Matthew 13:44-50

Do You Want the Kingdom???

What would it look like for you to give

What does kingdom mean to you?

Do know what the kingdom is or means?

Would You Give Everything Up for the Kingdom???

We are going to look at what it means to give it all up for the one thing that truly really matters.

What would giving everything up for the kingdom look like for you?

If all things were as they were supposed to be and you were faced with that decision would you and could you make it?

If all things were as they were supposed to be and you were faced with a di

I asked Lynn that question and she said it would be very hard, with some strange person walking up to your door saying it is time to go.

You need to leave everything and everyone behind right now!

What are you going to do?

What Would You Be Willing to Sell For it???

Ultimately it is going to be a choice that you will have to make for you and you alone will have to make that decision.

Are You All IN???

That is really what all this is really all about, are we all in for whatever it takes to be apart of the Kingdom of God?

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.

Proverbs 2:4 ESV

if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

Proverbs 2:4

Matthew 13:44-50

Matthew 13:44–50 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.

Matthew 13:44

The Pearl of Great Price

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.

Proverbs 3:13–15 ESV

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Proverbs 3:13-15

Matthew 13:45-46

Job 28:18 ESV

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

Job

The Dragnet

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.

Matthew 13:47-50

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

It seems very likely that the parables under consideration here fit into this pattern of positive response to the Kingdom. The Kingdom is portrayed as a hidden treasure and a valuable pearl, and it is pursued by men who sell all they have in order to gain it. Surely this fits the picture of discipleship one finds throughout Matthew. Jesus’ first disciples left their families and fishing gear to follow Jesus

The Cost of Discipleship

The Cost of Discipleship

Matthew 16:25–26 ESV

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

Following Jesus entails the sacrifice of losing one’s life for Jesus and thereby finding it

The Opposite of Holding onto it All

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

Following Jesus entails the sacrifice of losing one’s life for Jesus and thereby finding it

Matthew 19:27–29 ESV

Then Peter said in reply, “See, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 19:

Matthew 16:25-26

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

The rich young ruler would not sell all he had to follow Jesus (19:21–22), but all who do make such a sacrifice will be richly rewarded (19:27–29).

What Does The Kingdom Look Like

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parable of the Fishing Net

The message of the parable of the fishing net is obviously similar to that of the parable of the weeds. Among the differences between the two is the presence of “fish of every kind” in this parable, as opposed to only two kinds of plants, wheat and weeds, in the previous parable. Perhaps this is a subtle reminder of the universality of the Kingdom mission, which is mandated to “all the nations” (28:19).

Matthew 28:19 ESV

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

The Kingdom of God will be very diverse and will have know idea who will make it in, because the ones you think may not be there!

The ones you think won’t be there be will be, because it is not about what we think!

It is about the heart and the choice that they made and what Jesus knows to be true.

Jesus doesn’t discriminate so when He cast His net He will bring in every walk of life, it is not our job to say who get in or not in!

Cornerstone Biblical Commentary, Volume 11: Matthew and Mark The Parable of the Fishing Net

According to this parable, the angels (fishermen) separate (sort the contents of the net) the wicked people (bad fish) from the righteous people (good fish). They throw the bad fish away into the fiery furnace (or hell).

The question still remains do you want to be apart of the kingdom of God and what are you willing to do to be apart of it???

Are you ALL IN???

The Choice is in Your Hands!!!