"The Pearl of Great Price and Hidden Treasure"
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“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”
And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
The Kingdom of God is not mainly a real or a place but rule or reign
The Kingdom of God is not mainly a real or a place but rule or reign
The Kingdom of God is His saving and redeeming reign
The Kingdom of God is His saving and redeeming reign
Kingdom of Heaven = Kingdom of God
Kingdom of Heaven = Kingdom of God
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
The Kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the kingdom, is worth it all and a joyful sacrifice
The Kingdom of God is so valuable that losing everything on earth, but getting the kingdom, is worth it all and a joyful sacrifice
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
The man sold everything he had
The man sold everything he had
He did it with JOY
He did it with JOY
JOY (שִׂמְחָה, simchah; χαρά, chara). Closely related to gladness and happiness, although joy is more a state of being than an emotion; a result of choice.
JOY (שִׂמְחָה, simchah; χαρά, chara). Closely related to gladness and happiness, although joy is more a state of being than an emotion; a result of choice.
Philippians 3:7–8 (ESV)
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,
who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.
The buyer had to impoverish himself
The buyer had to impoverish himself
Application
Application
Give up our small ambitions
Give up our small ambitions
Christianity is a change of dimensions
Christianity is a change of dimensions
Christianity requires us to sell everything
Christianity requires us to sell everything
In return, we will receive unimaginable splendor
In return, we will receive unimaginable splendor
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