YOU YOU CANNOTCANNOTMATTHEW 6:19-24

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CHARACTERCHARACTER MATT 5:1-12MATT 5:1-12

THE KINGDOM CITIZENTHE KINGDOM CITIZEN

RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY MATT 5:13-16MATT 5:13-16

NATURENATURE MATT 5:17-19MATT 5:17-19

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RULERULE MATT 5:20MATT 5:20

THE KINGDOM CITIZENTHE KINGDOM CITIZEN

ILLUSTRATIONILLUSTRATION MATT 5:21-48MATT 5:21-48

DISTRACTIONSDISTRACTIONS MATT 6MATT 6

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AN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEAN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTHYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH

1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the

things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God....5 Therefore consider the members of

your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts

to idolatry.Colossians 3:1,5 (NASB95)

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AN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEAN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTHYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH

9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and

destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have

wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.1 Timothy 6:9–10 (NASB95)

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AN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEAN UNBENDING PRINCIPLEYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTHYOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH

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...21So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not

rich toward God.”Luke 12:18-21 (NASB95)

STORING UP TREASURESTORING UP TREASURE

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ON EARTHON EARTHTWO TREASURIESTWO TREASURIES

This treasury is temporal, This treasury is temporal, sensual and destructible sensual and destructible

describes a mentality describes a mentality opposed to righteousnessopposed to righteousness

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IN HEAVENIN HEAVENTWO TREASURIESTWO TREASURIES

focus on the eternal goal and focus on the eternal goal and an interest in doing what is an interest in doing what is

required to enjoy itrequired to enjoy it

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THE SINGLE EYETHE SINGLE EYETWO VISIONSTWO VISIONS

single - simple or single, of a single - simple or single, of a cloth folded once thus without cloth folded once thus without

complication. complication. the noun form of the word the noun form of the word

means generous means generous (James 1:5; Rom 12:8)(James 1:5; Rom 12:8)

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THE EVIL EYETHE EVIL EYETWO VISIONSTWO VISIONS

A Jewish colloquialism, to mean A Jewish colloquialism, to mean grudginglygrudgingly

This describes the man who This describes the man who does not and cannot grow does not and cannot grow

spirituallyspiritually

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GOD OF HEAVEN OR THE GOD OF HEAVEN OR THE GOD OF THIS WORLDGOD OF THIS WORLD

TWO MASTERSTWO MASTERS

The contrast follows the obvious The contrast follows the obvious theme of the passagetheme of the passage

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SERVESERVETWO MASTERSTWO MASTERS

WE MUST NOT MISS THE FIGURE IN WE MUST NOT MISS THE FIGURE IN THE PASSAGETHE PASSAGE

YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERSYOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS