Treasuring Christ (2013)

Treasuring Christ (2013) Matthew 6:19-21 So, where’s your heart?  And what is your heart’s treasure?   Philippians 3:7-11   To Treasure Christ means . . .   ·         I trust Him completely.       “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” Philippians 3:7   ·         I treasure Him above all things. “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”  Philippians 3:8a   ·         I gain more than I lose. “For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish in order that I may gain Christ,”  Philippians 3:8b   ·         I pursue to know Him. “ . . . that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and may share in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.”  Philippians 3:10-11   When I Treasure Christ . . .   ·         You find life, and what it truly means to live. (Matthew 16:25) o   Because Jesus gives what people and things can’t.   ·         You find all satisfying joy. (2 Corinthians 8:1-5) o   Because Jesus is better. §  Put Him up against anything and He’s better. §  Hold loosely the things of this world that you might strongly embrace the treasure of Christ.   The All Important Question . . . What is the treasure I’m choosing to embrace?   Truth Statement: You can’t hold on to the trinkets of this world and embrace the treasure of Christ.   ·         In other words . . . you can’t hold on to the small things of this world and embrace the bigness of God.