The Pearl of Great PriceReading: Matthew Ch. 13 Jesus often used
parables during his ministry, as he went about teaching and
preaching and something like a third of Jesus’ teachings can be
found in the form of parables and they are certainly the most
remembered of his sayings. The kingdom of heaven is the general
theme of parables, as Matt 13:10-11 would suggest. Much of the
Sermon on the Mount related to the kingdom of heaven and there
is a whole series of parables in this chapter that draw
comparison with the kingdom of heaven. There are eight parables
recorded for us in this chapter which are designed to represent
the kingdom of heaven, the method of planting the gospel in the
world and of its growth and success. There is one parable to
show the great hindrances of the world that will prevent the
gospel of the kingdom of heaven being heard and absorbed; in the
parable of the sower. There are two parables which are intended
to show that there will be a mixture of bad a good in the world
and that they will d