal condemnation the rich man says that if lazarus went back to the world from the dead with the message that this heaven and hell thing is true and that they needed to put their trust in the god revealed in the crucified and risen jesus and not in the world his brothers would repent and believe but abraham says if they do not listen to moses and the prophets they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead luke 16 31 you and i are blessed not only do we have the word of moses and the prophets pointing forward to jesus cross and empty tomb we have the witness of the new testament testifying that hundreds of people however imperfectly followed witnessed and risked their lives to tell the world that jesus christ died to destroy the power of sin and death and rose to give us eternity with god and they had seen him after he rose we have the witness of the once tongue tied and fearful peter who told the crowds on the first christian pentecost jesus of nazareth was a man accredited by god to you by miracles wonders and signs which god did among you through him as you yourselves know this man was handed over to you by god s deliberate plan and foreknowledge and you with the help of wicked men put him to death by nailing him to the cross but god raised him from the dead freeing him from the agony of death because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him acts 2 22 24 when the crowds recognizing that it was their sin as it is our sin that put the sinless jesus on the cross asked peter how they could avoid the condemnation they deserved the same condemnation we deserve for our sin peter told them repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of jesus christ for the forgiveness of your sins the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off for all whom the lord our god will call acts 2 38 39 that promise friends is for you and me too jesus has prepared a place at his everlasting banquet for all who trust in him by god s grace he died on the cross to give us his righteousness and gain a place for us in the kingdom of god even when the world despises dismisses misunderstands or slanders us for our faith in jesus we can trust in him all who trust in christ know like lazarus in today s lesson that we will have an eternity of joy with our savior for those who trust in the god we meet in jesus weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning psalm 30 5 trust in jesus friends until that bright morning when we see our lord face to face in eternity amen posted by mark daniels at 4 37 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mark 16 19 31 older posts home subscribe 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