Parable of the Scribe

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.

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And so if you would look to Matthew 13, 1, or excuse me, 13, 51 through 52, let me read that for us.

This is the word of the Lord. This came off the lips of our King Jesus.

Have you understood all these things? Jesus asked his disciples.

And they said to him, yes.

And he said to them, therefore, every scribe who's been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house

who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.

These are the words of the Lord.

If you've got your Bible open, would you lift up your open Bible in front of you,

and I want you to repeat this one word after me.

It's the word treasure.

Ready?

One, two, three.

Treasure.

This book has treasure in it.

It's God's Word.

It's living and active.

God speaking to us.

All authoritative, life-giving treasure.

Treasure.

That's what this book is.

God reveals the kingdom in the book.

And in this chapter, in this section,

we read about a new kind of scribe.

Therefore, every scribe.

It's a new kind of position in the kingdom.

Scribes of the kingdom have this growing understanding of the kingdom

and have this growing impulse to share something that Jesus calls treasure.

Scribes of the kingdom bring out the treasure of the kingdom.

And that the treasure of the kingdom is the life-changing understanding

of what God has done for sinners in Jesus.

The saving reign of God.

Scribes get it and they give it.

They get the treasure and they give the treasure.

And this morning, we're going to just walk through these two verses.

In verse 51, Jesus asks His disciples a question.

Have you understood all these things?

And His disciples at the end of verse 51 says,

they say, yes.

And then Jesus in 52,

He wraps everything up that He's been proclaiming.

With a therefore.

And He shares with us a concluding parable.

And what He says to His disciples back in the first century,

He's saying to us disciples in the 21st century.

If you've got the treasure, you give the treasure.

This morning, we're going to proceed by looking at His question about understanding.

Then we're going to take a quick look at the disciples' answer, yes.

And then we're going to spend some time in His concluding parable.

It's a wrap-up parable.

And that word, therefore, in the beginning of verse 52 is a big clue.

And then, we're going to bring it to bear on our own lives.

Our present call as kingdom scribes.

And what you're going to find there is a help-wanted side.

Scribes wanted in Christ the King Church.

There's treasure to be shared.

So, let's look at this question in verse 51.

Jesus asks His disciples,

Have you understood all these things?

And whenever you see something like all these things,

you're asking the question, what?

What things, Jesus?

What are you referring to?

What is this all these things business?

And the easy way to answer it,

it's just what He's been sharing.

It's what precedes it.

It's the seven parables with explanations that have gone before.

That's what Jesus is referring to.

He's talking about the parable of the soils.

Four responses, but just two kinds of hearts.

The parable of the weeds.

The parable of the mustard seed.

And the parable of the leaven.

The parable of the hidden treasure and pearl of great price.

The parable of the dragnet.

These are the things that Jesus is referring to.

Have you understood these things?

All these things.

And of course, they're all parables of the kingdom.

And what I've been wanting to help you understand is when Jesus talks about the kingdom,

He's talking about the saving reign of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

God has come and He's seeking to save and bring sinners into His kingdom by His grace.

And so these are all parables of different dimensions and aspects of the saving reign of God.

And so Jesus is asking, hey, do you understand all these things I'm telling you in parables about the kingdom?

Do you understand that this good news brings about a kingdom produce?

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?

Do you understand that this good news is?

Do you understand that this good news is?

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?

Do you get it?

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?

Do you get it?

God's at work.

All these parables are referring back to some aspect of the kingdom, the saving reign of God.

Jesus isn't talking about geometry here.

He's not talking about cooking.

He's talking about the kingdom.

And so when He says, have you understood all these things?

He's saying, do you get the kingdom?

Do you get that I've come to save?

What you need to understand is what Jesus meant by understood.

Have you understood all these things?

It's tied to His use of parables.

Now remember, parables are like vertical blinds.

You know how you open up a vertical blind and you can see outside the window?

Well, a parable would hide the truth of the kingdom to those with a hard heart,

but a parable would be opened to a person that God has softened their heart.

God reveals the truth of the kingdom to those with tender hearts.

Now when we use the word understand, we typically use it in terms of figuring something out.

And I think right now I'm going to get a yes and an amen from parents and grandparents.

If you buy a dollhouse for your little girl,

before your little sweetheart girl gets to play in it,

you will need to assemble it.

In order for you to assemble it,

you will need to figure out the directions.

And that is no small thing nowadays.

Do I have an amen?

Nowadays, you've got to get some kind of degree in engineering

in order to assemble a dollhouse for your little sweetheart.

But after you figure out the directions,

you have an understanding of things,

then you can go about putting it together.

That's not the kind of understanding Jesus is talking about.

He's not talking about figured out understanding.

The understanding that Jesus is talking about

is God-given understanding.

When God gives you eyes to see,

when God gives you ears to hear,

when God gives you a heart to understand.

And so what we see happening in these parables,

these parables reveal the truth of the kingdom,

and God gives the understanding to comprehend it.

And so we see that being played out in Matthew 13.

In chapter 13, verse 10,

Jesus has just shared the parable of the soils,

and His disciples come up to Him,

and they say,

hey, why do you speak to them in parables?

And in verse 11, Jesus answers them,

and He says,

to you, disciples, it has been given.

You've got to be thinking grace right there.

It's been given to know,

understand the secrets,

hiddenness of the kingdom.

Understanding is given as a gift,

but to them, it's not been given.

This understanding is a God-given gift.

What God does is He enables us

to actually comprehend the kingdom of God.

That's how sinful we are.

He needs to break in

and enable us by His Spirit to do this.

So Jesus reveals the kingdom in His parables,

but the understanding is given by God.

Now, if you find yourself,

well, I don't buy that self, honey.

Flip over to Matthew 11.

Is this what Jesus means?

In verse 25, Jesus declared,

I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,

that you have hidden these things

from the wise and understanding

and revealed them to little children,

those who are humble.

Yes, Father, for such was your gracious will

to reveal them.

All things have been handed over to me

by my Father,

and no one knows the Son except the Father,

and no one knows the Father except the Son,

and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

What we see Jesus saying here

is that this understanding

all throughout Matthew 13

is a God-given insight

into the hiddenness of the kingdom

concealed in the parables.

It's a work of God.

So Jesus is not asking His disciples,

hey guys, have you figured out my parables?

He's asking His disciples,

do you have eyes to see?

Do you have ears to hear?

Do you have an understanding

that only God gives?

And let me just add this,

it is a saving understanding.

It's an understanding that makes you realize

I need to be rescued.

I need to be in the kingdom,

and only the King gets me into His kingdom.

And Jesus would die in order to make that happen.

So what we're seeing here is this understanding,

this when Jesus says,

have you understood all these things?

He's not asking them if they've figured it out.

He's asking,

hey,

has God given you the insight

into the kingdom,

the saving reign of God?

And this is a question

that's moving towards a conclusion.

He is wrapping up this discourse.

You know,

I'm an assistant coach

for my son's lacrosse team,

and what will happen is

something happened out on the field,

and it's not good.

And so what the coach does is like,

time out.

The players come in,

you huddle up,

and you're like,

okay guys,

this went wrong,

and this went wrong.

Here's what we need to kind of fix it.

Do you understand?

And they're like,

yeah, yeah, yeah,

we get it,

yeah, we get it.

And then they go out,

and you really see

if they get it or not.

And so what Jesus is doing here

is He's bringing His disciples together

after His parabolic discourse,

and He says,

do you get it?

Because if you get it,

I'm sending you out to give it.

And they're going to reply

in just a moment.

This morning,

I want you to put yourself

in the place of these disciples.

Do you understand the kingdom?

Do you understand

all these things?

Do you get

that Jesus has come

to inaugurate a kingdom

of salvation?

Let's look at

the end of verse 51

because we see

the quick answer

of the disciples.

And oddly,

I think you'll be

strangely encouraged.

Have you understood

all these things,

Jesus asks?

And they say,

yes.

Now,

we're not told

if that was a chorus

of yeses,

like they look at each other,

yes!

or if it's kind of popcorn,

yes to the yes,

yes,

yes.

It's just a yes.

But what are they saying

yes to?

Well,

if we're understanding

what Jesus is asking,

right,

He's saying,

hey,

do you understand

that the saving reign

of God

has come

in me?

and they're saying,

yes,

we understand

these parables

are saying

the saving reign

of God

has come.

Now,

the question,

their response,

we've got to ask,

do they really understand

what they're saying?

Because all throughout

Matthew,

Jesus has this

common refrain

for His disciples,

oh,

you of little faith.

Oh,

you of little faith.

Oh,

you of little faith.

Oh,

guys.

Guys.

I mean,

in Matthew 16,

in just a couple chapters out,

Peter is going to make

the confession.

