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Title of the Series

Hidden Treasure

Title of the message this Morning

What Are You Chasing?

Big Idea:

Everyone is searching for something, but our pursuits reveal what we truly treasure.

Jesus invites us to examine whether we are chasing temporary rewards or seeking first the hidden treasure of God’s Kingdom.

Prayer:

“Father, open our eyes to see what we’ve been chasing.

Give us honesty where our hearts have drifted, courage to reorder our lives, and grace to seek first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness.

Amen.”

Scripture: Matthew 6:19–21, 33

Introduction

Most of us don’t wake up in the morning and say, “Today I’m going to chase the wrong things.”

Nobody starts the day with a cup of coffee in one hand and a journal in the other thinking, “I’d really like to spend my life on things that won’t last.”

We don’t plan to be distracted.

We don’t schedule anxiety.

We don’t usually make a conscious decision to give our best energy to temporary things while giving God whatever is left at the end.

And yet, if we’re honest, life has a way of pulling us along.

Life has a way of lulling us to sleep doesn’t it?

There are bills to pay, kids to raise, jobs to do, messages to answer, errands to run, goals to meet, relationships to manage, and expectations to carry.

Before long, our days become full, our minds become crowded, and our hearts start attaching themselves to whatever feels most urgent, most visible, or most rewarding in the moment.

We tell ourselves we value God most.

Many of us genuinely believe that.

We’d say Jesus is Lord.

We’d say eternity matters.

We’d say the Kingdom of God is more important than money, success, comfort, status, and control.

Then we look at our calendars.

We look at our spending.

We look at what gets our attention, what gets our worry, what gets our imagination, what gets our first and best energy.

Sometimes there’s a gap between what we say we treasure and what our lives show we treasure.

That’s not said to shame us.

It’s an invitation to pay attention.

Because what we chase has a way of revealing what we love.

This week we’re beginning a three-week series called Hidden Treasure.

The idea behind this series is simple, but it goes deep: the Kingdom of God is often hidden beneath what is visible, immediate, and impressive, yet when we truly see its worth, everything changes.

Today, we’re starting with a question that may sound simple, but if we let Jesus ask it honestly, it can rearrange a life:

What are you chasing?

Let’s step into Matthew 6, where Jesus speaks directly to the human heart and shows us that our treasure, our heart, and our pursuit are all connected.

Main Teaching

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Your Pursuit Reveals Your Treasure

In Matthew 6, Jesus is preaching what we often call the Sermon on the Mount.

He’s teaching ordinary people how to live under the reign of God.

He’s talking to people with jobs, families, needs, worries, temptations, and limited resources.

These weren’t people living detached from everyday concerns.

They understood the pressure of food, clothing, money, reputation, and tomorrow.

Into that world, Jesus says in Matthew 6:19–21:

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Jesus begins with treasure.

That word matters because He’s speaking about what we store up, what we value, what we protect, what we count on, and what we keep reaching for.

Treasure isn’t limited to money.

Money is certainly included, but treasure can also be approval, comfort, achievement, influence, beauty, reputation, romance, control, success, security, or even the image we want other people to have of us.

Here’s a helpful definition: A treasure is anything that begins to carry the weight of our hope.

Jesus says there are treasures on earth, and there are treasures in heaven.

Earthly treasures are vulnerable.

Moth destroys fabric.

Rust corrodes metal.

Thieves break in and steal possessions.

In other words, everything we can gather here is exposed to decay, loss, change, and uncertainty.

That would’ve been easy for Jesus’ first listeners to understand.

Clothing was a form of wealth.

Stored goods mattered.

Theft was common.

Life was fragile.

You could spend years accumulating something, and it could disappear.

The details look different today, though the reality is the same.

A bank account can shrink.

A job can change.

A reputation can be damaged.

A body can age.

A relationship can shift.

A dream can fall apart.

A house can need repairs.

A market can crash.

A platform can fade.

Something that felt so dependable can suddenly remind us that it was never meant to hold our lives together.

Jesus isn’t saying earthly things are evil.

He’s teaching us that earthly treasures are temporary, and temporary things cannot carry eternal weight.

That lands close to home, doesn’t it?

Because many of us are exhausted from chasing things that keep moving.

We get the thing we thought would settle us, and soon there’s another thing.

We reach one goal, and another one appears.

We finally get through a hard season, and a new pressure arrives.

We gain approval from one person, then start needing it from someone else.

The finish line keeps moving.

This is why Jesus’ words are so loving.

He’s not trying to rob us of joy.

He’s trying to rescue us from building our lives on things that can’t keep their promises.

Our pursuit reveals our treasure.

