Spend some time praying and asking God to reveal areas of your heart where He is not your master, areas where your allegiance is elsewhere. Be quiet before the Lord as you listen. This will help prepare your heart for worship.
Saturday 7/16
Read Matthew 6:19-24 Read these verses out loud several times (or listen to them on your phone). Get them into your heart. From these verses, describe life in Jesus’ Kingdom: What verse(s) popped out to you? Keep paying attention to that! Memorization Verse: Matthew 5:3-8 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are …
Friday 7/15
Read Matthew 6:24 On a separate piece of paper, explain Jesus’ teaching in this passage Look honestly through your own life—what are the masters that you are serving? How can you tell? Memorization Verse: Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
Thursday 7/14
Read Matthew 6:22-23 I’m picturing that all of these principles of living give us clues to life in Jesus’ Kingdom. What is the principle shared in these verses? How is your eye like a lamp? In your own life, what are areas of darkness that your eyes allow in? Areas of light? Memorization Verse: Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure …
Wednesday 7/13
Read Matthew 6:21 Why do you think the desires of your heart follow your treasures? How can we fool ourselves into thinking that we have good, godly heart desires, when we are heaping up earthly treasure? How can you assess in your life right now where you are storing up treasure? How do you develop these desires? Memorization Verse: Matthew …
Tuesday 7/12
Read Matthew 6:20 What are the ‘moths and rust’ that destroy our treasures? How does it work practically to store up treasures in heaven? What are these treasures? What are some treasures that you have stored up in heaven? Memorization Verse: Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
Monday 7/11
Read Matthew 6:19 When you think of the things that are precious to you, what are they? How about people? Are they treasures to you? What is Jesus saying here? Does He intend that we have nothing special to us? Memorization Verse: Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”