Women of Grace 2007/2008

The Sermon on the Mount: Being Women of the Kingdom
Homework for Lesson Sixteen
Treasures in Heaven

Read and memorize Matthew 6:19-24

1. (a) What are some of the "earthly treasures" in which women invest their lives?

(b) Describe how these kinds of treasures fade away or are destroyed.

2. What did Jesus teach about the effect of wealth on individuals in the following passages?
Luke 12:16-21

Luke 18:18-25

3. How are our decisions affected by what we love?

4. How do the following examples illustrate decisions based on what was most valued?
Mark 14:10-11

Acts 5:1-10

II Timothy 4:9-10

Hebrews 11:24-26

5. How does Jesus explain that our eyes reveal the state of our hearts in Matthew 6:22-23? Put these verses in your own words.

6. (a) What are the kinds of treasure in which we can invest our lives which will never be taken away? (See Matthew 25:34-40 and I Corinthians 3:10-14)

(b) In what ways does God reward us now for following Him instead of following after the things of this earth?

7. (a) What is the result of choosing worldly treasure over love for Jesus Christ according to His words in Matthew 6:24?

(b) Do you think that this warning is to believers or unbelievers? Explain your answer.

8. In what are you investing your life? Where has your heart directed your eyes? Who are you serving—God, or things which will pass away? From this week's lesson, make a personal application in the form of a prayer request.