Hello, and welcome to Amen Podcast. I'm Lachie, your host, and I'm joined by my husband,

Alex who is preaching about joy as we continue our series in Matthew and study the

parable of the hidden treasure. So prepare your hearts and open your Bibles to

Matthew 1344. I'll go ahead and read Alex will share his sermon and then

we'll come back around for a question at the end. And if today's episode

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We're in the ESV version today.

V. 44.

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up.

Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Amen.

So we have a friend of ours that lives next door who comes to our house church ever so often.

She's a grandma, great grandma actually, and we ran into her at the beach not too long ago.

And she had just gone on a 25 minute run. I guess her daughter had told

her mom if you want to keep your heart healthy just run for 25 minutes.

Don't worry about how long you go or how fast you go.

Just run for 25 minutes.

And she did it.

And she was exhausted, but she looked so proud of herself, she looked so happy, and she told me why she did it.

And it's because of her grandkids, because of her daughter.

She wants to be around. She wants to see them.

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