Skip to content The Rich Man And Lazarus (Audio) _ Tyler Gaulden Apr 2 · 30 min ...more
The Rich Man And Lazarus (Audio) _ Tyler Gaulden
April 2, 2026 · 30 min
In Luke 16:19-31, Pastor Tyler Gaulden warns that earthly status means nothing eternally—only faith in Jesus matters. The story of the rich man and Lazarus reminds us that death is certain and the eternal gulf is fixed. Yet, Christ bridges that chasm through the cross. Salvation is by grace, not works. What have you done with Jesus? Respond today; He is the only way home.
Series Audio Sermons with Pastor Tyler Gaulden April 2, 2026 · 30 min · Audio Sermons with Pastor Tyler Gaulden
In Luke 16:19-31, Pastor Tyler Gaulden warns that earthly status means nothing eternally—only faith in Jesus matters. The story of the rich man and Lazarus reminds us that death is certain and the eternal gulf is fixed. Yet, Christ bridges that chasm through the cross. Salvation is by grace, not works. What have you done with Jesus? Respond today; He is the only way home. ...more Show the full description Show less In Luke 16:19-31, Pastor Tyler Gaulden warns that earthly status means nothing eternally—only faith in Jesus matters. The story of the rich man and Lazarus reminds us that death is certain and the eternal gulf is fixed. Yet, Christ bridges that chasm through the cross. Salvation is by grace, not works. What have you done with Jesus? Respond today; He is the only way home.
Series Audio Sermons with Pastor Tyler Gaulden Support this leader Liking this video? Support this ministry.
Support this leader
Liking this video? Support this ministry.
Give
Support this leader Liking this video? Support this ministry.
75.6K followers
Unspeakable Joy with Tyler Gaulden is fulfilling the Great Commission by using every platform to proclaim the Gospel and bring the light of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth.
75.6K followers
In this video 0:00 Your Window to Respond: The Rich Man and Lazarus15:22 Heaven or Hell: Every Life's Conclusion25:30 Uncrossable Chasm and Jesus' Bridge
Your Window to Respond: The Rich Man and Lazarus 0:00 The gospel of Luke chapter number 16 and verse number 19 down through verse number 31. I'll read in verse 19. I probably won't go the entire0:12 length of the passage, but this morning I have an a a specific thought and I have a specific mission on my heart. Last night,0:24 I was pondering, I was praying, and rarely do I really have 2 messages on my heart. 1 for the early service, 1 for this service. But last night, it was clear. This morning, God gave me0:36 the message for the first service, but this today was what God has for you all. I believe with all of my heart that God ordains times and seasons for people.0:48 I believe with all of my heart, every single 1 of us have a window to respond to God. I believe that with the unsaved. I believe that with those of us that are1:00 born again. You cannot do what you want when you want. You can do what you want. You can do it when you wanna do it, but that does1:12 not mean God will be in it. There is a formula that must be present. It is the burden, the direction, and what God wants you to do. If you1:24 don't have all of that, I'm afraid too many of us are doing our things our way in our time and nothing's happening. I speak specifically this morning to those of you1:35 that are not saved. My heart this morning, I wish that I could give a blanket statement across to everybody. But this morning, my heart is beating for just a few of you here1:47 today. Over the last several weeks, there have been unbelievable tragedies that have happened in our area. Things that have happened that I've seen online, messages people send
1:59 me. Tragedies that just come out of nowhere that teach us a lesson, life is not guaranteed. You are not owed another minute on this
2:11 earth, and the lesson that must be learned is you have to follow God when he calls. I wanna introduce you to 2 men this morning, and this is
2:22 my my thought. I wanna introduce you this morning to the rich man and to Lazarus. 2 men that we find here in Luke chapter number 16 verse
2:34 number 19 is where I will read. There was a certain rich man which was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
2:46 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus which was laid at his gate full of sores. And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table,
2:58 moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into the Abraham's bosom. The rich
3:10 man also died, and was buried. And in hell he lift up his eyes being in torments, and seeing Abraham afar off, and Lazarus
3:22 in his bosom. He cried and said, father Abraham have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue for
3:34 I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receives good things, and likewise Lazarus
3:46 receive this evil things. But now he is comforted and thou art tormented. Besides all this between us and you there is a great gulf
3:58 fixed. So that they which would pass from hence to you cannot neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.
