Treasure Beyond Measure: The Pearl Of Great Price

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The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

The Parables of Jesus, the pearl of great price

Our text this week is very much like the text we looked at last week. Matthew 13:44 spoke of a man who found a treasure in a field. With great joy he sold all that he had so he could purchase it. Of course, the treasure is the kingdom of God. Now we come to the pearl of great price.

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The Wonderful Leavening Effect Of The Kingdom

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The Parable of Leaven

The Parables of Jesus, leaven

Jesus has been teaching about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13. We’ve seen the Sower, followed by the Wheat and Tares, and then the Mustard Seed. Now, He uses leaven to illustrate a kingdom characteristic. We read:

The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened. (Matthew 13:33)

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The Mustard Seed: A Biblical Study On Spiritual Growth

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Parables of Jesus, mustard seed

As the Lord’s parables about the kingdom continues in Matthew 13, now we come to the parable of the mustard seed. It reads:

The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches. (Matthew 13:31-32)

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