Week 3 Dive Deeper: Treasure of the Universe

 

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1. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-treasure-makes-all-the-difference
2. https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/4.htm
3. https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/5.htm
4. https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/7.htm
5. https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/15.htm
6. https://biblehub.com/bsb/revelation/22.htm
7. Matthew 6:19-21 - Treasures in Heaven (see also Luke 12:32–34) Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
8. Matthew 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
9. 2 Corinthians 4:2-7 - We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this. If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
10. https://biblehub.com/nlt/isaiah/53.htm
11. https://biblehub.com/nlt/isaiah/55.htm
12. Matthew 26:6-13 (see also Luke 7:36-50, John 11:2)- ...Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.”