Oras ng Pag-aaral 1st Qtr. | Magtipon Ng Kayamanan Sa Langit | Lesson 6

LAYING UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN

Memory Text
“ ‘For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?’ ”
Mark 8:36, 37, NKJV

INTRODUCTION:
JESUS gave us the world’s best INVESTMENT STRATEGY when He said: “ ‘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’ ” (MATT. 6:19, 20, NKJV). Jesus concludes His INVESTMENT STRATEGY by saying, “ ‘For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ ” (MATT. 6:21, NKJV).

Here are the THREE POINTS that SUMMARIZE our lesson this week:

1. NOAH (SUNDAY)
In GEN 6:5-14, we read that God called NOAH to warn the world of an impending doom. NOAH could have spent his time and resources building a home for himself, but HE CHOSE to make a DRASTIC CHANGE in his life and SPENT 120 YEARS following the call of God to BUILD the ARK. Many SKEPTICS today dismiss the story of the FLOOD as a myth, basing on scientific speculations about the known laws of nature. Before the FLOOD, people argued that a FLOOD could never come based on a faulty understanding of reality; after the FLOOD, based on a faulty understanding of reality, they argue that it never came to begin with. The BIBLE says that PEOPLE will be SKEPTICAL of END-TIME EVENTS, as they were of the FLOOD (2 PET. 3:3-7).

2. ABRAM AND LOT (MONDAY & TUESDAY)
GOD called ABRAM to LEAVE his homeland and his kinfolk and go to a LAND that He would SHOW HIM. Surely, it wasn’t an easy decision, and no doubt he gave up some earthly pleasure and conveniences to do it. This was a MAJOR LIFE-CHANGING event for ABRAM and his family. “By faith