uNLOCKING GOD'S SECRETS - Book of Matthew - Lesson #45

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Sermon Notes

Date:  February 3, 2019

Summary:  Christ is the secret, the Spirit the key.

Key Verse:  "But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear."  - Matthew 13:16

Bible Reading:  10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” 15 For this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. 17 For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. - Matthew 13:10-17

Message Outline:

1. Secrets Given​  (verses 10-12)
   1. Who receive the secrets  (verses 10-11)
   2. Abundance of revelation  (verse 12)
2. Secrets Withheld  (verses 13-15)
   1. They see and hear but don't understand  (verse 13)
   2. This was prophesied  (verse 14)
   3. Calloused hearts  (verse 15)
3. Secret's Blessing  (verses 16-17)
   1. The Blessing (verse 16)
   2. The longing to know the secret (verse 17)

​Important Takeaway:  Unlocking the secrets of God's kingdom, is only found through a personal relationship with Christ Jesus.

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