Friendship Community Baptist Church

Jesus on Money 2: Heavenly vs. Earthly Treasure
Matthew 6:19-24

Main Point
Jesus wants us to invest our time, energy, and resources in his eternal, secure kingdom.

Context
Jesus Sermon on the Mount
Teaches the values of the kingdom He is establishing

Text
Instruction
Do not treasure material treasures (v.19)
They can depreciate and decay
They are vulnerable to volatility and vandalism
Do treasure heavenly treasures (v.20)
They can’t depreciate or decay
They’re not vulnerable to volatility and vandalism

Principle #1
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (v.21)

Principle #2
The eye is the lamp of the body (v.22a)
Explanation
A healthy (generous) eye = a healthy (bright) body (v.22b)
A bad (cloudy, stingy) eye = an unhealthy (dark) body (v.23)

Principle #3
No one can serve two masters (v.24a)
Explanation
He will hate one and love the other or be devoted to one and despise
the other (v.24b)

Principle #3 Restated and Applied
You cannot serve God and money (v.24c)

Response
Where is your treasure?
How healthy (generous) is your eye?
Who is your master?