SERMON NOTES

Title:  Words of Wisdom for Our Graduates

Text:  Luke 12:13-21

Topic: Priorities

Teacher: Dr. Barry D. Lovett

Time: May 29 & 30, 2010

File Under: Christian Living

___________________________ is craving more of what you have enough of already.

What do we know about the man in Jesus’ story?

I.                   He Was ____________________

We are still measuring people by what they _____________ rather than by what they________.

Money has a way of _____________ us to what is physical and temporal, and _____________ us to what is spiritual and eternal.

II.                he was _________________________

The Bible __________________ hard work, but you can work hard and never ____________________________________ .

III. he was  __________________________

Progress is not often made in ______________: it's made in __________________ (things).  

“is it really progress to move rapidly down a road if it’s the wrong road?”

He had prepared for all the__________________, in life and ignored life's only _________________.

If you believe that God ________, but you live as though he____________, God says you are a_________.

A life rich toward God is a life ___________ on God?

There’s something worse than not getting what you desire, its getting what you desire only to discover _______________________________________ .

Digging Deeper:  In your Own words, what is the punch line of this Parable

For Further Reflection:  Advertising is dedicated to making us think verse 15 is wrong.  What differences in lifestyle result from believing Jesus instead of  advertisements?  In planning an investment portfolio to become “rich toward God”, what will you do this week? This year?