This is a 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 John, this is an uncut episode, which means

it's a long-form dialogue between you and Tim.

However, in your podcast feed,

you will also see another version of this episode

in which we invite a bigger community of Bible readers to the

table to discuss this topic from more angles. That's right so listen to both

if you dare. The topic of both episodes is on Jesus's teaching in the sermon on the

mount regarding worry you know where Jesus says don't worry about tomorrow tomorrow

has enough trouble of its own now this is the fourth teaching in the sermon on the Mount related to stuff,

that is, our possessions.

The first teaching was all about what type of stuff we're accumulating.

Are we storing up treasure on the land or

treasure in the sky? The second teaching is a parable about two types of eyes that

represent two perspectives you could have on the world. There's the stingy eye that creates darkness and

there's the whole sincere eye that could see generosity and possibility

everywhere she looks. And last week we looked at the third teaching on

possessions about how money is something that

demands our trust like a master but you can't serve two masters you can't serve

both God and Mammon. That leads us to Jesus's fourth and final teaching on money. This

teaching is long and poetic. It invites the listener to consider the generosity of

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