You are the Christ,

the Son of the living God.

And Jesus is going to say,

only God reveals that,

man.

And then within

just a few verses

from that,

Jesus is going to start

talking about

He's going to go

to Jerusalem,

He's going to be

handed over,

killed,

and raised again.

And Peter says,

no way!

That's not going to happen.

And then Jesus says,

get behind me,

Satan.

You don't get it.

And so,

in the disciples,

we see this,

sometimes they get it,

sometimes they don't.

Do they really understand

what Jesus is saying here?

And what we notice is,

Jesus takes them

at their word.

He takes them

at face value.

He takes their yes

as yes.

Hey,

they may not understand

every detail

about the kingdom,

but they know enough.

They may have a little faith,

but Jesus is a great king.

How about you?

Do you get everything

about the kingdom?

Do you have to?

You need to know

that Jesus is the king,

and you need to know

that the kingdom

is a kingdom of salvation.

Maybe the question is,

do you want to?

Do you want to know

the king?

Do you want to be

a part of his kingdom?

That's the question.

And his disciples

said yes,

they're following him.

And so,

Jesus takes their yes

as yes,

and he goes on

to make a concluding parable.

And that's where

I want to draw

your attention to now,

verse 52.

Therefore,

every scribe

who has been trained

for the kingdom

is like a master

of a house.

Now,

the first thing

you need to notice

is the first word

of verse 52.

Actually,

it's the first word

in red.

Therefore.

Now,

you've got to ask

your question.

Whenever you encounter

a therefore

in the Bible

or in a newspaper

or in just some book,

you've got to be

asking the question,

what is the therefore?

Let me hear it.

Therefore.

Here enters

a little song

called

Conjunction Junction.

Conjunction Junction,

what's your function?

Hooking up cars.

Wait,

hooking up words,

phrases,

clauses,

clauses,

clauses,

conjunction,

junction.

Now,

this therefore

is a conjunction.

It's a coordinating

conjunction.

It coordinates.

And what it's coordinating

is what has gone

before it

and what comes

after it.

And so,

what has come before it?

Jesus asked the question,

have you understood

all these things?

The disciple says,

yes!

And so,

Jesus takes that

and coordinates it

with His response.

Therefore,

if you understand

the kingdom,

therefore,

you are a scribe

of the kingdom.

That's what He's saying.

That's the therefore.

That's the connection.

Their understanding

of the parables

results in their

becoming disciples

which shows up

in them being

scribes of the kingdom.

If you get it,

you give it.

If you understand it,

you share the understanding.

What's this scribe business?

Therefore,

every scribe...

What's a scribe?

Well,

a scribe was someone

back in Jesus' day

who understood God's law

as revealed in God's book.

Scribes were a kind of

Old Testament specialists.

And back in Jesus' day,

scribes,

their role was institutionalized

in Jewish culture.

And so,

when Herod wants to know

where the Messiah

was to be born

in Matthew 2.4,

He kind of rings a bell

for the scribes.

And He says,

Hey, where was the Messiah

to be born?

And they respond

with Micah 5.2,

And you, O Bethlehem,

in the land of Judah,

are by no means

least among the rulers

of Judah.

For from you

shall come a ruler

who will shepherd

my people Israel.

They knew where

to find the answer.

There were pros.

Experts!

Experts!

In the Old Testament,

Ezra was a priest

and a scribe

who had set his heart

to study the law

of the Lord

and to do it

and to teach

his statutes

and rules in Israel.

That's Ezra 7.10,

one of my life verses.

And so,

what we see in the model

scribe in Ezra

is someone who studied,

who applied it,

to do it,

and then shared it.

The problem with the scribes

in Jesus' day

is I'll let you

look at what Jesus says.

Turn to Matthew 23.

Matthew 23,

Matthew 23:1

verse 1 and 2.

Remember,

we're talking about scribes

and what scribes do.

Then Jesus said to the crowds

and to his disciples,

the scribes

and the Pharisees

sit on Moses' seat,

so do and observe

whatever they tell you,

but not the works they do.

Apparently,

the scribes were well-versed

in the Bible,

but they weren't doing the Bible.

And the scribes

that Jesus is calling to Himself

and sending out,

the kingdom scribes,

those who have understanding

of the kingdom,

you know what makes us

experts in the kingdom?

We have been personally

affected by the king.

We've been in His presence

and we do what He says.

So scribes were people of the book.