4:11 Brothers and sisters, we're introduced to 2 men this morning by Luke, the gentile doctor. These 2 men could not be further from 1 another. On 1 side, we have what the Bible describes
4:23 as a rich man. What's interesting about that phrase rich man is Doctor. Luke is gonna use that phrase rich man 7 different times in the gospel of Luke. 6
4:35 of those times he's going to describe generically a man that was wealthy in this world, but was destitute in the world to come. He does not give specifics about who the
4:46 rich man is. He does not give specifics about where he lives. He just gives the illustration that though a man is rich in this world that does not mean he is rich in the eyes of
4:58 God. On the flip side of him, there is 1 time in the gospel of Luke that brother Luke is going to describe a rich man, and this rich man's name is Zacchaeus. We
5:10 remember the story of brother Zacchaeus that he was just a tiny man, a man that was short in stature, but whenever the savior passed by, the only way that he could get a glimpse of the savior was to climb
5:22 a tree. And when he got hold of the tree, he could finally look and lay eyes on the loving lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. We find here in this passage, in this
5:34 gospel, all throughout this scripture, that God has a plan, not just for the poor, but also for the rich. And what he's gonna say in the gospel of Luke is effectively
5:46 this. He says that a rich man cannot enter the kingdom of heaven of his own power and of his own ability. But if he is going to enter into the kingdom of heaven, he must do it in
5:57 the impossibility of nothing he can do, just as you cannot go through the eye of a needle a camel can. He says, neither can a rich man enter into heaven. But what is
6:09 impossible with man is possible with God. He says, a rich man cannot buy his way into heaven. He cannot earn his way into heaven. He cannot make
6:21 his way into heaven. The way has gotta be made for him, and the ticket has gotta be purchased for him. You see, the debt is more than a rich man can pay. The way is further than a
6:33 rich man can walk. The only way that a rich man will ever make it into the city of God, just like Zacchaeus, you've got to lay hold of a tree. And upon that tree, you must lay your life. And
6:45 that tree is the cross of Calvary, and laying eyes on the cross of Calvary. You can be saved by the grace of God. But here in our scripture, we are introduced to a
6:57 story. Brothers and sisters, a terrifying story. A story that ought to make shivers go up and down our spines. And brothers and sisters, I know we live in a day where church has become vogue, and
7:08 church has become a thing that people wanna have they they wanna have the successful people. They wanna have this kind of person in their church, and so they won't preach about certain things, or they won't mention
7:19 certain things, or they feel like they've gotta have certain things in that church. And so they skip over some of these stories that are terrifying. Some of these stories that send a a shiver down our
7:31 spine. The story of a rich man and Lazarus and the rich man going to hell, but Lazarus going to heaven. But beloved, today I'm not looking for rich or poor in the church. I'm not looking for
7:43 white or black. I'm looking for those people that have been to Calvary and have had their sins washed away, and they know they're on their way to heaven. I know what my assignment is this morning. I know what
7:55 my mission is this morning, and that is as a poor pauper just pointing my way to bloody Calvary and telling those sinners that are on their way to hell that there is a savior and you don't have to die in
8:07 your sin and you sure enough don't have to go to hell because there is a savior that died on a tree, and he calls you unto himself. May I introduce you this morning not just to a terrifying
8:18 story, but to a true story. You say brother Tyler, is this not just a story Jesus was telling to get people's attention? Showing up it was a story Jesus was telling to get people's attention, but it's
8:30 a true story. Do you know how we know that? It is the only parable that Jesus gives where he mentions somebody by name specifically. He mentions Lazarus by name
8:42 specifically. Jesus is not in the habit of telling false stories with real names. Therefore, Jesus knew of this situation. He knew of this instance. We don't know who
8:54 Lazarus was, and we don't know much about the rich man. We just know what happens at the end of their life. I wanna fast forward for you. If you'll let me this morning to the end of your days. I've got
9:06 4, 5, 6, 7, maybe 10 things that I wanna give to you this morning. I really have no idea. I'm just gonna see which way the Holy Ghost blows on us this morning. Number 1. Write this down. The first thing I want you to
9:18 write down, I want you to write down the contrast that matter on this earth. Write that down. The contrast that matter on this earth. You'll see that in verse
9:29 number 19 and verse number 20. Here's what the bible says. The bible says on this earth, in the land, there was a rich man, and the rich man fared sumptuously.
