In week two of this series, we discuss the crisis of meaninglessness in our culture and how the parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Found Pearl inspire us to dig deeper into the Kingdom of God to locate our true  sense of value, meaning, and joy.

Digging for Deep Meaning & Joy (Matthew 13:44-46)

Bible scholar C.H Dodd said of parables, “At its simplest, the parable is a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life, arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness, and leaving the mind in sufficient doubt to its precise application to tease the mind into active thought.” Parables are meant to instill a healthy doubt about the direction we are naturally inclined to move in life and then reorient us towards life in the Kingdom. Parables frustrate our flesh, yet they free us to live as God intended, towards joy, wholeness, and vitality.

The Parable of the Unjust Judge & the Persistent Widow

To conclude the parables, we look at how we receive the teachings about the Kingdom. "Be like the children." This sounds simple, but there is much more to it.

The Parables 2020 - Closing: Be Like the Children

Here we explore Psalm 1 and our searching for deep joy.

Psalm 1 - Deep Joy

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