Introduction192 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treas...

Part 1: Where Are Your Treasures? (Matt. 6:19-24) In our materialistic society, perhaps no passage is more practical than Matthew 6:19-34 which deals with our pursuit of earthly treasures. Why is this so? Because our treasures are so determinative regarding our pursuits and what ...

We have no good reason to let anxiety disrupt our hearts. Jesus reigns over all, and he has purchased peace for his people.

We begin this morning a new series on "The Christian And His Possessions." Traditionally this is a very sensitive subject. When the subject of a message is the matter of money or possessions, preachers are frequently accused of losing their spirituality and beginning to...

Introduction One of Satans most effective delusions is the idea that happiness consists in the things that we possess. Through his deceitfulness, he has erected a golden calf, an idol called materialism.

The Bible illustrates numerous kinds of love, such as the kind that seeks the good of unlovely or unwanted people.

What does it mean that we are not to love the world? Why is it wrong to love the world? What aspect of the world are we not to love?