Matthew 6:19-34

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Matthew 6:19-34

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

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Questions:

• What words or phrases connect the themes of the Sermon on the Mount?

• What are some of the false promises we’re prone to believe about possessions and wealth?

• In Matthew 6:19, what is Jesus trying to communicate about earthly possessions?

• According to Jesus, what are some examples of sky stuff (or heavenly treasure)?

• According to Matthew 6:22-23, how can our perception of wealth shape us?

• How can wealth or possessions be like tyrants?

• In Matthew 6:25-34, how does Jesus’ appeal to the birds of the sky and flowers of the field invite us to shift our perspective about worry and possessions?

• What possessions, financial goals, or lifestyle expectations are you putting your trust in?

• If someone examined how you spend your money, time, and energy, what might they conclude you treasure most?

• How might seeking God's kingdom first change the way you make decisions about spending, saving, giving, or earning money?

• What is one concern about your life that you need to entrust to God rather than allowing it to control your heart?
  

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