Luke 12:13-21 · The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'

18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

Who Needs a Bigger Barn?
Luke 12:13-21
Children's Sermon
by Wesley T. Runk
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Object: A large package of chewing gum

What would you think of a man who had so much food that he would have to knock down his barn and build a bigger one to keep it all in, when there are people who are hungry and have nothing to eat? (Let them answer.) You wouldn’t think much of him, would you? I see things like this all of the time.

How many of you like Gum? What do you like best about chewing gum? (Let them them answer.) You like the taste. You like to chew it. I have a large pack of gum here, and I wonder if there is anyone who thinks that he could chew the whole pack of gum at the same time if I gave it to him? (Find a volunteer.) Do you really think you could do this? (Let him answer.) All right, I am going to give you one piece at a time, and when you have that piece chewed prett…

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