IKON Student MinistrySummer 2012 Events

Hashtag Series Begins May 30 Church house

End of School Lock-IN June 1 Church Bldg

Church on the Beach Trip June 2 Panama City Bch

VBS June 4-8 Church Bldg

Gulf Coast Bible Camp June 10-15Lucedale, MS

HUT July 11-16 Floral, AR

VIP Mission Project July 22-29 Church Bldg

Boat Outing on the River tbdChattahoochee R

IKON Student MinistrySummer 2012 Events

VBS Work Week May 28-June 1

Lock-In and Beach Trip June 1-2

Lock-In starts @ 8 pm June 1Food, Drinks, Movies, Games,

Devos

Lock-In ends @ 6 am June 2

We will leave for the beach @ 6 am

We will get back at 11 pm

Kingdom Appraiser

Matthew 13:44-46

Kingdom Appraiser

-In Matthew 13, we get a professional opinion on the worth and value of the kingdom of God.

-Jesus offers an appraisal of God’s kingdom using a pair of parables.

The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (13:44)

The Parable of the Pearl (13:45-46)

Kingdom Appraiser

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found andcovered up. Then in his joy he goes and sellsall that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:44

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Matthew 13:45-46

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Hidden Treasure

-Burying to protect one’s hard cash and valuables in the ground was a common occurrence in a world that had no banks.

-The Example of Achan in Joshua 7:20-21 “And Achan answered Joshua, “Truly I have sinned against

the LORD God of Israel, and this is what I did: when I saw among the spoil a beautiful cloak from Shinar, and 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels, then I coveted them and took them. And see, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Hidden Treasure-Modern Day Example

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl

-Pearls are considered to be “the world’s first or oldest gem”-Examples of Pearl jewelry

-Susa Necklace: 520 BC

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Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl

-Pearls are considered to be “the world’s first or oldest gem”-Examples of Pearl jewelry

-Gold, Emerald, and Pearl earring- 2nd-4th century AD

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl-Old Testament References“There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.”

Esther 1:6

“…the price of wisdom is above pearls.” Job 28:18

-New Testament References: Mt 7:6, 1 Tim 2:9, Rev 17:4, 18:12,16

- All of these verses communicate the great value and status of the pearl in society.

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl-Modern Day Example

-9.45 inches in diameter-14.1 pounds

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl and Treasure

Pearl: Treasure:A man searches entire life A man stumbles acrossFinds something hidden Finds something hiddenRealizes the great value Realizes the great valueSells everything Sells everythingPurchases the pearl Purchases the field

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl and Treasure

-The appraisal of the kingdom = Priceless

“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ” Philippians 3:8

-We appraise God’s kingdom in our daily lives through joyful abandonment because we know it’s true value

Kingdom AppraiserThe Parable of the Pearl and Treasure

“Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb…coming down out of heaven from God, having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel…And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl…”

Revelation 21:9-10, 21

-God appraises his people and places a great value on us

-How much is God and his kingdom worth to you?