This is a special live teaching for YouTube by David Guzik on the Parables of the Kingdom in Matthew 13. Thanks for all those who tuned in and left their comments and questions. I was able to get to a few of the questions at the end.

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0:00 Stream intro
4:05 Greetings & Introduction
8:44 Reading of Matthew 13
17:57 Matthew 13 verses 10 to 17
29:04 Parable of the Sower, or Soils?
46:22 Parable of the Mustard Seed
50:35 Parable of the Leaven
53:16 Parable of the Parables
55:15 Parable of the Hidden Treasure
57:00 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
57:54 Parable of the Dragnet

1:01:39 Responding to the live chat
1:03:44 Q&A
- Are any of Jesus’ parables also true stories? In particular is Luke 16 a true story or purely a parable?
- What if I don’t understand without a commentary? Is that bad?
- “Seed” as the Word of God directly or Jesus Himself?
- Leaven as symbol of hypocrisy, yet Jesus says here it stands for the kingdom of Heaven?
- How should we understand the Talent in its parable? Is it addressed to believers only, or does it apply to nonbelievers as well?
- Any resources on spiritual gifts? Pastor David recommends the Enduring Word commentary on 1 Corinthians chapters 12, 13, and “Charisma vs Charismania,” “Living Water,” both by Chuck Smith
- A question of women prophetesses and any implications on female eachers/pastors

1:08:37 Thank you and prayers for Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara and its flooded building