9:41 You know what that means? It means he had a house that would be on MTV cribs, is exactly what that means. Man, he had it all. He had fine food. He had nice clothes. He had wheels. He had horses.
9:53 He had sheep. He had everything you could possibly want. It means he affair above and beyond everybody. And when everybody walked by him, here's what it says. It says they thought a lot about him. They
10:05 thought he was wonderful. They thought that he was somebody that you ought to look up to, and yet on the other side there was a man named Lazarus. This is what the Bible says about Lazarus. It says he had
10:17 no money, he had nothing, and he was so destitute that he had to beg for crumbs at the table of the rich man. Brothers and sisters, he could not even buy bread on his
10:29 own. Nobody wanted to be like brother Lazarus. Nobody wanted to have the clothes that Lazarus had. You see on this earth, things like that matter. What you drive matters to people. Where you live matters to people. How
10:41 you operate, it matters to people. But I remind you right now, child of God, it may matter to man what you drive and where you live and what you've got, but it don't mean a hill of beans when you stand at
10:53 the river and head either north or head south. It won't matter how much money you have. It won't matter what you wore. It won't even matter where you live. There's only 1 thing that matters at the end of
11:04 this thing. What have you done with Jesus Christ? You can earn and live and have and do and be whatever you wanna be down here. And there's nothing wrong with having. There's nothing wrong with cars and
11:16 there's nothing wrong with houses and there's nothing wrong with nights closed and there's nothing wrong with looking good. There's nothing wrong with putting makeup on. There's nothing wrong with curling your hair.
11:25 There's nothing wrong boys with shining the bald spots you got. Ain't nothing wrong with any of that stuff as long as you know it does not mean a hill of beans when you stand at the judgment
11:37 seat of Christ. It won't matter how much money you've got. You see, when they got into their place, here's what God never said. He never said, how much money did you have, rich man? And, he never said, how much did
11:49 you not have, Lazarus? You see, on this earth, that stuff matters. In this nation, that stuff matters. But, that stuff will not matter when you stand before God. Number 2, we've got to move into verse
12:01 number 22. The second thing I want you to write down after we look at the contrast that matter on this earth, the second thing that this scripture teaches us, it teaches us the certainty of
12:13 the day of death. Watch what it says, the certainty of the day of death. Verse number 22, and it came to pass that the beggar died. You see
12:25 that phrase? The beggar died. You and I would look at that and we'd say well sure, the beggar died. He had no money. Of course he died. He had no food. Of course he died. Nobody wanted to be like
12:37 him. Of course he died. Nobody thought anything about him. Of course he died. Nobody ever wanted to go to his house. He didn't even have a house. Of course he died. Ladies and gentlemen, we look at people in this life
12:49 and we say well yeah, they're not gonna do anything. They're not gonna accomplish anything, but can I show you something that the Bible says in verse number 22 as well? Look at what it says. It says that it came to pass
13:00 that the beggar died. Watch what it says at the bottom. It says, the rich man also died. You and I would look and we'd say, of course the beggar died. But God in heaven,
13:12 he looks and says, the beggar's not the only 1 that dies in this story. The rich man dies in this story. Beloved, right now I wanna give you a hard truth. At the end of the day,
13:24 everybody in this room, if Jesus Christ does not call us to heaven, we are going to die. The rich will die. The poor will die. The good will die. The bad will die. All of
13:36 our bodies will wear out. At the end of the day, we ought to take care of the temple that God has given to us. But at the end of the day, you can put nutrients in that temple, you can put protein in that
