Geoff came and gave an all-age message, speaking to us this week all about the treasure of the Kingdom of God, and some treasure truths of the Bible and the Christian life.
44“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field.
(Matthew 13:44)
The man was so thrilled about finding the treasure. He was probably working for someone and digging the field. The only way to own the treasure was to buy the whole field!
Some other “treasure” found in the Bible
Loved By God
Nothing can illustrate God’s love better than this Scripture. He loves us all:
16“For this is how God loved the world: He gaveg his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16)
Forgiveness Of Sins
We have all done things wrong by the way we’ve lived. God loves us and knows us. To have our sins forgiven, we need to repent and believe in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour
8But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
(Romans 5:8)
Freedom From Guilt And Regret
Some Christians still walk around like they have a big bag of guilt on their back. God makes us into clean and new people, and we ought to walk that way, rather than walking as though we are still dragged down by the past.
5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
(Psalm 32:5)
Peace With God
As we choose to follow Christ, He fills our hearts with peace. Even when things around us aren’t great, we can still have that peace.
7Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 4:7)
Family Of God
We have a Royal Family in the United Kingdom. William and Kate are heirs to the throne and will one day be King and Queen. Kate had a life and a career before marrying William and she had to give it up to become a Princess. When we become Christians, we are adopted into God’s family. We become heirs of His Kingdom and will one day inherit the earth.
6God places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
(Psalm 68:6)
Eternal Life
As soon as someone becomes a Christian, they become spiritually alive and will live in eternity with Jesus forever. As Christians, we don’t need to fear death, because we will enter straight into the presence of Jesus once we leave our current lives.
People around the world find this treasure and are willing to give everything for it. Jesus gave everything for us. Let’s be ready to give everything for Him.