Matthew 6:19-24

Matthew 6:19-24 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:19-24 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Our Treasure In Heaven Matthew 6:19-24 19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Treasure In Heaven Matthew 6:19-24 Matt 13:44 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Treasure In Heaven Matthew 6:19-24 Philippians 3:7-8 ‘Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Treasure In Heaven Matthew 6:19-24 Heb 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Eph 1:8 this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ Matthew 6:19-24

Our Guiding Light Matthew 6:19-24 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:19-24

Our Guiding Light Matthew 6:19-24 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Guiding Light Matthew 6:19-24 “haplous” 2 Cor 9:11 you will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all Rom 12:8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously Matthew 6:19-24

Our Guiding Light Matthew 6:19-24 “poneros” Deut 15:9-10 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him Matthew 6:19-24

Our Guiding Light Matthew 6:19-24 Matt 18:7-9 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble!…  If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away.  Matthew 6:19-24

Our Master-Owner Matthew 6:19-24 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Master-Owner Matthew 6:19-24 Exodus 21:1-6 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything… But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,’ 6 then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and bore his ear through with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life. Matthew 6:19-24

Our Master-Owner Matthew 6:19-24 Galatians 6:16-17 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule - to the Israel of God. 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. Matthew 6:19-24

Matthew 6:19-24

Matthew 6:19-24

Matthew 6:19-24