Dr. Mark Rutland in his message said that we are the pearls Jesus is talking about in today’s theme scripture. Many of us had thought that Jesus was the pearl. We did not fully understand that, to him, we are very valuable and precious. He gave up everything for us—his...

In this passage, Jesus shares two profound parables. The first warns of the separation that will come at the end of the age—the righteous and the wicked will be divided, with the wicked being cast into judgment. The second parable shifts the focus to the immense value of the Kingdom...

Jesus explains to his disciples (and to us) the deeper meaning of a parable he recently told them. (Matt 13:24-30). He explains that just as in the field where there will be good seeds and tares mixed together, in life there will also be children of God and children of...

Jesus left the house to go and sit by the sea. A great multitude followed him in hopes of hearing his divine wisdom. He sat in a boat. They stood on the shore listening. Then, he started teaching in parables. Two of the parables he taught were about seemingly small...

In this parable, Jesus told us that faith communities (churches, schools, organizations) will have a mixture of those who are following Jesus and those who are not. Jesus gave us an insight, which is that if God pulled up and destroyed all the “weeds” right away, it would be overwhelming...