We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - February 10, 2019
Trustworthy Treasure - Part 1
"Trustworthy Treasure" is the title because the text set before us is in continuation of our Lord's teaching on treasuring God in contrast to treasuring the temporal, insecure riches of this present world. Christ once again proclaims the same truth as before, but this time from a different--even opposite--angle. Our hearts are where our treasures are, and therefore if our treasures are insecure, transient, and subject to ruin then so are our hearts. Treasuring such things naturally produces anxiety. Treasuring God defeats anxiety. The key to the passage before us is Christ's call to our hearts to see that God alone is our trustworthy treasure--a treasure that we can freely pursue with all our hearts completely free from anxiety.
Scripture References: Matthew 6:25-34
