“Situando el Cimiento para el Futuro”

“Laying the Foundation for the Future”

1 Tim. 6:19

“atesorando para sí buen fundamento para lo por venir, que echen mano de la vida eterna.” “In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.”

INTRO:  The Lord Jesus Christ mentioned the importance of calculating the cost of building.  He also said that we had to make sure that we had enough for building as for the foundation.  As we enter into this New Year: have we considered, not how much do we have in our banking account, how overweight we are or how many friends are we counting on?  But, how is our spiritual building, what have I built on, what level of spirituality are we in or what do I really want?

I.                   WHY SHOULD WE LAY UP TREASURES

A.    Where your treasure is, there your heart will be

1)      Mat. 6:21 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” “Porque donde esté vuestro tesoro, allí estará también vuestro corazón.”

B.     Your heart is suppose to be in God

1)      Luc. 10:27 “He answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “Aquél, respondiendo, dijo: Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, y con toda tu alma, y con todas tus fuerzas, y con toda tu mente; y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo.”

C.     You have to make priorities

1)      Mat 6:24 ““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.” “Ninguno puede servir a dos señores; porque o aborrecerá al uno y amará al otro, o estimará al uno y menospreciará al otro. No podéis servir a Dios y a las riquezas.”

II.      WHAT KIND OF TREASURES

A.    One that will make a firm foundation

1)      1 Tim. 6:19 “…firm foundation…”  “…buen fundamento…”

B.     One of good material

1)      1 Cor. 3:12 “If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw,” “Y si sobre este fundamento alguno edificare oro, plata, piedras preciosas, madera, heno, hojarasca,”

C.     One that will not burn

1)      1 Cor. 3:13 “his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work.” “la obra de cada uno se hará manifiesta; porque el día la declarará, pues por el fuego será revelada; y la obra de cada uno cuál sea, el fuego la probará.”

III.      WHAT WILL THAT FOUNDATION BE?

A.    No other but Jesus Christ himself

1)      1 Cor. 3:11 “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” “Porque nadie puede poner otro fundamento que el que está puesto, el cual es Jesucristo.”

B.     Building upon that foundation is important

1)      1 Cor. 3:10 “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.” “Conforme a la gracia de Dios que me ha sido dada, yo como perito arquitecto puse el fundamento, y otro edifica encima; pero cada uno mire cómo sobreedifica.”

C.     Not building on what someone else has built

1)      Rom. 15:20 “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.” “Y de esta manera me esforcé a predicar el evangelio, no donde Cristo ya hubiese sido nombrado, para no edificar sobre fundamento ajeno,”

Conclusión:

January 3, 2007