Guest Speaker: 
Pastor Paul Boakye-Dattey

Kingdom Minded: Investing in What Lasts

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ 27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ 30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”(Luke 16:19-31)
 

Questions:

• How can I love God with all that I am?
   
• How can I love others like myself?
   
• What has God blessed me with that I can invest into his kingdom?

In a kingdom, there is nothing like ownership, only STEWARDSHIP exists.

In a kingdom,God’s purpose supersedes our penchant for democracy.
 

In the kingdom,we have all things in common.

"If our actions or inactions on earth have immediate and eternal consequences, then the depth of our actions and inactions will be weighed for their eternal significance and not just their earthly relevance.”  -Paul Dattey

• How can I love God with all that I am?  
  Renew my mind and understand that God is the owner and I am the steward.
  
   
• How can I love others like myself?                
  See people how God sees them as opposed to where society and circumstances havethem.
  
   
• What has God blessed me with that I can invest into his kingdom? 
  Time, treasure, and talent.
   

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!"(Revelation 14:13, NLT)