Psalm 39

What Are You Chasing?

What are you chasing?

Dave Riddle - 8/14/22

Key Passage: Matthew 6:19-21

The STUFF we love is temporary

  • Matthew 6:19

    • The things we chase so fervently disappear so quickly.

  • James 4:13-14

    • We don’t know what tomorrow will bring.

      • Life is unpredictable!

    • Your life is like a puff of smoke.

  • Psalm 39:4-5

    • Temporary, fleeting, gone so fast.

  • Psalm 39:6

    • We rush around in vain, gathering possessions that won’t last.

What are you chasing?

  • Dreams

  • Money

  • Possessions

  • Love

  • Happiness

Eternal Rewards

  • Matthew 6:20

    • Store you for yourself treasures in Heaven.

  • What are they? We don’t know.

  • How do we receive them?

    • By pursuing Jesus.

    • Giving to the needy

    • Prayer and fasting

    • Being persecuted for Jesus

    • …all without seeking earthly recognition.

  • 1 Timothy 6:17-19

    • Be rich in good works

    • Be generous and willing to share

    • …This is truly life!

  • “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot love”. - Jim Elliot

  • Luke 12:15-21

    • Are we chasing and hoarding the things that we cannot keep?

  • Matthew 6:21

    • Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Examine your heart to see which treasure you’re really chasing.