First century Christians would not exchange their lives for their souls because they had found that treasure

and they had found the pearl of great price and they were willing to lay down their lives

because they realized that in their whole lives

there was nothing so precious, nothing so valuable as to possess him. them.

There are many things that we value in this life, some of them good, others that are pushed on us, that tempt us from the world.

But there is something that we should value even above our own lives,

as you heard R.C. Sproll say,

and that's the pearl of great price.

And that's not a jewel.

It's a person.

You're listening to renewing your mind,

and I'm glad that you're with us for this Friday edition.

As we live in a world that is filled with many competing value systems, it's important to re-evaluate our own priorities to ensure they align with the Bible.

And today's message from Dr Sproll aims to help you do just that. But before you hear it,

I do want to remind you that today is the final day to request R.C. Sproll's entire study of Jesus parables at renewing your mind.org.

Well, here's Dr. Sproll on the parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the

pearl of Great Price.

In this session of our study of the parables, we're going to look at two similar but

very short parables that Jesus gave his disciples and they're found in

Matthew chapter 13 beginning at verse 44 and reading through verse 45 and these two parables are called the

parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the Pearl of Great Price. I'll read them briefly and then comment on them. Again the

kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid.

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