temporary for, not from… and then the preacher says…

Temporary

For, Not From…

And then the preacher says…

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth

and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth

and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal…

Temporary

…but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not 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 stealEternal

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also

Reason

That's great and allBut I haven't been to heaven

And I have billsRight here, right now…

I'm immediately skepticalAnd on defense

Is he just looking for a 2nd Summer Home?

It either bothers me…

It either bothers me…

Or makes me feel really good

When Jesus says thisThere's something Greater

Going on…We'll get to it in a bit

Here's the cool thing:We don't want anything

From you at all

Here's the cool thing:We don't want anything

From you at all

But we do want somethingFor you

When you useWhat belongs to God in a way

That glorifies God and meetsThe needs of God's creationGod empowers you to do more

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus- Phil. 4:19

Awesome…Time to get the tattoo and

Make it my life verse!

Awesome…Time to get the tattoo and

Make it my life verse!

Context Matters

vs. 10:I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity

Not that I am speaking of being in need…

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in

whatever situation I am to be content

What's his situation right now?

What has he faced in the past?

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in

whatever situation I am to be content

I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need

Sshhhh…it's a secretCheck it out- it's learnable

It's the secret of contentment

I can do all things through him who strengthens me

…whatever situation……any and every circumstance…

I can do all things through him who strengthens me

be brought low…abound. …facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need

Learned to be contentThe secret? I can do all things…

This is not a "change your circumstances" verse

- Win a game- Get a new job/new life

I can do all things…

I can do all things through him who strengthens me

- Make it when I lose my home- Go without a meal or two- Have a lot and not get ruined

I can do all things through him who strengthens me

- Get praised without arrogance- Lose a game: sportsmanship

- I can be hurt yet serve others

Even if things never changeJesus is enough

Even if things never changeJesus is enough

That's real faithGod is not a means to an end

Jesus is the end

Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble

And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of

the gospel, when I left Macedonia…

…no church entered into partnership with me in giving

and receiving, except you only

Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases

to your credit

"As you giveYou learn contentment

And money loses its gripOn your heart"

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

"I don't want something From you…

I want something For you"

In the context of giving

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus- Phil. 4

As you trust God And give as he leads

He promises to Meet your needs

Giving by faith as God leadsTeaches us the secret Of contentment

"I can do all things through himwho strengthens me"

God promises to supplyOur needs as we trust him

With our possessions

NotSoMuch "Ours"

Temporary, LoanGod's

"When you give back to me from What I have supplied to you

And I will in turn bless you for trusting me with what belongs to me in the first place"

So I give to get rich, right?

So I give to get rich, right?Secret of…contentment

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have…

…for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”

Jesus is our security…Proven by the cross

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

So we can confidently say,"The Lord is my helper;I will not fear; what can man do to me?"- Heb. 13:5-6

We don't give to get

The TV PreacherLied to you

And yet God doesMake promises…

Paul:"You guys wanted to help and

I want you to be ready

When we come for the offering"

vs. 8…whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not

reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

We don't want somethingFrom you

We want somethingFor you

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work

When you begin to useWhat God has given you

In a way that glorifies GodAnd meets the needs of othersGod empowers you to do more

Again:And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work

As it is written,“He has distributed freely, he

has given to the poor; his righteousness

endures forever”

He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness

You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every

way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God

- 2 Cor. 9

"I will bless you so that through You I can bless others"

When you begin to useWhat God has given you

In a way that glorifies GodAnd meets the needs of othersGod empowers you to do more

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

Don't Give…We don't want somethingFrom you

We want somethingFor you

The point is not whether You have or don't have

You give or don't give…It's much bigger than that

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field"

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of

fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went

and sold all that he had and bought it- Matt. 13:44-46

The point is not whether You give or don't give…It's much bigger than that

It's about valuing Christ's Kingdom as primary

Don't lay up for yourselves treasures on earth…lay upfor yourselves treasures in heaven…where your treasureis…your heart will be also

Jesus is arguingFor your freedom

Not your enslavement

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other

Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other- Message Version

You cannot serve God and money

Jesus wants to free us to walk with him wholeheartedly

By teaching us to trust that he is enough

He does it by teaching usContentment and Giving by faith as he has leads

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on…

Jesus is arguingFor your freedom

Not your enslavement

Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and

all these things will be added to you- Matthew 6

Coffee or cups…

"Doesn’t apply to meI already give"

When’s the last timeYou prayed about it?

"I will when I can"

It's by faith not sightAnd it's based on God's leading

Not your reasoning

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