For the One SeriesWorldview & Reaching the OneApril 15, 2018 The message that the Lord gave me for this morning in our “For the One” series is Worldview & Reaching the One. Worldview is a buzz phrase today. One definition of worldview is a philosophy of life. It is the viewpoint that affects everything I think and do. It is the unsaid linchpin of my thoughts, decisions, and actions. Clearly, it is the lens (pun) intended through which I view and live my life! Matt 6:19-24 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24 "No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. NIVYou can’t take it with you. There was a man who tried to disprove that. As he lay on his deathbed, he spoke with his 3 best friends, a doctor, a professor, and his lawyer. He said, “I’m going to prove them wrong. I’m going to take it with me. I’m giving you each $100,000 in an envelope. After I die, before they close my casket, I want you each to put the money in with me. Sure enough, he died, and at his funeral, the 3 friends each stopped by the open casket and put in an envelope. Later that day, they were talking about their friend and his unusual request. Then, the doctor spoke up and said, “Guys, I need to get this off my chest. We all know that money wasn’t going to do any good in the ground. The hospital is completing a new children’s wing. I took $50,000 of that cash and gave it to that cause.” “Well, as long as we confessing,” said the professor, “You’re right – there really was no reason to put that money in the ground. I donated $70,000 of it to the university library.” They both looked expectantly at the preacher. He said, “I’m ashamed of both of you. Our friend trusted us. Why I put in a check for the whole $100,000.” First, note that Jesus teaches that our worldview effects ….I.     How and what we live for (Matthew 6:19-20) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. a.    The earthly worldview – that is a view that is only concerned about earthly things. Worries about, obsesses and lives for the moment and is consumed with the present moment. Like the shepherd, I read about who live in Montana … This shepherd discovered oil on his land and became enormously rich. One of the first things he bought was a Rolls Royce limousine, the kind usually driven by a chauffeur who sits in front of a glass partition. When the sheepherder brought this splendid car in for service, the mechanic was properly impressed. “What a marvelous machine,” he said. “What do you like best about it?” “Well,” said the sheepherder, “I can take my sheep to market now without having them lick my neck.” Larson, B., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1983). Vol. 26: The Preacher’s Commentary Series, Volume 26: Luke. The Preacher’s Commentary series (239). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc. A strictly earthly worldview usually gets our priorities out of whack!For instance --- it prioritizes things this way:1.    Earn money2.    Enjoy – over-enjoy money – which usually lands us in debt3.    Repay the debts of overspending4.    Save