The Kingdom of Heaven PARABLES
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
A grain of mustard seed is tiny.
Sown in a field.
Once grown from the tiny seed, the mustard tree it becomes is huge.
The kingdom of heaven once sown in a heart encompasses the entire life, leading to eternity!
Christ must be a huge part of our lives! He must be our lives!
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
A little bit affects a lot.
The kingdom of heaven brought to us by ONE will fill all the hearts of the many who will be Christ's.
Mat 13:44 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN- treasure hid in a field
The kingdom of heaven is worth EVERYTHING!
The kingdom of heaven is more important then anything else, because the kingdom of heaven is CHRIST.
Mat 13:45 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN- merchant finding a great pearl
That pearl means everything!
Our Savior is stressing the importance of the kingdom of heaven.
We treat it as part of our AFTER life, and after life that is NOT Biblical. We treat it as something not to be too overly concerned about and the truth of the matter is, it should be the ONE thing we are MOST concerned about right now, while we live! Our life must be Christ's NOW, not in the last five minutes before we take on death's sleep, or the last five years of our lives when we feel we've reached an age that dying is almost certain. We can't have Christ for a few hours on the weekend and holidays, but then forget about Him. The kingdom of heaven, our Christ is EVERYTHING!
Mat 13:47 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - a net
A net trapping good and bad. Just as there will be those who believe they are Christ's, that they believe that the Kingdom is theirs, they'll cry 'Lord, Lord,' and He'll tell them He never knew them, they have a pretense of being Christ's but it's not a reality. They'll be in the net and at the end of the world the good in the net of the Kingdom of Heaven will remain, the bad will be destroyed.
Mat 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Things old and things new.
The old testament pointed towards the Messiah, the new Testament reveals the Messiah.
The old and the new- all are of the Kingdom of Heaven- Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!
Why do we believe Heaven isn't something that should occupy our thoughts constantly? Why do we believe that it shouldn't be important, life important right NOW!
Have you thought about the Kingdom of Heaven today? We should think about it, everyday. EVERYDAY!
Please Lord, help us to LIVE with the Kingdom of Heaven paramount in our minds, in our lives!
By YOUR GRACE and LOVE, LORD! All by YOU!
Mat 13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Mat 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
A grain of mustard seed is tiny.
Sown in a field.
Once grown from the tiny seed, the mustard tree it becomes is huge.
The kingdom of heaven once sown in a heart encompasses the entire life, leading to eternity!
Christ must be a huge part of our lives! He must be our lives!
Mat 13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
A little bit affects a lot.
The kingdom of heaven brought to us by ONE will fill all the hearts of the many who will be Christ's.
Mat 13:44 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN- treasure hid in a field
The kingdom of heaven is worth EVERYTHING!
The kingdom of heaven is more important then anything else, because the kingdom of heaven is CHRIST.
Mat 13:45 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN- merchant finding a great pearl
That pearl means everything!
Our Savior is stressing the importance of the kingdom of heaven.
We treat it as part of our AFTER life, and after life that is NOT Biblical. We treat it as something not to be too overly concerned about and the truth of the matter is, it should be the ONE thing we are MOST concerned about right now, while we live! Our life must be Christ's NOW, not in the last five minutes before we take on death's sleep, or the last five years of our lives when we feel we've reached an age that dying is almost certain. We can't have Christ for a few hours on the weekend and holidays, but then forget about Him. The kingdom of heaven, our Christ is EVERYTHING!
Mat 13:47 Again, the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Mat 13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
Mat 13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
Mat 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN - a net
A net trapping good and bad. Just as there will be those who believe they are Christ's, that they believe that the Kingdom is theirs, they'll cry 'Lord, Lord,' and He'll tell them He never knew them, they have a pretense of being Christ's but it's not a reality. They'll be in the net and at the end of the world the good in the net of the Kingdom of Heaven will remain, the bad will be destroyed.
Mat 13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
Mat 13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
Things old and things new.
The old testament pointed towards the Messiah, the new Testament reveals the Messiah.
The old and the new- all are of the Kingdom of Heaven- Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!
Why do we believe Heaven isn't something that should occupy our thoughts constantly? Why do we believe that it shouldn't be important, life important right NOW!
Have you thought about the Kingdom of Heaven today? We should think about it, everyday. EVERYDAY!
Please Lord, help us to LIVE with the Kingdom of Heaven paramount in our minds, in our lives!
By YOUR GRACE and LOVE, LORD! All by YOU!
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