13:48 temple, you can take that temple to the gym, but at the end of the day this old rag of a temple it will give out. I want you to look me in the God given eyeballs that I have been given. You see what I'm a
14:00 saying, Everybody in this room is going to die. It is a certain truth that those that live, they will die and they will stand at the judgment
14:12 seat of Christ. The day is coming. It doesn't matter what you've got on this earth. It doesn't matter who your mama is on this earth. It doesn't matter where you live. It only matters 1 thing, what have you done
14:23 with Jesus Christ? We look at the rich man and he dies. And we look at the poor man and he dies. I'm looking at it men, you're gonna die. I'm looking at it women, you're gonna die. I
14:35 look at the old, you're gonna die. I look at the young, you're gonna die. Every single person in this room right now is going to die and is going to stand before the God
14:47 of eternity. It is a certain fact. We shall all stand at the judgment seat of Christ. We shall all stand before the God of Heaven to give an account. We've played games with
14:59 this thing long enough. We've tried to make ourselves feel better. We've tried to make ourselves not think about it. But, I want you to think about 1 reality, child. It is this, you're going to die and you're gonna
15:11 stand before God. The rich man does it and the poor man does it. Number 3, write this down. The third thing you need to write down is in verse number 22 and in verse number 22 or verse number
Heaven or Hell: Every Life's Conclusion
15:23 23, it is the conclusion of every man. Brothers and sisters, here's what the Bible says when we look at the conclusion of every man. You say, alright brother Tyler, they both die. The rich
15:34 man dies and the poor man dies. What happens next? What happens when the rich man dies? What happens when the poor man dies? You hear me and hear me well. We find in verse number
15:46 22 and in verse number 23, what happens when the poor man dies and what happens when the rich man dies? Watch what it says in verse number 22. It says it came to pass that the beggar
15:58 died and was carried by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. But the rich man dies next as well. Verse
16:09 23, the rich man died also, verse 23, and in hell. You say brother Tyler, what happens when
16:21 we die? I was listening to a podcast just a couple of weeks ago and I do not remember. I don't remember if it was Joe Rogan or Theo Vaughn or if it was Sean Ryan. I don't remember who it was, but on 1 of those podcasts
16:32 somebody looked and they asked, they asked 1 of the the guests on there, and they said, what happens when we die? And the guy who should have known the answer, he says, well we can't be too certain.
16:44 Nobody has ever been there and been back. I remind you we can know what happens when we die because God has put it in his eternal word. You say, brother Tyler, where are the 2 places you
16:56 can go? There's only 2. There's not 2 and a half. There's not 3. There's not 18. There is only 2, and we find it on 1 side. The bible says when you die, you can go to the bosom of Abraham.
17:08 Now, that's gonna be a thought just right out beside it. That's heaven. That's where God is. That's where the presence of God is. I won't get into the theology of all that, but just know you die, you can either go to
17:20 heaven or on the other side he says you can go to hell. You say brother Tyler, is there anywhere else you can go? Can you go to purgatory? You cannot go to purgatory. There's no such thing
17:32 as purgatory. There is no place. I don't care what the Catholics teach. I don't care what the Jehovah's witnesses teach. There's no such thing as soul sleep. There's no such thing as going away. I know there are
17:42 preachers right now that say that they're the time when you go to hell that it finally ceases and you go, no no no no no no. If you cannot go away in heaven and you're there forever, I promise you hell is the
17:54 exact same way on the other side. Every person in this room will go to 1 of 2 places. Every 1 of us. You'll
18:05 go and I'll go. The conclusion of every man is a or b. Where
18:17 you go on 1 side or where you go on the other side? Tyler, how do you get there? What
18:29 point? You know what the bible says? It is appointed on the man once to die and immediately after this, the judgment.
