January 20, 2026
“But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them.’” (Matthew 13:29 ESV). Matthew recorded that Jesus told this parable to the crowds to explain the nature of the kingdom of heaven in the present age. Later, Jesus explained its meaning privately to His disciples (Matt. 13:36–43). He
January 19, 2026
“For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it” (Matthew 13:17 ESV). Matthew recorded Jesus’ words to His disciples as He explained the privilege they had in witnessing the kingdom of
January 21, 2025
“Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old” (Matthew 13:52 ESV). After Jesus had finished using many parables describing the kingdom of heaven, he asked his disciples whether they understood. They
January 20, 2024
‘He told them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened”‘ (Matthew 13:33 ESV). Jesus often spoke in parables when describing the kingdom of heaven. In this parable, He compared it to leaven. Leaven is an ingredient, typically
January 20, 2023
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!” (Matthew 13:43 NLT). Christ’s parable of the wheat and tares concluded with this: “The righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom.” In other words, those who denied their own righteousness and
January 19, 2023
“Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds” (Matthew 13:18 NLT). In Jesus’ parable of the sower, He described four heart conditions that determined their receptivity to the gospel. Jesus explained the meaning of the parable to His disciples. He explained that the “seed” is the message of the Kingdom,
January 21, 2022
FAMILIARITY CAN BREED CONTEMPT The people of Nazareth were offended at the authority of Jesus’ teachings because of their familiarity with him. They knew his family. They had seen him grow up. “Who does he think he is coming back home preaching to us?” They thought. Two ways we might relate to this passage:
January 20, 2022
GIVING ALL, GAINING EVERYTHING! One of Christ’s many kingdom parables, this one emphasizes the willingness of one to give up everything in this world in order to have the kingdom of heaven. The value of the kingdom is “hidden” to most, yet revealed to those who discover its treasure. Others probably thought the man foolish
January 20, 2021
THOSE HIDDEN WILL ONE DAY SHINE #OYB Jan20: “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom. Anyone who has ears should listen!” THOSE HIDDEN WILL ONE DAY SHINE Christ’s parable of the wheat and tares concluded with this: “The righteous will shine like the sun in their Father’s kingdom.” In
January 21, 2020
THE TREASURE FOUND IN BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW After Jesus had finished using many parables describing the kingdom of heaven, he asked his disciples whether they understood. They replied that they had understood. Jesus then called them “scribes” who had been instructed in the kingdom. In Jewish life, a scribe was one who