If we want to know what we treasure, we can look at what we consistently chase.

● What do you think about when your mind has room to wander?

● What disappointment has the power to ruin your whole week?

● What are you afraid to lose?

● What do you assume would finally make you okay if you had it?

● What do you keep sacrificing for, even when it’s costing your soul?

Those questions are uncomfortable, but they’re merciful. They help us see what has been getting our devotion.

What you chase shows what you value.

And if we discover that we’ve been chasing something temporary, the invitation of Jesus is not despair.

It’s repentance.

It’s return.

It’s a gracious re-centering of life around treasure that lasts.

Point 2: Your Treasure Shapes Your Heart

Jesus gives us a sentence in verse 21 that is short enough to memorize and deep enough to examine us for the rest of our lives:

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Notice the direction Jesus gives.

We often assume our heart leads and everything else follows.

We think, “If I care about something, then I’ll invest in it.”

There’s truth to that, of course.

Love often leads to action.

But Jesus also shows us that investment shapes love.

Where we place our treasure, our heart begins to follow.

Where we give our time, money, imagination, attention, and energy, our desires get formed.

That’s why this teaching reaches beyond a single decision.

Jesus is talking about the slow shaping of a person.

If you give your best attention to comparison, your heart will begin to live under the rule of envy.

If you give your best energy to being admired, your heart will become restless whenever you’re overlooked.

If you pour yourself into control, your heart will panic whenever life refuses to cooperate.

If you build your identity on success, your heart will rise and fall with performance.

The heart follows treasure.

This helps explain why some of us feel spiritually cold even though we believe the right things.

We may believe God is worthy, but our treasure has been placed elsewhere all week long.

We may believe prayer matters, but our attention has been trained by hurry, noise, and constant input.

We may believe Scripture is life-giving, but our appetite has been shaped by other voices.

We may believe the Kingdom is first, but our habits have been quietly teaching our hearts that everything else comes first.

That can happen without a big dramatic rebellion.

It can happen through ordinary neglect.

A little less prayer.

A little more scrolling.

A little less generosity.

A little more self-protection.

A little less worship.

A little more worry.

A little more compromise that seems small at the time.

Over time, the heart starts leaning in the direction of the treasure.

In these example Jesus is explaining how our hearts began to go into the directions of ourTreasures.

Some of us are frustrated because we want a heart that loves God deeply, but we keep feeding our hearts with things that make love for God feel distant.

Think about a marriage or close friendship.

Affection doesn’t grow mainly because someone says, “This relationship is important to me.”

Affection grows as time is given, conversations happen, sacrifices are made, attention is offered, and trust is built.

The relationship deepens through devotion.

In a similar way, our hearts are formed by repeated devotion.

That’s why Jesus cares about our treasure.

He knows our hearts are not unaffected by our choices.

Our hearts are always being discipled by something.

So when Jesus calls us to lay up treasures in heaven, He’s calling us into a way of life that trains our hearts to love what God loves.

● When you give generously, your heart is being freed from the grip of money.

● When you forgive someone, your heart is being released from the prison of bitterness.

● When you open Scripture before you open every other voice, your heart is being taught to listen to God.

● When you serve without needing applause, your heart is being formed in humility.

● When you pray instead of engaging worry, your heart is being invited to trust.

● When you choose obedience in a hidden place, your heart is learning that the Father sees.

These choices may not always feel spectacular.

In fact, many of them feel quiet.

Hidden.

Ordinary.

Yet this is often where Kingdom treasure is stored.

Heaven sees what no one else notices.

The question becomes: where are you placing your treasure today, and where is your heart being trained to go?

Because desire doesn’t stay still.

It grows in the soil where devotion is planted.

Point 3: The Kingdom Must Become First

Later in the same chapter, Jesus continues speaking about the things people worry about most: food, drink, clothing, and tomorrow.

These are real concerns. Jesus doesn’t mock them.

He doesn’t pretend people don’t have needs.

He doesn’t say, “Just ignore your responsibilities.”

He speaks to anxious people as a compassionate King.

Then in Matthew 6:33, He says:

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

That word first is important.

Jesus is not calling His people to sprinkle a little spirituality on top of an already crowded life.

He’s not offering the Kingdom as one more item to fit into the margins when everything else is handled.

He’s calling us to make the Kingdom of God and His righteousness the priority of our lives.

To seek the Kingdom of God means we desire God’s reign, God’s will, God’s ways, and God’s purposes in every part of life.

It means we want our relationships, decisions, money, work, ambitions, habits, sexuality, speech, and future to come under the loving authority of the King.

To seek His righteousness means we pursue the life that is right before God.