They read the book.

They studied the book.

They taught the book.

They were seen as experts

because of their understanding.

Scribes were teachers.

They shared their understanding

of the law.

In verse 52,

Jesus is calling a scribe

all who by God's grace

have understood

the parables of the kingdom.

The disciples of Jesus

are scribes of the kingdom.

It's a new kind of scribe.

Jesus has brought a new kingdom

with a new kind of scribe.

They get it

and they give it.

Now,

if you're wondering right now,

oh man,

scribe,

are you kidding me?

I barely know where Genesis is.

Come on.

Here's something

encouraging to remember.

Remember who Jesus

is talking to.

He's talking to his disciples.

And we don't know

how many disciples

were in this house

that he was in right now.

We know at least

there was the 12.

And four of those 12

were fishermen.

They had no formal training

as a scribe.

One was a zealot.

Chances are they didn't have

formal training as a scribe

in the school of Hillel.

And then there's

this guy writing,

Matthew,

who was a former tax collector.

So we know

that at least half

of the 12 disciples

were not formally trained

as scribes

in the classic sense,

but Jesus is calling them

a scribe.

Do you know why?

they're in the Jesus school

of biblical interpretation.

In Acts chapter 4,

Acts 4 · chapter mention

Paul and John,

they're arrested

and then they're brought

before the high priestly council.

and Peter's filled

by the Spirit

and he shares

this compelling,

compelling word

and it kind of climaxes

in Acts 4.12

which many of you

know by heart

and it says this,

and there is salvation

in no one else

for there's no other name

under heaven

given among men

by which we must be saved.

And he's talking about Jesus.

He's talking about

the saving kingdom of Christ.

And he's talking it right

to the Jewish establishment

and hierarchy.

That's pretty bold.

Look at verse 13.

Now when they,

the Jewish council,

saw the boldness

of Peter and John

and perceived

that they were uneducated,

common men,

they were astonished.

They're not scribes

in the formal sense.

But then look at this.

And they recognized

that they had been with Jesus.

Do you know what makes us

experts in the kingdom?

Do you know what makes us

scribes of the kingdom?

We hang out with the king.

We belong to him.

We're his followers.

We're part of his school.

Peter and John

just happen to be part

of the inaugural class

of the Jesus School

of Biblical Interpretation.

But everyone who's come

to understand

the saving kingdom of God

since,

they enter the school as well.

We become followers of Jesus

and we become

his scribes.

So what is Jesus saying

to his disciples?

Hey, your understanding

of the parables

authorizes you

to be scribes

of the kingdom.

You're a new kind

of scribe.

And as scribes

of the kingdom,

we teach what Jesus taught.

So these scribes

were understanding,

they personally

experienced the kingdom,

and they are then

to turn around

and teach others

as well

about the kingdom.

Therefore,

every scribe

who's been trained

for the kingdom

of heaven.

That's a really

interesting phrase

in the original language.

Who've been trained

for the kingdom

of heaven.

It's actually,

the verb is the word

we get

disciple from.

And so another way

to understand this

is who have

become disciples

of the kingdom

of heaven.

And so what Jesus

is saying here

is that scribes

are disciples.

Followers of Jesus.

The king.

And then he goes

on to the parable.

He then goes

into the comparison.

Jesus says,

hey, you understand it,

now give it,

you're scribes,

and when you do,

you're like this.

Master of a house

who brings out

of his treasure

what is new

and what is old.

Jesus is comparing

what scribes do

with a master

of a house

who brings out

of his treasure

new and old stuff.

It's a comparison

between the work

of a scribe

of the kingdom

and this guy

showing off

his treasure.

Jesus is saying

that his disciples

who have a

dissaving understanding

of the kingdom

and therefore

are scribes,

they bring out

the treasure

of the kingdom.

They have experienced

the treasure

and now they bring

out the treasure.

A master of a house

was the owner

of a house

and so he had

the authority

and means

to buy and sell

whatever he wanted.

He could hire and fire

as he pleased

and so Jesus is saying

this guy with authority

brings out

for all to see

his treasure

new and old.

The picture

is of someone

with authority

bringing out

all of his stuff

for everybody

to look at

and be amazed by.

As scribes

of the kingdom

were authorized

to bring out

the treasures

of the kingdom

new and old.

If you understand

the kingdom

you share the kingdom.

If you get it

you give it.

what's this treasure?

What is Jesus

talking about here?

