"`The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure which lay hidden in a field. A man found it, and hid it; and, as a result of his joy, away he goes, and sells everything that he has, and buys the field.'"
"`Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant who was seeking goodly pearls. When he had found a very valuable pearl, he went away and sold everything he had, and bought it.'"
Sells everything....
1. Saint Francis Assisi - his Father Piero wanted him to be a man of business, clothes merchant. Francis did not... Sent to governor, not my bussines; Sent to bishop, francis took off all his clothes, threw be hide, going naked. Left every thing...
2. If you had a house like that, would you like to join the convent? - It is my house!
Look for what money cannot buy:
1. Money can buy medicine -health.
2. a bigger house, a home.
3. sex), but not love.
4. adulation but not respect.
10. someone’s services, but their loyalty.
11. Some sercurity, but inner peace.
More than that! What? Salvation! What is that? How?
1. Let go: chairman of youth management council meeting: "Doctor from Takoradi - Tamale" - far! We used to have Only one medical doctor in Tamale, is German. Far?
We want easy things for only ourselves! Think of others, let go our wants, comforts, expectations, take responsibility.
2. "Serve not to be served". You want to be served, you depend on people. If you serve who will stop you? You want to be respected, ...
We are freed right here and now!
Jesus Christ came to the earth to free us, save us but we are not free, we are not saved. Because we still depend on others.
Want ot be saved by Jesus, loved, not wait to be love; serve, stop waiting to be served... We will be happy, free.! Secret of Kingdom of Heaven!
"`Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and which gathered all kinds of things. When it was full, they hauled it up on to the shore, and sat down, and collected the good contents into containers, but threw the useless contents away. So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come, and they will separate the evil from the righteous, and they will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth there.'"
There are two views of the Church--the exclusive and the inclusive. The exclusive view: Church is for people who are good, people who are really and fully committed. not the New Testament view.
The inclusive view: Church must be open to all, and that, like the net.
time of separation will come; sent to their respective destinations.
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