Everyone loves a good story and a good storyteller.

But there is no storyteller like the Lord Jesus, and there are no greater stories told than the ones Jesus shared.

In this study, spiritual stories, we consider the parables Jesus told

and their application to us. These are truly the greatest stories ever told, and the Lord

has something He wants to say to you through them. Let's join Scott Pauli now.

You guessed it.

We're going back to Matthew chapter 13 today.

We're going fishing today.

Before I read the parable to you,

I want to read a scripture that I have alluded to in our last two studies.

And I want to read it to today because it really brings these three parables together.

It's found in 1st Corinthians chapter 10.

Verse number 32, the Apostle Paul said, give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles,

nor to the Church of God. Do you hear the three groups, the Jews, that's Israel, the Gentiles,

that's the nations of the world, and the Church of God. What is the Church of God made up of believing Jews and Gentiles in this church

age.

So all of Scripture addresses one of these three groups.

All of the parables addresses one of these three groups.

And why is that important to our understanding of today's parable?

Because we come today to the third and little trilogy of parables. You remember the first

was the treasure hid in the field, and we identified that treasure as Israel. Then we came to

the one pearl of great price, and we learned from Scripture that that pearl of great price was

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