1. THE PARABLE OF THE HOUSEHOLDER
Text: Matthew 13: 51,52

2. INTRODUCTION
Matthew 13:3,53;
Matthew 13:51;
Matthew 5:17

3. There Are at Least 3 Significant Parts of this Parable That Must Be Understood.

4. I. THE SCRIBE/TEACHER OF THE LAW
Matthew 16:13-20;
The elders were the civic rulers; the chief priests were the spiritual rulers and the teachers of the law (scribes) were the moral rulers.
Matthew 16:21;
I Corinthians 3:6,9,11

5. I. THE SCRIBE/TEACHER OF THE LAW (Contd.)
“The essence of legalism is trusting in the religious activity rather than trusting in God. It is putting our confidence in a practice rather than in a Person. And without fail this will lead us to love the practice more than the Person.”
Jack Deer
“Surprised by the Power of the Spirit”
Zondervan Books
1993, p. 151

6. Do we really understand what is valuable and what isn’t?
II. THE HOUSEHOLDER
How can we ensure that the right people receive the treasures without becoming judgmental toward all people?
Matthew 7:6
Do we really understand what is valuable and what isn’t?

7. III. NEW AND OLD TREASURES IN THE STOREROOM
“The principle is old, the application is new. The root is old. The blossom and the fruit are new. The old things are the eternal things, the eternal verities (truth). The new things are the applications of those eternal things to the passing phases of changing times.”
G. Campell Morgan
“The Parables and Metaphors of our Lord”
Fleming H. Revell Company
1943, p. 88

8. III. NEW AND OLD TREASURES IN THE STOREROOM (Contd.)
OLD TESTAMENT PRINCIPLES
1. God is Holy
2. We are to worship God
3. Sacrifice is the bedrock of our faith
4. There is a Sabbath day of rest
5. The Law was their schoolmaster
6. The temple was a place of worship & sacrifice
7. Dress codes were nonnegotiable
8. They had to tithe 10%
NEW TESTAMENT PRACTISES
1. How do we approach a Holy God?
2. Styles of worship change
3. Animals are no longer sacrificed
4. The day changed but not the meaning
5. Christ fulfilled the Law
6. Our bodies have become the temple of the Holy Spirit
7. We dress to bring honour to God
8. We generously give from our blessings

9. III. NEW AND OLD TREASURES IN THE STOREROOM (Contd.)
“You will be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new.”
Leviticus 26:10