Special Scripture Reading

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Special Scripture Reading

• Read by Wayne Wylie
• Matthew 13.44-46,
• Luke 12.15-21

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Matthew 13.44-46

• 44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden
  in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again,
  and then in his joy went and sold all he had and
  bought that field.
• 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
  merchant looking for fine pearls.
• 46 When he found one of great value, he went away
  and sold everything he had and bought it.

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Luke 12.15-17

• 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your
  guard against all kinds of greed a man's life
  does not consist in the abundance of his
  possessions."
• 16 And he told them this parable "The ground of
  a certain rich man produced a good crop.
• 17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I
  have no place to store my crops.'

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Luke 12.18-20

• 18 "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.
• 19 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." '
• 20 "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?'

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Luke 12.21

•  21 "This is how it will be with anyone who
  stores up things for himself but is not rich
  toward God."

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God, Mammon, and Guitars

• Matthew 6.19-24

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If I can find your treasure

• I can locate your heart.

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Matthew 6.19-21

• 19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
  earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
  thieves break in and steal.
• 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in
  heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and
  where thieves do not break in and steal.
• 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart
  will be also.

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Matthew 6.22-23

• 22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes
  are good, your whole body will be full of light.
• 23 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!

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Matthew 6.24

• 24 "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. You
  cannot serve both God and Money.

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Matthew 6.19-21

• 19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
  earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
  thieves break in and steal.
• 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in
  heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and
  where thieves do not break in and steal.
• 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart
  will be also.

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For Where Your Treasure Is

• Treasures on Earth
• Perishable
• Insecure

• Treasures in Heaven
• Imperishable
• Secure

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Matthew 6.22-23

• 22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes
  are good, your whole body will be full of light.
• 23 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!

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The Eye is the Lamp of the Body

• Eye is Good
• Body is full of Light

• Eye is
• Bad
• Body is Full of Darkness

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Matthew 6.24

• 24 "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. You
  cannot serve both God and Money.

MAMMON Wealth
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No One Can Serve Two Masters

• Love One
• Devoted
• to One
• Serve God
• Serve One

• Hate the Other
• Despise the Other
• Serve Mammon
• Serve the Other

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If I can find your treasure

• I can locate your heart.