The Rock San Diego – 1/25/09 – Treasure Potential

• Treasure is something that has exchangeable value
• Wealth is having a bunch of stuff that has exchangeable value
• Stewardship is how you manage your treasure and to what end do you manage it
• Someday money will be worthless
• Riches cannot protect you from judgment
• Riches cannot protect you from the devil
• Your riches do have eternal impact

1 – The stewardship of your earthly treasure will identify your eternal master

• Your checkbook is a theological document
• You don’t even belong to yourself
• He is trusting you with your earthly treasures

2 – The stewardship of your earthly treasure will reveal the intent of your heart

• God will adorn you based on how faithful you were on earth
• If your intent was faithfulness, you will be adorned accordingly
• If your intent was selfish, you will be adorned accordingly
• Tithing (10%) is just the beginning
• Tithing is an issue of trust
• The only time the Bible says to test God is with tithes and offerings ("I dare you to trust me")
• God always provides to those who are faithful

3 – The stewardship of your earthly treasure will indicate your investment in the kingdom of God

4 – The stewardship of your earthly treasure will determine your eternal worship experience

• We reflect the glory of God – like diamonds
• Works are tried by fire – selfish works will burn up in smoke
• You can’t fake the fire – even with all the trash you may talk
• Your faithfulness are being kept by account in heaven
• Faith in the spiritual world is risk in the physical world
• It feels like sacrifice because you think it’s yours