08/15/2026
Join us as the CSCC begins a seven-week journey to answer this question:
How can Jesus be our greatest treasure beyond Sundays?
Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21).
And in Matthew 13:45–46, the merchant gladly sells everything because he has found the pearl of great value.
The point is not merely that we give things up for Jesus; it is that Jesus becomes so precious that everything else loses its claim to first place.
How Jesus becomes your greatest treasure:
See Jesus for who He truly is.
Treasure begins with revelation. Look deeply at His supremacy, holiness, love, cross, resurrection, sufficiency, and reign.
“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” — Colossians 1:17
Believe that Jesus is better.
Faith says, “Whatever this world promises me, Christ is greater.” Paul considered everything loss compared with “the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:8)
Surrender competing treasures.
Ask: What am I afraid to lose? What do I believe I must have to be happy, secure, significant, or satisfied? Money, success, approval, relationships, comfort, ministry, reputation—even good things can become rival treasures.
Seek Him first every day.
You treasure what you pursue. Give Jesus the first attention of your heart through His Word, prayer, worship, obedience, and communion with Him.
Seek His voice before the voices of the world.
Obey Him because He is King.
Jesus cannot remain your greatest treasure only in sentiment. What you treasure governs your decisions.
“If you love Me, keep My commands.” — John 14:15
Invest your life in His Kingdom.
Your time, money, relationships, gifts, ambitions, and future begin moving toward what matters to Christ. Your treasure moves, and your heart follows.
Keep looking to Jesus until lesser treasures become lesser.
The answer to loving the world less is not merely trying harder to stop loving it. It is seeing more of Christ. The brighter the Pearl of Great Price becomes, the cheaper the fake pearls appear.
The heart of it:
Jesus becomes your greatest treasure when knowing Him is more valuable than having anything else, pleasing Him matters more than pleasing anyone else, obeying Him matters more than protecting your comfort, and losing everything would still leave you saying, “I have Christ—and Christ is enough.”
A Jesus-First life says:
Jesus, You are not merely part of my treasure—you are my Treasure. You are not one priority among many—you are Lord and King over them all.
I will seek Your voice, surrender every rival, obey Your Word, and spend my life for Your Kingdom because You are worth everything.
The question is not simply, “Do I believe in Jesus?” but, “Is Jesus the One my heart believes it cannot live without?”
