This is

the Bible Project Podcast and this year we're reading through the Sermon on the Mount.

I'm John Collins and with me is co-host Michelle

Hi Michelle.

Hi Michelle. Hi John. So we're in the part of the sermon on the

Mount where Jesus addresses our relationship with our stuff. He calls it our

stored up things and as it turns out our relationship with our stuff determines a lot about our lives.

Right, if we store up a lot of wealth and possessions, then we're going to spend our time

and attention worrying about those things and protecting those things and ultimately those things will let us down.

So store up a different kind of stuff, sky stuff.

Or more commonly, treasures in heaven.

Last week we looked at how sky treasure isn't some future bank account we accumulate and have access

to when we die. SkyStuff isn't really something we accumulate at all.

It's meant to be spent. It's the time we spend with someone who's

lonely. It's the generosity we extend to those in need. It's the moments when we

connect heaven and earth together for ourselves and for others.

Yes, store up that kind of stuff.

Be people who chase after Sky Stuff.

Hmm, I love that.

So today we move on to the next teaching about money. It's a riddle and on its own it feels kind of random and confusing but in the context of generosity it begins to make sense.

The riddle starts like this.

The lamp of the body is the eye.

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