Luke
The book of Luke.
1. Births Foretold and Praised
2. Birth of Jesus
35: Many will rise and fall - this child will overthrow society, all the powers that be. Wild thing to say to a new mother.
A sword shall pierce your own heart -- such a beautiful and terrifying phrase. Worth comparing to other emotional descriptions of mothers with heroic sons of destiny in ancient times.
3. John Prepares the Way
4. Jesus Tested and Begins Ministry
5. Calling Disciples and Healing
6. Teachings on Love and Judgment
7. Jesus Heals and Forgives Sins
8. Parables and Miracles
9. The Transfiguration
10. Seventy Sent and Good Samaritan
11. Teachings on Prayer and Signs
12. Warnings and Teachings
13. Repentance and Healing
14. Humility and Discipleship
15. Parables of the Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Prodigal Son
16. Wealth
16: Make friends for yourself with unrighteous mammon, make friends for yourself with perverse world of politics, with the internet, with clickbait and attention farming, make friends for yourself with the world's credentials and awards even as they lose their lustre. All of the things that people respect and pay attention to and honor will be destroyed, except for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness. As such they must never become ends but only means for more love and friendship.
You should want your name to be great in the kingdom of heaven. There should be hundreds of people entering into the spiritual realm who remember how you used the fading treasure of a wicked world to help and love them, and in their saintly glory they will welcome you into the place God has prepared for them. (The kingdom of heaven is mostly in the afterlife but also partially now, and its work must begin now in this time.)
There is going to be a change of management. The ultimate change: the reign of death to the rule of Christ. Prepare for that heavenly hospitality.
But we also prepare for changes in man . It's not to imagine a time in this generation or the next where money becomes devalued, the government falls apart, the current university credentialing system. So it's also worthwhile to prepare your wealth to be invested in what will matter when the system is overthrown: the best people. That's a big part of what church participation should be about.
Christian giving is purely practical - you are trying to transfer an unstable currency of honor to the most stable: the regard of Christ and the elect in his kingdom.