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The World offers much & nothing Entertainment & arts Academic pursuits Material possessions All temporary at best

The Lord calls on us To take a long, hard look at ourselves Mt. 6:19-24 What is your life about? What are your intentions? Where do your loyalties lie?

Earthly treasures are fleeting Many types of treasures ›Money ›Homes ›Cars ›Clothes ›“Toys”

Earthly treasures are fleeting Material goods come and go ›Theft, 1 Kgs. 21:14-16 ›Decay, Heb. 1:10, 11 ›Destruction, Job 1:13-21 ›Life, Prov. 23:4, 5

Earthly treasures are fleeting Things of this world are temporary ›Passing away, 1 Jn. 2:15-17 ›Will dissolve, 2 Pt. 3:10-12

Heavenly treasures are immovable Knowledge & wisdom, Col 2:1-3 Resurrection, Eph. 1:15-20

Heavenly treasures are immovable Inheritance, 1 Pt. 1:3-9 ›Incorruptible ransom, 1 Pt. 1:17-19 ›Incorruptible seed, 1 Pt. 1:22-25 ›Incorruptible body, 1 Cor. 15:42-55 ›Incorruptible crown, 1 Cor. 9:24, 25

Our hearts follow our treasures Where do you invest the following? ›Time ›Thoughts ›Money ›Energy & efforts ›Associations

Our hearts follow our treasures What is your heart set on? ›Graduating ›College ›Marriage ›Career ›Retirement ›Entertainment ›Heaven

Being a servant is part of our nature Serve self & Satan… …Deny God, 2 Pt. 2:18-22 Deny self & Satan… …Serve God, Rom. 6:16, 17

The World offers much & nothing Entertainment & arts Academic pursuits Material possessions All temporary at best

The Lord calls on us To take a long, hard look at ourselves Mt. 6:19-24 What is your life about? What are your intentions? Where do your loyalties lie?