Jennifer Hayden gives a message at our 2022 Ladies Christmas Tea called, "The Riches of Christmas".

As the kingdom of heaven advances, the enemy tries to infiltrate and spoil God's work. But he will not prevail. Pastor David teaches on the parables of the weeds, mustard seed, and leaven from Matthew 13:24-43.

Jesus' parables were confounding to some but revealed truth about the kingdom of heaven to those who were truly listening. We begin Jesus' parables in Matthew 13 by looking at one of the most famous parables: the parable of the sower.

The Pharisees revealed the true condition of their hearts when they attributed the work of Jesus to Satan.

The Pharisees had taken the Sabbath, meant to be a day of rest and refreshment, and turned it into a day of burden. In this passage Jesus explains what it means that he came to "give us rest".

The generation of Jesus had a much worse condition than John who struggled with doubt – they were plagued by unbelief.

Have you ever dealt with doubt? Even John the Baptist dealt with it. In this passage, we see how Jesus responds to doubt and learn how we can deal with it in our lives.

Jesus continues to describe what his disciples can expect in life as they go on mission for him.

Jesus warns his disciples of the impending opposition they will face as they go on mission for him.

After telling his disciples to pray for the Lord to send workers into the harvest field, Jesus answers that prayer by sending them out on mission.