Parables of the Hidden Treasure & Valuable Pearl | Pastor John Danganan
Parables of the Hidden Treasure & Valuable Pearl | Pastor John Danganan
The stories that Jesus told are so powerful even today, but are we too familiar with them? Maybe because we’ve heard them a few times we think we pretty much ‘get it.’ It’s important to look at familiar stories and scriptures with fresh eyes. Pastor John helps us take a fresh look at the parable of the hidden treasure and what we see is an incredible picture of how God feels about His kids.
Sermon Notes
Matthew 13:44-46 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.”
1. Find your VALUE in CREATION.
Matthew 13:34-35 NIV
“Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
Genesis 1:26, 27, 31 ESV
“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”
Four Stages of Love (Bernard Clairvaux)
1. Love of OURSELF for the sake of ourself.
2. Love of GOD for the sake of ourself.
3. Love of GOD for the sake of God.
4. Love of OURSELF for the sake of God.
2. REJOICE in the God of your salvation.
Zephaniah 3:16-17 ESV
“On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands grow weak. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Psalm 51:12 ESV
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.”
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