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How do you store up treasure in heaven? Matthew 6:19-24 (KJV): "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt."
Sermon on the Mount Pt 21, hosted by Matt Hepner.

Matt reads Matthew 6:19-21 and asks what it means to redirect the same drive once spent on earthly gain toward the kingdom. He shares losing everything twice. Then: "Set your affection on things above" (Colossians 3:1-2), the day of the Lord in 2 Peter 3, the institutional church vs the biblical church and the mustard seed, and the word that "endureth for ever" (1 Peter 1:22-25).

Also covered: the new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-7), the rich fool and covetousness (Luke 12:15-21), faithful stewards, God's "peculiar treasure" (Exodus 19:3-6), a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9-11), the faith of Abraham, Noah and Moses (Hebrews 11), "Christ in you" (Colossians 1:25-27), "this treasure in earthen vessels" (2 Corinthians 4:1-7), and the rich young ruler (Matthew 19).

Questions answered
• How do we store up treasure in heaven? (28:21)
• What did losing everything teach about eternal value? (6:35)
• Who was the rich fool in Luke 12? (36:17)
• Why did Moses reject the treasures of Egypt? (1:07:39)
• What is the treasure in earthen vessels? (1:15:37)

Related Straight Bible studies
• Previous part, Pt 20: How Do We Fast?: https://youtu.be/fQLNzWoWMZg
• Next part, Pt 22: What Does It Mean to Labor in the Word?: https://youtu.be/iWRCJqwuoOg
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Chapters
0:00 Intro: Sermon on the Mount Pt 21
1:51 Treasures on Earth vs Treasures in Heaven
3:26 Redirecting Your Ambition Toward Eternity
5:04 Biblical Principles Beyond Rule-Keeping
6:35 Losing Everything and Learning Eternal Value
15:13 Set Your Affections Above (Colossians 3)
16:22 The Day of the Lord (2 Peter 3)
20:29 Be Diligent About Eternal Treasure
21:31 Why God Calls Working Men
22:32 Institutional Church vs the Biblical Church
23:43 The Mustard Seed Parable and Church Growth
26:13 The Eternal Word of God (1 Peter 1)
28:21 How Do We Store Up Treasure in Heaven?
32:03 New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem
36:17 The Rich Fool and Covetousness (Luke 12)
45:18 Be Ready for the Return of Christ
51:22 Faithful Stewards Who Feed the Flock
52:32 God's Peculiar Treasure (Exodus 19)
53:52 A Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2)
55:58 Faith in the Unseen Kingdom (Hebrews 11)
59:27 Building the Church Like Noah Built the Ark
1:03:37 Abraham, Pilgrims, and the City of God
1:07:39 Moses Rejects the Treasures of Egypt
1:11:37 Christ in You and the Treasures of Wisdom
1:15:37 Treasure in Earthen Vessels (2 Corinthians 4)
1:19:32 The Rich Young Ruler and Eternal Success

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