Transcript PROBLEMS
TGIF • • • • 2 Commands 2 Treasures 2 Visions 2 Masters • • • • 3 concerns 2 Attitudes 2 Examples One Priority Don’t let money control you Don’t let worry consume you PROBLEMS 1. Of the Heart 2. Of the Eyes 3. Of the Mind Problem of the Heart For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. X marks the spot! 2 TREASURES "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." ' "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich towards God." Treasures in heaven Set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Col 3:1-2 An inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade — kept in heaven for you 1 Peter 1:4 Problem of the Eyes: 2 Visions "The Eye is the Lamp of the Body. • If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. • 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! “ 2 Masters: You cannot serve both God and money "No-one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.” PROBLEM OF THE MIND 2 Attitudes: Worry or Trust 2 Examples Birds Flowers Don’t let worry consume you 3 Concerns • Clothes • Food • Tomorrow Where is your faith? Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6-7 “Your heavenly Father knows 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." So WE SAY with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. Heb 13:5-6 ONE PRIORITY “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”