If you would open up your Bibles to Matthew chapter 13, we're looking at the last of the eight parables of the parabolic discourse in Matthew chapter 13, 1 through 53.
And so if you would look to Matthew 13, 1, or excuse me, 13, 51 through 52, let me read that for us.
This is the word of the Lord. This came off the lips of our King Jesus.
Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked his disciples.
And they said to him, yes.
And he said to them, therefore, every scribe who's 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 the words of the Lord.
If you've got your Bible open, would you lift up your open Bible in front of you,
and I want you to repeat this one word after me.
It's the word treasure.
Ready?
One, two, three.
Treasure.
This book has treasure in it.
It's God's Word.
It's living and active.
God speaking to us.
All authoritative, life-giving treasure.
Treasure.
That's what this book is.
God reveals the kingdom in the book.
And in this chapter, in this section,
we read about a new kind of scribe.
Therefore, every scribe.
It's a new kind of position in the kingdom.
Scribes of the kingdom have this growing understanding of the kingdom
and have this growing impulse to share something that Jesus calls treasure.
Scribes of the kingdom bring out the treasure of the kingdom.
And that the treasure of the kingdom is the life-changing understanding
of what God has done for sinners in Jesus.
The saving reign of God.
Scribes get it and they give it.
They get the treasure and they give the treasure.
And this morning, we're going to just walk through these two verses.
In verse 51, Jesus asks His disciples a question.
Have you understood all these things?
And His disciples at the end of verse 51 says,
they say, yes.
And then Jesus in 52,
He wraps everything up that He's been proclaiming.
With a therefore.
And He shares with us a concluding parable.
And what He says to His disciples back in the first century,
He's saying to us disciples in the 21st century.
If you've got the treasure, you give the treasure.
This morning, we're going to proceed by looking at His question about understanding.
Then we're going to take a quick look at the disciples' answer, yes.
And then we're going to spend some time in His concluding parable.
It's a wrap-up parable.
And that word, therefore, in the beginning of verse 52 is a big clue.
And then, we're going to bring it to bear on our own lives.
Our present call as kingdom scribes.
And what you're going to find there is a help-wanted side.
Scribes wanted in Christ the King Church.
There's treasure to be shared.
So, let's look at this question in verse 51.
Jesus asks His disciples,
Have you understood all these things?
And whenever you see something like all these things,
you're asking the question, what?
What things, Jesus?
What are you referring to?
What is this all these things business?
And the easy way to answer it,
it's just what He's been sharing.
It's what precedes it.
It's the seven parables with explanations that have gone before.
That's what Jesus is referring to.
He's talking about the parable of the soils.
Four responses, but just two kinds of hearts.
The parable of the weeds.
The parable of the mustard seed.
And the parable of the leaven.
The parable of the hidden treasure and pearl of great price.
The parable of the dragnet.
These are the things that Jesus is referring to.
Have you understood these things?
All these things.
And of course, they're all parables of the kingdom.
And what I've been wanting to help you understand is when Jesus talks about the kingdom,
He's talking about the saving reign of God in the person of Jesus Christ.
God has come and He's seeking to save and bring sinners into His kingdom by His grace.
And so these are all parables of different dimensions and aspects of the saving reign of God.
And so Jesus is asking, hey, do you understand all these things I'm telling you in parables about the kingdom?
Do you understand that this good news brings about a kingdom produce?
Do you understand with the parable of the weeds and of the dragnet that a kingdom perspective yields this understanding that we're moving to a judgment day?
Do you understand that this good news is?
Do you get with the parables of the hidden treasure in the pearl of great price that the kingdom is of incomparable worth and worth giving everything to have?
Do you get it?
Do you get that the parable of the mustard seed and leaven that the kingdom of heaven is hidden in nature but progressing and will eventually be fully seen?
Do you get it?
God's at work.
All these parables are referring back to some aspect of the kingdom, the saving reign of God.
Jesus isn't talking about geometry here.
He's not talking about cooking.
He's talking about the kingdom.
And so when He says, have you understood all these things?
He's saying, do you get the kingdom?
Do you get that I've come to save?
What you need to understand is what Jesus meant by understood.
Have you understood all these things?
It's tied to His use of parables.
Now remember, parables are like vertical blinds.
You know how you open up a vertical blind and you can see outside the window?
Well, a parable would hide the truth of the kingdom to those with a hard heart,
but a parable would be opened to a person that God has softened their heart.
God reveals the truth of the kingdom to those with tender hearts.
