Because We Need Illustrations, Part 2

The Life of Christ • Sermon • Submitted 3 months ago • Presented 3 months ago

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Big Idea: The Kingdom of Heaven is of utmost value, deserving our utmost commitment and investment, as it redefines our lives in light of eternal significance. Summary: This passage includes various parables that illustrate the nature of the Kingdom of Heaven, emphasizing its value, growth, and ultimate judgment. Application: This message encourages Christians to cherish the Kingdom of God above all else, recognizing its immense value and the commitment it requires. In times of struggle, it reassures believers that their faith and pursuits in God's Kingdom are not in vain, as they contribute to an eternal legacy. Teaching: The sermon teaches that the Kingdom of Heaven is both a present reality and a future hope. It explains how the Kingdom grows invisibly, often through seemingly small acts, and underlines the importance of rightly responding to God’s revelation.

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The Hidden Treasure: God’s Kingdom Revealed

1. Pervasive Presence

Matthew 13:33 ESV

He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened.”

Matthew 13:34 ESV

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable.

Matthew 13:35 ESV

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”

2. Priceless Pursuit

Matthew 13:44 ESV

“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.

3. Precious Pearl

Matthew 13:45 ESV

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

Matthew 13:46 ESV

who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

4. Purposeful Preparation

Matthew 13:47 ESV

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.

Matthew 13:48 ESV

When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad.

Matthew 13:49 ESV

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous

Matthew 13:50 ESV

and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

5. Prodigious Proclamation

Matthew 13:51 ESV

“Have you understood all these things?” They said to him, “Yes.”

Matthew 13:52 ESV

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.”

Matthew 13:53 ESV

And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there,

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