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Intro:
AG: It has been said, “You’ll never see a uhaul behind a hearse.
TS: The last part of ch 6 deals with the wrong perspective on material things.
He is still challenging the religious people to abandon their false rituals for true righteousness.
The religious leaders of the day were consumed by greed and He once again points out the fallacy of their man made religion
RS:
Treasure Storage
Temporary on Earth
Not on Earth
Earthly treasure is temporary.
It cannot last.
There are natural and human forces which will erode all things on earth.
Moths eat it
Rust corrodes it
Thieves can steal it.
If your faith and trust is in the temporal, it will let you down.
New cars loose that new car smell
New clothes wear out
If you chase more things, it will never be enough.
It won’t satisfy
Jesus is NOT saying
we must take a vow of poverty
This doesn’t forbid:
owning a house
saving for retirement
owning a phone.
etc.
Jesus is condemning greed.
Jesus is condemning greed.
He is condemning making the acquisition of things the purpose of your life.
Greed is the desire for material gain.
It is a complete focus on the hear and now and what we can gather here on earth.
Mt
Eclesiastes
Eternal In Heaven
Mt 6:20
Treasure stored in heaven is eternal and will never fade.
Jesus encourages the use of our financial resources for heavenly and eternal purposes.
Spend your time on eternal things.
Living righteously
Giving to the needy
Forgive others debts
Loving your enemies
Witnessing
each soul won to Christ is a treasure.
Micah
These and many other righteous acts are noticed by and rewarded by God
Righteousness leading to reward was common in rabbinic tradition.
Jesus promised rewards.
1 cor 3:10-
Your Heart
This is the point Jesus was making.
Our storehouse of treasure reveals where our heart truly is.
We are stewards of all God entrusts to us.
Amassing wealth for the sake of wealth reveals a heart focused on temporary things.
If your trust is in the things you own, it will fail you.
Stewardship reveals our trust in God.
If our heart is focused on the eternal, we live differently.
We live for heaven’s glory
Your Master
Your Focus
If your eye is bad, no light can come in and you are left in darkness
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We go wrong when we loose our focus.
Our judgment gets off and misled by our sin nature and the pressures of the world
We need God’s perspective on life.
Our eye should see clearly, it should see God’s way
True Master
This is the point of this section.
We can only have 1 master.
God
Money
There is no room for divided loyalty
If riches hold our affection, we serve money and not God
It directs our actions and informs our decisions.
We live by the code: “What’s in it for me?”
If God holds our ultimate affections, that too informs our decisions
We live for His honor and glory
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