Imperative: Mat 06:19-20 “Do not lay up … on earth, lay up … in heaven
Context
Mat 6:19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal,
Mat 6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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| 2343 [e] 20 thēsaurizete 20 θησαυρίζετε 20 store up 20 V-PMA-2P |
| 1161 [e] de δὲ however Conj |
| 4771 [e] hymin ὑμῖν for youselves PPro-D2P |
| 2344 [e] thēsaurous θησαυροὺς treasures N-AMP |
| 1722 [e] en ἐν in Prep |
| 3772 [e] ouranō οὐρανῷ , heaven N-DMS |
S.O.W. QUESTIONS
S. What does it say?
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O. What does it say that I need to obey?
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W. Who needs to hear this? Generally? Specifically?
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DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
What gets your attention?
What human needs or problems relate to the text?
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What is it like to have that problem?
What other resources connect to this idea?
What is the solution suggested in the text, if there is one?
What would a camera see if the solution was implemented in my life, in my family’s life, or in my church or community?
What are the steps that I would take on Monday to implement that solution?
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CONTEXTUALIZING QUESTIONS
What does this say to my context as a …
…. person?
… follower of Jesus?
… to a church?
… to a community – my neighbors?
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RESOURCES
What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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