18:42 Watch what the Bible says. I wanna show you something. The Bible says in verse number 22, the rich man also died and was buried. Verse 23.
18:54 And in hell, he lifted up his eyes. Now watch this. You're looking at me and you're saying, wait a second, brother Tyler. It says he died and then they buried him then he woke up in hell. You gotta understand
19:06 something. How we bury people is not how the Jews bury people. In Israel, there is a custom. When somebody dies when somebody dies,
19:18 they have to be buried by sundown. Here's what it means. That's what Jesus is trying to show you here. The day that Lazarus died, that
19:29 day he was in heaven. What did he say to the thief on the cross? Lord, when you come into your kingdom, remember me. He said, today
19:42 thou shalt be with me in paradise. Now, the Bible says that the rich man dies and he's buried. And as soon as he's
19:54 buried, the Bible doesn't say he began to be in hell. It just literally says, in hell as if he's already there. This is
20:06 what it looks like child. It looks like the moment you close your eyes here, before you can blink and open them up, you are somewhere else.
20:18 You're either there or you're there. He continues in verse number 23. There's a truth here
20:30 given. You need to write down after the conclusion of every man number 3 or number 4 rather. Look at the comprehension in hell.
20:44 Notice what it says in verse number 23. And in hell, he lift up his eyes being in torments and see if Abraham
20:56 afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. Now wait a second. You got this rich man. In his life, he didn't even pay
21:08 enough attention to Lazarus to even give him crumbs off the table. You understand that? But in hell, it was like his understanding was
21:19 opened and he remembered Lazarus. Can I give you the scariest part of hell? It's not the fire. The scariest part of hell
21:31 is not the place where the worm dies not. That's not the scariest part of hell. The scariest part of being in hell is the fact you will remember every time you had the
21:43 opportunity to not go to hell. Every second in the bottomless pit of fire, you will remember a
21:54 preacher's voice saying, please don't go to hell. You'll remember a mama or a daddy saying, please come to church with me.
22:07 Forever and ever and ever in hell, you will remember every opportunity that you had. You say, brother Tyler,
22:20 that won't be that bad, will it? I want you to imagine being in a place for 50000000000000 years And 1 day
22:32 you realize I'm not 1 second closer to being done. And for all eternity, you remember the voice of a preacher
22:45 saying it's heaven or it's hell. He remembers Lazarus. Can you can you think for all of eternity what it'll be like listening to your
22:57 grandmother or your mama or your dad saying please? Can you imagine what it will be like for all of eternity
23:09 remembering the child that you took to church but you yourself have never given your life to Jesus Christ? Can you imagine what it will be like for all of eternity
23:20 remembering pulling into the church parking lot? Sending your child to children's church and you yourself hearing the preaching and listening to the singing, but never responding to
23:32 Jesus Christ. That's what will be on replay for all of eternity. Number 5, write this down. In verse 26,
23:44 we see in hell there is a chasm that cannot be crossed. There's something that keeps you in hell. Watch what it says in verse number 26.
23:58 And besides all this, between us and you, there is a great gulf fixed. So that they which would pass from hence
24:10 to you can't. Here's what he's saying. If the angels in heaven wanted to get you out of hell, the chasm is so big they can't do it. And he keeps on going. He says
24:22 neither can they pass to us in hell For all of eternity,
24:34 you will look and you will see the way which could have been but will never be able to be done again. Can I give you a deep truth right now?
24:47 The bible declares in John chapter number 3 that those that are not saved are condemned already. John 3 36, and they that believe on
24:59 the Son hath life. And they that believe not on the Son hath not life, but the wrath of God abideth on them all. You ready?
