The Christian and Money (3)

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The Christian and Money (3)
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Where is Your Treasure?

• Matthew 619-21

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The Beauty of Heaven

• Indescribable
• Real Heb. 1116 2 Pet. 313
• TRUE tabernacle of God Heb. 911-15, 23-25
• Heb. 1223-25

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The Beauty of Heaven

• Where God is
• Scenes in Revelation Ezekiel 1
• Place of rest Rev. 1413, Heb. 49-11
• No night Rev. 2123, 225

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The Beauty of Heaven

• The river of lifeRev. 221, Psa. 464
• The tree of life Gen. 322-23 Rev. 27, 222
• No unclean thingRev. 2127, 1 Cor. 69-10

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The Beauty of Heaven

• What will we be like?
• No sickness, tears, death Rev. 214
• Incorruptible1 Cor. 1550-53
• 1 John 32

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• Whatever our concept, it is inadequate2 Cor.
  121-4 caught up in paradise, words
  inexpressible and unlawful to say2 Cor. 416-57

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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?

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The Beauty of Heaven

• What will we be like?
• No sickness, tears, death Rev. 214
• Incorruptible1 Cor. 1550-53
• 1 John 32

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• 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!

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What does the world offer?

• Matt. 619-21 Moth, rust, theft
• Vanity Eccl. 12
• Temporary Heb. 1124-25, Jas. 44, 1 Tim. 67
• 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?
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Where is your treasure?

• A question of examination Matt. 713-14
• There are only two choices - Matt. 624

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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

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What is our treasure?

• It is what we value theas important,
  cherish.Cf. Matt. 1344-46
• Two choices Spiritual mammon2 Cor.
  418Phil 37-11

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HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Think of investmentcf. 2 Tim. 112
• Where is your heart?Matt. 621Prov. 423
• Set your mind on things above Col. 31-2

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HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Give yourself to GodMatt. 624, Deut. 3019cf.
  2 Cor. 81-5

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HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Do good deedsLuke 1232-34, 1413-14Matt.
  1921, 1042Rev. 1413
• By seeking the lost1 Thess. 219-20(?)1 Cor.
  311-15

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HOW do we lay up treasure?

• Godly attitudescf. 1 Cor. 1313Jas. 317Rom.
  1417
• In our worshipcf. Book of RevelationIs our
  worship a taste of heaven?

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Is your heart in heaven?