At its deepest level, money is not a financial issue but a worship issue. Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:21). Our spending, saving, and giving reveal what we value most.

Funerals often urge people to live better, do more, and trust that God will reward their efforts. The Gospel at the Graveside shows that this is another gospel. Scripture declares that we are spiritually dead in sin, unable to save ourselves. Our only hope is God's sovereign grace in Jesus Christ, who alone can make dead sinners alive and carry them safely from the grave to glory.

The Pharisees couldn’t stand Jesus. They wanted to get him in trouble with either the Jews or the Romans. So, they tried to trick him...