Now when we use the word understand, we typically use it in terms of figuring something out.
And I think right now I'm going to get a yes and an amen from parents and grandparents.
If you buy a dollhouse for your little girl,
before your little sweetheart girl gets to play in it,
you will need to assemble it.
In order for you to assemble it,
you will need to figure out the directions.
And that is no small thing nowadays.
Do I have an amen?
Nowadays, you've got to get some kind of degree in engineering
in order to assemble a dollhouse for your little sweetheart.
But after you figure out the directions,
you have an understanding of things,
then you can go about putting it together.
That's not the kind of understanding Jesus is talking about.
He's not talking about figured out understanding.
The understanding that Jesus is talking about
is God-given understanding.
When God gives you eyes to see,
when God gives you ears to hear,
when God gives you a heart to understand.
And so what we see happening in these parables,
these parables reveal the truth of the kingdom,
and God gives the understanding to comprehend it.
And so we see that being played out in Matthew 13.
In chapter 13, verse 10,
Jesus has just shared the parable of the soils,
and His disciples come up to Him,
and they say,
hey, why do you speak to them in parables?
And in verse 11, Jesus answers them,
and He says,
to you, disciples, it has been given.
You've got to be thinking grace right there.
It's been given to know,
understand the secrets,
hiddenness of the kingdom.
Understanding is given as a gift,
but to them, it's not been given.
This understanding is a God-given gift.
What God does is He enables us
to actually comprehend the kingdom of God.
That's how sinful we are.
He needs to break in
and enable us by His Spirit to do this.
So Jesus reveals the kingdom in His parables,
but the understanding is given by God.
Now, if you find yourself,
well, I don't buy that self, honey.
Flip over to Matthew 11.
Is this what Jesus means?
In verse 25, Jesus declared,
I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that you have hidden these things
from the wise and understanding
and revealed them to little children,
those who are humble.
Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will
to reveal them.
All things have been handed over to me
by my Father,
and no one knows the Son except the Father,
and no one knows the Father except the Son,
and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
What we see Jesus saying here
is that this understanding
all throughout Matthew 13
is a God-given insight
into the hiddenness of the kingdom
concealed in the parables.
It's a work of God.
So Jesus is not asking His disciples,
hey guys, have you figured out my parables?
He's asking His disciples,
do you have eyes to see?
Do you have ears to hear?
Do you have an understanding
that only God gives?
And let me just add this,
it is a saving understanding.
It's an understanding that makes you realize
I need to be rescued.
I need to be in the kingdom,
and only the King gets me into His kingdom.
And Jesus would die in order to make that happen.
So what we're seeing here is this understanding,
this when Jesus says,
have you understood all these things?
He's not asking them if they've figured it out.
He's asking,
hey,
has God given you the insight
into the kingdom,
the saving reign of God?
And this is a question
that's moving towards a conclusion.
He is wrapping up this discourse.
You know,
I'm an assistant coach
for my son's lacrosse team,
and what will happen is
something happened out on the field,
and it's not good.
And so what the coach does is like,
time out.
The players come in,
you huddle up,
and you're like,
okay guys,
this went wrong,
and this went wrong.
Here's what we need to kind of fix it.
Do you understand?
And they're like,
yeah, yeah, yeah,
we get it,
yeah, we get it.
And then they go out,
and you really see
if they get it or not.
And so what Jesus is doing here
is He's bringing His disciples together
after His parabolic discourse,
and He says,
do you get it?
Because if you get it,
I'm sending you out to give it.
And they're going to reply
in just a moment.
This morning,
I want you to put yourself
in the place of these disciples.
Do you understand the kingdom?
Do you understand
all these things?
Do you get
that Jesus has come
to inaugurate a kingdom
of salvation?
Let's look at
the end of verse 51
because we see
the quick answer
of the disciples.
And oddly,
I think you'll be
strangely encouraged.
Have you understood
all these things,
Jesus asks?
And they say,
yes.
Now,
we're not told
if that was a chorus
of yeses,
like they look at each other,
yes!
or if it's kind of popcorn,
yes to the yes,
yes,
yes.
It's just a yes.
But what are they saying
yes to?
Well,
if we're understanding
what Jesus is asking,
right,
He's saying,
hey,
do you understand
that the saving reign
of God
has come
in me?
and they're saying,
yes,
we understand
these parables
are saying
the saving reign
of God
has come.
Now,
the question,
their response,
we've got to ask,
do they really understand
what they're saying?
