THE HEART OF THE MATTER In God We Trust, Pt.3 January 30, 2011 THE HEART OF THE MATTER In God We Trust, Pt.3 January 30, 2011 THE HEART OF THE MATTER In God We Trust, Pt.3 January 30, 2011 Luke 21:2 “He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3. ‘I tell you the truth,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.’”(NIV) Luke 21:2 “He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3. ‘I tell you the truth,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.’”(NIV) Luke 21:2 “He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3. ‘I tell you the truth,’ he said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.’”(NIV) Malachi 1:10 “‘I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will not accept your offerings.’”(NLT) Malachi 1:10 “‘I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will not accept your offerings.’”(NLT) Malachi 1:10 “‘I wish that someone among you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not at all pleased with you,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will not accept your offerings.’”(NLT) When your ____________ is with God your _____________ will be there too. When your ____________ is with God your _____________ will be there too. When your ____________ is with God your _____________ will be there too. Question #1 Question #1 Question #1 Psalm 116:12 “How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?”(NIV) Psalm 116:12 “How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?”(NIV) Psalm 116:12 “How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?”(NIV) James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”(NIV) James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”(NIV) James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”(NIV) Question #2 Question #2 Question #2 Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”(NIV) Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”(NIV) Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.”(NIV) Question #3 Question #3 Question #3 Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”(NLT) Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”(NLT) Psalm 24:1 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.”(NLT) page 1