The document is a sermon focused on gaining eternal perspectives rather than worldly treasures. It encourages the reader to seek treasures in heaven through generosity and focusing on eternal matters like God rather than materialism and possessions. Key Bible passages discuss how life is short, we should store treasures in heaven through good works, seek God's kingdom first, and consider worldly gains as loss compared to knowing Christ. The overarching message is to pursue eternal perspectives over temporary earthly desires.

1. ETERNAL
PERSPECTIVES
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2. Psalm 39:4-5
"Lord, remind me how brief
my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days
are numbered, and that
my life is fleeing away.
[5] My life is no longer
than the width of my hand.
An entire lifetime is just a
moment to you; human
existence is but a breath."

3. WHERE IS YOUR
TREASURE?

4. Matthew 6:19-21
"Do not store up for yourselves
treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal. [20]
But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where
moth and rust do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break
in and steal. [21] For where
your treasure is, there your
heart will be also.

5. thesauros (thay-sow-ros');
a deposit, wealth.

6. _____ My treasure is on earth.
_____ My treasure is in heaven.

7. Matthew 6:33
But seek first his
kingdom and his
righteousness, and all
these things will be
given to you as well.

8. SEEK FIRST
WHAT LASTS
FOREVER

9. I WILL GUARD
AGAINST
MATERIALISM.
MATERIALISM.

10. Luke 12:15
Then he said to them,
"Watch out! Be on your
guard against all kinds
of greed; a man's life
does not consist in the
abundance of his
possessions."

11. Luke 12:20-21
"But God said to him, 'You
fool! This very night your
life will be demanded from
you. Then who will get
what you have prepared
for yourself?'
[21] "This is how it will be
with anyone who stores
up things for himself but
is not rich toward God."

12. I WILL BE
GENEROUS.

13. John 3:16
"For God so loved the
world that he gave his
one and only Son, that
whoever believes in
him shall not perish but
have eternal life."

14. Matthew 25:35
For I was hungry and
you gave me
something to eat, I
was thirsty and you
gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger
and you invited me in.

15. Matthew 25:40
The King will reply,
'I tell you the truth,
whatever you did
for one of the least
of these brothers
of mine, you did
for me.'

16. I WILL FOCUS
ON WHAT
MATTERS.

17. Philip. 3:7-8
But whatever was to my
profit I now consider loss
for the sake of Christ. [8]
What is more, I consider
everything a loss compared
to the surpassing greatness
of knowing Christ Jesus my
Lord, for whose sake I have
lost all things. I consider
them rubbish, that I may
gain Christ.

18. skubalon (skoo'-bal-on);
what is thrown to the
dogs, refuse, dung.

19. 1 John 2:17
The world and its
desires pass away,
but the man who
does the will of God
lives forever.