Because all throughout
Matthew,
Jesus has this
common refrain
for His disciples,
oh,
you of little faith.
Oh,
you of little faith.
Oh,
you of little faith.
Oh,
guys.
Guys.
I mean,
in Matthew 16,
in just a couple chapters out,
Peter is going to make
the confession.
You are the Christ,
the Son of the living God.
And Jesus is going to say,
only God reveals that,
man.
And then within
just a few verses
from that,
Jesus is going to start
talking about
He's going to go
to Jerusalem,
He's going to be
handed over,
killed,
and raised again.
And Peter says,
no way!
That's not going to happen.
And then Jesus says,
get behind me,
Satan.
You don't get it.
And so,
in the disciples,
we see this,
sometimes they get it,
sometimes they don't.
Do they really understand
what Jesus is saying here?
And what we notice is,
Jesus takes them
at their word.
He takes them
at face value.
He takes their yes
as yes.
Hey,
they may not understand
every detail
about the kingdom,
but they know enough.
They may have a little faith,
but Jesus is a great king.
How about you?
Do you get everything
about the kingdom?
Do you have to?
You need to know
that Jesus is the king,
and you need to know
that the kingdom
is a kingdom of salvation.
Maybe the question is,
do you want to?
Do you want to know
the king?
Do you want to be
a part of his kingdom?
That's the question.
And his disciples
said yes,
they're following him.
And so,
Jesus takes their yes
as yes,
and he goes on
to make a concluding parable.
And that's where
I want to draw
your attention to now,
verse 52.
Therefore,
every scribe
who has been trained
for the kingdom
is like a master
of a house.
Now,
the first thing
you need to notice
is the first word
of verse 52.
Actually,
it's the first word
in red.
Therefore.
Now,
you've got to ask
your question.
Whenever you encounter
a therefore
in the Bible
or in a newspaper
or in just some book,
you've got to be
asking the question,
what is the therefore?
Let me hear it.
Therefore.
Here enters
a little song
called
Conjunction Junction.
Conjunction Junction,
what's your function?
Hooking up cars.
Wait,
hooking up words,
phrases,
clauses,
conjunction,
junction.
Now,
this therefore
is a conjunction.
It's a coordinating
conjunction.
It coordinates.
And what it's coordinating
is what has gone
before it
and what comes
after it.
And so,
what has come before it?
Jesus asked the question,
have you understood
all these things?
The disciple says,
yes!
And so,
Jesus takes that
and coordinates it
with His response.
Therefore,
if you understand
the kingdom,
therefore,
you are a scribe
of the kingdom.
That's what He's saying.
That's the therefore.
That's the connection.
Their understanding
of the parables
results in their
becoming disciples
which shows up
in them being
scribes of the kingdom.
If you get it,
you give it.
If you understand it,
you share the understanding.
What's this scribe business?
Therefore,
every scribe...
What's a scribe?
Well,
a scribe was someone
back in Jesus' day
who understood God's law
as revealed in God's book.
Scribes were a kind of
Old Testament specialists.
And back in Jesus' day,
scribes,
their role was institutionalized
in Jewish culture.
And so,
when Herod wants to know
where the Messiah
was to be born
in Matthew 2.4,
He kind of rings a bell
for the scribes.
And He says,
Hey, where was the Messiah
to be born?
And they respond
with Micah 5.2,
And you, O Bethlehem,
in the land of Judah,
are by no means
least among the rulers
of Judah.
For from you
shall come a ruler
who will shepherd
my people Israel.
They knew where
to find the answer.
There were pros.
Experts!
In the Old Testament,
Ezra was a priest
and a scribe
who had set his heart
to study the law
of the Lord
and to do it
and to teach
his statutes
and rules in Israel.
That's Ezra 7.10,
one of my life verses.
And so,
what we see in the model
scribe in Ezra
is someone who studied,
who applied it,
to do it,
and then shared it.
The problem with the scribes
in Jesus' day
is I'll let you
look at what Jesus says.
Turn to Matthew 23.
Matthew 23,
verse 1 and 2.
Remember,
we're talking about scribes
and what scribes do.
Then Jesus said to the crowds
and to his disciples,
the scribes
and the Pharisees
sit on Moses' seat,
so do and observe
whatever they tell you,
but not the works they do.
Apparently,
the scribes were well-versed
in the Bible,
but they weren't doing the Bible.
And the scribes
that Jesus is calling to Himself
and sending out,
the kingdom scribes,
those who have understanding
of the kingdom,
you know what makes us
experts in the kingdom?
We have been personally
affected by the king.
We've been in His presence
and we do what He says.
So scribes were people of the book.
They read the book.
They studied the book.
They taught the book.
They were seen as experts
because of their understanding.
Scribes were teachers.
They shared their understanding
of the law.
In verse 52,
Jesus is calling a scribe
all who by God's grace
have understood
the parables of the kingdom.
The disciples of Jesus
are scribes of the kingdom.
It's a new kind of scribe.
Jesus has brought a new kingdom
with a new kind of scribe.
They get it
and they give it.
Now,
if you're wondering right now,
oh man,
scribe,
are you kidding me?
I barely know where Genesis is.
Come on.
Here's something
encouraging to remember.
Remember who Jesus
is talking to.
He's talking to his disciples.
And we don't know
how many disciples
were in this house
that he was in right now.
We know at least
there was the 12.
And four of those 12
were fishermen.
They had no formal training
as a scribe.
One was a zealot.
Chances are they didn't have
formal training as a scribe
in the school of Hillel.
And then there's
this guy writing,
Matthew,
who was a former tax collector.
So we know
that at least half
of the 12 disciples
were not formally trained
as scribes
in the classic sense,
but Jesus is calling them
a scribe.
Do you know why?
they're in the Jesus school
of biblical interpretation.
In Acts chapter 4,
Paul and John,
they're arrested
and then they're brought
before the high priestly council.
and Peter's filled
by the Spirit
and he shares
this compelling,
compelling word
and it kind of climaxes
in Acts 4.12
which many of you
know by heart
and it says this,
and there is salvation
in no one else
for there's no other name
under heaven
given among men
by which we must be saved.
And he's talking about Jesus.
He's talking about
the saving kingdom of Christ.
And he's talking it right
to the Jewish establishment
and hierarchy.
That's pretty bold.
Look at verse 13.
Now when they,
the Jewish council,
saw the boldness
of Peter and John
and perceived
that they were uneducated,
common men,
they were astonished.
They're not scribes
in the formal sense.
But then look at this.
And they recognized
that they had been with Jesus.
Do you know what makes us
experts in the kingdom?
Do you know what makes us
scribes of the kingdom?
We hang out with the king.
We belong to him.
We're his followers.
We're part of his school.
Peter and John
just happen to be part
of the inaugural class
of the Jesus School
of Biblical Interpretation.
But everyone who's come
to understand
the saving kingdom of God
since,
they enter the school as well.
We become followers of Jesus
and we become
his scribes.
So what is Jesus saying
to his disciples?
Hey, your understanding
of the parables
authorizes you
to be scribes
of the kingdom.
You're a new kind
of scribe.
And as scribes
of the kingdom,
we teach what Jesus taught.
So these scribes
were understanding,
they personally
experienced the kingdom,
and they are then
to turn around
and teach others
as well
about the kingdom.
Therefore,
every scribe
who's been trained
for the kingdom
of heaven.
That's a really
interesting phrase
in the original language.
Who've been trained
for the kingdom
of heaven.
It's actually,
the verb is the word
we get
disciple from.
And so another way
to understand this
is who have
become disciples
of the kingdom
of heaven.
And so what Jesus
is saying here
is that scribes
are disciples.
Followers of Jesus.
The king.
And then he goes
on to the parable.
He then goes
into the comparison.
Jesus says,
hey, you understand it,
now give it,
you're scribes,
and when you do,
you're like this.
Master of a house
who brings out
of his treasure
what is new
and what is old.
Jesus is comparing
what scribes do
with a master
of a house
who brings out
of his treasure
new and old stuff.
It's a comparison
between the work
of a scribe
of the kingdom
and this guy
showing off
his treasure.
Jesus is saying
that his disciples
who have a
dissaving understanding
of the kingdom
and therefore
are scribes,
they bring out
the treasure
of the kingdom.
They have experienced
the treasure
and now they bring
out the treasure.
A master of a house
was the owner
of a house
and so he had
the authority
and means
to buy and sell
whatever he wanted.
He could hire and fire
as he pleased
and so Jesus is saying
this guy with authority
brings out
for all to see
his treasure
new and old.
The picture
is of someone
with authority
bringing out
all of his stuff
for everybody
to look at
and be amazed by.
As scribes
of the kingdom
were authorized
to bring out
the treasures
of the kingdom
new and old.
