Where your treasure is, there your heart is. This message was given on January 10, 2016 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, please visit: www.newcitychurch.ca

1. Where Your Treasure Is
~ The Gospel of Luke 12:32-34 ~

2. God Gives Us His Words of Eternal Life
Luke 12:32-34
Found on page 871 in our guest Bibles.
Today’s Scripture:

5. Take care, and be on your guard
against all covetousness, for
one’s life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions.
~ Jesus of Nazareth
in Luke 12:15
“

6. I tell you, do not be anxious
about your life…. Instead seek
first his kingdom, and all these
things will be added unto you.
~ Jesus of Nazareth
in Luke 12:22, 31
“

7. Where Your Treasure Is
~ The Gospel of Luke 12:32-34 ~

8. 32 Fear not, little flock…
Luke 12:32-34

9. 32 Fear not, little flock, for…
Luke 12:32-34

10. Father’s good pleasure to give you
the kingdom.
32 Fear not, little flock, for it is your
Luke 12:32-34

11. “Jesus came into
Galilee, proclaiming
the gospel of God
and saying, “The time
is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is
at hand; repent and
believe the gospel.”
~ The Gospel of Mark, 1:14

12. “And Jesus went
throughout all the cities
and villages, teaching in
their synagogues and
proclaiming the gospel
of the kingdom and
healing every disease
and every affliction.” ~ The Gospel of Matthew, 9:25

13. “…he said to them, I must preach the
good news of the kingdom of God
to the other towns as well; for I was
sent for this purpose.”
~ The Gospel of Luke, 4:43

14. Father’s good pleasure to give you the
kingdom.
32 Fear not, little flock, for it is your
Luke 12:32-34

17. needy.
33 Sell your possessions, and give to the
Luke 12:32-34

18. “The king is close
enough to put his hand
into your pocketbook
and, for most Westerners,
that is far too intrusive
and impolite.”

19. needy. Provide yourselves with money-
bags that do not grow old, with a treasure
in the heavens that does not fail, where
no moth destroys.
33 Sell your possessions, and give to the
Luke 12:32-34

20. As for the rich in this
present age, charge
them not to be
haughty, nor to set
their hopes on the
uncertainty of riches,
but on God, who
richly provides us with
everything to enjoy.
~ The Apostle Paul in
1 Timothy 6:17

21. They are to do good,
to be rich in good
works, to be generous
and ready to share,
thus storing up for
themselves a good
foundation for the
future, so they may
take hold of that
which is truly life.
~ The Apostle Paul in
1 Timothy 6:17

22. your heart will be also.
34 For where your treasure is, there
Luke 12:32-34

23. “Store up your treasure on
earth and it will inevitably
pull your heart in the
direction of earth. Store it
in heaven, and it will pull
your heart, and with it,
your goals, ambitions and
longings, toward heaven.”

24. Why does Luke record this
account in his historical
biography of Jesus?
Important Question

25. Where your treasure is,
there your heart is.

26. image: Christopher Brown
“For you know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that though
he was rich, yet for your sake
he became poor, so that you by
his poverty might become rich.”
~ The Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 8:9

27. “When you see him dying to make you his treasure,
that will make him yours. Money will cease to be the
currency of your significance and security, and you
will want to bless others with what you have. To
the degree you grasp the gospel, money
will have no dominion over you.
Think on his costly grace…
how he poured out his
wealth for you…”
~ Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods

28. Application?
How about making a
Blessing Fund?

29. image credit: GerardVan der Leun
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