The Christian and Money (3)

Where is Your Treasure?

Matthew 6:19-21

The Beauty of Heaven• Indescribable• Real – Heb. 11:16 2 Pet. 3:13

• TRUE tabernacle of God – Heb. 9:11-15, 23-25•Heb. 12:23-25

The Beauty of Heaven• Where God is• Scenes in Revelation & Ezekiel 1

• Place of rest – Rev. 14:13, Heb. 4:9-11

• No night – Rev. 21:23, 22:5

The Beauty of Heaven• The river of lifeRev. 22:1, Psa. 46:4

• The tree of life Gen. 3:22-23 Rev. 2:7, 22:2

• No unclean thingRev. 21:27, 1 Cor. 6:9-10

The Beauty of Heaven• What will we be like?

• No sickness, tears, death Rev. 21:4

• Incorruptible1 Cor. 15:50-53•1 John 3:2

• Whatever our concept, it is inadequate2 Cor. 12:1-4 – caught up in paradise, words inexpressible and unlawful to say2 Cor. 4:16-5:7

The Beauty of Heaven• Will it be boring there?• NO!• Such is result of looking at

heaven from flawed human perception.

• Do we allow such thoughts to dampen our desires to go there?

The Beauty of Heaven• What will we be like?

• No sickness, tears, death Rev. 21:4

• Incorruptible1 Cor. 15:50-53•1 John 3:2

• If we can grasp how wonderful heaven will be, perhaps it will give us a better perspective of the things we possess while upon this earth and how to manage them!

What does the world offer? •Matt. 6:19-21

Moth, rust, theft• Vanity – Eccl. 1:2• Temporary – Heb. 11:24-25, Jas. 4:4, 1 Tim. 6:7

• Disappointment

We KNOW this is true! It is VERIFIED in our lives! So why do we persist to put our trust in the things of this

world?

Where is your treasure?

• A question of examination – Matt. 7:13-14

• There are only two choices - Matt. 6:24

What is our treasure?

• Not always physical. Some have a materialistic(i.e. “stars in our crown”, degrees of heaven, etc.)Heaven is not about retaining physical possessions

What is our treasure?

• It is what we value theas important, cherish.Cf. Matt. 13:44-46

• Two choices – Spiritual & mammon2 Cor. 4:18Phil 3:7-11

HOW do we lay up treasure?• Think of investmentcf. 2 Tim. 1:12

• Where is your heart?Matt. 6:21Prov. 4:23

• Set your mind on things above – Col. 3:1-2

HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Give yourself to GodMatt. 6:24, Deut. 30:19cf. 2 Cor. 8:1-5

HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Do good deedsLuke 12:32-34, 14:13-14Matt. 19:21, 10:42Rev. 14:13

• By seeking the lost1 Thess. 2:19-20(?)1 Cor. 3:11-15

HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Godly attitudescf. 1 Cor. 13:13Jas. 3:17Rom. 14:17

• In our worshipcf. Book of RevelationIs our worship a “taste” of heaven?

Is your heart in heaven?