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Grace and Peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The rich man dies and goes to hell. He goes to Hell not because he’s rich but because he’s set his heart on his riches. He found his joy in his wealth. He lived for the sake of accumulating and enjoying the best things this life could offer. Consider how Christ describes him. He “ was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day .” He word the most expensive color of clothing, the color of kings. He fared sumptuously every day. His table was set with the richest foods and the finest wines, not once a month, not once a week, but every day. This man was the epitome of wealth. There’s nothing wrong with wealth. It isn’t sinful to be rich. Look at the saints of the Old Testament. Abraham was quite wealthy. He acquired “ sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels” from Pharaoh (Genesis 12:16). He had “ three hundred and eighteen trained servants who...

Grace and Peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Two very different men live two very different lives. The first man is very wealthy. He wears the color of kings. His clothing is soft and luxurious. His table is always filled with good things to eat. The second man is the opposite in every way. Instead of great wealth he has great poverty. Instead of being clothed with the finest linens, his body is covered in terrible sores. Instead of full table, Lazarus has a perpetually empty stomach. The rich man’s crumbs would have been a feast to Lazarus, but none fell from the rich man’s table. The rich man lived a life of comfort and ease. The only comfort poor Lazarus received was from dogs who came and licked his sores. As they are very different in life, so they are very different in death. The beggar Lazarus dies and angels carry him away to paradise, the bosom of Abraham, where finally receives comfort and rest from his burdensome life. The rich man di...

Order of Holy Communion - Pg. 15 Hymn # 231 We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost Hymn # 395 O God, Thou faithful God Hymn # 39 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Introit O LORD, - || I have trusted | in | Your | mer- | cy; *             My heart shall rejoice in Your sal- | va- | tion. || I will sing | to | the | Lord, | - *             Because He has dealt bountifully | with | me. (Psalm 13:5–6) || How long, O Lord? Will You forget | me | for- | ev- | er? *             How long will You hide Your face | from | me? || How long shall I take counsel | in | my | soul, | - *             How long will my enemy be exalted o- | ver | me? || Consider and hear me, O | Lord | my | God; | - *             Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep | of | death; || Lest my enemy say, “I have pre- | vailed | a- | gainst | him”; *    ...