Parables of the Kingdom

Jesus did not tell parables simply to provide comfortable sermon illustrations.  Rather, His parables reveal the glorious mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven to those who follow Him as true disciples, while exposing the resistance of hardened hearts.  Across this five-part series from the Gospel of Matthew, our pastors unpack what it really looks like to step out of the admiring crowd and live as an obedient apprentice of Christ.

Together, these messages walk through the foundational realities of God’s rule: examining the condition of our hearts before the Word of God, uncovering the hidden worth and unstoppable growth of the Kingdom, confronting the sobering reality of final judgment, and answering the call to steadfast, fruit-bearing faithfulness until our Lord returns.