Luke 16:31 He said to him, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.

1. We can become so ________________ by our wealth that we ignore God's _____________.

2. There is no _______________ after death.

3. The only hope we have is found in the pages of _______________. And these pages speak of _____________!

Scripture Readings
Amos 6:1-7
1 Timothy 6:6-19
Luke 16:19-31

Take It With You!

Here we will offer thoughts and meditations on the message to help us as we contemplate and discuss and wrestle with what we are hearing.

Luke 24:25-27 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.

The distinction between law and gospel is a particularly glorious light. It serves to divide God's Word properly [cf. 2 Tim.2:15] and to explain correctly and make understandable the writings of the holy prophets and apostles. Therefore, we must diligently preserve this distinction, so as not to mix these two teachings together and make the gospel into a law. For this obscures the merit of Christ and robs troubled consciences of the comfort that they otherwise have in the holy gospel when it is preached clearly and purely. With the help of this distinction these consciences can sustain themselves in their greatest spiritual struggles against the terror of the law.
The Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration V: Concerning Law and Gospel.

[Only the Holy Spirit] opens the mind and the heart so that they understand Scripture and are attentive to the Word, as it is written in Luke 24:[45]: "He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures."
The Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration II: Concerning Free Will.