‘The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes… Luke 16:22-23a ESV
‘The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes… Luke 16:22-23a ESV
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We’ve all heard Jesus’ parable/story about the rich guy (who’s not even given a name in the Bible story) and the poor guy, who DOES have a name (Lazarus). How the rich guy lived a sumptuous life literally within yards of a poor beggar whom he apparently never even noticed. Lazarus didn’t have enough to eat, and apparently lived without the equivalent of medical insurance. Both eventually died, with Lazarus going to heaven and the rich dude (without even stopping at “Go” to collect $200) was unceremoniously dumped in Hades. The rich guy, who represents what many of us strive to become, turns out to be the one who is hopeless in God’s eyes.
This is a tough story to hear, but being the smartest man to ever live, Jesus knew what He was talking about. He’s NOT telling us that being rich is bad or that being poor is a virtue, nor is He predicting who will, in the end, “win” and who will “lose”. Jesus IS telling us that, whatever our economic status, we should follow Him in using He has given us to help others. Even if we are struggling financially, we can still treat everyone we meet as an image-bearer of God Himself.
This Sunday at Trinity Downtown, we’ll be discussing Jesus’ challenge to us on what it REALLY means to unselfishly use what He has given us…not just for our own comfort, but for the benefit of our community and God’s invisible Kingdom. Come learn how placing your doubts, suffering, distractions, hopes, fears, uncertainties in the hands of the Lord can lessen our stress load and bring deep transformation in our hearts. Celebrate with us the depth of Jesus’ love for us and find out how you can live a life of significance, filled with meaning. Discover how following Jesus can help you and your family navigate around the minefields of life. I promise you it will make a tremendous difference in your life
You can join us in our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am, or the contemporary service at 11:15 am. Or, you can watch the “live stream” of either service by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of our contemporary or traditional services by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the traditional service’s worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Bible studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy Kingdom Quest, our Sunday School program for children from age 2 through grade 4, and our Sunday morning Youth events.
Our doors will open 30 minutes before the start of each worship service, and you may enter from any door. As always, we ask that if you are not feeling well, please stay home and participate with us online.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Bible studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy Kingdom Quest, our Sunday School program for children from age 2 through grade 4, and our Sunday morning Youth events.
You can watch the “live stream” of our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am OR our contemporary worship at 11:15 am by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of either service by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the traditional service’s worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
Please take advantage of our nursery, which is now open to care for children 2 years old and younger on Sunday mornings.