Bible Memory Verse
“But store up for yourselves treasure in heaven…” Matthew 6:20
Luke 16:1-13
“Jesus told his disciples: ‘There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. (2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management because you cannot be manager any longer.
(3 The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—(4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.
(5 So he called each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
(6 “Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied.
The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.’
(7 Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’
‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied.
He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred,’
(8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are people of the light. (9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
(10 Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with me. (11 So if you are not trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
(12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who can give you property of your own?
(13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”
Matthew 6:19-24
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart is also. ..
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” Why did the master tell his manager that he couldn’t work there any longer?
1. Why did the master tell his manager that he couldn’t work there any longer?
2. What did the manager do so he would be welcomed into people’s houses?
3. Why did the manager commend the dishonest manager?
4. What are people of this world (unbelievers) more shrewd in dealing with than the people of the light (Christians)? What does this show people of the light lack? What should they (we) do about this lack? Read Paul’s prayers: Ephesians 1:15-22; 3:14-21 Philippians 1:9-11 Colossians 1:9-12
5. What are we supposed to use worldly wealth for?
6. How do we know Jesus wasn’t commending the manager for his dishonesty?
7. If you are trustworthy with a little, what does that mean? If you are dishonest with little, what does that mean? Give examples from experiences you have had.
8. Why can’t we serve two masters?
9. Where are we supposed to store up our treasures? Why?
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 treasure 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 is also. .."
Matthew 6:24
"No one can servetwo masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.”