The Blessed Life — Week Three

DYING OF

STUFFOCATION

BREAKING THE GRIP OF MATERIALISM

APRIL 3, 2022

MATTHEW 6:19-24

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

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

24No 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 [mammon].

QUESTION:

Do we worship our  or worship with our ?

TRUTH: 

Jesus’ teaching helps us to keep the things we from us

1. What is Stuff?

“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.”  MATTHEW 6:24

• The of Mammon
• The of Mammon
• The PROBLEM of Mammon
  • Mammon what only God can

2. Is Stuff Evil?

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”  1 TIMOTHY 6:10

• Three choices with money:
  • Driven by
  • Bound by 
  • Employed for
• You can use it for pleasure or for purposes

3. What Should I do with My Stuff?

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?”  LUKE 16:10-11

• The simple answer – Be a good
  • A good steward manages and
  • A good steward is rewarded with the true riches of