The treasure

he's already talked

about in 1344

it's hidden.

So the treasure

is the saving

understanding

of the kingdom.

It's getting it.

It's understanding

that the king

has just not come

just not setting up

a kingdom.

He came for me

and he came

to bring me

into the kingdom.

I was in need

of being saved

and the king

came for me.

That's the treasure.

The treasure

is salvation.

The treasure

is what God

in Christ

offers everyone.

and those

who see it

and understand it

they're brought

into the kingdom.

They know it.

They experience it.

The question

that I want to ask

for you this morning

is

where do we find

the kingdom?

Where do we

look to

in order to

understand

the kingdom

of heaven?

Where do we

turn to

and understand

who God is

in his work

of salvation?

where do we

look?

Right there.

This book.

This book

gives the kingdom.

This book

reveals the

treasure.

It makes it

known.

God reveals

himself

in this book.

When you

open up

the Bible

you are

opening up

God's

treasure

trove

of

transformational

truth.

that's what

you're doing

every time

you open

it up.

It's God

speaking.

It's an

amazing

treasure.

And Jesus

describes it

as a treasure

new and

old.

And the

best way

to understand

that is

to remember

the words

of Jesus

in Matthew

5.17

where he

says do

not think

that I've

come to

abolish the

law or

the prophets

the Old

Testament.

I've not

come to

abolish them

but to

fulfill them.

And so he

didn't come

to relax the

law but to

explain the

true meaning

of the law.

And so his

new teaching

on what the

old law truly

meant was

astonishing to

people.

It was

treasure.

So a way to

think about

this old and

new in a

very general

sense think

about the

old treasure

as the

truths revealed

in the Old

Testament.

It's the

treasure of

our origins.

It explains

who we are,

where we come

from.

It explains

why there's

such a

complicated

mess of

evil in

the world.

All

throughout the

Old Testament

there is

treasure to

be found.

God

revealing

Himself

over and

over and

over again.

Steadfast

love,

faithful,

holy,

sovereign,

all knowing,

all powerful,

all present,

all the

time.

Again and

again and

again,

the Old

Testament

reveals

truths,

precious

truths about

God.

So think

about the

old treasure

as the

Old Testament

and think

about the

new treasure

as the

truths revealed

in the

New Testament.

And the

difference

between the

Old Testament

and the

New Testament

is Jesus.

The Old

Testament

anticipated

Jesus and

the New

Testament

is written

after Jesus

coming.

The difference

that Jesus

makes.

who is

Jesus and

why He

came?

New Testament

treasure.

God's plan

of salvation

clarified.

God's new

people,

the church,

how Christians

are to live

for Christ

in this

world,

being prepared

for His

second coming.

It's treasure,

treasure,

treasure.

The Old

Testament

is absolutely

essential to

the New

Testament

and the

New Testament

is a

necessary

fulfillment

of the

Old.

You need

them both.

It's all

treasure.

All

Scripture

is God's

breathed

treasure.

Old

Testament

and New

Testament.

It's one

big treasure

box.

So,

what is

Jesus

saying

here?

His

disciples

are scribes

of His

kingdom

who bring

out the

treasure

of God's

revelation

of His

word,

old and

new.

So,

which leads

us to our

present call.

If you're

a follower

of Jesus,

you're a

disciple of

Jesus,

you get

the

kingdom.

And so,

what Jesus

is saying to

you this

morning is,

you're a

scribe of

the kingdom.

You get

it,

now give

it.

Share

it.

Make it

known.

Start

bringing out

the treasure.

Make it

known.

Proclaim

it.

Let others

know about

it.

Now,

you might be

sitting there

and you're

saying,

well,

I don't

really think

that the

Bible is

that

treasurable.

I don't

find it

that

interesting.

In fact,

I haven't

been in

the Bible

for seven

years.

You know

where to

start?

Don't wait

on a

feeling.

Just get

into the

Bible.

In

Psalm 19,

David

likens the

Bible to

gold.

Fine

gold.

Psalm 119,

Psalms 119:127

verse 127,

Oh,

the

psalmist

wants God's

instructions

more than

gold.

Treasure.

So,

if you

are a

Christian

and you

haven't

been in

God's

Word,

get into

Psalm 19.

Get into

Psalm 119

and ask

God to

stir your

heart to

treasure

His Word.

Incline my

heart to

your

testimonies

and not to

selfish gain.

Open my

eyes that I

may behold

wonderful treasure

things from

your law.

