We had Fusion last night…it’s our student ministry worship time. The message was on Matthew 13:44-46, the story/parable on the Kingdom. Here is a couple of points that was made about the passage.
A. The Kingdom Is Priceless: Christ and His Kingdom are a treasure that is rich beyond comparison: it is incorruptible, undefiled, and eternal. That treasure is lying in the field of this poverty-stricken, accursed world, and is sufficient to eternally enrich every one of the earth’s poor, miserable, blind, and naked inhabitants.
B. The Kingdom Is Not Visible: In the parable of the pearl, the merchant had to search for the pearl. Searching requires for us to not just expect it to be easy, but expect us to look for God (If you seek Me you will find Me-Jer. 29:13).
C. The Kingdom Is deem fitting to one self: Before a person can personally find the Kingdom fitting, he must come to the point where he sees the value of the Kingdom. God has offered something of true value to men, yet it’s incredible the extremes people go to find things that are worthless.
D. The Kingdom Is The Source Of Joy: The farmer in the field sold EVERYTHING to require the field with the treasure. Check out John 15:11 and 1 John 1:4…
E. The Kingdom Is Entered Under Different Circumstances: Some stumbles into God’s Kingdom and some searches for the Kingdom. Farmer stumbles while working in the field. The merchant traveled and searched for the pearl
F. The Kingdom Is Made Personal By A Transaction: It was bought by God through Jesus. It will cost an exchanged of your life for God’s life. Luke 9:57-62
-excerpts from www.biblebb.com/files/mac/sg2303.htm .
From here i came up with some questions that we dived into. You might want to answer them for your self.
- Would you rather have something that is flawless or with flaws but it looks really good? (ex. hoop-tee ride with 22″ rims)
- Why do we want the easy button in life? Why do we expect to have it or everything should be?
- Why is it easier to look for people to reach out to when the outreach have been organized, but in everyday life we don’t bother to look? (ex. mission trip vs school)
- Why do we pursue happiness rather than joy?
- Why do we say we are Christians when we don’t want to lose our life? (ex. live for His pleasure rather than your pleasure)





