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Search for the glasses needed to see the King and His Kingdom clearly through the lens of faith and righteousness. Discover the hidden treasures of the Kingdom through parables and teachings. Seek, deny yourself, take up the cross, and follow the Great I Am.
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SEARCH forthe GLASSESso that you may SEE THE KING: The KINGDOM = GLASSES needed to see the King 1. SEEK the KINGDOM 2. SEEK His RIGHTEOUSNESS: His POSITION in His Kingdom 3. SEEK the KING – Where He is right now, busy with what? (Matt 6:33)
Find the RIGHT GLASSES to see the true King. Matt. 13:13-16 BLESSED EYES (Happy, fortunate, to be envied) BLESSED EARS (Happy, fortunate, to be envied) Seek the Kingdom (glasses): SO THAT you can SEE LIFE the WAY the KING SEES IT.
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE: A SOWER who SOWS in different places (Matt. 13:18-23) 2. A MANWHO SOWS GOOD SEED, but weeds also grow (Matt. 13:24) 3. A MUSTARD SEED (Matt. 13:31) 4. LEAVEN/SOUR DOUGH (Matt. 13:33) 5. TREASURE buried in a field (Matt. 13:44) 6. A DRAGNET that was cast into the see (Matt. 13:47)
7. A KING who shows COMPASSION and cancels debts (Matt. 18:23) 8. An OWNER who pays LABOURERS as he wishes (Matt. 20:1) 9. An OWNER with VINEDRESSERS(Matt. 21:40) 10. A KING who held a wedding banquet (Matt. 22:2) 11. TEN VIRGINS who go to meet a BRIDEGROOM (Matt. 25:1) 12. A TRAVELLING MAN who gives servants different talents (Matt. 25:14) 13. GOATS and SHEEP before the King; the SHEEP will INHERIT the Kingdom (Matt. 25:32-34)
SEEK: Doesn’t just mean “look around”! You must DENYYOURSELF in order to SEE what you seek. You must look with “the SIGN”: - The CROSS of JESUS CHRIST
DENY YOURSELF: - seek • Old identity – the old man • LOSE yourself at the CROSS(Matt. 16:25) • TAKE UP THE CROSS: - find • New identity – the new man • FIND yourself in HIM(Matt. 16:25) • FOLLOW ME: - follow • See I Am who I Am • FOLLOW THE GREAT I AM(Matt. 16:24)