September 28, 2025 Sermon - A Lesson On Eternity

This Sunday's Inspirational Message is:

A Lesson On Eternity

The passage we’re looking at today is one of Jesus’ most sobering stories: Luke 16:19–31, the account of the rich man and Lazarus. Some passages in Scripture wrap us in comfort like a warm blanket on a cold night. Others shake us awake like an alarm clock you didn’t want to hear.

This one somehow does both. It comforts us with the reality of eternal life for those who belong to God. And it shakes us with the reality of eternal separation for those who reject Him.

Here’s the thing: Jesus doesn’t tell this story just to scare us. He doesn’t tell it for shock value, as though He’s spinning some kind of horror tale.

No—He tells it to open our eyes. He tells it because eternity is real. Heaven and hell are not abstract concepts, not just church words we say without thinking. They are eternal destinations, and our response to God’s Word here and now matters forever.

So in this message, we’re going to look at three things:

1. The contrast between worldly wealth and eternal poverty,

2. The reality of heaven and hell, and

3. The urgency of responding to God’s Word now—before it’s too late.

And let me ask you right at the start: are you living for what will last forever, or are you pouring your life into what is already fading away? That’s the heart of this story.

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Once again, thanks for joining us in our time of worshiping the Lord through His Word!

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“Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

The music "Be Thou My Vision" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission.