WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:14.179 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. 00:00:15.339 --> 00:00:23.620 And so if you would look to Matthew 13, 1, or excuse me, 13, 51 through 52, let me read that for us. 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:29.080 This is the word of the Lord. This came off the lips of our King Jesus. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.679 Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked his disciples. 00:00:36.520 --> 00:00:38.980 And they said to him, yes. 00:00:40.060 --> 00:00:50.719 And he said to them, therefore, every scribe who's been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house 00:00:50.719 --> 00:01:00.439 who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old. 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:02.399 These are the words of the Lord. 00:01:03.700 --> 00:01:09.579 If you've got your Bible open, would you lift up your open Bible in front of you, 00:01:09.960 --> 00:01:14.079 and I want you to repeat this one word after me. 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:16.760 It's the word treasure. 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:17.500 Ready? 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:19.319 One, two, three. 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:20.480 Treasure. 00:01:21.679 --> 00:01:26.780 This book has treasure in it. 00:01:27.939 --> 00:01:29.439 It's God's Word. 00:01:31.019 --> 00:01:34.019 It's living and active. 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:36.819 God speaking to us. 00:01:37.319 --> 00:01:40.500 All authoritative, life-giving treasure. 00:01:40.500 --> 00:01:40.579 Treasure. 00:01:41.780 --> 00:01:43.159 That's what this book is. 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:46.359 God reveals the kingdom in the book. 00:01:48.879 --> 00:01:53.379 And in this chapter, in this section, 00:01:53.859 --> 00:01:57.719 we read about a new kind of scribe. 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:01.719 Therefore, every scribe. 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:08.539 It's a new kind of position in the kingdom. 00:02:10.379 --> 00:02:16.439 Scribes of the kingdom have this growing understanding of the kingdom 00:02:16.439 --> 00:02:24.620 and have this growing impulse to share something that Jesus calls treasure. 00:02:27.300 --> 00:02:29.840 Scribes of the kingdom bring out the treasure of the kingdom. 00:02:29.840 --> 00:02:35.520 And that the treasure of the kingdom is the life-changing understanding 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:38.520 of what God has done for sinners in Jesus. 00:02:39.740 --> 00:02:41.340 The saving reign of God. 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:44.640 Scribes get it and they give it. 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.759 They get the treasure and they give the treasure. 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:52.340 And this morning, we're going to just walk through these two verses. 00:02:53.099 --> 00:02:56.400 In verse 51, Jesus asks His disciples a question. 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.700 Have you understood all these things? 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:02.580 And His disciples at the end of verse 51 says, 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:04.280 they say, yes. 00:03:05.099 --> 00:03:07.200 And then Jesus in 52, 00:03:07.500 --> 00:03:11.780 He wraps everything up that He's been proclaiming. 00:03:12.480 --> 00:03:13.700 With a therefore. 00:03:15.379 --> 00:03:20.280 And He shares with us a concluding parable. 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:25.340 And what He says to His disciples back in the first century, 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:29.420 He's saying to us disciples in the 21st century. 00:03:30.379 --> 00:03:32.659 If you've got the treasure, you give the treasure. 00:03:32.659 --> 00:03:44.759 This morning, we're going to proceed by looking at His question about understanding. 00:03:45.979 --> 00:03:49.900 Then we're going to take a quick look at the disciples' answer, yes. 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:55.780 And then we're going to spend some time in His concluding parable. 00:03:56.280 --> 00:03:57.579 It's a wrap-up parable. 00:03:57.580 --> 00:04:02.980 And that word, therefore, in the beginning of verse 52 is a big clue. 00:04:04.420 --> 00:04:09.820 And then, we're going to bring it to bear on our own lives. 00:04:10.880 --> 00:04:14.260 Our present call as kingdom scribes. 00:04:15.700 --> 00:04:18.480 And what you're going to find there is a help-wanted side. 00:04:20.080 --> 00:04:22.879 Scribes wanted in Christ the King Church. 00:04:23.740 --> 00:04:24.879 There's treasure to be shared. 00:04:24.879 --> 00:04:29.300 So, let's look at this question in verse 51. 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:31.659 Jesus asks His disciples, 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:34.680 Have you understood all these things? 00:04:34.899 --> 00:04:38.379 And whenever you see something like all these things, 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:40.079 you're asking the question, what? 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:41.699 What things, Jesus? 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:43.639 What are you referring to? 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:45.939 What is this all these things business? 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:48.399 And the easy way to answer it, 00:04:48.500 --> 00:04:50.139 it's just what He's been sharing. 00:04:51.000 --> 00:04:52.420 It's what precedes it. 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:56.300 It's the seven parables with explanations that have gone before. 00:04:57.080 --> 00:04:58.840 That's what Jesus is referring to. 00:04:58.980 --> 00:05:01.340 He's talking about the parable of the soils. 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:06.720 Four responses, but just two kinds of hearts. 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:09.100 The parable of the weeds. 00:05:09.220 --> 00:05:10.620 The parable of the mustard seed. 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:11.740 And the parable of the leaven. 00:05:12.340 --> 00:05:14.860 The parable of the hidden treasure and pearl of great price. 00:05:14.980 --> 00:05:16.240 The parable of the dragnet. 00:05:16.660 --> 00:05:18.759 These are the things that Jesus is referring to. 00:05:18.759 --> 00:05:21.639 Have you understood these things? 00:05:21.939 --> 00:05:22.719 All these things. 00:05:24.159 --> 00:05:27.099 And of course, they're all parables of the kingdom. 00:05:27.939 --> 00:05:32.000 And what I've been wanting to help you understand is when Jesus talks about the kingdom, 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:37.379 He's talking about the saving reign of God in the person of Jesus Christ. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:44.639 God has come and He's seeking to save and bring sinners into His kingdom by His grace. 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:52.800 And so these are all parables of different dimensions and aspects of the saving reign of God. 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:58.759 And so Jesus is asking, hey, do you understand all these things I'm telling you in parables about the kingdom? 00:05:58.759 --> 00:06:07.459 Do you understand that this good news brings about a kingdom produce? 00:06:08.740 --> 00:06:21.620 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? 00:06:21.620 --> 00:06:23.620 Do you understand that this good news is? 00:06:23.620 --> 00:06:24.220 Do you understand that this good news is? 00:06:24.220 --> 00:06:38.579 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? 00:06:39.500 --> 00:06:40.079 Do you get it? 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:50.780 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? 00:06:50.779 --> 00:06:50.839 Do you get it? 00:06:52.919 --> 00:06:53.979 God's at work. 00:06:56.659 --> 00:07:01.199 All these parables are referring back to some aspect of the kingdom, the saving reign of God. 00:07:01.779 --> 00:07:03.699 Jesus isn't talking about geometry here. 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:06.259 He's not talking about cooking. 00:07:07.219 --> 00:07:08.419 He's talking about the kingdom. 00:07:09.359 --> 00:07:12.779 And so when He says, have you understood all these things? 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:15.519 He's saying, do you get the kingdom? 00:07:16.379 --> 00:07:19.399 Do you get that I've come to save? 00:07:20.779 --> 00:07:25.859 What you need to understand is what Jesus meant by understood. 00:07:26.859 --> 00:07:29.579 Have you understood all these things? 00:07:30.119 --> 00:07:31.719 It's tied to His use of parables. 00:07:31.859 --> 00:07:34.719 Now remember, parables are like vertical blinds. 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:37.479 You know how you open up a vertical blind and you can see outside the window? 00:07:38.479 --> 00:07:42.519 Well, a parable would hide the truth of the kingdom to those with a hard heart, 00:07:42.519 --> 00:07:50.060 but a parable would be opened to a person that God has softened their heart. 00:07:51.060 --> 00:07:57.579 God reveals the truth of the kingdom to those with tender hearts. 00:07:57.579 --> 00:08:03.800 Now when we use the word understand, we typically use it in terms of figuring something out. 00:08:04.219 --> 00:08:07.560 And I think right now I'm going to get a yes and an amen from parents and grandparents. 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:13.060 If you buy a dollhouse for your little girl, 00:08:14.539 --> 00:08:17.319 before your little sweetheart girl gets to play in it, 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.379 you will need to assemble it. 00:08:20.379 --> 00:08:23.459 In order for you to assemble it, 00:08:24.180 --> 00:08:26.759 you will need to figure out the directions. 00:08:27.980 --> 00:08:29.959 And that is no small thing nowadays. 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:31.959 Do I have an amen? 00:08:34.799 --> 00:08:38.659 Nowadays, you've got to get some kind of degree in engineering 00:08:38.659 --> 00:08:43.139 in order to assemble a dollhouse for your little sweetheart. 00:08:44.179 --> 00:08:46.860 But after you figure out the directions, 00:08:47.439 --> 00:08:51.240 you have an understanding of things, 00:08:52.039 --> 00:08:53.819 then you can go about putting it together. 00:08:56.639 --> 00:08:59.579 That's not the kind of understanding Jesus is talking about. 00:09:00.299 --> 00:09:02.939 He's not talking about figured out understanding. 00:09:02.940 --> 00:09:06.720 The understanding that Jesus is talking about 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:10.720 is God-given understanding. 00:09:11.760 --> 00:09:14.560 When God gives you eyes to see, 00:09:15.060 --> 00:09:17.240 when God gives you ears to hear, 00:09:17.640 --> 00:09:21.840 when God gives you a heart to understand. 00:09:24.140 --> 00:09:26.420 And so what we see happening in these parables, 00:09:26.540 --> 00:09:28.580 these parables reveal the truth of the kingdom, 00:09:28.580 --> 00:09:32.140 and God gives the understanding to comprehend it. 00:09:32.940 --> 00:09:36.700 And so we see that being played out in Matthew 13. 00:09:37.340 --> 00:09:39.740 In chapter 13, verse 10, 00:09:40.140 --> 00:09:42.360 Jesus has just shared the parable of the soils, 00:09:42.540 --> 00:09:43.840 and His disciples come up to Him, 00:09:43.860 --> 00:09:44.260 and they say, 00:09:44.360 --> 00:09:45.980 hey, why do you speak to them in parables? 00:09:46.060 --> 00:09:48.260 And in verse 11, Jesus answers them, 00:09:48.280 --> 00:09:48.700 and He says, 00:09:49.060 --> 00:09:51.800 to you, disciples, it has been given. 00:09:52.180 --> 00:09:54.060 You've got to be thinking grace right there. 00:09:54.060 --> 00:09:56.320 It's been given to know, 00:09:56.880 --> 00:10:00.880 understand the secrets, 00:10:01.160 --> 00:10:02.420 hiddenness of the kingdom. 00:10:02.940 --> 00:10:07.320 Understanding is given as a gift, 00:10:07.620 --> 00:10:09.480 but to them, it's not been given. 00:10:12.080 --> 00:10:17.500 This understanding is a God-given gift. 00:10:17.500 --> 00:10:26.059 What God does is He enables us 00:10:26.059 --> 00:10:30.779 to actually comprehend the kingdom of God. 00:10:31.779 --> 00:10:33.480 That's how sinful we are. 00:10:34.360 --> 00:10:35.639 He needs to break in 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:39.039 and enable us by His Spirit to do this. 00:10:40.039 --> 00:10:43.120 So Jesus reveals the kingdom in His parables, 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:46.480 but the understanding is given by God. 00:10:47.480 --> 00:10:48.639 Now, if you find yourself, 00:10:48.740 --> 00:10:50.019 well, I don't buy that self, honey. 00:10:51.120 --> 00:10:52.980 Flip over to Matthew 11. 00:10:52.980 --> 00:10:59.139 Is this what Jesus means? 00:11:01.240 --> 00:11:03.620 In verse 25, Jesus declared, 00:11:03.620 --> 00:11:05.460 I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, 00:11:05.539 --> 00:11:07.039 that you have hidden these things 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:08.299 from the wise and understanding 00:11:08.299 --> 00:11:10.240 and revealed them to little children, 00:11:10.860 --> 00:11:11.659 those who are humble. 00:11:12.440 --> 00:11:15.039 Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:16.379 to reveal them. 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:19.620 All things have been handed over to me 00:11:19.620 --> 00:11:20.419 by my Father, 00:11:20.500 --> 00:11:22.480 and no one knows the Son except the Father, 00:11:22.560 --> 00:11:24.379 and no one knows the Father except the Son, 00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:29.000 and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:32.939 What we see Jesus saying here 00:11:32.939 --> 00:11:35.379 is that this understanding 00:11:35.379 --> 00:11:37.539 all throughout Matthew 13 00:11:37.539 --> 00:11:41.279 is a God-given insight 00:11:41.279 --> 00:11:44.439 into the hiddenness of the kingdom 00:11:44.439 --> 00:11:46.259 concealed in the parables. 00:11:46.980 --> 00:11:48.200 It's a work of God. 00:11:49.700 --> 00:11:51.940 So Jesus is not asking His disciples, 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:53.879 hey guys, have you figured out my parables? 00:11:55.240 --> 00:11:56.840 He's asking His disciples, 00:11:57.460 --> 00:11:58.419 do you have eyes to see? 00:11:59.919 --> 00:12:01.320 Do you have ears to hear? 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:05.519 Do you have an understanding 00:12:05.519 --> 00:12:06.679 that only God gives? 00:12:07.340 --> 00:12:09.059 And let me just add this, 00:12:09.860 --> 00:12:12.879 it is a saving understanding. 00:12:14.379 --> 00:12:18.159 It's an understanding that makes you realize 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:21.559 I need to be rescued. 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:24.779 I need to be in the kingdom, 00:12:25.439 --> 00:12:27.899 and only the King gets me into His kingdom. 00:12:29.059 --> 00:12:32.619 And Jesus would die in order to make that happen. 00:12:32.620 --> 00:12:38.080 So what we're seeing here is this understanding, 00:12:38.740 --> 00:12:39.399 this when Jesus says, 00:12:39.500 --> 00:12:42.320 have you understood all these things? 00:12:43.419 --> 00:12:45.500 He's not asking them if they've figured it out. 00:12:46.659 --> 00:12:47.500 He's asking, 00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:48.799 hey, 00:12:49.799 --> 00:12:51.820 has God given you the insight 00:12:51.820 --> 00:12:54.259 into the kingdom, 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:56.720 the saving reign of God? 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:00.180 And this is a question 00:13:00.180 --> 00:13:02.240 that's moving towards a conclusion. 00:13:02.600 --> 00:13:05.279 He is wrapping up this discourse. 00:13:05.779 --> 00:13:05.980 You know, 00:13:06.420 --> 00:13:08.720 I'm an assistant coach 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:10.279 for my son's lacrosse team, 00:13:10.540 --> 00:13:11.639 and what will happen is 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:13.240 something happened out on the field, 00:13:13.580 --> 00:13:15.060 and it's not good. 00:13:15.340 --> 00:13:16.800 And so what the coach does is like, 00:13:16.980 --> 00:13:17.440 time out. 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:19.340 The players come in, 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:19.980 you huddle up, 00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:20.620 and you're like, 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:21.200 okay guys, 00:13:21.580 --> 00:13:22.580 this went wrong, 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:23.360 and this went wrong. 00:13:23.659 --> 00:13:25.860 Here's what we need to kind of fix it. 00:13:26.259 --> 00:13:27.259 Do you understand? 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:29.779 And they're like, 00:13:29.960 --> 00:13:30.360 yeah, yeah, yeah, 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:30.820 we get it, 00:13:30.860 --> 00:13:31.379 yeah, we get it. 00:13:31.700 --> 00:13:32.740 And then they go out, 00:13:32.860 --> 00:13:33.860 and you really see 00:13:33.860 --> 00:13:35.139 if they get it or not. 00:13:35.680 --> 00:13:37.180 And so what Jesus is doing here 00:13:37.180 --> 00:13:39.200 is He's bringing His disciples together 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:41.620 after His parabolic discourse, 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:42.480 and He says, 00:13:42.560 --> 00:13:43.539 do you get it? 00:13:44.100 --> 00:13:45.379 Because if you get it, 00:13:45.940 --> 00:13:48.519 I'm sending you out to give it. 00:13:48.519 --> 00:13:50.939 And they're going to reply 00:13:50.939 --> 00:13:51.799 in just a moment. 00:13:53.259 --> 00:13:54.159 This morning, 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:55.480 I want you to put yourself 00:13:55.480 --> 00:13:57.059 in the place of these disciples. 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:01.899 Do you understand the kingdom? 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:06.899 Do you understand 00:14:06.899 --> 00:14:08.879 all these things? 00:14:10.840 --> 00:14:12.799 Do you get 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:15.620 that Jesus has come 00:14:15.620 --> 00:14:18.159 to inaugurate a kingdom 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:19.059 of salvation? 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:23.539 Let's look at 00:14:23.539 --> 00:14:25.819 the end of verse 51 00:14:25.819 --> 00:14:27.360 because we see 00:14:27.360 --> 00:14:28.199 the quick answer 00:14:28.199 --> 00:14:28.899 of the disciples. 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:30.139 And oddly, 00:14:30.779 --> 00:14:31.399 I think you'll be 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:32.419 strangely encouraged. 00:14:34.579 --> 00:14:35.439 Have you understood 00:14:35.439 --> 00:14:36.240 all these things, 00:14:36.339 --> 00:14:37.000 Jesus asks? 00:14:37.419 --> 00:14:38.360 And they say, 00:14:38.959 --> 00:14:39.279 yes. 00:14:39.500 --> 00:14:39.839 Now, 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:40.899 we're not told 00:14:40.899 --> 00:14:42.559 if that was a chorus 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:43.379 of yeses, 00:14:43.439 --> 00:14:44.779 like they look at each other, 00:14:45.299 --> 00:14:45.799 yes! 00:14:45.799 --> 00:14:47.740 or if it's kind of popcorn, 00:14:48.279 --> 00:14:48.979 yes to the yes, 00:14:49.039 --> 00:14:49.240 yes, 00:14:49.339 --> 00:14:49.719 yes. 00:14:50.839 --> 00:14:52.079 It's just a yes. 00:14:55.019 --> 00:14:56.099 But what are they saying 00:14:56.099 --> 00:14:56.759 yes to? 00:14:57.879 --> 00:14:58.199 Well, 00:14:58.219 --> 00:14:58.779 if we're understanding 00:14:58.779 --> 00:14:59.839 what Jesus is asking, 00:14:59.979 --> 00:15:00.199 right, 00:15:00.439 --> 00:15:00.919 He's saying, 00:15:01.000 --> 00:15:01.099 hey, 00:15:01.139 --> 00:15:02.059 do you understand 00:15:02.059 --> 00:15:04.979 that the saving reign 00:15:04.979 --> 00:15:05.879 of God 00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:06.679 has come 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:08.199 in me? 00:15:08.200 --> 00:15:11.020 and they're saying, 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:11.700 yes, 00:15:12.100 --> 00:15:13.180 we understand 00:15:13.180 --> 00:15:14.240 these parables 00:15:14.240 --> 00:15:15.100 are saying 00:15:15.100 --> 00:15:16.259 the saving reign 00:15:16.259 --> 00:15:16.660 of God 00:15:16.660 --> 00:15:17.240 has come. 00:15:18.660 --> 00:15:19.280 Now, 00:15:19.340 --> 00:15:20.020 the question, 00:15:21.220 --> 00:15:22.420 their response, 00:15:24.140 --> 00:15:24.680 we've got to ask, 00:15:24.800 --> 00:15:26.180 do they really understand 00:15:26.180 --> 00:15:26.980 what they're saying? 00:15:27.980 --> 00:15:28.800 Because all throughout 00:15:28.800 --> 00:15:29.300 Matthew, 00:15:29.620 --> 00:15:30.340 Jesus has this 00:15:30.340 --> 00:15:31.360 common refrain 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:32.440 for His disciples, 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:33.440 oh, 00:15:33.500 --> 00:15:34.340 you of little faith. 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:35.540 Oh, 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:36.840 you of little faith. 00:15:36.840 --> 00:15:37.899 Oh, 00:15:37.980 --> 00:15:38.879 you of little faith. 00:15:40.160 --> 00:15:40.399 Oh, 00:15:40.460 --> 00:15:40.820 guys. 00:15:42.080 --> 00:15:42.519 Guys. 00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:43.519 I mean, 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:45.040 in Matthew 16, 00:15:45.160 --> 00:15:46.379 in just a couple chapters out, 00:15:47.340 --> 00:15:48.820 Peter is going to make 00:15:48.820 --> 00:15:50.060 the confession. 00:15:51.300 --> 00:15:52.519 You are the Christ, 00:15:52.860 --> 00:15:54.420 the Son of the living God. 00:15:54.899 --> 00:15:55.860 And Jesus is going to say, 00:15:55.960 --> 00:15:57.220 only God reveals that, 00:15:57.300 --> 00:15:57.540 man. 00:15:58.620 --> 00:15:59.340 And then within 00:15:59.340 --> 00:16:00.519 just a few verses 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:01.300 from that, 00:16:01.700 --> 00:16:02.540 Jesus is going to start 00:16:02.540 --> 00:16:03.360 talking about 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:04.120 He's going to go 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:04.720 to Jerusalem, 00:16:05.120 --> 00:16:05.600 He's going to be 00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:06.259 handed over, 00:16:06.259 --> 00:16:07.080 killed, 00:16:07.259 --> 00:16:08.059 and raised again. 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:09.720 And Peter says, 00:16:10.019 --> 00:16:11.919 no way! 00:16:13.279 --> 00:16:14.419 That's not going to happen. 00:16:14.980 --> 00:16:15.980 And then Jesus says, 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:18.000 get behind me, 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:18.299 Satan. 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:20.360 You don't get it. 00:16:21.120 --> 00:16:21.500 And so, 00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.279 in the disciples, 00:16:22.439 --> 00:16:23.120 we see this, 00:16:23.379 --> 00:16:24.439 sometimes they get it, 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:25.860 sometimes they don't. 00:16:26.700 --> 00:16:27.819 Do they really understand 00:16:27.819 --> 00:16:29.360 what Jesus is saying here? 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:31.299 And what we notice is, 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:32.179 Jesus takes them 00:16:32.179 --> 00:16:32.860 at their word. 00:16:32.860 --> 00:16:34.419 He takes them 00:16:34.419 --> 00:16:35.320 at face value. 00:16:37.460 --> 00:16:38.820 He takes their yes 00:16:38.820 --> 00:16:39.639 as yes. 00:16:40.700 --> 00:16:40.860 Hey, 00:16:41.019 --> 00:16:42.879 they may not understand 00:16:42.879 --> 00:16:44.320 every detail 00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.500 about the kingdom, 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:49.060 but they know enough. 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:52.480 They may have a little faith, 00:16:53.639 --> 00:16:56.100 but Jesus is a great king. 00:16:56.100 --> 00:17:00.720 How about you? 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:03.899 Do you get everything 00:17:03.899 --> 00:17:04.559 about the kingdom? 00:17:07.740 --> 00:17:08.900 Do you have to? 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:12.019 You need to know 00:17:12.019 --> 00:17:13.099 that Jesus is the king, 00:17:13.900 --> 00:17:15.039 and you need to know 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:15.940 that the kingdom 00:17:15.940 --> 00:17:17.599 is a kingdom of salvation. 00:17:20.180 --> 00:17:21.339 Maybe the question is, 00:17:21.460 --> 00:17:22.519 do you want to? 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:26.019 Do you want to know 00:17:26.019 --> 00:17:26.539 the king? 00:17:27.500 --> 00:17:29.339 Do you want to be 00:17:29.339 --> 00:17:30.359 a part of his kingdom? 00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:32.319 That's the question. 00:17:34.339 --> 00:17:35.500 And his disciples 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:37.279 said yes, 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:39.639 they're following him. 00:17:42.740 --> 00:17:43.299 And so, 00:17:43.379 --> 00:17:44.400 Jesus takes their yes 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:45.039 as yes, 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.900 and he goes on 00:17:47.900 --> 00:17:51.980 to make a concluding parable. 00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:53.579 And that's where 00:17:53.579 --> 00:17:54.099 I want to draw 00:17:54.099 --> 00:17:55.099 your attention to now, 00:17:55.220 --> 00:17:55.819 verse 52. 00:17:57.619 --> 00:17:58.099 Therefore, 00:17:58.279 --> 00:17:58.920 every scribe 00:17:58.920 --> 00:17:59.700 who has been trained 00:17:59.700 --> 00:18:00.339 for the kingdom 00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:01.759 is like a master 00:18:01.759 --> 00:18:02.460 of a house. 00:18:03.660 --> 00:18:04.139 Now, 00:18:04.339 --> 00:18:05.259 the first thing 00:18:05.259 --> 00:18:06.139 you need to notice 00:18:06.139 --> 00:18:07.940 is the first word 00:18:07.940 --> 00:18:09.980 of verse 52. 00:18:11.139 --> 00:18:11.639 Actually, 00:18:11.759 --> 00:18:12.539 it's the first word 00:18:12.539 --> 00:18:14.000 in red. 00:18:15.299 --> 00:18:15.779 Therefore. 00:18:16.980 --> 00:18:17.480 Now, 00:18:18.220 --> 00:18:19.059 you've got to ask 00:18:19.059 --> 00:18:19.519 your question. 00:18:19.619 --> 00:18:20.480 Whenever you encounter 00:18:20.480 --> 00:18:21.139 a therefore 00:18:21.140 --> 00:18:22.100 in the Bible 00:18:22.100 --> 00:18:23.259 or in a newspaper 00:18:23.259 --> 00:18:25.180 or in just some book, 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:25.920 you've got to be 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:26.700 asking the question, 00:18:26.860 --> 00:18:27.660 what is the therefore? 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:28.480 Let me hear it. 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:30.000 Therefore. 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:31.880 Here enters 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:33.420 a little song 00:18:33.420 --> 00:18:34.340 called 00:18:34.340 --> 00:18:35.780 Conjunction Junction. 00:18:36.780 --> 00:18:38.020 Conjunction Junction, 00:18:38.420 --> 00:18:40.300 what's your function? 00:18:41.100 --> 00:18:42.740 Hooking up cars. 00:18:44.020 --> 00:18:44.120 Wait, 00:18:44.200 --> 00:18:45.560 hooking up words, 00:18:45.780 --> 00:18:46.300 phrases, 00:18:46.299 --> 00:18:47.299 clauses, 00:18:47.299 --> 00:18:47.799 clauses, 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:48.299 clauses, 00:18:48.299 --> 00:18:49.399 conjunction, 00:18:49.700 --> 00:18:50.200 junction. 00:18:53.460 --> 00:18:54.019 Now, 00:18:54.139 --> 00:18:54.960 this therefore 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:55.919 is a conjunction. 00:18:56.379 --> 00:18:57.899 It's a coordinating 00:18:57.899 --> 00:18:58.879 conjunction. 00:18:59.399 --> 00:19:00.139 It coordinates. 00:19:01.480 --> 00:19:02.519 And what it's coordinating 00:19:02.519 --> 00:19:04.279 is what has gone 00:19:04.279 --> 00:19:04.940 before it 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:05.779 and what comes 00:19:05.779 --> 00:19:06.539 after it. 00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:07.339 And so, 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:08.419 what has come before it? 00:19:08.500 --> 00:19:09.519 Jesus asked the question, 00:19:09.759 --> 00:19:10.599 have you understood 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:11.419 all these things? 00:19:11.859 --> 00:19:12.659 The disciple says, 00:19:13.259 --> 00:19:13.819 yes! 00:19:13.819 --> 00:19:15.059 And so, 00:19:15.319 --> 00:19:17.220 Jesus takes that 00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:19.500 and coordinates it 00:19:19.500 --> 00:19:20.839 with His response. 00:19:21.980 --> 00:19:22.379 Therefore, 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:26.179 if you understand 00:19:26.179 --> 00:19:27.279 the kingdom, 00:19:28.439 --> 00:19:29.079 therefore, 00:19:29.740 --> 00:19:33.139 you are a scribe 00:19:33.139 --> 00:19:34.279 of the kingdom. 00:19:34.759 --> 00:19:35.659 That's what He's saying. 00:19:36.679 --> 00:19:37.700 That's the therefore. 00:19:38.879 --> 00:19:40.240 That's the connection. 00:19:40.919 --> 00:19:42.259 Their understanding 00:19:42.259 --> 00:19:43.839 of the parables 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:46.039 results in their 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:47.480 becoming disciples 00:19:47.480 --> 00:19:50.099 which shows up 00:19:50.099 --> 00:19:51.119 in them being 00:19:51.119 --> 00:19:52.879 scribes of the kingdom. 00:19:54.559 --> 00:19:55.819 If you get it, 00:19:56.379 --> 00:19:57.240 you give it. 00:19:58.700 --> 00:20:00.480 If you understand it, 00:20:01.000 --> 00:20:02.519 you share the understanding. 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:07.099 What's this scribe business? 00:20:07.799 --> 00:20:08.000 Therefore, 00:20:08.180 --> 00:20:09.259 every scribe... 00:20:10.059 --> 00:20:11.299 What's a scribe? 00:20:11.299 --> 00:20:11.940 Well, 00:20:13.259 --> 00:20:14.259 a scribe was someone 00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:15.799 back in Jesus' day 00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:18.940 who understood God's law 00:20:18.940 --> 00:20:21.079 as revealed in God's book. 00:20:21.639 --> 00:20:23.319 Scribes were a kind of 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:25.220 Old Testament specialists. 00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:27.220 And back in Jesus' day, 00:20:27.639 --> 00:20:28.220 scribes, 00:20:28.419 --> 00:20:31.039 their role was institutionalized 00:20:31.039 --> 00:20:33.019 in Jewish culture. 00:20:33.220 --> 00:20:33.519 And so, 00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:36.220 when Herod wants to know 00:20:36.220 --> 00:20:37.200 where the Messiah 00:20:37.200 --> 00:20:38.139 was to be born 00:20:38.139 --> 00:20:39.379 in Matthew 2.4, 00:20:39.380 --> 00:20:41.160 He kind of rings a bell 00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:42.320 for the scribes. 00:20:42.540 --> 00:20:43.020 And He says, 00:20:43.080 --> 00:20:43.860 Hey, where was the Messiah 00:20:43.860 --> 00:20:44.300 to be born? 00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:45.340 And they respond 00:20:45.340 --> 00:20:46.520 with Micah 5.2, 00:20:46.840 --> 00:20:48.040 And you, O Bethlehem, 00:20:48.080 --> 00:20:48.840 in the land of Judah, 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:49.740 are by no means 00:20:49.740 --> 00:20:50.700 least among the rulers 00:20:50.700 --> 00:20:51.460 of Judah. 00:20:52.020 --> 00:20:52.820 For from you 00:20:52.820 --> 00:20:53.620 shall come a ruler 00:20:53.620 --> 00:20:54.320 who will shepherd 00:20:54.320 --> 00:20:55.320 my people Israel. 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:56.380 They knew where 00:20:56.380 --> 00:20:57.340 to find the answer. 00:20:57.460 --> 00:20:58.400 There were pros. 00:20:59.400 --> 00:20:59.840 Experts! 00:20:59.840 --> 00:20:59.960 Experts! 00:20:59.960 --> 00:21:04.640 In the Old Testament, 00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:07.160 Ezra was a priest 00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:08.720 and a scribe 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:10.779 who had set his heart 00:21:10.779 --> 00:21:12.019 to study the law 00:21:12.019 --> 00:21:12.759 of the Lord 00:21:12.759 --> 00:21:14.700 and to do it 00:21:14.700 --> 00:21:15.920 and to teach 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:16.779 his statutes 00:21:16.779 --> 00:21:18.059 and rules in Israel. 00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:19.279 That's Ezra 7.10, 00:21:19.340 --> 00:21:20.539 one of my life verses. 00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:23.680 And so, 00:21:23.779 --> 00:21:24.960 what we see in the model 00:21:24.960 --> 00:21:26.700 scribe in Ezra 00:21:26.700 --> 00:21:27.960 is someone who studied, 00:21:28.360 --> 00:21:29.140 who applied it, 00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:29.960 to do it, 00:21:30.100 --> 00:21:31.220 and then shared it. 00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:33.080 The problem with the scribes 00:21:33.080 --> 00:21:34.400 in Jesus' day 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:35.540 is I'll let you 00:21:35.540 --> 00:21:36.920 look at what Jesus says. 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:38.700 Turn to Matthew 23. 00:21:45.580 --> 00:21:46.580 Matthew 23, 00:21:46.720 --> 00:21:47.600 verse 1 and 2. 00:21:49.060 --> 00:21:49.540 Remember, 00:21:49.640 --> 00:21:50.820 we're talking about scribes 00:21:50.820 --> 00:21:51.640 and what scribes do. 00:21:53.580 --> 00:21:55.060 Then Jesus said to the crowds 00:21:55.060 --> 00:21:55.920 and to his disciples, 00:21:56.500 --> 00:21:57.620 the scribes 00:21:57.620 --> 00:21:59.000 and the Pharisees 00:21:59.000 --> 00:22:00.539 sit on Moses' seat, 00:22:00.980 --> 00:22:02.099 so do and observe 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:03.160 whatever they tell you, 00:22:03.259 --> 00:22:05.579 but not the works they do. 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:09.000 Apparently, 00:22:09.119 --> 00:22:10.480 the scribes were well-versed 00:22:10.480 --> 00:22:11.000 in the Bible, 00:22:11.140 --> 00:22:12.359 but they weren't doing the Bible. 00:22:15.079 --> 00:22:16.200 And the scribes 00:22:16.200 --> 00:22:18.240 that Jesus is calling to Himself 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:19.500 and sending out, 00:22:20.359 --> 00:22:22.839 the kingdom scribes, 00:22:23.240 --> 00:22:24.799 those who have understanding 00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:25.779 of the kingdom, 00:22:25.779 --> 00:22:27.139 you know what makes us 00:22:27.139 --> 00:22:28.599 experts in the kingdom? 00:22:29.440 --> 00:22:31.399 We have been personally 00:22:31.399 --> 00:22:32.920 affected by the king. 00:22:35.639 --> 00:22:38.240 We've been in His presence 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:40.759 and we do what He says. 00:22:42.379 --> 00:22:44.559 So scribes were people of the book. 00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:45.920 They read the book. 00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:47.259 They studied the book. 00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:48.559 They taught the book. 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:50.119 They were seen as experts 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:52.759 because of their understanding. 00:22:54.939 --> 00:22:56.279 Scribes were teachers. 00:22:58.079 --> 00:23:00.859 They shared their understanding 00:23:00.859 --> 00:23:01.859 of the law. 00:23:03.859 --> 00:23:05.119 In verse 52, 00:23:05.279 --> 00:23:06.979 Jesus is calling a scribe 00:23:06.979 --> 00:23:10.179 all who by God's grace 00:23:10.179 --> 00:23:11.579 have understood 00:23:11.579 --> 00:23:13.599 the parables of the kingdom. 00:23:13.599 --> 00:23:15.399 The disciples of Jesus 00:23:15.399 --> 00:23:17.439 are scribes of the kingdom. 00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:18.860 It's a new kind of scribe. 00:23:20.640 --> 00:23:24.460 Jesus has brought a new kingdom 00:23:24.460 --> 00:23:26.200 with a new kind of scribe. 00:23:26.299 --> 00:23:27.220 They get it 00:23:27.220 --> 00:23:29.000 and they give it. 00:23:29.779 --> 00:23:30.039 Now, 00:23:30.559 --> 00:23:32.759 if you're wondering right now, 00:23:32.940 --> 00:23:33.380 oh man, 00:23:34.220 --> 00:23:34.700 scribe, 00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:35.460 are you kidding me? 00:23:35.860 --> 00:23:37.480 I barely know where Genesis is. 00:23:37.740 --> 00:23:38.080 Come on. 00:23:41.360 --> 00:23:42.120 Here's something 00:23:42.120 --> 00:23:43.440 encouraging to remember. 00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:46.360 Remember who Jesus 00:23:46.360 --> 00:23:47.039 is talking to. 00:23:48.420 --> 00:23:49.799 He's talking to his disciples. 00:23:51.580 --> 00:23:52.960 And we don't know 00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:53.660 how many disciples 00:23:53.660 --> 00:23:54.500 were in this house 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:55.539 that he was in right now. 00:23:56.279 --> 00:23:57.160 We know at least 00:23:57.160 --> 00:23:58.000 there was the 12. 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:01.700 And four of those 12 00:24:01.700 --> 00:24:02.820 were fishermen. 00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:05.779 They had no formal training 00:24:05.779 --> 00:24:06.600 as a scribe. 00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:09.779 One was a zealot. 00:24:11.140 --> 00:24:12.360 Chances are they didn't have 00:24:12.360 --> 00:24:14.000 formal training as a scribe 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:15.039 in the school of Hillel. 00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:17.779 And then there's 00:24:17.779 --> 00:24:19.000 this guy writing, 00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:19.720 Matthew, 00:24:19.899 --> 00:24:21.399 who was a former tax collector. 00:24:23.500 --> 00:24:24.779 So we know 00:24:24.779 --> 00:24:25.940 that at least half 00:24:25.940 --> 00:24:27.579 of the 12 disciples 00:24:27.579 --> 00:24:29.359 were not formally trained 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:30.159 as scribes 00:24:30.159 --> 00:24:31.299 in the classic sense, 00:24:31.639 --> 00:24:32.819 but Jesus is calling them 00:24:32.819 --> 00:24:33.559 a scribe. 00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:39.399 Do you know why? 00:24:39.400 --> 00:24:44.620 they're in the Jesus school 00:24:44.620 --> 00:24:47.820 of biblical interpretation. 00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:52.420 In Acts chapter 4, 00:24:53.759 --> 00:24:54.420 Paul and John, 00:24:54.540 --> 00:24:55.180 they're arrested 00:24:55.180 --> 00:24:55.980 and then they're brought 00:24:55.980 --> 00:24:59.660 before the high priestly council. 00:24:59.660 --> 00:25:01.620 and Peter's filled 00:25:01.620 --> 00:25:02.420 by the Spirit 00:25:02.420 --> 00:25:04.220 and he shares 00:25:04.220 --> 00:25:05.300 this compelling, 00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:06.480 compelling word 00:25:06.480 --> 00:25:09.660 and it kind of climaxes 00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:12.380 in Acts 4.12 00:25:12.380 --> 00:25:13.840 which many of you 00:25:13.840 --> 00:25:15.340 know by heart 00:25:15.340 --> 00:25:17.640 and it says this, 00:25:17.640 --> 00:25:21.580 and there is salvation 00:25:21.580 --> 00:25:22.480 in no one else 00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:23.720 for there's no other name 00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:24.259 under heaven 00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:25.160 given among men 00:25:25.160 --> 00:25:26.360 by which we must be saved. 00:25:26.400 --> 00:25:27.440 And he's talking about Jesus. 00:25:28.860 --> 00:25:29.820 He's talking about 00:25:29.820 --> 00:25:31.720 the saving kingdom of Christ. 00:25:32.040 --> 00:25:33.520 And he's talking it right 00:25:33.520 --> 00:25:35.520 to the Jewish establishment 00:25:35.520 --> 00:25:36.400 and hierarchy. 00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:39.140 That's pretty bold. 00:25:40.520 --> 00:25:41.860 Look at verse 13. 00:25:41.859 --> 00:25:44.240 Now when they, 00:25:44.419 --> 00:25:45.740 the Jewish council, 00:25:46.000 --> 00:25:47.479 saw the boldness 00:25:47.479 --> 00:25:48.759 of Peter and John 00:25:48.759 --> 00:25:49.939 and perceived 00:25:49.939 --> 00:25:51.799 that they were uneducated, 00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:54.599 common men, 00:25:55.119 --> 00:25:56.299 they were astonished. 00:25:57.699 --> 00:25:59.219 They're not scribes 00:25:59.219 --> 00:26:00.179 in the formal sense. 00:26:01.579 --> 00:26:02.519 But then look at this. 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:04.319 And they recognized 00:26:04.319 --> 00:26:06.979 that they had been with Jesus. 00:26:08.899 --> 00:26:10.279 Do you know what makes us 00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:11.500 experts in the kingdom? 00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:13.779 Do you know what makes us 00:26:13.779 --> 00:26:14.759 scribes of the kingdom? 00:26:16.279 --> 00:26:17.719 We hang out with the king. 00:26:19.579 --> 00:26:20.959 We belong to him. 00:26:21.459 --> 00:26:22.500 We're his followers. 00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:24.719 We're part of his school. 00:26:27.899 --> 00:26:28.839 Peter and John 00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.740 just happen to be part 00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:30.919 of the inaugural class 00:26:30.919 --> 00:26:31.919 of the Jesus School 00:26:31.919 --> 00:26:33.099 of Biblical Interpretation. 00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:35.819 But everyone who's come 00:26:35.819 --> 00:26:36.639 to understand 00:26:36.639 --> 00:26:38.219 the saving kingdom of God 00:26:38.219 --> 00:26:38.639 since, 00:26:38.979 --> 00:26:40.619 they enter the school as well. 00:26:41.859 --> 00:26:43.939 We become followers of Jesus 00:26:43.939 --> 00:26:44.879 and we become 00:26:44.879 --> 00:26:46.639 his scribes. 00:26:46.859 --> 00:26:48.259 So what is Jesus saying 00:26:48.259 --> 00:26:49.000 to his disciples? 00:26:50.740 --> 00:26:52.259 Hey, your understanding 00:26:52.259 --> 00:26:53.159 of the parables 00:26:53.159 --> 00:26:55.879 authorizes you 00:26:55.879 --> 00:26:57.339 to be scribes 00:26:57.339 --> 00:26:57.919 of the kingdom. 00:26:58.579 --> 00:26:59.719 You're a new kind 00:26:59.719 --> 00:27:00.500 of scribe. 00:27:01.799 --> 00:27:03.119 And as scribes 00:27:03.119 --> 00:27:03.579 of the kingdom, 00:27:03.740 --> 00:27:05.500 we teach what Jesus taught. 00:27:05.500 --> 00:27:09.740 So these scribes 00:27:09.740 --> 00:27:11.599 were understanding, 00:27:12.119 --> 00:27:13.140 they personally 00:27:13.140 --> 00:27:14.940 experienced the kingdom, 00:27:15.460 --> 00:27:17.039 and they are then 00:27:17.039 --> 00:27:18.019 to turn around 00:27:18.019 --> 00:27:19.839 and teach others 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:20.619 as well 00:27:20.619 --> 00:27:22.519 about the kingdom. 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:26.680 Therefore, 00:27:26.859 --> 00:27:27.660 every scribe 00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:28.579 who's been trained 00:27:28.579 --> 00:27:29.379 for the kingdom 00:27:29.379 --> 00:27:30.059 of heaven. 00:27:30.720 --> 00:27:31.579 That's a really 00:27:31.579 --> 00:27:32.480 interesting phrase 00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:33.539 in the original language. 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:34.980 Who've been trained 00:27:34.980 --> 00:27:36.240 for the kingdom 00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:36.839 of heaven. 00:27:37.759 --> 00:27:38.420 It's actually, 00:27:38.859 --> 00:27:40.019 the verb is the word 00:27:40.019 --> 00:27:40.460 we get 00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:41.960 disciple from. 00:27:42.960 --> 00:27:43.700 And so another way 00:27:43.700 --> 00:27:44.519 to understand this 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:45.740 is who have 00:27:45.740 --> 00:27:46.980 become disciples 00:27:46.980 --> 00:27:47.700 of the kingdom 00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:48.160 of heaven. 00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:50.279 And so what Jesus 00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:51.000 is saying here 00:27:51.000 --> 00:27:52.779 is that scribes 00:27:52.779 --> 00:27:54.019 are disciples. 00:27:55.359 --> 00:27:56.460 Followers of Jesus. 00:27:57.180 --> 00:27:57.579 The king. 00:27:58.859 --> 00:28:00.099 And then he goes 00:28:00.099 --> 00:28:01.019 on to the parable. 00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:02.579 He then goes 00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:04.220 into the comparison. 00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:05.880 Jesus says, 00:28:05.980 --> 00:28:07.200 hey, you understand it, 00:28:07.380 --> 00:28:08.140 now give it, 00:28:08.220 --> 00:28:08.980 you're scribes, 00:28:09.220 --> 00:28:10.099 and when you do, 00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:11.920 you're like this. 00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:15.180 Master of a house 00:28:15.180 --> 00:28:16.779 who brings out 00:28:16.779 --> 00:28:17.599 of his treasure 00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:18.460 what is new 00:28:18.460 --> 00:28:19.779 and what is old. 00:28:21.000 --> 00:28:22.440 Jesus is comparing 00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:24.180 what scribes do 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:25.640 with a master 00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.420 of a house 00:28:26.420 --> 00:28:27.519 who brings out 00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:28.279 of his treasure 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:29.819 new and old stuff. 00:28:31.160 --> 00:28:32.279 It's a comparison 00:28:32.279 --> 00:28:33.819 between the work 00:28:33.819 --> 00:28:34.480 of a scribe 00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:35.019 of the kingdom 00:28:35.019 --> 00:28:36.420 and this guy 00:28:36.420 --> 00:28:37.000 showing off 00:28:37.000 --> 00:28:37.480 his treasure. 00:28:39.480 --> 00:28:40.579 Jesus is saying 00:28:40.579 --> 00:28:41.460 that his disciples 00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:42.940 who have a 00:28:42.940 --> 00:28:44.359 dissaving understanding 00:28:44.359 --> 00:28:45.019 of the kingdom 00:28:45.019 --> 00:28:45.599 and therefore 00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:46.519 are scribes, 00:28:47.519 --> 00:28:48.839 they bring out 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:49.380 the treasure 00:28:49.380 --> 00:28:50.700 of the kingdom. 00:28:51.760 --> 00:28:53.220 They have experienced 00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:53.820 the treasure 00:28:53.820 --> 00:28:55.180 and now they bring 00:28:55.180 --> 00:28:55.920 out the treasure. 00:28:57.980 --> 00:28:59.280 A master of a house 00:28:59.280 --> 00:29:00.000 was the owner 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:00.680 of a house 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:02.040 and so he had 00:29:02.040 --> 00:29:02.660 the authority 00:29:02.660 --> 00:29:03.260 and means 00:29:03.260 --> 00:29:04.640 to buy and sell 00:29:04.640 --> 00:29:05.500 whatever he wanted. 00:29:05.820 --> 00:29:06.840 He could hire and fire 00:29:06.840 --> 00:29:07.800 as he pleased 00:29:07.800 --> 00:29:09.160 and so Jesus is saying 00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:10.460 this guy with authority 00:29:10.460 --> 00:29:11.200 brings out 00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:12.120 for all to see 00:29:12.120 --> 00:29:13.160 his treasure 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:14.400 new and old. 00:29:14.400 --> 00:29:15.640 The picture 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:16.860 is of someone 00:29:16.860 --> 00:29:17.580 with authority 00:29:17.580 --> 00:29:18.300 bringing out 00:29:18.300 --> 00:29:19.800 all of his stuff 00:29:19.800 --> 00:29:21.100 for everybody 00:29:21.100 --> 00:29:21.759 to look at 00:29:21.759 --> 00:29:22.880 and be amazed by. 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.340 As scribes 00:29:26.340 --> 00:29:26.780 of the kingdom 00:29:26.780 --> 00:29:27.540 were authorized 00:29:27.540 --> 00:29:28.440 to bring out 00:29:28.440 --> 00:29:28.940 the treasures 00:29:28.940 --> 00:29:29.620 of the kingdom 00:29:29.620 --> 00:29:31.800 new and old. 00:29:33.680 --> 00:29:34.920 If you understand 00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:35.500 the kingdom 00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:37.700 you share the kingdom. 00:29:38.780 --> 00:29:39.940 If you get it 00:29:39.940 --> 00:29:40.920 you give it. 00:29:40.920 --> 00:29:45.320 what's this treasure? 00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:47.940 What is Jesus 00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.960 talking about here? 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:51.519 The treasure 00:29:51.519 --> 00:29:52.180 he's already talked 00:29:52.180 --> 00:29:53.200 about in 1344 00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:55.200 it's hidden. 00:29:57.160 --> 00:29:58.180 So the treasure 00:29:58.180 --> 00:29:59.420 is the saving 00:29:59.420 --> 00:30:00.900 understanding 00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:02.300 of the kingdom. 00:30:03.380 --> 00:30:05.160 It's getting it. 00:30:06.300 --> 00:30:07.539 It's understanding 00:30:07.539 --> 00:30:09.039 that the king 00:30:09.039 --> 00:30:11.460 has just not come 00:30:11.460 --> 00:30:13.159 just not setting up 00:30:13.159 --> 00:30:13.740 a kingdom. 00:30:14.480 --> 00:30:16.200 He came for me 00:30:16.200 --> 00:30:18.079 and he came 00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:19.200 to bring me 00:30:19.200 --> 00:30:20.859 into the kingdom. 00:30:21.619 --> 00:30:23.559 I was in need 00:30:23.559 --> 00:30:25.059 of being saved 00:30:25.059 --> 00:30:26.920 and the king 00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:27.920 came for me. 00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:29.220 That's the treasure. 00:30:29.859 --> 00:30:30.359 The treasure 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:31.039 is salvation. 00:30:31.599 --> 00:30:32.059 The treasure 00:30:32.059 --> 00:30:33.519 is what God 00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.200 in Christ 00:30:34.200 --> 00:30:35.680 offers everyone. 00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:37.620 and those 00:30:37.620 --> 00:30:38.220 who see it 00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:39.100 and understand it 00:30:39.100 --> 00:30:40.480 they're brought 00:30:40.480 --> 00:30:41.180 into the kingdom. 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:42.680 They know it. 00:30:42.820 --> 00:30:44.120 They experience it. 00:30:44.960 --> 00:30:45.700 The question 00:30:45.700 --> 00:30:46.580 that I want to ask 00:30:46.580 --> 00:30:47.480 for you this morning 00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:47.940 is 00:30:47.940 --> 00:30:50.519 where do we find 00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:50.900 the kingdom? 00:30:53.380 --> 00:30:54.220 Where do we 00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:55.100 look to 00:30:55.100 --> 00:30:56.240 in order to 00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.820 understand 00:30:56.820 --> 00:30:57.440 the kingdom 00:30:57.440 --> 00:30:58.200 of heaven? 00:30:58.820 --> 00:30:59.360 Where do we 00:30:59.360 --> 00:31:00.660 turn to 00:31:00.660 --> 00:31:01.620 and understand 00:31:01.620 --> 00:31:02.860 who God is 00:31:02.860 --> 00:31:03.660 in his work 00:31:03.660 --> 00:31:04.500 of salvation? 00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:05.500 where do we 00:31:05.500 --> 00:31:05.759 look? 00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:10.000 Right there. 00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:11.859 This book. 00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.579 This book 00:31:13.579 --> 00:31:14.700 gives the kingdom. 00:31:15.500 --> 00:31:15.980 This book 00:31:15.980 --> 00:31:16.839 reveals the 00:31:16.839 --> 00:31:17.240 treasure. 00:31:18.460 --> 00:31:19.420 It makes it 00:31:19.420 --> 00:31:19.859 known. 00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:20.720 God reveals 00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:21.299 himself 00:31:21.299 --> 00:31:22.380 in this book. 00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:25.640 When you 00:31:25.640 --> 00:31:26.079 open up 00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:26.619 the Bible 00:31:26.619 --> 00:31:27.460 you are 00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:28.740 opening up 00:31:28.740 --> 00:31:29.400 God's 00:31:29.400 --> 00:31:30.079 treasure 00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:31.079 trove 00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:31.599 of 00:31:31.599 --> 00:31:32.799 transformational 00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:33.420 truth. 00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.200 that's what 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:34.539 you're doing 00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.120 every time 00:31:35.120 --> 00:31:35.420 you open 00:31:35.420 --> 00:31:35.600 it up. 00:31:35.660 --> 00:31:36.120 It's God 00:31:36.120 --> 00:31:36.620 speaking. 00:31:38.340 --> 00:31:38.860 It's an 00:31:38.860 --> 00:31:39.360 amazing 00:31:39.360 --> 00:31:39.860 treasure. 00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:42.320 And Jesus 00:31:42.320 --> 00:31:42.980 describes it 00:31:42.980 --> 00:31:43.660 as a treasure 00:31:43.660 --> 00:31:44.620 new and 00:31:44.620 --> 00:31:45.039 old. 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:45.320 And the 00:31:45.320 --> 00:31:45.660 best way 00:31:45.660 --> 00:31:46.080 to understand 00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:46.460 that is 00:31:46.460 --> 00:31:46.860 to remember 00:31:46.860 --> 00:31:47.700 the words 00:31:47.700 --> 00:31:48.460 of Jesus 00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:48.980 in Matthew 00:31:48.980 --> 00:31:49.779 5.17 00:31:49.779 --> 00:31:51.220 where he 00:31:51.220 --> 00:31:51.480 says do 00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:51.840 not think 00:31:51.840 --> 00:31:52.160 that I've 00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:52.519 come to 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:53.240 abolish the 00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:53.680 law or 00:31:53.680 --> 00:31:54.519 the prophets 00:31:54.519 --> 00:31:55.080 the Old 00:31:55.080 --> 00:31:55.500 Testament. 00:31:56.060 --> 00:31:56.560 I've not 00:31:56.560 --> 00:31:56.880 come to 00:31:56.880 --> 00:31:57.500 abolish them 00:31:57.500 --> 00:31:57.860 but to 00:31:57.860 --> 00:31:58.580 fulfill them. 00:31:59.860 --> 00:32:00.160 And so he 00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:00.539 didn't come 00:32:00.539 --> 00:32:01.259 to relax the 00:32:01.259 --> 00:32:01.759 law but to 00:32:01.759 --> 00:32:02.320 explain the 00:32:02.320 --> 00:32:02.820 true meaning 00:32:02.819 --> 00:32:03.359 of the law. 00:32:03.759 --> 00:32:04.299 And so his 00:32:04.299 --> 00:32:05.000 new teaching 00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:05.879 on what the 00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:06.960 old law truly 00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:07.599 meant was 00:32:07.599 --> 00:32:08.720 astonishing to 00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:09.059 people. 00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:09.759 It was 00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:10.179 treasure. 00:32:13.399 --> 00:32:14.419 So a way to 00:32:14.419 --> 00:32:14.919 think about 00:32:14.919 --> 00:32:15.740 this old and 00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:16.619 new in a 00:32:16.619 --> 00:32:17.379 very general 00:32:17.379 --> 00:32:19.439 sense think 00:32:19.439 --> 00:32:20.059 about the 00:32:20.059 --> 00:32:21.319 old treasure 00:32:21.319 --> 00:32:21.960 as the 00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:22.899 truths revealed 00:32:22.899 --> 00:32:23.700 in the Old 00:32:23.700 --> 00:32:24.259 Testament. 00:32:26.139 --> 00:32:26.859 It's the 00:32:26.859 --> 00:32:27.480 treasure of 00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:28.319 our origins. 00:32:29.099 --> 00:32:29.519 It explains 00:32:29.519 --> 00:32:30.339 who we are, 00:32:30.839 --> 00:32:31.539 where we come 00:32:31.539 --> 00:32:31.859 from. 00:32:31.940 --> 00:32:32.480 It explains 00:32:32.480 --> 00:32:33.639 why there's 00:32:33.639 --> 00:32:34.079 such a 00:32:34.079 --> 00:32:34.579 complicated 00:32:34.579 --> 00:32:35.319 mess of 00:32:35.319 --> 00:32:35.799 evil in 00:32:35.799 --> 00:32:36.259 the world. 00:32:37.220 --> 00:32:37.659 All 00:32:37.659 --> 00:32:38.279 throughout the 00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:38.859 Old Testament 00:32:38.859 --> 00:32:39.680 there is 00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:40.359 treasure to 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:41.059 be found. 00:32:41.899 --> 00:32:42.240 God 00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:42.839 revealing 00:32:42.839 --> 00:32:43.299 Himself 00:32:43.299 --> 00:32:44.259 over and 00:32:44.259 --> 00:32:44.680 over and 00:32:44.680 --> 00:32:45.480 over again. 00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:47.240 Steadfast 00:32:47.240 --> 00:32:47.659 love, 00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:48.299 faithful, 00:32:48.579 --> 00:32:48.980 holy, 00:32:49.259 --> 00:32:49.779 sovereign, 00:32:50.539 --> 00:32:51.119 all knowing, 00:32:51.319 --> 00:32:51.960 all powerful, 00:32:52.159 --> 00:32:52.779 all present, 00:32:52.899 --> 00:32:53.379 all the 00:32:53.379 --> 00:32:53.859 time. 00:32:55.139 --> 00:32:55.680 Again and 00:32:55.680 --> 00:32:56.079 again and 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:56.359 again, 00:32:56.700 --> 00:32:57.099 the Old 00:32:57.099 --> 00:32:57.480 Testament 00:32:57.480 --> 00:32:58.679 reveals 00:32:58.679 --> 00:32:59.480 truths, 00:32:59.899 --> 00:33:00.439 precious 00:33:00.439 --> 00:33:01.579 truths about 00:33:01.579 --> 00:33:02.039 God. 00:33:02.419 --> 00:33:02.980 So think 00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:03.699 about the 00:33:03.699 --> 00:33:05.299 old treasure 00:33:05.299 --> 00:33:05.839 as the 00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:06.699 Old Testament 00:33:06.699 --> 00:33:07.119 and think 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:07.899 about the 00:33:07.899 --> 00:33:08.679 new treasure 00:33:08.679 --> 00:33:09.500 as the 00:33:09.500 --> 00:33:10.199 truths revealed 00:33:10.199 --> 00:33:10.699 in the 00:33:10.699 --> 00:33:11.419 New Testament. 00:33:11.899 --> 00:33:12.199 And the 00:33:12.199 --> 00:33:12.500 difference 00:33:12.500 --> 00:33:13.019 between the 00:33:13.019 --> 00:33:13.539 Old Testament 00:33:13.539 --> 00:33:13.799 and the 00:33:13.799 --> 00:33:14.240 New Testament 00:33:14.240 --> 00:33:14.959 is Jesus. 00:33:16.219 --> 00:33:16.879 The Old 00:33:16.879 --> 00:33:17.159 Testament 00:33:17.159 --> 00:33:17.879 anticipated 00:33:17.879 --> 00:33:18.980 Jesus and 00:33:18.980 --> 00:33:19.339 the New 00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:19.740 Testament 00:33:19.740 --> 00:33:20.559 is written 00:33:20.559 --> 00:33:21.779 after Jesus 00:33:21.779 --> 00:33:22.179 coming. 00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:23.399 The difference 00:33:23.399 --> 00:33:23.919 that Jesus 00:33:23.919 --> 00:33:24.480 makes. 00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:26.720 who is 00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:27.220 Jesus and 00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:27.559 why He 00:33:27.559 --> 00:33:27.880 came? 00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:28.900 New Testament 00:33:28.900 --> 00:33:29.279 treasure. 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:31.039 God's plan 00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:31.720 of salvation 00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:32.539 clarified. 00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:33.860 God's new 00:33:33.860 --> 00:33:34.120 people, 00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:34.640 the church, 00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:36.319 how Christians 00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:36.860 are to live 00:33:36.860 --> 00:33:37.599 for Christ 00:33:37.599 --> 00:33:37.960 in this 00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:38.400 world, 00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:40.079 being prepared 00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.480 for His 00:33:40.480 --> 00:33:41.220 second coming. 00:33:41.660 --> 00:33:42.059 It's treasure, 00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:42.420 treasure, 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:42.860 treasure. 00:33:43.779 --> 00:33:44.380 The Old 00:33:44.380 --> 00:33:44.799 Testament 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:46.140 is absolutely 00:33:46.140 --> 00:33:46.860 essential to 00:33:46.860 --> 00:33:47.180 the New 00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:47.559 Testament 00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:48.279 and the 00:33:48.279 --> 00:33:48.799 New Testament 00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:49.880 is a 00:33:49.880 --> 00:33:50.500 necessary 00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:50.980 fulfillment 00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:51.380 of the 00:33:51.380 --> 00:33:51.620 Old. 00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:52.480 You need 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:52.940 them both. 00:33:53.059 --> 00:33:53.420 It's all 00:33:53.420 --> 00:33:53.880 treasure. 00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:55.079 All 00:33:55.079 --> 00:33:55.480 Scripture 00:33:55.480 --> 00:33:56.539 is God's 00:33:56.539 --> 00:33:57.120 breathed 00:33:57.120 --> 00:33:57.720 treasure. 00:33:58.720 --> 00:33:59.279 Old 00:33:59.279 --> 00:33:59.599 Testament 00:33:59.599 --> 00:33:59.900 and New 00:33:59.900 --> 00:34:00.200 Testament. 00:34:00.640 --> 00:34:01.039 It's one 00:34:01.039 --> 00:34:01.539 big treasure 00:34:01.539 --> 00:34:01.980 box. 00:34:03.380 --> 00:34:03.640 So, 00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:04.440 what is 00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:04.680 Jesus 00:34:04.680 --> 00:34:05.120 saying 00:34:05.120 --> 00:34:05.420 here? 00:34:07.059 --> 00:34:07.620 His 00:34:07.620 --> 00:34:08.260 disciples 00:34:08.260 --> 00:34:09.800 are scribes 00:34:09.800 --> 00:34:10.179 of His 00:34:10.179 --> 00:34:10.500 kingdom 00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:11.400 who bring 00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:11.900 out the 00:34:11.900 --> 00:34:12.460 treasure 00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:13.659 of God's 00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:14.820 revelation 00:34:14.820 --> 00:34:15.460 of His 00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:15.920 word, 00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:16.840 old and 00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:17.199 new. 00:34:17.199 --> 00:34:17.300 So, 00:34:17.300 --> 00:34:21.340 which leads 00:34:21.340 --> 00:34:21.740 us to our 00:34:21.740 --> 00:34:22.280 present call. 00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:25.400 If you're 00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:25.820 a follower 00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:26.440 of Jesus, 00:34:26.659 --> 00:34:27.039 you're a 00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.679 disciple of 00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:27.980 Jesus, 00:34:28.179 --> 00:34:28.619 you get 00:34:28.619 --> 00:34:28.840 the 00:34:28.840 --> 00:34:29.119 kingdom. 00:34:30.500 --> 00:34:30.940 And so, 00:34:31.380 --> 00:34:31.900 what Jesus 00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:32.519 is saying to 00:34:32.519 --> 00:34:32.780 you this 00:34:32.780 --> 00:34:33.240 morning is, 00:34:34.159 --> 00:34:34.699 you're a 00:34:34.699 --> 00:34:35.639 scribe of 00:34:35.639 --> 00:34:36.219 the kingdom. 00:34:37.099 --> 00:34:37.980 You get 00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:38.199 it, 00:34:38.760 --> 00:34:39.360 now give 00:34:39.360 --> 00:34:39.539 it. 00:34:40.199 --> 00:34:40.659 Share 00:34:40.659 --> 00:34:40.860 it. 00:34:41.320 --> 00:34:41.699 Make it 00:34:41.699 --> 00:34:42.000 known. 00:34:42.380 --> 00:34:42.740 Start 00:34:42.740 --> 00:34:43.860 bringing out 00:34:43.860 --> 00:34:44.699 the treasure. 00:34:45.380 --> 00:34:46.059 Make it 00:34:46.059 --> 00:34:46.659 known. 00:34:47.300 --> 00:34:47.760 Proclaim 00:34:47.760 --> 00:34:48.000 it. 00:34:48.619 --> 00:34:49.059 Let others 00:34:49.059 --> 00:34:49.679 know about 00:34:49.679 --> 00:34:49.860 it. 00:34:50.420 --> 00:34:50.579 Now, 00:34:50.639 --> 00:34:51.059 you might be 00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:51.400 sitting there 00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:51.579 and you're 00:34:51.579 --> 00:34:51.719 saying, 00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:51.880 well, 00:34:51.920 --> 00:34:52.179 I don't 00:34:52.179 --> 00:34:52.719 really think 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:53.000 that the 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:53.359 Bible is 00:34:53.359 --> 00:34:53.539 that 00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.039 treasurable. 00:34:54.599 --> 00:34:55.059 I don't 00:34:55.059 --> 00:34:55.399 find it 00:34:55.399 --> 00:34:55.559 that 00:34:55.559 --> 00:34:55.939 interesting. 00:34:56.759 --> 00:34:57.219 In fact, 00:34:57.319 --> 00:34:57.759 I haven't 00:34:57.759 --> 00:34:58.019 been in 00:34:58.019 --> 00:34:58.339 the Bible 00:34:58.339 --> 00:34:58.919 for seven 00:34:58.919 --> 00:34:59.359 years. 00:35:01.139 --> 00:35:01.719 You know 00:35:01.719 --> 00:35:02.000 where to 00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:02.299 start? 00:35:03.719 --> 00:35:04.359 Don't wait 00:35:04.359 --> 00:35:04.619 on a 00:35:04.619 --> 00:35:04.899 feeling. 00:35:06.579 --> 00:35:07.259 Just get 00:35:07.259 --> 00:35:07.579 into the 00:35:07.579 --> 00:35:07.859 Bible. 00:35:09.819 --> 00:35:10.019 In 00:35:10.019 --> 00:35:11.819 Psalm 19, 00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:14.000 David 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:14.779 likens the 00:35:14.779 --> 00:35:16.039 Bible to 00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:16.619 gold. 00:35:17.859 --> 00:35:18.339 Fine 00:35:18.339 --> 00:35:18.719 gold. 00:35:19.859 --> 00:35:20.919 Psalm 119, 00:35:21.059 --> 00:35:21.739 verse 127, 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:23.359 Oh, 00:35:23.579 --> 00:35:23.779 the 00:35:23.779 --> 00:35:24.139 psalmist 00:35:24.139 --> 00:35:24.959 wants God's 00:35:24.959 --> 00:35:25.559 instructions 00:35:25.559 --> 00:35:27.099 more than 00:35:27.099 --> 00:35:27.619 gold. 00:35:28.959 --> 00:35:29.519 Treasure. 00:35:31.379 --> 00:35:31.939 So, 00:35:32.039 --> 00:35:32.319 if you 00:35:32.319 --> 00:35:32.619 are a 00:35:32.619 --> 00:35:32.839 Christian 00:35:32.839 --> 00:35:33.199 and you 00:35:33.199 --> 00:35:33.519 haven't 00:35:33.519 --> 00:35:33.819 been in 00:35:33.819 --> 00:35:34.139 God's 00:35:34.139 --> 00:35:34.439 Word, 00:35:35.039 --> 00:35:35.539 get into 00:35:35.539 --> 00:35:36.399 Psalm 19. 00:35:36.679 --> 00:35:37.000 Get into 00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:38.059 Psalm 119 00:35:38.059 --> 00:35:39.159 and ask 00:35:39.159 --> 00:35:40.099 God to 00:35:40.099 --> 00:35:41.000 stir your 00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:42.179 heart to 00:35:42.179 --> 00:35:42.739 treasure 00:35:42.739 --> 00:35:43.419 His Word. 00:35:43.899 --> 00:35:44.759 Incline my 00:35:44.759 --> 00:35:45.419 heart to 00:35:45.419 --> 00:35:45.799 your 00:35:45.799 --> 00:35:46.699 testimonies 00:35:46.699 --> 00:35:47.759 and not to 00:35:47.759 --> 00:35:48.699 selfish gain. 00:35:48.919 --> 00:35:49.500 Open my 00:35:49.500 --> 00:35:50.379 eyes that I 00:35:50.379 --> 00:35:50.959 may behold 00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:52.780 wonderful treasure 00:35:52.780 --> 00:35:53.699 things from 00:35:53.699 --> 00:35:54.559 your law. 00:35:55.380 --> 00:35:56.079 Unite my 00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:56.599 heart to 00:35:56.599 --> 00:35:57.220 fear your 00:35:57.220 --> 00:35:57.539 name. 00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:58.500 Satisfy me in 00:35:58.500 --> 00:35:59.099 the morning with 00:35:59.099 --> 00:36:00.039 your unfailing 00:36:00.039 --> 00:36:01.340 love as revealed 00:36:01.340 --> 00:36:01.880 in the treasure 00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:02.340 of Scripture. 00:36:02.340 --> 00:36:02.440 Scripture. 00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:07.720 I recently 00:36:07.720 --> 00:36:08.519 teamed up with a 00:36:08.519 --> 00:36:11.680 friend and we 00:36:11.680 --> 00:36:14.900 have been sharing a 00:36:14.900 --> 00:36:15.640 psalm every day 00:36:15.640 --> 00:36:17.059 through the ESV 00:36:17.059 --> 00:36:17.880 Bible app. 00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:21.140 And we look at the 00:36:21.140 --> 00:36:22.059 same psalm and then 00:36:22.059 --> 00:36:22.860 we text each other 00:36:22.860 --> 00:36:23.340 about it. 00:36:24.260 --> 00:36:24.700 You know what it 00:36:24.700 --> 00:36:24.960 does? 00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:27.200 We treasure God's 00:36:27.200 --> 00:36:27.680 Word together. 00:36:27.679 --> 00:36:30.519 As scribes of 00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:30.919 the kingdom, 00:36:31.339 --> 00:36:32.119 bring out the 00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:32.519 treasure. 00:36:33.219 --> 00:36:33.799 But you've got to 00:36:33.799 --> 00:36:34.679 treasure it first. 00:36:35.679 --> 00:36:36.159 Treasure the 00:36:36.159 --> 00:36:37.759 treasure by being 00:36:37.759 --> 00:36:38.379 in the treasure. 00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:42.159 Parents, be 00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:43.179 kingdom scribes 00:36:43.179 --> 00:36:44.199 to your kids. 00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:46.079 Bring out the 00:36:46.079 --> 00:36:46.519 treasure. 00:36:48.119 --> 00:36:49.440 Dads, your 00:36:49.440 --> 00:36:50.819 families need 00:36:50.819 --> 00:36:51.859 you to be a 00:36:51.859 --> 00:36:52.960 scribe of the 00:36:52.960 --> 00:36:53.980 kingdom and 00:36:53.980 --> 00:36:55.019 bring out the 00:36:55.019 --> 00:36:55.719 treasure for 00:36:55.719 --> 00:36:56.079 them. 00:36:56.480 --> 00:36:57.219 New and old. 00:36:57.679 --> 00:36:58.579 Show them the 00:36:58.579 --> 00:36:59.659 glories of God 00:36:59.659 --> 00:37:00.299 in the Bible. 00:37:00.879 --> 00:37:02.019 Show them the 00:37:02.019 --> 00:37:03.259 wonders of His 00:37:03.259 --> 00:37:03.839 salvation. 00:37:04.399 --> 00:37:05.079 Show them the 00:37:05.079 --> 00:37:05.460 kingdom. 00:37:07.759 --> 00:37:08.319 Now you may be 00:37:08.319 --> 00:37:08.719 wondering, well, 00:37:08.739 --> 00:37:09.480 where do I start? 00:37:10.619 --> 00:37:11.539 Start modest. 00:37:12.559 --> 00:37:13.319 Be thinking five 00:37:13.319 --> 00:37:13.719 minutes. 00:37:14.839 --> 00:37:15.440 Make sure you 00:37:15.440 --> 00:37:16.319 have a time and 00:37:16.319 --> 00:37:17.199 a place and a 00:37:17.199 --> 00:37:17.579 plan. 00:37:18.879 --> 00:37:19.739 The Salvadis do 00:37:19.739 --> 00:37:19.899 it. 00:37:20.119 --> 00:37:20.699 Let me show you 00:37:20.699 --> 00:37:21.019 ours. 00:37:22.859 --> 00:37:24.159 We don't do this 00:37:24.159 --> 00:37:25.339 every morning, but 00:37:25.339 --> 00:37:25.839 we're somewhat 00:37:25.839 --> 00:37:26.299 regular. 00:37:26.300 --> 00:37:26.360 together. 00:37:27.160 --> 00:37:29.519 And our time is 00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:31.120 in the mornings 00:37:31.120 --> 00:37:31.720 after we eat 00:37:31.720 --> 00:37:32.460 breakfast together. 00:37:32.920 --> 00:37:34.180 And the place is 00:37:34.180 --> 00:37:34.740 our dining room 00:37:34.740 --> 00:37:35.060 table. 00:37:35.539 --> 00:37:36.080 And what is our 00:37:36.080 --> 00:37:36.360 plan? 00:37:36.460 --> 00:37:37.060 Right now we're 00:37:37.060 --> 00:37:37.680 going through this 00:37:37.680 --> 00:37:38.220 thing called the 00:37:38.220 --> 00:37:39.280 New City Catechism. 00:37:39.720 --> 00:37:40.780 And what it is is 00:37:40.780 --> 00:37:42.920 the bringing out of 00:37:42.920 --> 00:37:43.360 treasure. 00:37:44.640 --> 00:37:45.519 And we do that 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:45.940 together. 00:37:47.400 --> 00:37:48.820 And it is a sweet, 00:37:49.180 --> 00:37:49.960 sweet thing. 00:37:49.960 --> 00:37:52.500 So if you're a dad 00:37:52.500 --> 00:37:53.639 who's not led his 00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:54.519 family this way 00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:56.119 before, take a 00:37:56.119 --> 00:37:56.440 step. 00:37:57.500 --> 00:37:57.980 Start it. 00:37:58.039 --> 00:37:58.559 Give it two to 00:37:58.559 --> 00:37:59.199 three weeks. 00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:00.639 Let it get into a 00:38:00.639 --> 00:38:00.860 rhythm. 00:38:01.860 --> 00:38:03.559 And see the effect 00:38:03.559 --> 00:38:04.380 that it will have on 00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:04.880 your family. 00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:06.179 And you don't need 00:38:06.179 --> 00:38:06.599 kids. 00:38:07.599 --> 00:38:08.780 If you're a husband 00:38:08.780 --> 00:38:09.760 and a wife, whether 00:38:09.760 --> 00:38:10.440 you're just getting 00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:12.119 started or you have 00:38:12.119 --> 00:38:12.880 kids out of the 00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:14.659 house, use the New 00:38:14.659 --> 00:38:15.400 City Catechism. 00:38:15.539 --> 00:38:17.039 That is a gem. 00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:18.659 You can download 00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:18.840 it. 00:38:18.920 --> 00:38:19.360 Look it up. 00:38:19.500 --> 00:38:19.960 Google it. 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:22.840 Finally, I just want 00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:23.500 to say this. 00:38:24.440 --> 00:38:25.059 Christ the King 00:38:25.059 --> 00:38:26.360 Church has a help 00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:27.000 wanted sign. 00:38:28.340 --> 00:38:29.259 Scribes needed. 00:38:30.460 --> 00:38:31.679 We need scribes. 00:38:32.380 --> 00:38:33.320 We need brothers and 00:38:33.320 --> 00:38:34.159 sisters who want to 00:38:34.159 --> 00:38:35.199 bring out the treasure 00:38:35.199 --> 00:38:36.420 of God's Word. 00:38:37.800 --> 00:38:39.279 New and old. 00:38:41.079 --> 00:38:43.320 We need scribes to 00:38:43.320 --> 00:38:43.840 bring out the 00:38:43.840 --> 00:38:45.279 treasures to our 00:38:45.279 --> 00:38:46.579 children on Sunday 00:38:46.579 --> 00:38:47.019 morning. 00:38:47.039 --> 00:38:48.279 as a part of the 00:38:48.279 --> 00:38:49.019 King's Kids 00:38:49.019 --> 00:38:49.559 Ministry. 00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:51.539 If you're interested 00:38:51.539 --> 00:38:52.539 in teaching the 00:38:52.539 --> 00:38:53.559 treasures of God's 00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:54.639 Word to our kids, 00:38:55.420 --> 00:38:56.219 Billy's available. 00:38:57.579 --> 00:38:58.659 Danielle Morrow would 00:38:58.659 --> 00:38:59.460 be the other person 00:38:59.460 --> 00:39:00.099 to talk to. 00:39:01.099 --> 00:39:02.259 We need scribes to 00:39:02.259 --> 00:39:02.719 bring out the 00:39:02.719 --> 00:39:03.500 treasure of God's 00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:04.300 Word on Thursday 00:39:04.300 --> 00:39:05.159 nights as part of 00:39:05.159 --> 00:39:05.980 our youth ministry. 00:39:06.480 --> 00:39:07.460 We need scribes to 00:39:07.460 --> 00:39:07.940 bring out the 00:39:07.940 --> 00:39:08.639 treasures of the 00:39:08.639 --> 00:39:09.460 book on Saturday 00:39:09.460 --> 00:39:10.400 mornings during the 00:39:10.400 --> 00:39:11.820 men's Bible study. 00:39:12.420 --> 00:39:13.440 They're in Hebrews 00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:14.679 bringing out the 00:39:14.679 --> 00:39:15.119 treasure. 00:39:15.119 --> 00:39:15.199 treasure. 00:39:17.199 --> 00:39:17.639 Guys. 00:39:18.319 --> 00:39:19.000 More guys. 00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:19.900 Go to that. 00:39:20.239 --> 00:39:20.819 It's awesome. 00:39:22.099 --> 00:39:23.039 We need scribes to 00:39:23.039 --> 00:39:23.679 bring out the 00:39:23.679 --> 00:39:25.259 treasure of God's 00:39:25.259 --> 00:39:26.199 Word as part of our 00:39:26.199 --> 00:39:27.159 life groups. 00:39:27.819 --> 00:39:28.599 When you go to your 00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:30.359 life group and God 00:39:30.359 --> 00:39:31.319 has put on something 00:39:31.319 --> 00:39:32.159 in your heart that 00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:33.199 morning from God's 00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:34.159 Word, you bring it. 00:39:34.319 --> 00:39:35.099 Bring the treasure. 00:39:36.039 --> 00:39:36.579 Share it. 00:39:36.579 --> 00:39:36.639 Share it. 00:39:36.639 --> 00:39:41.440 We need people to 00:39:41.440 --> 00:39:41.940 bring out the 00:39:41.940 --> 00:39:42.659 treasure at our 00:39:42.659 --> 00:39:43.339 Sunday morning 00:39:43.339 --> 00:39:43.819 breakfast. 00:39:44.960 --> 00:39:46.539 We've got a group of 00:39:46.539 --> 00:39:47.679 guys preaching through 00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:48.679 John and it is a 00:39:48.679 --> 00:39:50.000 treasure trove, but we 00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:51.000 also need people around 00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:52.339 the tables informally 00:39:52.339 --> 00:39:52.980 bringing out the 00:39:52.980 --> 00:39:53.259 treasure. 00:39:55.460 --> 00:39:56.460 But there's one 00:39:56.460 --> 00:39:57.699 particular place we're 00:39:57.699 --> 00:39:58.659 in particular need. 00:40:00.579 --> 00:40:02.839 We need scribes of 00:40:02.839 --> 00:40:04.359 the kingdom to bring 00:40:04.359 --> 00:40:05.279 out the treasure of 00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:07.040 God's Word at our 00:40:07.040 --> 00:40:08.200 Wednesday afternoon 00:40:08.200 --> 00:40:09.320 tutoring program. 00:40:10.240 --> 00:40:11.460 The name of that is 00:40:11.460 --> 00:40:12.519 King's Place. 00:40:13.380 --> 00:40:14.460 The King's Place 00:40:14.460 --> 00:40:15.700 After School Mentoring 00:40:15.700 --> 00:40:16.240 Program. 00:40:16.880 --> 00:40:17.720 And what we are in 00:40:17.720 --> 00:40:19.140 great need of is 00:40:19.140 --> 00:40:20.360 adult men. 00:40:21.940 --> 00:40:24.120 Brothers, if you have 00:40:24.120 --> 00:40:25.640 time Wednesday 00:40:25.640 --> 00:40:26.900 afternoon starting 00:40:26.900 --> 00:40:29.540 around 4 o'clock, it 00:40:29.540 --> 00:40:30.620 would be a great 00:40:30.620 --> 00:40:32.040 investment of your 00:40:32.040 --> 00:40:33.860 life and eternity to 00:40:33.860 --> 00:40:35.080 come and bring out 00:40:35.079 --> 00:40:36.420 the treasure for 00:40:36.420 --> 00:40:37.179 these kids from 00:40:37.179 --> 00:40:37.960 Frank neighborhood. 00:40:37.960 --> 00:40:39.199 We're having 15 or 00:40:39.199 --> 00:40:40.340 20 kids come now. 00:40:41.659 --> 00:40:43.000 And they respond. 00:40:43.340 --> 00:40:44.440 They're looking for an 00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:46.159 adult man to build 00:40:46.159 --> 00:40:46.699 into them. 00:40:48.799 --> 00:40:50.059 Now can you imagine 00:40:50.059 --> 00:40:51.039 what will happen if 00:40:51.039 --> 00:40:53.360 we took Jesus' words 00:40:53.360 --> 00:40:54.500 to heart as a church 00:40:54.500 --> 00:40:57.059 and we began bringing 00:40:57.059 --> 00:40:58.199 out the treasure of 00:40:58.199 --> 00:40:59.059 His Word, of the 00:40:59.059 --> 00:41:00.319 kingdom, and we 00:41:00.319 --> 00:41:01.000 brought it out in our 00:41:01.000 --> 00:41:02.319 marriages, in our 00:41:02.320 --> 00:41:04.300 friendships, in our 00:41:04.300 --> 00:41:05.780 families, in our 00:41:05.780 --> 00:41:07.539 life groups, our 00:41:07.539 --> 00:41:08.940 ministries here on 00:41:08.940 --> 00:41:09.760 Sunday morning. 00:41:09.900 --> 00:41:10.380 Do you know what's 00:41:10.380 --> 00:41:10.920 going to happen? 00:41:13.080 --> 00:41:13.760 We're going to 00:41:13.760 --> 00:41:14.680 treasure God. 00:41:16.620 --> 00:41:17.740 God's Word is going 00:41:17.740 --> 00:41:18.900 to go out in power. 00:41:19.320 --> 00:41:20.240 It's going to change 00:41:20.240 --> 00:41:20.780 lives. 00:41:20.920 --> 00:41:21.340 People are going to 00:41:21.340 --> 00:41:22.420 get drawn into the 00:41:22.420 --> 00:41:23.600 kingdom and His 00:41:23.600 --> 00:41:24.780 kingdom is going to 00:41:24.780 --> 00:41:25.420 spread. 00:41:25.420 --> 00:41:31.240 Would you lift up 00:41:31.240 --> 00:41:31.960 your Bible one more 00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:32.260 time? 00:41:39.579 --> 00:41:40.659 Repeat this word 00:41:40.659 --> 00:41:41.539 after me. 00:41:42.200 --> 00:41:43.099 Let's say treasure 00:41:43.099 --> 00:41:44.460 together on three. 00:41:45.280 --> 00:41:47.180 One, two, three, 00:41:47.820 --> 00:41:48.559 treasure. 00:41:49.740 --> 00:41:50.740 God in heaven, we do 00:41:50.740 --> 00:41:51.619 thank you so much for 00:41:51.619 --> 00:41:52.099 this book. 00:41:52.980 --> 00:41:53.579 We thank you for 00:41:53.579 --> 00:41:54.340 what you've revealed 00:41:54.340 --> 00:41:55.280 about yourself and 00:41:55.280 --> 00:41:55.740 your work of 00:41:55.740 --> 00:41:56.660 salvation in it. 00:41:57.140 --> 00:41:58.260 And we pray that you 00:41:58.260 --> 00:41:59.660 would get this book 00:41:59.660 --> 00:42:01.700 dwelling richly in us 00:42:01.700 --> 00:42:04.000 as a church in every 00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:06.540 nook and cranny of 00:42:06.540 --> 00:42:07.560 our life. 00:42:08.440 --> 00:42:09.220 God, would you do 00:42:09.220 --> 00:42:10.400 it for the glory of 00:42:10.400 --> 00:42:11.180 your name and the 00:42:11.180 --> 00:42:11.940 good of your people. 00:42:12.660 --> 00:42:12.960 Amen.