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Right on the Money
by Greg Lafferty
Text: Matthew 6:19–24
Topic: How to plan for long-term investments
Big Idea: Store your treasures in heaven, not on earth.
Keywords: Finances; Focus; Idolatry; Lifestyle; Luxury; Materialism; Missions; Money; Priorities; Stewardship; Vision
Introduction:
- God has given us a sacred trust of stewardship.
- Our core task is to get the interplay between God and money right.
We must have the right storehouse.
- Store treasure in heaven, not earth.
- Treasure is safer in heaven.
- Treasure in heaven has a higher yield.
- Start storing treasure in heaven now.
- Illustration: Investing in the gospel brings a fruitful reward in heaven.
We must have the right stance.
- Illustration: A wandering eye drags feet off health club treadmill.
- Our vision should stay focused on Christ and his kingdom.
- Illustration: A dollar bill only lasts 18 months.
- Kingdom investment is more long-term than earthly investment.
We must have the right sovereign.
- It is impossible to serve both God and money.
- If you don’t stockpile money, you will not serve it.
- The basics of life are all we need on earth.
- Illustration: Lafferty chooses modest spending strategy for his one day in Zurich.
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