1 REGENCY SCHOOL OF THE BIBLE THE STORY OF LOST TREASURE

“ Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy, went and sold all he had and bought that field. Matt. 13:44 2 You are God’s TREASURE hidden in a field! He gave away His greatest possession to buy you back!

 GOD PUT HIS MOST PRECIOUS TREASURES on the earth IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN.  The people who lived there, ADAM AND EVE, were OUR FIRST FAMILY RELATIVES.  GOD LOVED THEM AND GAVE THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED.  HE BLESSED THEM. 3

 An enemy crept into the Garden of Eden.  He deceived Adam and Eve and tricked them to eat from the tree that God had forbidden.  Adam and Eve disobeyed.  They were cut off from God.  The TREASURES were lost to God.  God grieved, sad that He might never get His TREASURES back. 4

 In Genesis 3:15 God declared war on the enemy.  He declared that a child of Eve would one day come face to face with the enemy. Even though the enemy would wound Eve’s child, that child (Seed) would destroy the enemy.  Jesus, God’s Son was born in Bethlehem.  He was the Child of Eve who would destroy the enemy. When he died on the cross, he DID DESTROY THE ENEMY. THEN HE CAME ALIVE AGAIN. Today He lives. 5

 “The world is the field...” Matt 13:38 And called us a TREASURE! YOU ARE GOD’S TREASURE. 6

7 God sees every person as a unique part of the whole TREASURE.

 Romans 4:17 has the answer!  God calls the things that be not as though they were. He doesn’t look at things the way they ARE. He looks at them the way they are going to be when He gets through with them.  GOD WORKS BY FAITH. HE IS SO MUCH A FAITH BEING THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE HIM WITHOUT FAITH. 8

* He always speaks LIFE. 9

* He speaks the Word full of light, healing, power, and love. 10

 He speaks belief. 11

 He believed enough to give all he had. 12

 1. SPEAK LIFE  2. SPEAK THE WORD  3. SPEAK YOUR BELIEF  4. GIVE 13

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 When you find a treasure in God’s Word, God wants you to do what the man that found the treasure did.  Remember:  Cast not away your confidence, which will have a great reward. You need patience so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what was promised. Heb 10:35,36 15

The Word says the whole Kingdom of God is like a seed planted in a field. (Matt 13:31) That is how God does everything – with seed – continuously. 16 LUKE 1:5; MATT 17:20 PLANT WHAT YOU HAVE AND IT WILL GROW!

 Mark 11:22-23  Have faith in God. For verily I say to you, that whosoever shall SAY to this mountain “Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass –  HE SHALL HAVE WHATSOEVER  HE SAITH. 17

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 Read John 11:41-43  “ I thank thee that thou hast heard me.”  When did Jesus pray before? John 11:4  Jesus called the things that be not as though they were and then carried on in faith.  The Bible says the things you see are only temporary. But if you continue to believe and say what you believe, they will never change. 19

 Four things that develop a God kind of faith.  1. Prayer  2. Fellowship with God (like a friend)  3. Constant meditation in the Word  4. Continual Praise 20

 God has raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus so that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.  Ephesians 2:6, 7 21

 We must speak LIFE over our homes, our loved ones, our studies, our work, our friends and our church. We must speak LIFE over our Mission, our missionaries and our Pastors. WE MUST SPEAK LIFE!  That is praying to a Friend who really cares. 22

 The word FRIEND is a word with profound emotion. Abraham was called the FRIEND OF GOD. James 2:23  He qualified for that because he put action to his faith in God’s Word.  He believed God and it was credited to him for righteousness.  GOD IS MORE EAGER FOR FRIENDSHIP THAN WE ARE. 23

 Matthew 28:20  “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age.”  Your friend,  Jesus 24

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 TO BE LOYAL  TO BE TRUE, HONEST  TO STAY ATTENTIVE  TO RESPOND TO ALL COMMUNICATIONS  TO REMAIN AT HIS SIDE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.  TO LISTEN  TO WATCH  TO NEVER TURN BACK 26

 IF ANYONE HEARS MY VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR, I WILL COME IN AND EAT WITH HIM, AND HE WITH ME. REV. 3:20 27

28 DOORS ARE UNIQUE!

29 DOORS ARE FOR OPENING! JESUS MADE THE FIRST FRIENDLY MOVE.