God’s relationship with His people seems to shift from the Old Testament to the New, illustrated by how Jesus repeatedly calls God “Father” in the Sermon on the Mount. How would you describe this shift? Why is it important?

Jesus describes a contrast between the ephemeral value of laying up our treasures on earth, and the eternal value of laying up our treasures in heaven. What relevance does this have for us, as Christians today?

The Bible teaches that God is the rightful owner of everything, and that we are merely stewards of what He has allotted to us. How does this reality change how we view our possessions? How does it call us to leverage our possessions for His glory?

How do the Old and New Testaments speak to tithing, respectively?

Jesus says that “if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.” How might we, as individuals, or a church, or a society, be operating with bad eyes, and walking in darkness? How can we cleanse our deceived (blinded) eyes? (See Psalm 119:105)

Jesus says that “No one can serve two masters,” and that “You cannot serve God and money.” In view of these realities, how should we, as Christians, relate to money?

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