If you understand
the kingdom
you share the kingdom.
If you get it
you give it.
what's this treasure?
What is Jesus
talking about here?
The treasure
he's already talked
about in 1344
it's hidden.
So the treasure
is the saving
understanding
of the kingdom.
It's getting it.
It's understanding
that the king
has just not come
just not setting up
a kingdom.
He came for me
and he came
to bring me
into the kingdom.
I was in need
of being saved
and the king
came for me.
That's the treasure.
The treasure
is salvation.
The treasure
is what God
in Christ
offers everyone.
and those
who see it
and understand it
they're brought
into the kingdom.
They know it.
They experience it.
The question
that I want to ask
for you this morning
is
where do we find
the kingdom?
Where do we
look to
in order to
understand
the kingdom
of heaven?
Where do we
turn to
and understand
who God is
in his work
of salvation?
where do we
look?
Right there.
This book.
This book
gives the kingdom.
This book
reveals the
treasure.
It makes it
known.
God reveals
himself
in this book.
When you
open up
the Bible
you are
opening up
God's
treasure
trove
of
transformational
truth.
that's what
you're doing
every time
you open
it up.
It's God
speaking.
It's an
amazing
treasure.
And Jesus
describes it
as a treasure
new and
old.
And the
best way
to understand
that is
to remember
the words
of Jesus
in Matthew
5.17
where he
says do
not think
that I've
come to
abolish the
law or
the prophets
the Old
Testament.
I've not
come to
abolish them
but to
fulfill them.
And so he
didn't come
to relax the
law but to
explain the
true meaning
of the law.
And so his
new teaching
on what the
old law truly
meant was
astonishing to
people.
It was
treasure.
So a way to
think about
this old and
new in a
very general
sense think
about the
old treasure
as the
truths revealed
in the Old
Testament.
It's the
treasure of
our origins.
It explains
who we are,
where we come
from.
It explains
why there's
such a
complicated
mess of
evil in
the world.
All
throughout the
Old Testament
there is
treasure to
be found.
God
revealing
Himself
over and
over again.
Steadfast
love,
faithful,
holy,
sovereign,
all knowing,
all powerful,
all present,
all the
time.
Again and
again and
again,
the Old
Testament
reveals
truths,
precious
truths about
God.
So think
about the
old treasure
as the
Old Testament
and think
about the
new treasure
as the
truths revealed
in the
New Testament.
And the
difference
between the
Old Testament
and the
New Testament
is Jesus.
The Old
Testament
anticipated
Jesus and
the New
Testament
is written
after Jesus
coming.
The difference
that Jesus
makes.
who is
Jesus and
why He
came?
New Testament
treasure.
God's plan
of salvation
clarified.
God's new
people,
the church,
how Christians
are to live
for Christ
in this
world,
being prepared
for His
second coming.
It's treasure,
treasure,
treasure.
The Old
Testament
is absolutely
essential to
the New
Testament
and the
New Testament
is a
necessary
fulfillment
of the
Old.
You need
them both.
It's all
treasure.
All
Scripture
is God's
breathed
treasure.
Old
Testament
and New
Testament.
It's one
big treasure
box.
So,
what is
Jesus
saying
here?
His
disciples
are scribes
of His
kingdom
who bring
out the
treasure
of God's
revelation
of His
word,
old and
new.
So,
which leads
us to our
present call.
If you're
a follower
of Jesus,
you're a
disciple of
Jesus,
you get
the
kingdom.
And so,
what Jesus
is saying to
you this
morning is,
you're a
scribe of
the kingdom.
You get
it,
now give
it.
Share
it.
Make it
known.
Start
bringing out
the treasure.
Make it
known.
Proclaim
it.
Let others
know about
it.
Now,
you might be
sitting there
and you're
saying,
well,
I don't
really think
that the
Bible is
that
treasurable.
I don't
find it
that
interesting.
In fact,
I haven't
been in
the Bible
for seven
years.
You know
where to
start?
Don't wait
on a
feeling.
Just get
into the
Bible.
In
Psalm 19,
David
likens the
Bible to
gold.
Fine
gold.
Psalm 119,
verse 127,
Oh,
the
psalmist
wants God's
instructions
more than
gold.
Treasure.
So,
if you
are a
Christian
and you
haven't
been in
God's
Word,
get into
Psalm 19.
Get into
Psalm 119
and ask
God to
stir your
heart to
treasure
His Word.
Incline my
heart to
your
testimonies
and not to
selfish gain.
