Discovering the Hidden Joy of God's Kingdom
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "How many of you ever felt like that? You've been in a place in your life, you're going through some difficulty, maybe some depression, maybe an illness, maybe family issues, and you just need someone alongside of you who will listen and support you. Anybody ever feel that way? I think most of us have been through that and it's just such a wonderful, wonderful ministry. And I think that's one of the reasons we come to this ministry because they are so qualified and equipped to do that." (43 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "God, sometimes it's lost on us that you don't so much need our money, our gifts and our offerings, as we need to give it. That is an act of discipleship. And through that, you bless us. You bless the ministry of this church. You use that to create and do beautiful things. But also the change that it brings to us and to our hearts and our lives. To live in that kind of surrender. A kind of gratitude and grace." (303 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Everyone loves a good story, right? And this is a good story. This is the time of year that maybe you're looking for one. Maybe you're looking for a good movie to see that tells a good story. Or maybe you're looking for a good book, right? Summertime read. So that's the best, right? Get you a good book to take to the beach." (16 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one very precious pearl, he went and sold all that he owned and bought it." (28 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The treasure cost everything, but is not measured in earthly wealth. It cost every, cannot be bought or sold with earthly means. But it cost us everything. And there's so many great examples as you look around. None greater maybe than the apostles." (20 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "The treasure comes as a surprise. I do think there is seeking involved. I think that the guy who is out. And, you know, it's not implied. It's two sentences. But I think the guy is seeking for something. I don't think he stumbles. Maybe he did upon the treasure. But I think, you know, he was looking. But aren't we all looking? Aren't we all looking for something for some kind of. Meaning some kind of treasure in life. The merchant, that was his job. He is sifting through pearls all day long. And he fought, but he didn't expect to find that pearl. And it's that pearl that causes him to go out and sell it. So he comes as a surprise. They weren't expecting it. They weren't expecting the treasure that would come. I would use another word. Grace. Grace. To discover grace. And the only response, I think. And I thought about like a better word for this. The only response I can think about is lucky. How do you feel so lucky? That I was the one in that field. That I was the one that came across that treasure." (81 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "The treasure is hidden in plain view. Now, the first guy, he covered it up. But it was there for anyone to find. It was there. Anybody could have found it. But this. This man, that's why he was fortunate. That's why he was lucky. He found it. The pearl was there. I'm sure there were other pearl merchants. He was the one who found it. And I guess maybe he didn't think someone else. Or maybe he put it on layaway. I don't know. But, you know, he goes away. He goes away and sells everything. The treasure is hidden in plain view. And such is love. Such is grace. Such is justice. Those who see it and receive it understand it." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The pearl has no value if all you seek is its value. But if you renounce the value of the pearl and you give up everything simply because you are captivated by its beauty, then and only then will you discover the true value of the pearl. And I know that's complicated. I know that's steep. But that is digging into, I think, what Jesus is implying in the kingdom of God. As I said, all we can think about is like, how much can he get for the pearl so he's going to get this big windfall? It doesn't seem to be about that. It seems to be about the pearl itself. He has sold everything. All he has is the pearl, don't you see? That is what Jesus says, the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The kingdom of God works differently from that. Kingdom of God comes as a surprise. The treasure is also hidden in plain view. Now, the first guy, he covered it up. But it was there for anyone to find. It was there. Anybody could have found it. But this. This man, that's why he was fortunate. That's why he was lucky. He found it. The pearl was there. I'm sure there were other pearl merchants. He was the one who found it. And I guess maybe he didn't think someone else. Or maybe he put it on layaway. I don't know. But, you know, he goes away. He goes away and sells everything. The treasure is hidden in plain view. And such is love. Such is grace. Such is justice. Those who see it and receive it understand it." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The kingdom of God cannot be bought or sold. That is not what's there. And to those who get it, they get it. Those who don't, it just. It seems hopeful but unrealistic. That's not the way the world works. And there's so much of the kingdom of God. It's not the way the world works. And Jesus is saying, you know, we need to seek after the kingdom of God. And so as I was studying that this week, I came up with three points because I'm a Methodist preacher. That's what we do. I came up with three points. There's probably a lot more. But I want to give you three things that. I kind of thought about this parable that maybe we could think about ourselves." (49 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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1. "How many of you ever felt like that? You've been in a place in your life, you're going through some difficulty, maybe some depression, maybe an illness, maybe family issues, and you just need someone alongside of you who will listen and support you. Anybody ever feel that way? I think most of us have been through that and it's just such a wonderful, wonderful ministry. And I think that's one of the reasons we come to this ministry because they are so qualified and equipped to do that." (43 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "God, sometimes it's lost on us that you don't so much need our money, our gifts and our offerings, as we need to give it. That is an act of discipleship. And through that, you bless us. You bless the ministry of this church. You use that to create and do beautiful things. But also the change that it brings to us and to our hearts and our lives. To live in that kind of surrender. A kind of gratitude and grace." (303 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "Everyone loves a good story, right? And this is a good story. This is the time of year that maybe you're looking for one. Maybe you're looking for a good movie to see that tells a good story. Or maybe you're looking for a good book, right? Summertime read. So that's the best, right? Get you a good book to take to the beach." (16 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one very precious pearl, he went and sold all that he owned and bought it." (28 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The treasure cost everything, but is not measured in earthly wealth. It cost every, cannot be bought or sold with earthly means. But it cost us everything. And there's so many great examples as you look around. None greater maybe than the apostles." (20 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
### Quotes for Members
1. "The treasure comes as a surprise. I do think there is seeking involved. I think that the guy who is out. And, you know, it's not implied. It's two sentences. But I think the guy is seeking for something. I don't think he stumbles. Maybe he did upon the treasure. But I think, you know, he was looking. But aren't we all looking? Aren't we all looking for something for some kind of. Meaning some kind of treasure in life. The merchant, that was his job. He is sifting through pearls all day long. And he fought, but he didn't expect to find that pearl. And it's that pearl that causes him to go out and sell it. So he comes as a surprise. They weren't expecting it. They weren't expecting the treasure that would come. I would use another word. Grace. Grace. To discover grace. And the only response, I think. And I thought about like a better word for this. The only response I can think about is lucky. How do you feel so lucky? That I was the one in that field. That I was the one that came across that treasure." (81 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "The treasure is hidden in plain view. Now, the first guy, he covered it up. But it was there for anyone to find. It was there. Anybody could have found it. But this. This man, that's why he was fortunate. That's why he was lucky. He found it. The pearl was there. I'm sure there were other pearl merchants. He was the one who found it. And I guess maybe he didn't think someone else. Or maybe he put it on layaway. I don't know. But, you know, he goes away. He goes away and sells everything. The treasure is hidden in plain view. And such is love. Such is grace. Such is justice. Those who see it and receive it understand it." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "The pearl has no value if all you seek is its value. But if you renounce the value of the pearl and you give up everything simply because you are captivated by its beauty, then and only then will you discover the true value of the pearl. And I know that's complicated. I know that's steep. But that is digging into, I think, what Jesus is implying in the kingdom of God. As I said, all we can think about is like, how much can he get for the pearl so he's going to get this big windfall? It doesn't seem to be about that. It seems to be about the pearl itself. He has sold everything. All he has is the pearl, don't you see? That is what Jesus says, the kingdom of God or the kingdom of heaven." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "The kingdom of God works differently from that. Kingdom of God comes as a surprise. The treasure is also hidden in plain view. Now, the first guy, he covered it up. But it was there for anyone to find. It was there. Anybody could have found it. But this. This man, that's why he was fortunate. That's why he was lucky. He found it. The pearl was there. I'm sure there were other pearl merchants. He was the one who found it. And I guess maybe he didn't think someone else. Or maybe he put it on layaway. I don't know. But, you know, he goes away. He goes away and sells everything. The treasure is hidden in plain view. And such is love. Such is grace. Such is justice. Those who see it and receive it understand it." (50 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "The kingdom of God cannot be bought or sold. That is not what's there. And to those who get it, they get it. Those who don't, it just. It seems hopeful but unrealistic. That's not the way the world works. And there's so much of the kingdom of God. It's not the way the world works. And Jesus is saying, you know, we need to seek after the kingdom of God. And so as I was studying that this week, I came up with three points because I'm a Methodist preacher. That's what we do. I came up with three points. There's probably a lot more. But I want to give you three things that. I kind of thought about this parable that maybe we could think about ourselves." (49 seconds)(Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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