The Parables of Treasure and the Dragnet

Order of Service - Remembrance Day Service!

Welcome

Hymn - The Lord's my Shepherd (1189) - Stuart Townend

Remembrance Day: 10:45

in Past 4000 years, only 300 years have not had a major conflict.

525,600 minutes in a year, we give 2 minutes in remembrance

First World War - 1914 - 1918 (11:11am 11/11/1918) :- 30 million died

Germany, Austria-Hungary & Ottoman (Turkish) Empire/Caliphate (14th Century)

Israel, Trans-Jordon (Palestinian), Lebanon & Syria formed

League of nations setup - 58 counties signed it covenant of membership - yet 11 years later...

Second World War - 1939 -1945 :- Approx 53 million died (15m military & 38m civilians) - upto 80m including disease/famine

Italy, Germany & Japan - 9.3m

Soviet Union Losses - 22-27m

China - 3.8m military, 8.2, civilian (10m disease/famine)

Commonwealth Soldiers Losses

UK: 383,600 military, & 67,100 civilians

India: 87,000 military (2-3m civilians by disease/famine)

Canada: 44,090

Australia: 39,654

New Zealand: 11,900

South Africa: 11,900

Airmen, Troops & Support

Caribbean (over half Jamaican) - 10,000 in army & 6,000 in airforce (460 pilots)

In Freedom

Victory in Europe Day - 8th May 1945 (80 years)

Victory over Japan Day - 15th August 1945 (80 years)

The Exhortation is recited: 10:58:15

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

The Last Post is sounded - 10:58:30

2 mins silence

Hymn - I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES (462) - SAMUEL MEDLEY 1738-99

Psalm Reading

Prayer

Teen Talk

Hymn - PSALM 62 (1229) - Aaron Keyes and Stuart Townend

Notices

Prayer Meeting - 7:30pm

Friday 7pm - Online

Sunday Morning 11am & 6pm

Tithes & Offerings - £

Main Prayer

Birthdays

Joseph - Tuesday

Prayer Items

Nigeria & Sudan

Israel & Ukraine

Annette (Veronica’s Friend) back in hospital again - still very inflamed gall bladder & bile duct along with pancreatitis. Not enjoying life very much, unsurprisingly

Judith - fighting infection with progress made

Hymn - O LORD, MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER (1276) - Nathan Stiff

Sermon Search

Reading

Matthew 13:44–52 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. “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. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. “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.”

Sermon

Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Weeds

Mustard Seed & the Leaven

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure

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.

Treasure - Salvation

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value

Matthew 13:45–46 ESV

“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.

Salvation cannot be purchased

to take rightful possession of is by Grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

realising even that faith is God’s gift

the parable is about the attitude of heart

Christians fall into two categories, they found salvation:

without looking for it

after diligent search

The Parable of the Net

Matthew 13:47–50 ESV

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into containers but threw away the bad. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Net thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind

When full was drawn ashore and sorted keeping the good and throwing away the bad

“angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace”

“In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth”

Notes:

Parable of the Weeds

Matthew 13:40–42 “Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Parable of the Dragnet

Matthew 13:49–50 “So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Revelation - Lake of Fire

Revelation 20:11–15 “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”

Hymn - MY WORTH IS NOT IN WHAT I OWN (1261) - Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty & Graham Kendrick

Closing Prayer

Doxology