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Good morning

If you are a guest, my name is Stefan Wilson, I am the Pastor of Preaching here at Harvest

We are continuing line-by-line through the Gospel of Matthew and we are specifically continuing in Matthew 13 this morning

They are specifically teaching us about the Kingdom of God, how it works, how it comes in our lives and in the world, and what it looks like to live in the Kingdom of God

So the title of this morning’s message is “________” and we will be in Matt. 13:24-43

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Matthew 13:44–52 ““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.””

These are God’s words for us as a church - May we have ears to hear them and hearts to obey them

Big idea: The Kingdom of God is worth more than anything I might lose. [XX]

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[Bridge Question]

So, first…

Outline:

(44-46) [XX]

Valuing it so highly that you reorder your entire life around it

joyful surrender

total sacrifice

decisive action

Hiddenness - Not visible to those who aren’t looking

[Transition]

Which leads us to the second point

Though evil exists…

Point #2 (47-50) [XX]

Exposing what you valued most

Talk about weeping and gnashing since you didn’t get a chance to last week

You get exactly what you valued most

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[Transition]

Point #3 (37-43) [XX]

How you treat the thing you value - See its worth

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[Conclusion]

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Amen.