We don’t simply ask, “What do I want?” or “What will people think?” or “What helps me get ahead?”

We learn to ask, “What honors the Lord?” “What reflects the character of Jesus?”

“What would faithfulness look like here?”

This is where the hidden treasure of the Kingdom confronts our daily lives.

Because many of us seek the Kingdom, but first we seek stability.

Or first we seek comfort.

Or first we seek financial security.

Or first we seek the approval of people.

Or first we seek the life we imagined for ourselves.

Then, once those things feel somewhat in place, we try to give God attention.

Jesus lovingly disrupts that order.

He says,

“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.”

First doesn’t mean you quit your job, ignore your family, stop paying bills, or abandon practical responsibilities.

First means everything else finds its proper place under God.

Your work becomes a place to honor Christ.

Your money becomes a tool for worship and generosity.

Your relationships become spaces for love, truth, forgiveness, and service.

Your plans become open-handed before the Lord.

Your future becomes entrusted to the Father who knows what you need.

And notice the promise Jesus gives:

“and all these things will be added to you.”

He’s talking about the needs He just mentioned in the surrounding verses.

Food. Drink. Clothing. Daily provision.

The Father knows.

The Father cares.

The Father is not unaware of your life.

This does not mean every Christian becomes wealthy or that life becomes easy when we seek God first.

The Bible never promises that.

Jesus Himself was perfectly faithful, and He suffered.

The apostles followed Christ and endured hardship.

Seeking first the Kingdom does not remove every difficulty.

Yet Jesus gives us something better than the illusion of control.

He gives us the care of the Father and the right order for our souls.

When the Kingdom is first, earthly things lose their power to rule us.

Money can be used without being worshiped.

Success can be received without becoming identity.

Comfort can be enjoyed without becoming master.

Loss can be grieved without becoming the end of hope.

Tomorrow can be planned for without being feared as though God won’t be there.

That’s the kind of life Jesus is inviting us into.

● A life where our treasure is secure because it is held in heaven.

● A life where our heart is being formed by devotion to God.

● A life where our pursuit is centered on the Kingdom that cannot be destroyed, stolen, corroded, or outlasted.

So let’s bring this down to the ground.

What would it look like this week to seek first the Kingdom?.

● Maybe it looks like beginning each day with prayer before surrendering your mind to your phone.

● Maybe it looks like opening your bank statement and asking, “What does this show I treasure?”

● Maybe it looks like having a hard conversation because righteousness matters more than keeping the peace on the surface.

● Maybe it looks like saying no to something good because it has started taking first place.

● Maybe it looks like serving someone when no one will notice.

● Maybe it looks like confessing, “Lord, I’ve been chasing approval, and I need You to teach me how to live for Your pleasure.”

● Maybe it looks like choosing generosity even while you’re tempted to hold tightly to everything.

The goal isn’t to impress God with a sudden burst of religious activity.

The invitation is to re-center your life around what lasts.

Because Jesus doesn’t merely tell us to stop treasuring earthly things.

He gives us a better treasure.

He gives us Himself.

His Kingdom is worth seeking because the King is good.

His righteousness is worth pursuing because His way leads to life.

His treasure is worth everything because it cannot be taken from those who belong to Him.

Conclusion

We started today with a simple question:

What are you chasing?

And as we’ve listened to Jesus, He has brought us beneath the surface of our schedules and desires.

He has shown us that our pursuit reveals our treasure.

He has shown us that our treasure shapes our heart.

He has warned us that earthly treasures are vulnerable, unable to carry the weight we often place on them. Then He has invited us into a better way:

“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.”

So I’ll ask again, What are you chasing?

● If your calendar could speak, what would it say is first?

● If your bank account could testify, what would it say you treasure?

● If your thought life were visible, what would it reveal about your hope?

● If your anxiety had a voice, what would it say you’re afraid to lose?

And as those answers come, don’t hide from God.

Bring them to Him.

Confess what needs to be confessed.

Release what needs to be released.

Reorder what needs to be reordered.

The Kingdom cannot remain an afterthought in the life of someone who has seen the worth of the King.

This week, seek Him first in one clear, practical, obedient way.

Put prayer back at the center.

Practice generosity.

Make the apology.

Open the Word.

Step away from the thing that has been mastering your attention.

Serve in secret.

Choose righteousness when compromise would be easier.

Jesus is not trying to take life from you.

He’s leading you into the life you were made for.

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Salvation:

The Word of God says in: John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:13 NKJV

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Lord I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that He died On the cross for my sins and His resurrection from the dead gives me eternal life. I ask forgiveness of my sins, and I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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