Gary Gleans

33  “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.  34  “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 35  “Be dressed in readiness, and  keep  your lamps lit.  36  “Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open  the door  to him when he comes and knocks.  37  “Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself  to serve,  and have them recline  at the table,  and will come up and wait on them.  38  “Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds  them  so, blessed are those  slaves. 39  “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.  40  “You too, be ready; for the Son of M

Luke 12:22-32 22  And He said to His disciples, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about  your  life,  as to  what you will eat; nor for your body,  as to  what you will put on.  23  “For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.  24  “Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and  yet  God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!  25  “And which of you by worrying can add a  single  hour to his life’s span?  26  “If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?  27  “Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.  28  “But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is  alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more  will He clothe  you? You men of little faith!  29  “And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not k

13  Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the  family  inheritance with me.”  14  But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”  15  Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not  even  when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”  16  And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.  17  “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’  18  “Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.  19  ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years  to come;  take your ease, eat, drink  and  be merry.”’  20  “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This  very  night your soul is required of you; and  now  who will own what you have prepared?’  21  “So is the man who sto

Luke 12:1-11 1  Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first  of all,  “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.  2  “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.  3  “Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4  “I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.  5  “But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him!  6  “Are not five sparrows sold for two cents?  Yet  not one of them is forgotten before God.  7  “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. 8  “And I say