{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"West Side Church of Christ - Elkton Ky","title":"Make a Heavenly Deposit (from our 7/5/26 worship)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1787,"description":" Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/UZWmnfDj3Ro\nIn this sermon, “Make a Heavenly Deposit,” we examine what Jesus meant when He told us to lay up treasures in heaven.\nThe lesson begins with the surprising story behind the Post-it Note. In 1968, 3M chemist Spencer Silver tried to create an extremely strong adhesive but instead produced a glue that barely stuck. Although others saw it as a failure, Silver believed it had value and continued searching for a use. Years later, that “failed” adhesive became the foundation for one of the most successful office products ever created.\nSilver treasured something before anyone else recognized its worth. In a similar way, this lesson asks an important question:\nWhat do you treasure?\n1. Treasure Has a Location\nJesus said:\n“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”\n—Matthew 6:19–20\nAnything we truly value is placed somewhere safe. We protect it because we want it to last. Earthly possessions, however, will eventually decay, become outdated, be destroyed, or be taken away.\nHeaven is the only location where our treasure can remain eternally secure.\n2. Treasure Is Connected to the Heart\nMatthew 6:21 says:\n“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”\nOur treasure reveals our priorities, desires, motivations, and devotion. What we treasure influences how we spend our time, use our resources, and treat other people.\nEveryone treasures something. The question is whether our hearts are devoted primarily to temporary earthly things or to the eternal work of God.\n3. We Make Heavenly Deposits by Serving Others\nIn Matthew 25:31–46, Jesus describes people feeding the hungry, welcoming strangers, clothing those in need, visiting the sick, and caring for prisoners.\nJesus told them:\n“As you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”\nWhen we serve someone because we love...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lvjrvJQzIzEamCIrdKMIrIgeJhJiQm_6B3NGmBkvnkU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMTFj/NDA4ZDU1M2YyMDdj/ZWFiZjA0MDU1MDE2/NWNmNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}