A guided Bible study on money, possessions and generosity. Explore four passages with context and questions for reflection.
Context: From Jesus’ teaching about treasure in the Sermon on the Mount.
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
For personal reflection or group discussion.
What connections does Jesus draw between treasure and the heart?
Context: Someone in the crowd has asked Jesus to tell a brother to divide an inheritance. This response comes before the parable of the rich fool.
15 “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
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Read the surrounding conversation. How does Jesus respond to the concern about inheritance?
Context: Jesus continues His teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, using the picture of two masters.
24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
For personal reflection or group discussion.
What does the picture of two masters reveal about divided loyalty?
Context: Jesus is speaking to His disciples about their needs, God’s kingdom and treasure.
33 Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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How do giving, treasure and the heart belong together in these verses?
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