The Price is Right

Grace Carpenter went to a goodwill in Phoenix Arizona saw a water color painting and with a 20% off coupon spent $32 because she liked the way the cat looked. She posted the picture on TicTok and after 1.5 million views one viewer recognized it. They later had it appraised by and antique show and found it to be an original Charles Craig from the 17th century. (Preach)

I heard someone say “you gotta spend money to make money.” I heard someone else say, “gotta pay the cost to be the boss.” I heard someone else say, “if it don’t make dollars it don’t make sense.” I heard someone else say, “time is money.” Then heard an old skinny white man with skinny microphone say, “The Price is Right.”

Kingdom is Valuable

Kingdom defined- Romans 14:17-18 “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.”

Kingdom of Heaven, God, Christ, Son of His Love

Tony Evans “God's comprehensive rule over every sphere of life as demonstrated through the individual, family, church, and society.”

“the kingdom of God is a spiritual rule over the hearts and lives of those who willingly submit to God’s authority.”

1.Kingdom is in your midst (within you) 17:21 (Immanent)

2.Kingdom come Matthew 7 (Imminent)

It’s Worth Search

“Seek ye first...”

The treasure hunter and the merchant are both intentionally searching for something greater than what they already posses.

Initially “seeking” is the searching for a relationship with God. Doing what you can to make sure that you are in right relationship with God.

Secondarily it means continuing to seek God even after you know Him by prayer, study, fellowship, worship.

Finally, and equally important to salvation is the seeking of the advancement of the kingdom on earth through sharing the gospel and liberating the oppressed.

Its’ Worth the Sacrifice

What are we willing to give up. If you are not willing to give up everything then you are not fully committed. (Preach)

“Joy” Count it all joy, for the joy set before me, the joy set before Jesus.

In the Kingdom when you make a sacrifice there is always return on that investment. You reap what you sow, when you go last God moves you to the front, Give and it will be given unto you, he who finds his life will lose but he who loses his life finds it.

The treasure hunter and the merchant both sold everything.But because they sold what they had the received something that would then make them more wealthy in the long run. (Preach about each)

“All to Jesus, I surrender

All to Thee I freely give

I will ever love and trust You

In Your presence daily live

I surrender all, I surrender all

All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all”

Noah...Abraham…Hagar left her husband…Moses left his Palace...Matthew…Paul...

Jesus saw the value, Jesus made the sacrifice, Jesus gets the return on His investment