The Parable of the Pearl: On Priorities

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In these short parables, we see sacrifices made in the context of such tremendous riches that the sacrifice is made with incredible joy. In other words, the characters sacrificed in the joy and knowledge of what was on the way. This story shows us several principles of the kingdom of God: 1) Give up your small ambitions; 2) Christianity is a change of dimension and of essence; 3) To make that change, Christianity requires you to sell everything; 4) What Jesus gives in response to unconditional surrender is unimaginable splendor. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 28, 1994. Series: The Parables of Jesus (1994). Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Today on Gospel In Life, Tim Keller walks us through the parables of Jesus, and we'll
0:06.8	see both the masterful nature of his teaching and the masterful nature of his message.
0:12.0	You'll learn that it's not just about what Jesus is getting across, but also how he
0:16.2	does it.
0:17.2	After you listen, we invite you to go online to GospelInlife.com and sign up for our
0:22.1	email updates for more Gospel-centered resources.
0:25.3	When you sign up, you'll start receiving our quarterly newsletter, which includes articles
0:29.4	from Dr. Keller and helpful stories of Gospel transformation.
0:33.3	You can subscribe today at GospelInLife.com.
0:37.8	Read this with me, Matthew 13, verses 44 to 46.
0:46.2	Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field.
0:51.4	When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and
0:58.5	bought that field.
0:59.5	Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
1:05.2	When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
1:13.9	This is God's Word.
1:17.5	You know this summer, all the pastors have been preaching at various times.
1:24.3	You've been exposed to all of us, and we have chosen various topics and texts that are
1:30.4	on our heart and lay them out for you.
1:34.6	Some of you, if you're remembering or keeping any track, will know that all summer what I've
1:39.9	done is I've been teaching you out of the parables of Jesus.
1:43.6	This is the last time I'm going to be talking about that before we get into the false series.
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