Meeting guide · command 18

Store Up Treasure in Heaven

Place treasure where it cannot be lost and let loyalty to God govern money, attention, and desire.

Read

Read the complete passage aloud.

Primary passage

Matthew 6:19–24

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. 22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 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.

World English Bible

Luke

Luke 16:10–13

10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. 11 If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will hold to one and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”

World English Bible

Jesus connects treasure, the heart, spiritual perception, and service: accumulated wealth is fragile, and money becomes a rival master when it claims our trust and obedience.

Discuss

Listen carefully to what Jesus says.

  1. What does Jesus command?
  2. What does this passage reveal about Him?
  3. Where do we resist this command?
  4. What is difficult or unclear?
  5. What do your spending, saving, attention, and anxiety reveal about where your treasure—and therefore your heart—is located?

Practice

Choose one specific act of obedience.

Review one week of spending or one valued possession. Redirect a specific amount, item, or recurring expense toward generosity, justice, or kingdom service.

Return

Come back and discuss what happened.

What resource did you redirect, what resistance did you feel, and how did the action affect your sense of security or allegiance?

Close together

Pray. Then prepare to teach.

Pray

Jesus, free us from serving money. Give us clear eyes, grateful hearts, and wisdom to use what we hold for your kingdom and our neighbors’ good.

Teach

Teach the passage as a question of worship and allegiance, not merely budgeting; faithful stewardship includes honesty in small responsibilities.