Unite my

heart to

fear your

name.

Satisfy me in

the morning with

your unfailing

love as revealed

in the treasure

of Scripture.

Scripture.

I recently

teamed up with a

friend and we

have been sharing a

psalm every day

through the ESV

Bible app.

And we look at the

same psalm and then

we text each other

about it.

You know what it

does?

We treasure God's

Word together.

As scribes of

the kingdom,

bring out the

treasure.

But you've got to

treasure it first.

Treasure the

treasure by being

in the treasure.

Parents, be

kingdom scribes

to your kids.

Bring out the

treasure.

Dads, your

families need

you to be a

scribe of the

kingdom and

bring out the

treasure for

them.

New and old.

Show them the

glories of God

in the Bible.

Show them the

wonders of His

salvation.

Show them the

kingdom.

Now you may be

wondering, well,

where do I start?

Start modest.

Be thinking five

minutes.

Make sure you

have a time and

a place and a

plan.

The Salvadis do

it.

Let me show you

ours.

We don't do this

every morning, but

we're somewhat

regular.

together.

And our time is

in the mornings

after we eat

breakfast together.

And the place is

our dining room

table.

And what is our

plan?

Right now we're

going through this

thing called the

New City Catechism.

And what it is is

the bringing out of

treasure.

And we do that

together.

And it is a sweet,

sweet thing.

So if you're a dad

who's not led his

family this way

before, take a

step.

Start it.

Give it two to

three weeks.

Let it get into a

rhythm.

And see the effect

that it will have on

your family.

And you don't need

kids.

If you're a husband

and a wife, whether

you're just getting

started or you have

kids out of the

house, use the New

City Catechism.

That is a gem.

You can download

it.

Look it up.

Google it.

Finally, I just want

to say this.

Christ the King

Church has a help

wanted sign.

Scribes needed.

We need scribes.

We need brothers and

sisters who want to

bring out the treasure

of God's Word.

New and old.

We need scribes to

bring out the

treasures to our

children on Sunday

morning.

as a part of the

King's Kids

Ministry.

If you're interested

in teaching the

treasures of God's

Word to our kids,

Billy's available.

Danielle Morrow would

be the other person

to talk to.

We need scribes to

bring out the

treasure of God's

Word on Thursday

nights as part of

our youth ministry.

We need scribes to

bring out the

treasures of the

book on Saturday

mornings during the

men's Bible study.

They're in Hebrews

bringing out the

treasure.

treasure.

Guys.

More guys.

Go to that.

It's awesome.

We need scribes to

bring out the

treasure of God's

Word as part of our

life groups.

When you go to your

life group and God

has put on something

in your heart that

morning from God's

Word, you bring it.

Bring the treasure.

Share it.

Share it.

We need people to

bring out the

treasure at our

Sunday morning

breakfast.

We've got a group of

guys preaching through

John and it is a

treasure trove, but we

also need people around

the tables informally

bringing out the

treasure.

But there's one

particular place we're

in particular need.

We need scribes of

the kingdom to bring

out the treasure of

God's Word at our

Wednesday afternoon

tutoring program.

The name of that is

King's Place.

The King's Place

After School Mentoring

Program.

And what we are in

great need of is

adult men.

Brothers, if you have

time Wednesday

afternoon starting

around 4 o'clock, it

would be a great

investment of your

life and eternity to

come and bring out

the treasure for

these kids from

Frank neighborhood.

We're having 15 or

20 kids come now.

And they respond.

They're looking for an

adult man to build

into them.

Now can you imagine

what will happen if

we took Jesus' words

to heart as a church

and we began bringing

out the treasure of

His Word, of the

kingdom, and we

brought it out in our

marriages, in our

friendships, in our

families, in our

life groups, our

ministries here on

Sunday morning.

Do you know what's

going to happen?

We're going to

treasure God.

God's Word is going

to go out in power.

It's going to change

lives.

People are going to

get drawn into the

kingdom and His

kingdom is going to

spread.

Would you lift up

your Bible one more

time?

Repeat this word

after me.

Let's say treasure

together on three.

One, two, three,

treasure.

God in heaven, we do

thank you so much for

this book.

We thank you for

what you've revealed

about yourself and

your work of

salvation in it.

And we pray that you

would get this book

dwelling richly in us

as a church in every

nook and cranny of

our life.

God, would you do

it for the glory of

your name and the

good of your people.

Amen.