Parables of the Kingdom — a sower's arc of golden seed over a dark field

The rich man and LazarusLuke 16:19-31Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • How do the lives of the rich man and Lazarus reverse after death, and what does Abraham say about the brothers?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Who is at your gate — someone in need you have learned not to see?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What will you do for that person at your gate this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who needs to hear this warning story while there is still time — could you retell it to them this week?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, do not let me feast behind a gate while a Lazarus lies outside it. Open my ears to Moses and the Prophets now, while there is still time.