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Matthew 6:19-21 teaches us that you can't take treasures with you to heaven, but you can send them ahead of you.
Scripture Today I am beginning a new series of messages that I am calling, “Lay Up Treasures in Heaven.” Much of the material in this series of messages is based on a book by Randy Alcorn that is titled, The Treasure Principle. I would like to read the introduction to you: All your life, you’ve ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Did you know God is masterful and a specialist in this area of deeply hiding the best? He never flaunts the gifts!
Strawberry! Isaiah 45:3”I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” Crazy title! Well, let’s stick to it! I like those cookies that has a hard coating on the outside; yet, ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 45:3
Denomination: Pentecostal
As Satan attacks on all sides, hold the gospel close
INTRODUCTION… from barna.org 6 out of 10 Americans believe Satan is only a symbol and not real 47 % of Christians believe the same thing 1 out of 4 Christians believe it doesn’t matter what religion you are because all of them are the same and they all lead to God 31% of Christians believe ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Jesus teaches in Matthew 6:19-24 that my heart always goes where I put God's money.
Scripture Two weeks ago I began a series of messages that I am calling, “Lay Up Treasures in Heaven.” In today’s lesson, I want to examine Matthew 6:19-24. Two weeks ago we examined verses 19-21. So, we won’t spend a lot of time on those verses, but will spend more time on verses 22-24. Let’s ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 6:19-24
The kingdom of God is so valuable that it is worth giving up everything, including our lives.
The Parables of Jesus: Treasure Hunt Matthew 13:44-46 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 10-23-2022 Jackpot! In 2019, a couple in Yorkshire, England was renovating their kitchen and thought they had stumbled across some old electrical wire. It turns out it was a coin. Not ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46
Denomination: Baptist
This is an evangelistic message I used at the homeless mission where I minister.
Each week approximately 14 million people tune into the Antiques Road Show. I am one of those who watch it on a semi regular basis. In 2009 a woman in North Carolina brought in a Jade collection her father had brought home from China somewhere between 1930 to 1940. It turned out to be worth $1.07 ...read more
Scripture: John 5:38-40
Denomination: Assembly Of God
Once we learn what the Treasure is, what do we do with it?
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever really wanted something? I mean really longed for it? Desired, needed, craved, hungered for something so bad that it hurt? I know that I do that with some food. I’ll start thinking about ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:44-52, 1 Kings 3:5-12
Denomination: Lutheran
Jesus warns us in this parable of the danger of pursuing the wrong treasure all our life, even finding it, and then discovering we have missed discovering life’s eternal treasure. Such eternal treasure is found in our relationship with Him.
Treasure Hunters July 14-15, 2001 Luke 12:13-21 (New International Version) 13Someone in the crowd said to him, ¡§Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.¡¨ 14Jesus replied, ¡§Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between ...read more
Scripture: Luke 12:13-21
Jesus speaks of great treasure in heaven for all who love Him and serve Him I give my permission for this sermon to be used and copied as long as it is used to honor and glorify Jesus Christ.
I give permission for this sermon to used in its fullness for the glory of God. TREASURE IN HEAVEN Please open your Bible to I Corinthians 2 as we begin a new series regarding the eternal rewards of heaven, with today’s message, “Treasure in Heaven.” The Bible speaks of rewards in heaven that are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9, Matthew 6:19-21, Revelation 22:12, 1 Peter 1:3-4, Hebrews 10:32-35, 1 Corinthians 15:58 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Independent/Bible
No act of faith or obedience, whether great or small, whether seen or unseen, will go unrewarded.
This morning, I’d like to address a simple question: Is it worth it? Is the payoff worth the cost, is the potential reward worth the risk? We face that question all the time, for the simple reason that everything has a cost. Nothing is free. Even gifts usually come with some kind of strings ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 13:44
This is the first of four messages looking at the Parable of the Foolish Rich Man. It was part of our annual Money Month
When you think of a treasure, what crosses your mind? Perhaps something buried by a pirate? When I was a boy, when I thought about treasure, I thought about Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island”. By the way, Long John Silver was the ship’s cook, not ...read more
Denomination: Wesleyan
This is part two of a four part series on this passage. It looks at how we deal with the treasure God has entrusted us with.
Last week we started with tales of treasure and tales of pirates. Which reminds me, do you know why pirates are called pirates? Because they arrgg. That was free. So here we are. Week two of Money Month! In case you weren't here last week or if you are new to Cornerstone, I made a decision ...read more
What we value in life reveals the depth of our loyalty to Christ. We lay up heavenly treasure when we value imperishable things such as holiness, faith, generosity, etc.
Treasure in Heaven A Sermon on Matthew 6:19-24 Cheap Perfume The story is told of the husband who was on a business trip and decided to buy a gift to bring home to his wife to show her how much he appreciated her. The lady at the cosmetics counter showed him a bottle of perfume for $75, but the ...read more
Denomination: Disciples Of Christ
We examine the two paralell parables of the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price. These are two parables that Jesus uses to describe what God’s kingdom is like.
The Parables of Jesus The Value of the Kingdom Matthew 13:44-46 June 7, 2009 Here in a brief three verses Jesus gives us two parables. Although they are not identical both teach us about God’s kingdom in similar fashion. They are intended to teach us the value of God’s kingdom. These parables ...read more
Denomination: Church Of God
How the parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the pearl represent two different ways people come into a relationship with Jesus Christ.
INTRODUCTION Matthew 13 contains seven parables about the Kingdom of heaven. Today we’re going to examine the short twin parables of the treasure buried in the field and the valuable pearl. As we talk about the Kingdom of heaven, you must remember only thing necessary for a kingdom is a ...read more
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