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Matthew 13:44-50 ESV
I. The Value of God’s Kingdom (Matthew 13:44-46)
Matthew 13:44-46 ESV
A. The Kingdom of God is more valuable than anything this world has to offer.
B. This parable is not teaching us that we must earn our way into God’s Kingdom.
C. The Kingdom Message is Adoption through Propitiation (J.I. Packer)
D. The Rich Young Ruler (Matthew 19:16-22)
II. The Joy of God’s Kingdom (Matthew 13:44-46)
A. Do I rejoice in the opportunity to serve in His Kingdom?
B. Do I rejoice in the opportunity to be identified with His Kingdom?
III. Those Welcomed into God’s Kingdom (Matthew 13:47-50)
Matthew 13:47-50 ESV
A. Jesus speaks of eternal punishment more than the topic of love.
B. Five things to know about the Biblical concept of hell (Wayne Grudem, Bible Doctrine)
1. It was prepared for Satan and the fallen angels (Matthew 25:41)
2. It is a place of eternal punishment (Matthew 25:46)
3. It is a place of conscious punishment (Matthew 13:50, 8:12, 24:50-52, 25.30)
4. There are degrees of punishment (Matthew 11:20-24)
5. It shows the true magnitude of sin (Revelation 20:10)
C. How does one enter the Kingdom of Heaven? Adoption through Propitiation
1. Christ’s death saves us from God’s wrath (Romans 5:6-11, 1 John 4:10)
2. Christ’s death reconciles us to God (Romans 5:6-11, John 1:12-13)