In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of putting God's work above our own desires and needs. He highlights the biblical teaching of working hard for our current needs but also prioritizing the work of the Lord. The preacher encourages believers to lay up treasures in heaven rather than on earth, emphasizing the eternal value of investing in God's kingdom. He also reminds the audience that where our treasure is, there our heart will be, urging them to examine where their true treasure lies. Additionally, the preacher briefly touches on the topic of the eye being the lamp of the body, suggesting that our focus and perspective should be aligned with God's word.

I'd just like to add my word of appreciation for the choir and for that number. It really hit a responsive chord in my heart. Matthew chapter 6, please, verse 19. The 6th chapter of Matthew's Gospel, verse 19. Now, some of us who are called dispensationalists are accused of not believing in the Sermon on the Mount. Well, here's a dispensationalist who believes in the Sermon on the Mount. I do admit that there are certain Jewish colorings to it, but I believe every word of God is pure, and all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable. Matthew chapter 6, verse 19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. But where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye, and if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness. No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Therefore I say unto you, by what ye shall drink, did you hear that? The reason for that you have to think about. Isn't that interesting? Now I can just hear the argument. And it's faith to don't lay up treasures. Where is your treasure? When you break a cup of stainless steel. Where your treasure is. Then in the next verse, it seems that the Lord has changed a single motion, and if you've heard, it really is true. Then he says in the next verse, again you think he's changed the subject, and love the other is a material thing. We learned that this afternoon. Faith deals in the realm. I'm in my middle age now, and I ask, maybe I better start. Or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your. He's not talking about today's needs. I say unto you, take no thought for it. Don't spend your life. God made us in his image and asked about days of retirement and all. And then he says, isn't it wonderful? I think this is really beautiful. Can you learn anything from this? The argument here is, they can't. I've been here last. He doesn't even worry about day by day. And the Lord is saying to him, look into the air. They toil. I mean, they talk about, think of all the sparrows, all the birds, all the air. Heavenly Father feed us. If God takes care of sparrows, are ye not much good? And he's out for money. And then it says, either one is good. Either, either is. Okay, the Lord has said so many miles. You could do that a lot more. You see, that's the whole argument here. You could do that, Laurie. How much will be enough? If I salt away, how much? It happened in Germany. It was a field. I guess we think of the Easter lilies when we read this verse. You know, that God's creation is a war-taking thought for race. I like the next verses. And tomorrow is to be in Israel. And the women, they don't have this. There's a man there that doesn't have this. And so they need this man. And beside his, and all through that time, it's not wonderful. The argument is here, just think of that. God, to design those, the argument is that He cares for you more than He could. I have to think about my future. The Lord says to me, look, that ship that I'm getting at throughout this whole time, if you have to worry about it, you won't have any time for my future. Because for me to take care of my future is a 20. I want to make an agreement with you. And that agreement is this. If you put me first, you say, yeah, but if everybody lived that life, who'd take care of us? Isn't that what you're saying? Think He'd ever let you down? But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things. You know, we always forget that, and we talk about the few we came in. Most of you have done it just as well. The second thing it teaches is that I should put everything above. The world would be evangelized. The gospel would reach out to the far. Human needs would be alleviated. If your life and my life is no different, it doesn't take divine life to live that walk by faith. But it does take divine life. The human heart, trusting in an unseen, God would have us come to Him as to a loving heaven. And the needs of our family, put everything above that. Say, how would it work out practically? Well, it would work out practically just as though you had a need, didn't you? Water seeks a way. The next day, the other people might have a need. You read about it in, For I mean not that other men be need. And really, I think it's time that the church of the Lord Jesus really woke up to the fact. You know, if a man is this world's goods and needs, we go to enormous positions being rich. You know? People come up to me after every meeting. It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. And you know many other passages between the healthy eye and the evil eye. It says, sufficient unto the day is the evil. Take no thought for what is the evil. Put everything really into His cause. Get our directions from the Lord. And do.