PRECIOUS THINGS“highly valued, much loved, or considered to be of great importance” (Encarta)

“he also had farmers and vinedressers in the mountains and in Carmel, for he loved the soil” (2 Chron. 26:10)

PRECIOUS THINGS“Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother” (Gen. 24:53)

Precious Things To Men Today

Picasso’s – “Garçon à la Pipe” (Boy With a Pipe), painted in 1905, shot up to $104.1 million (http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/05/07/picasso_ed3_.php, MAY 7, 2004)

Rare Violins -Antonio Stradivari’s “Lady Tennant” crafted in 1698 sold for 2.03 million dollars (April 2005)

Matt 13:45, 46

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.”

PRECIOUS

Faith• 2Pe. 1:1

Precious Things Of God

Hebrews 10:39Hebrews 11:11 Peter 1: 7

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1, NASB)

"Faith demonstrates to the eye of the mind the

reality of those things which

cannot be discerned by the eye of the body" (Matt.

Henry)

The “Precious Faith” in UNDERSTANDING the Past

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible” (Heb. 11:3, NKJV)

Affirms that the Genesis account of creation can be UNDERSTOOD!

Worlds Not eternal Did not create

themselves Were created by word

of God 1st believe it in God’s

word; 2nd understand it in nature The word of God is the

bare source for faith!

PRECIOUS

Faith• 2Pe.

1:1

Promises

• 2Pe. 1:4

Precious Things Of God

“by which have been given to us

exceedingly great and precious

promises, that through these you may be

partakers of the divine nature,

having escaped the corruption that is in the

world through lust” (2 Pet. 1:4)

PRECIOUS

Faith• 2Pe. 1:1

Promises

• 2Pe. 1:4

Blood• 1Pe.

1:19

Christ• 1Pe. 2:4-7

Precious Things Of God

Ephesians 2:13

So Are You In Christ?

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Eph. 1:3)

“since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him” (Gen. 18:18)

“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ… And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Gal. 3:27, 29)

Are You Abiding In Christ?

“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed’” (Jn. 8:31)

“And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming” (1 Jn. 2:28)