What Jesus Said About Hell
Jesus taught more about hell than any other figure in the Bible, and his words in Luke 16 deserve an honest hearing.
See what this sermon became →Browse 4 real sermons on Luke from 2 churches across the MinistryHelper network, each turned into a full set of devotionals, discussion guides, and study content.
Jesus taught more about hell than any other figure in the Bible, and his words in Luke 16 deserve an honest hearing.
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Jesus uses the story of a dishonest manager to teach his followers how to invest temporary resources for eternal gain.
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Jesus made specific predictions about the end of the age that history has already begun to confirm, and his disciples need to understand what comes next.
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Jesus told the parable of the prodigal son to reveal how God pursues every lost person with relentless, rejoicing love.
See what this sermon became →Each one was written from a different sermon on Luke, in that pastor's own voice. Pick a sermon and read all five days free.
“When you begin to understand what you were saved from, it changes the way you receive what you were saved for. Grace stops being a religious word and starts being the most personal, overwhelming thing you've ever encountered.”
Read all 5 days of the devotional“In one of his more puzzling stories, Jesus tells about a manager who's about to lose his job. He's been wasteful with his boss's resources, the jig is up, and he knows it.”
Read all 5 days of the devotional“Have you ever glanced at a clock and suddenly felt the weight of how little time you had left? That feeling, urgent, clarifying, is exactly where this week begins.”
Read all 5 days of the devotional“You've never locked eyes with someone Jesus didn't die for. So carry that into your weekend. Into the grocery store, the family gathering, the neighborhood barbecue, the awkward conversation with the coworker who's clearly going through something.”
Read all 5 days of the devotionalReady-to-lead discussion questions, each set drawn from one sermon on Luke. Open one and take it to your group this week.
“A Note to Facilitators: This week's sermon addressed one of the most serious and sensitive topics in Scripture. Your group may include people at very different places spiritually, some who have followed Jesus for”
Open the discussion guide“Pastor Ben said that everything we have, our time, money, relationships, body, mind, and affections, belongs to God, not to us. How does it actually feel to hear that? Is that truth freeing, convicting, or uncomfortable, and why?”
Open the discussion guide“How do you think you would respond if following Jesus cost you something real, a friendship, a job, social acceptance, or something more serious? What helps build the kind of faith that can hold up under that kind of pressure?”
Open the discussion guideFor groups that want to go further. Each guide works through one sermon on Luke passage by passage.
“Share with your group: The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus lands in a specific cultural context that makes it far more explosive than it might seem to modern readers.”
Open the deep study guide“In the ancient Near East, wealthy landowners frequently managed large agricultural or commercial estates through hired managers, essentially what we'd call a CEO or COO today.”
Open the deep study guide“The Setting: Jesus gave this teaching on the Mount of Olives, his favorite place to pray, just days before his crucifixion. He and his disciples were looking across the Kidron Valley at Herod's”
Open the deep study guideShort quizzes that check whether a sermon on Luke landed. Each one was built from that sermon's actual content.
“In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16, what does the name Lazarus literally mean?”
Take the sermon quiz“According to Pastor Ben, what were the two alternatives the dishonest manager considered before making his plan?”
Take the sermon quiz“According to the Christian missionary statistic Pastor Josh cited, how many people in Africa cross the line of faith and follow Jesus every single day?”
Take the sermon quiz“In Luke 15, why did Jesus tell the parable of the lost sheep, lost coin, and prodigal son in the first place?”
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