The Simple Truth abut a Christian’s Ambition 8/2
Sermon Title: The simple truth about a Christian’s Ambition
Text: Matthew 6:19-24
““Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:19-24, ESV)
Theme: The lifestyle and falseness that Christians are to avoid can take either a religious or a secular bent. So we are supposed to differ from the world in both our devotions and our ambitions. When we accept Christ as Savior our attitudes about material wealth and possessions have to be altered. Our attention needs be taken up with the spread of God’s rule and influence rather than any material considerations.
