The Cloud
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“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
We can either invest our money in items that will disappear, or store up treasures in “the Cloud” (heaven), where they will last forever.
We can either invest our money in items that will disappear, or store up treasures in “the Cloud” (heaven), where they will last forever.
Why do we pay the electricity bill -
Matthew 6:19-24
because having power is important
Why do we pay our rent -
because having a place to live is important
Why do we pay for our food -
because having food is important
Why do we pay our phone bill -
because communicating is important
Why do we pay tithes? - (ask the question) Do you pay tithes
Why do we pay tithes? - (ask the question) Do you pay tithes
Because our faith and relationship with God is important
How many people went shopping more than 4 times in the last month
How many go to church 4 sundays out of the month…( work causes some issues)
How many watch more than an hour of TV in a day
How many pray every day
What you choose to do with your money reflects what you are most dedicated to in life: God or material possessions
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phones garbage
phones garbage 1
Houses
Houses
The median size new home is now 2,100 square feet
House picture
BEDROOMS: 3
BEDROOMS: 3
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BATHS: 2
2
STORIES: 1
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GARAGE BAYS: 2
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LIVING AREA: 2,100 sq. ft.
2,100 sq. ft.
Clothing
10.5 million tons a year—goes into landfills (US)
Nova Scotian’s Spend
Clothing and accessories 2,723 a year
Black Man 70’s
Women 60’s
Hair in the 80’s
My Shoes
Priority Test
Priority Test
What is our priority in life?
List in order of priority the following actions
What would you do first if you were in a situation where:
The baby was crying
To
Clothes are hanging outside and its is starting to rain
The water is running from the tap
The Door Bell is ringing
The phone is ringing
Action: Priority
Attend to baby Family
Get clothes off line Sex
Switch the tap off Wealth
Answer the door Friends and relatives
Answer the phone Career and job
Our Priorities matter to God
You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it. 3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
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“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.