1. WEEK 12 ¤ SERVING TWO MASTERS
MATT 6:19-24

2. possessions Jesus did not forbid owning material possessions
vs 19
possessions
Jesus did not forbid owning material possessions
there are three key issues:
“treasures”
“store up”
“yourselves”

3. Luke 12:16-21 (NASB)
16 And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. 17 And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

4. Luke 12:16-21 (NASB)
19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ 21 So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

5. Luke 12:16-21 (NASB)
19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ 21 So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

6. spiritual possessions
vs 20-21
spiritual possessions
same three key issues:
“treasures”
“store up”
“yourselves”
If we love “things” more than going after God, our hearts will be centered on “things”
what’s most important
time, effort, thoughts
not someone else

7. spiritual possessions
vs 20-21
spiritual possessions
temporal vs. eternal
where we place our treasure, there our thoughts will naturally be
Romans 8:6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace

8. vs 22-23
the eye = the soul
“If your eyes are haploús, your whole body will be full of light.”
good, clear, sound, or whole; literally means single (undivided) focus
without a "double agenda"
not becoming needlessly distracted

9. the eye = the soul PALM SUNDAY
vs 22-23
the eye = the soul
PALM SUNDAY
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8)
“but if your eyes are bad…”
ponērós- 1 in ethical sense: evil and wicked
2 full of labors, annoyances, hardships; pressed and harassed by labors; to toil

10. vs 24
divided loyalties
“serve” indicating the work of a slave, not an employee
love/hate, devoted to/despise
service to one will illuminate service to the other
Jesus was condemning materialism

11. vs 24
divided loyalties
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
God will not be subordinate to anyone or anything!