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A newly sermon by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on Sermon on Luke 12.13-21 https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons/othe... Newly found sermons playlist    • But God... ― A newly found sermon on Ephes...   Luke 12.13-21 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life … Sermon Description In this sermon on the parable of the rich fool from Luke 12:13-21, preached on a Sunday evening to the Seventh Reformed Church in Grand Rapids (Michigan), Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones exposes the danger and tragedy of self-deception. The parable arose from a man interrupting Jesus' teaching to ask him to intervene in a family inheritance dispute. Jesus, shocked by the request, warns the man and the crowd to "beware of covetousness". He then tells the parable of a rich man who treasured up possessions for himself but was not "rich toward God." The man's folly, as Dr. Lloyd-Jones explains, was rooted in self-deception regarding his own capacity as a thinker and planner. While successful in business, the rich man left God completely out of his thinking and planning. He failed to consider his soul, God's claim on his life, and the fleeting nature of earthly possessions. The sermon challenges hearers to examine themselves and ensure God is central in all of their reasoning and aspirations. ** Special note on Dr. Lloyd-Jones’s Preaching Method During his ministry, it was Dr. Lloyd-Jones’s practice to preach sermons geared towards the edification of believers at the Sunday morning service and sermons geared towards the evangelism of unbelievers at the Sunday evening service. This sermon serves as a good example of a message geared towards unbelievers, whereas its counterpart from the morning service an example geared towards believers. This method has been referred to half-jokingly by contemporaries as "Saints in the morning, Sinners at night!" However, it must be noted that this practice did not mean that within Dr Lloyd-Jones’s sermons edification and evangelism were mutually exclusive. There would be plenty within each sermon to feed and convict both believers and unbelievers alike. Sermon Breakdown Jesus is interrupted while teaching by a man asking him to intervene in a family inheritance dispute. Jesus, shocked by the mundane request in light of his weighty teaching, warns the man and crowd to "beware of covetousness." Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool to drive home the point that "a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth." The rich man in the parable was successful in business but deceived about his own capacity as a thinker and planner. The man left God completely out of his reasoning, exposing the poverty and folly of his thinking. He failed to consider his own mortality and the fact that his life and possessions ultimately belong to God. God calls the man a "fool" not out of anger but sorrow over the man's self-deception and misplaced priorities. Accumulating earthly treasure while neglecting to be "rich toward God" is the height of folly. The sermon challenges hearers to examine themselves. True wisdom considers God, the soul, eternity and spiritual riches above fleeting, earthly possessions.