Medium (20-45 mins)
New Testament
AnglicanEvangelical
The kingdom as treasure, pearl, leaven, and net in Matt 13
Theologian
Ian Paul
Duration
27.05
Uploaded to YouTube
24 July 2023
Added to Database
12 November 2025
YouTube description
The reading for Trinity 8 in this Year A is the remaining parables of the kingdom in Matthew 13. Although very brief, they contain some startling images, and raise the key question of the relationship between God's initiative and our response.
Come and join Ian and James as they discuss these intriguing texts, and the implications for our preaching and our discipleship.
Revd James Blandford-Baker is vicar of Histon and Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge. Revd Dr Ian Paul is Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham, and writes the widely-read blog www.psephizo.com. Full written commentary behind the discussion can be found on the blog each week.
