Explaining Jesus’ Perspective on Wealth and Possessions

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Join us for the eighth episode exploring the most well-known collection of Jesus’ teachings, the Sermon on the Mount. In this video, you’ll learn:

– What Jesus meant by the word “treasures”
– Why Jesus said not to store up treasures on the land
– What “treasures in Heaven” are
– How to store up “treasures in Heaven”
– The meaning of “the eye is the lamp of the body”
– The danger of focusing on wealth and possessions
– What Jesus says about meeting our needs

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47 thoughts on “Explaining Jesus’ Perspective on Wealth and Possessions”

  2. Although I heard this saying from a movie but it may also apply to Christians.
    It goes, the past is history. The future a mystery. But today is a gift that is not at its called the present.

    Saying God already forgave your past, and has a perfect plan for your future. So, trust in God today and everyday because that is apart of God’s gift.

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  4. The most painful version of this, for me right now, is a neighbor that is very intent on building her reputation as a do- gooder. She says, w tears, that she loves Jesus, but spends all her time sowing misunderstanding and division among the people that she comes in contact with. The ‘stuff’ that she values is what she perceives to be her community standing. No one can talk to her – she just responds with a mean smile.

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  5. Earlier this June, my Dad was hospitalized. And my mom found herself in debt of 250K. In the same month, we began the construction of her dream home. That's when we face financial crises where I found myself getting stingy because of how we slowly use my earnings to pay for my mom's debt and for paying the house construction. 😢

    I pray that God will lead me to the rightful path.

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  15. Nah, cause this just hits hard.

    Whenever there is someone who is in need of help and my sources would be only sufficient enough for me. I would always ask.

    “What about me though?”

    Selfishness is so disgusting that it made me think of what would Jesus exactly say to me if he was on the same room that I was on.

    Would he have done the same cruel thing that I did? or he would just shook his head out of disappointment?

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  35. And because of His teaching these principles about the role of "stuff" in our lives, after He rose from the dead and sent the Holy Spirit to the first believers, they were moved to share all they had and live communally in Jerusalem. It's not that they were commanded to do this. They were moved by the Holy Spirit to do this as an expression of the love they had for Him and each other. This became the practice in many other places through the ages since and continues even today. But most of us love our "stuff" too much to give it up in order to experience some of God's Kingdom on Earth now while we live.

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  43. I don’t care for greed or vanity. I want a godly wife and family, wealth to never again know poverty and to help those in need, and to fulfill my calling the Lord made me for. Not all are meant to be wealthy but none of God’s children are meant to live and die in poverty as it is a curse in the OT. The promises of God make it clear that those who obey, seek Him first, and have faith in Him become prosperous if not quite wealthy too. I hate money but I want to enjoy life, provide for the family I will have, and to help others. If any are led to pray for me then please do so. Thank you.

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