The Hidden Treasure of the Kingdom

The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom JULY 24, 2022 The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •There Is A Kingdom – The Kingdom Of God  It Is A Secret To Some  It Is Fully Evident To Others • Those Open To The Lord And The Things Of God Find A Kingdom Filled With Treasures – • Treasures That Are Hidden And Go Unnoticed By Those Who Are Closed Or Opposed To The Lord The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • The Kingdom Of God Is The Kingdom That Is Worth More Than All The Kingdoms Of The World  It is Something to Live and Die For  It is Something to Discover, Honor and Receive The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • Matthew 13:44–46 (NIV) — 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom  There Is A Field  There Is A Treasure That Is Hidden  There Is A Man Who Finds This Treasure & Hides It Again  So That He Can Sell All He Has To Buy The Field So The Treasure Will Be His  There Is A Merchant Looking For Pearls  The Merchant Finds The Pear That He Has Been Seeking  He Sells All To Get The Pearl The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • Jesus Is Teaching And Talking About The Kingdom Of God •A Picture Of How Many People Come To The Kingdom  Some – Seem To Stumble Onto It As The Lord Reveals Himself •Others Know There Is Something Of Value They are Missing-They Go Look For It Until They Find It The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • There Is A Treasure And Value In The Kingdom of God Worth Much More Than Anything Else In Life. The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • The Field: The Field Represents Life—our Life • There Is A Man Who Finds And Hides A Treasure- There Were No Banks • The Man Sells All To Buy The Field In Order To Own The Treasure The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •What Should Be Done In Our Lives Regarding The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom Of God? •#1- We Must Find It – A Kingdom – A King • #2 - We Must Protect The Treasure • #3 - We Must Sell Everything • #4 - We Make The Exchange Of All We Have & Buy It! The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •The Truth Is We Don’t Buy It – Because It Is Freely Given • We Must Make Every Provision To Value, Honor & Keep It Including Exchanging Everything We Have For It •This Treasure Must Be Your Treasure •Matthew 6:21 (NIV) — 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom  To Lose Everything Or Sell Everything In Exchange For The Kingdom Is Worth It Because We Will Never Lose In This Transaction  We Will Only Gain As We Will Receive The Kingdom Of God In All Of Its Splendor •“In His Joy He Went Out And Sold All He Had And Bought That Field”  It Was Not Laborious  It Was Not Painful  It Was Not Something He Had Any Regrets Over The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • In His Joy He Sold Everything For That Treasure • There Is Nothing In All Creation That We Can Have That Has Such A Rich Reward • Colossians 3:24 (NIV) — 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. • To Lose All We Have In Order To Gain Christ – What Can Be Better? Nothing! The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •The Signs Of True Belief And True Life In The Kingdom  You Are A True Believer When You See The Kingdom As The Richest Treasure In Life And When You Are Willing To Exchange Everything You Have For It  When Living For God And With God Becomes The Focus Of Our Lives  That Is When We Have Found The Treasure And Purchased It And Made It Ours The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •The True Joy Which We As Disciples Find When We Discover, Hold Onto And Buy Into The Kingdom Of God •When We Find That Which Is Worth Living And Dying For •When We Find That Which Shines Brighter Than All Of The Other Treasures We Value And Hide •When We Discover The Ultimate Life Of Joy And Peace That We Are Blessed With Once We Enter Into The Joys Of His Kingdom The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •It Is Not A Sacrifice To Give Up What We Have For The Kingdom •It Is A Blessing – It Is In Our Best Interest •It Is Not A Debt That We Endure – That We Labor Under •It Is A Treasure That We Enjoy • It Is A Store Of Value That Cannot Be Counted… Quantified… Or Tabulated The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •What Are You Doing With The Greatest Most Important Treasure That You Have Been Given Access To? •Have You Found The Lasting Things That Are Truly Worth Living For? •Have You Like Paul Considered Everything A Loss, And Of No Value Compared To The Value Of Knowing Christ? The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom •There May Be Other Pearls In The Market. •There May Be Other Things Of Great Value. •But None Is To Compare With The Hidden Treasure That Has Been Uncovered •Not That Can Compare To The Pearl Of Great Value. •– MESSAGE OF MATTHEW The Hidden Treasure Of The Kingdom • There Is A Decision To Be Made Regarding The Kingdom •It Is A Hugely Valuable Treasure That Can Be Yours If You Want It •If You Will Let Go Of And Sell What You Have •You Can Obtain That Which You Could Never Afford •Make That Choice Today •Today Is The Day Of Salvation