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The Book of Jesus Chapter Eleven: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
Storing Up Possessions
NARRATOR.
A man in the crowd said to him:
MAN.
Master, speak to my brother so that he will divide the inheritance with me.
JESUS.
Man, who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims? Watch, and be on your guard against covetousness of any kind,
for a man's life is not made secure in the amount of things he owns. There was once a rich man whose land produced a very good
harvest. The man said to himself, "What shall I do? I don't have enough room to store all my crops. This is what I'll do. I'll tear down
my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them. Then I will say to myself; my soul, you have plenty of
good things stored up for many years to come. Take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time. But God said to him, "You fool, tonight
your very life will be required of you. All these things you have stored up, who will benefit from them now?" So it is with a man who
stores up treasures for himself and does not make himself rich in the sight of God.
Luke 12:13-21
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Seek The Kingdom First
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NARRATOR.
He then said to his disciples:
JESUS.
That is why I'm telling you not to worry about your life, what you're to eat, or about your body and the clothes you're going wear. For
life means more than food, and the body more than clothing. Think of the ravens. They don't sow or reap; they don't have warehouses
or barns; and yet God feeds them. And how much more are you worth than the birds! Can any of you, for all your worrying, add a
single step to his life span? If the smallest things, therefore, are outside your control, why worry about the rest?
Consider the lilies and how they grow. They don't have to work or spin, and yet, I assure you that not even Solomon, in all his regalia
was clothed like one of these. Now if that is how God clothes the grass, which is in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the
furnace, how much more will he look after you, you men of little faith! Therefore, don't strive after what you'll eat or what you'll drink
or be in a worried state of mind. For all these things are the people in the world who don't know God striving after. Your Father well
knows that you have need of these things. Instead of this, seek first the Kingdom of God and all these other things will be given you
as well. Little flock, don't be afraid, for it has pleased your Father to give you the Kingdom. Sell the things you have and give alms.
Provide for yourselves purses that won't wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in Heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth
can destroy it. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke 12:22-34
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The Faithful And Wise Servant
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JESUS.
See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit, like men waiting for their master's return from the wedding feast. Be ready
to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I tell you
most sincerely, he will put on an apron, sit them down at the table and wait on them. And if it may be in the second watch he comes,
or in the third, happy are those servants if he finds them prepared. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at
what hour the burglar would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. You too must therefore be
prepared also, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.
PETER.
Lord, do you mean this parable for us, or for everyone?
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