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How Can I Store up Treasures in Heaven?

June 7, 2024

How Can I Store up Treasures in Heaven?

25 min

How Can I Store up Treasures in Heaven?

25 min

“Investing in Heaven looks like those things God calls us to invest in where the return isn’t always immediate, or even here on earth.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

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How can I focus better during prayer?
Why don’t Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses preach the true gospel?
How do I store up treasures in Heaven?
Am I wrong for wanting images of “white Jesus” removed from my church?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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