25:11 If you've rejected Jesus Christ, it's as if you're already in hell. Brother Tyler, I don't wanna be in hell.
25:23 Brother Tyler, I don't wanna stay in hell for all eternity. I want you to write down number 6. The call that rings out to you today.
Uncrossable Chasm and Jesus' Bridge
25:37 God is speaking to you right now. Let me give you a picture of something. Let me tell you the unseen story of what's happening right now in the spirit eternal world. The Bible
25:48 says that those that would not be saved are already in hell right now, John 3 36. You say, brother Tyler, what keeps us from leaving? The Bible says there's a great
26:00 gap. There's a there's a chasm. Ain't that what it just said? There there's a a gulf that's fit. There's a gap that has to
26:12 be spanned. You say, Tyler, if I'm already in hell and I haven't put my faith in Christ, how can I get out of that gap? Well, here's what most people try to do. They try to span that gap
26:24 with good works. They try to span that gap by saying, God, alright I'll come to church. They try to span that gap by saying alright mama does this, or my my daddy does this, or my the deacon does this, and they try to
26:34 span that gap and they begin walking that gap. They begin walking the path over that gap, and they get so far and they realize I've got so much further that I have to go. You say, but Tyler, how in the world can
26:46 I get out of hell if there's a chasm in between? Do you remember what Ezekiel said when God declared to Ezekiel? He said Ezekiel, I am looking for a man. I am searching for a man that can stand in the
26:58 what? He can stand in the gap. He can stand in that middle place. That place between hell and between heaven. That place between man and the wrath of God. That place between judgment and
27:10 peace. You say who is that man? Well, God says in Ezekiel. He said I looked on earth and I found nobody. I can't save you. He looked and I wasn't sufficient. The deacons can't save you. Mama can't save
27:21 you. Daddy can't save you. But there was 1 that was not on this earth and he left his seat in heaven and he condescended down and He became a man, and was put inside of the womb of a virgin. He was born
27:34 on that Christmas morn. He lived 33 and a half years. He was impaled to a cross at Calvary, and at Calvary's hill, He took the wrath of God. He took the judgment of God, he took sin's weight,
27:45 your sin, my sin, their sin. And he took sin's weight and he stood in the gap and he became the bridge. He became the go between. He became the 1 that if I touch him, he'll touch God for me
27:57 and if I grab hold of him, I can leave judgment and enter into peace. You still have a chance right now if
28:09 you're living. You're still breathing right now. Jesus is still there. But the day is coming. The
28:21 day is coming when it's all over and guess what happens? Jesus leaves the gap and forever,
28:33 you'll be separated from God. Father, I don't wanna go to hell. Can I give you some encouragement? You don't have to go to hell. You don't have to go to hell. You don't have to spend
28:45 1 second in hell. You don't have to spend 1 millisecond in hell. Jesus is calling. Ephesians chapter 2 verse number 8, for by grace he is saved through faith and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of
28:56 works, lest any man should boast. John 3 16, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Titus chapter 3 verse number 5,
29:08 it's not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy hath he saved us. John chapter 3, he that hath the son hath life. Ladies and gentlemen, I remind you today, there is a
29:19 savior, there is a fountain open, there is joy that can be in your heart, there is salvation that can come to your family. You don't have to go to hell, but I promise you if you trust in what you've done, if you trust in
29:30 what you think you're gonna do, if you trust in your riches, you trust in your ability, you are not guaranteed 1 second. And when life is over,
29:42 you'll be here or here. And if you're there for all eternity, you'll replay the voice
29:55 of a backwoods country preacher saying believe on Jesus Christ. Call upon the name of the Lord and thou
30:06 shalt be saved. I've just given you a piece of information that you will never be able to eject
30:18 out of your mind. What will you do with Jesus Christ?
Comments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
Comments
Keep it kind. Comments are public.