Open my
eyes that I
may behold
wonderful treasure
things from
your law.
Unite my
heart to
fear your
name.
Satisfy me in
the morning with
your unfailing
love as revealed
in the treasure
of Scripture.
Scripture.
I recently
teamed up with a
friend and we
have been sharing a
psalm every day
through the ESV
Bible app.
And we look at the
same psalm and then
we text each other
about it.
You know what it
does?
We treasure God's
Word together.
As scribes of
the kingdom,
bring out the
treasure.
But you've got to
treasure it first.
Treasure the
treasure by being
in the treasure.
Parents, be
kingdom scribes
to your kids.
Bring out the
treasure.
Dads, your
families need
you to be a
scribe of the
kingdom and
bring out the
treasure for
them.
New and old.
Show them the
glories of God
in the Bible.
Show them the
wonders of His
salvation.
Show them the
kingdom.
Now you may be
wondering, well,
where do I start?
Start modest.
Be thinking five
minutes.
Make sure you
have a time and
a place and a
plan.
The Salvadis do
it.
Let me show you
ours.
We don't do this
every morning, but
we're somewhat
regular.
together.
And our time is
in the mornings
after we eat
breakfast together.
And the place is
our dining room
table.
And what is our
plan?
Right now we're
going through this
thing called the
New City Catechism.
And what it is is
the bringing out of
treasure.
And we do that
together.
And it is a sweet,
sweet thing.
So if you're a dad
who's not led his
family this way
before, take a
step.
Start it.
Give it two to
three weeks.
Let it get into a
rhythm.
And see the effect
that it will have on
your family.
And you don't need
kids.
If you're a husband
and a wife, whether
you're just getting
started or you have
kids out of the
house, use the New
City Catechism.
That is a gem.
You can download
it.
Look it up.
Google it.
Finally, I just want
to say this.
Christ the King
Church has a help
wanted sign.
Scribes needed.
We need scribes.
We need brothers and
sisters who want to
bring out the treasure
of God's Word.
New and old.
We need scribes to
bring out the
treasures to our
children on Sunday
morning.
as a part of the
King's Kids
Ministry.
If you're interested
in teaching the
treasures of God's
Word to our kids,
Billy's available.
Danielle Morrow would
be the other person
to talk to.
We need scribes to
bring out the
treasure of God's
Word on Thursday
nights as part of
our youth ministry.
We need scribes to
bring out the
treasures of the
book on Saturday
mornings during the
men's Bible study.
They're in Hebrews
bringing out the
treasure.
Guys.
More guys.
Go to that.
It's awesome.
We need scribes to
bring out the
treasure of God's
Word as part of our
life groups.
When you go to your
life group and God
has put on something
in your heart that
morning from God's
Word, you bring it.
Bring the treasure.
Share it.
We need people to
bring out the
treasure at our
Sunday morning
breakfast.
We've got a group of
guys preaching through
John and it is a
treasure trove, but we
also need people around
the tables informally
bringing out the
treasure.
But there's one
particular place we're
in particular need.
We need scribes of
the kingdom to bring
out the treasure of
God's Word at our
Wednesday afternoon
tutoring program.
The name of that is
King's Place.
The King's Place
After School Mentoring
Program.
And what we are in
great need of is
adult men.
Brothers, if you have
time Wednesday
afternoon starting
around 4 o'clock, it
would be a great
investment of your
life and eternity to
come and bring out
the treasure for
these kids from
Frank neighborhood.
We're having 15 or
20 kids come now.
And they respond.
They're looking for an
adult man to build
into them.
Now can you imagine
what will happen if
we took Jesus' words
to heart as a church
and we began bringing
out the treasure of
His Word, of the
kingdom, and we
brought it out in our
marriages, in our
friendships, in our
families, in our
life groups, our
ministries here on
Sunday morning.
Do you know what's
going to happen?
We're going to
treasure God.
God's Word is going
to go out in power.
It's going to change
lives.
People are going to
get drawn into the
kingdom and His
kingdom is going to
spread.
Would you lift up
your Bible one more
time?
Repeat this word
after me.
Let's say treasure
together on three.
One, two, three,
treasure.
God in heaven, we do
thank you so much for
this book.
We thank you for
what you've revealed
about yourself and
your work of
salvation in it.
And we pray that you
would get this book
dwelling richly in us
as a church in every
nook and cranny of
our life.
God, would you do
it for the glory of
your name and the
good of your people.
Amen.