IS THERE A HELL? Luke 16:19-31 Key Verse 23

Introduction: Luke 16 is not a parable. It is about certain individuals. They lived and died. The man named Lazarus went to paradise after he was buried. The rich man died, was buried, and lifted up his eyes in the flames of hell.

 I heard about a young preacher whose ministry was rescued from deadness by being asked by another preacher, "Is There a Hell?" I am interested in God using this message today to rescue people. First, may God use it to rescue lost people from the flames of hell. Second, may God use the message to rescue saved people from their apathy, worldliness, and sinful neglect of soul-winning, that is, of telling people how to escape that awful place called hell.

Do you really believe there is a hell? If we REALLY believed there was a hell, our tract rack would be emptied after the service. If we REALLY believed there is a hell, every one of you here for Sunday morning service would Be Out In The Fields Visiting. If we really believed there is a hell, we would be having people saved every DAY, not just ONCE IN A WHILE Sunday. If we really believed there is a hell, we would serve God faithfully. If we really believed there is a hell, we would not get our feelings hurt so easily when we don't get treated exactly like we wish. We would die to self, carry our cross, and win people to Jesus Christ.

IS THERE A HELL?

YES, THERE IS A HELL, FOR

I. THE SCRIPTURES ARE TRUE---Romans 3:4a God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ...

A. It Was A Solemn Theme Of The Old Testament

Moses believed in it - Deut. 32:22

David believed in it - 2 Sam. 22:6

Job believed in it - Job 26:6

Solomon believed in it - Prov. 9:18

Isaiah believed in it - Isa. 5:14

Jonah believed in it - Jon. 2:2

B. It Is Still A Terror In The New Testament

James believed in it - Jas. 3:6

Peter believed in it - 2 Pet. 2:4

John believed in it - Rev. 20:13

The Lord Jesus Christ believed in it - He spoke of it in 16 places in the New Testament!

The Bible declares plainly there is a hell!

II. SINNERS ARE TORMENTED---Luke 16:23-28

A. The Scorching Flame

B. The Sad Memories - V. 25

C. The Sounds - V. 24

D. The Sights - V. 23

E. The Sinners To Come - V. 28

F. The Sentence - V. 26

Hell fire is FOREVER! You cannot leave, and no one can come to relieve you of your torment!

III. THE SAINTS ARE THANKFUL--Psalms 86:12-13 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

A. We Sing And Shout

B. We Serve The Savior

C. We Seek Sinners

IV. SOUL-WINNERS ARE TOOLS---Matt. 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

We are tools God will use to keep people out of hell IF ...

A. We Walk Circumspectly

B. We Warn Compassionately

C. We Work Continually

D. We Witness Clearly

E. We Win Consistently

Is there a hell? Yes, there is!

Join me in our efforts to keep people from going to hell!