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LEAD YOUR HEART TO focus on What Matters Matthew 6:22-24 November 8th, 2026

Lead your heart, don’t follow your heart

1. Think of some of the wealthiest people in the world. In what ways have they created value for other people so as to earn their wealth?

2. What happens if wealth comes to a person who is unprepared to handle that wealth? What attitudes would indicate that a person is prepared for handling wealth?

3. What is the difference between a good eye and a bad eye according to Jesus’ teaching in v.22-23?

4. Why is it sometimes hard to focus on what matters most?

5. How would you explain the connection between what we look and the direction of our life?

6. Can you think of something that initially seemed harmless, but eventually became a distraction or stumbling block in your spiritual life?

7. How can we recognize when something good has become something unhealthy in our lives? (See 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:23)

8. What are the warning signs that our priorities are beginning to drift away from God?

9. How does this teaching about the eye relate to the context of money and possessions? (See verses 21 and 24)

10. Why can we have only one spiritual master? Why would Jesus say that money and possessions make a poor master?

11. What does it mean to serve money rather than simply possess or use money? Why is divided loyalty so dangerous to our spiritual lives?

12. What is one distraction you need to eliminate or limit from your life? What is one priority you need to strengthen?