Jesus begins teaching in parables, stories used to teach spiritual lessons. Jesus was using what they knew, primarily farming terms, as a way of giving understanding about the Kingdom of Heaven. In these final parables, Jesus asks if the disciples if they have understood the things that he’s been teaching. This is a great reminder…

Jesus begins teaching in parables, stories used to teach spiritual lessons. Jesus was using what they knew, primarily farming terms, as a way of giving understanding about the Kingdom of Heaven. The parables of the week involve a man selling everything he has to buy a field that holds treasure of great value, and a…

Jesus begins teaching in parables, stories used to teach spiritual lessons. Jesus was using what they knew, primarily farming terms, as a way of giving understanding about the Kingdom of Heaven. This week, we focus on Mustard seeds and Yeast in Matthew 13:31-35. These things are seemingly small, but they can turn into big things…

Jesus begins teaching in parables, stories used to teach spiritual lessons, beginning with “The Sower”. Jesus was using what they knew, primarily farming terms, as a way of giving understanding about the Kingdom of Heaven. This week, we focus on weeds and Matthew 13:24. While our temptation may be to go through the fields pulling…

Jesus begins teaching in parables, stories used to teach spiritual lessons, beginning with “The Sower”. Jesus was using what they knew, primarily farming terms, as a way of giving understanding about the Kingdom of Heaven. A sower is sowing seed on different kinds of soil, yielding different outcomes. The crowd doesn’t understand, and the disciples…