{"id":30996,"date":"2026-07-26T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=30996"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:55:41","slug":"create-live-and-relish-the-joy-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=create-live-and-relish-the-joy-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven","title":{"rendered":"Create, live and relish the joy of the kingdom of heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gospel   <\/u><\/strong>               <\/strong>Matthew 13.31\u201333, 44\u201346<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew   <\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/em>All    Glory to you, O Lord<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

He put before them another parable: \u2018The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.\u2019<\/h3>\n

He told them another parable: \u2018The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.\u2019<\/h3>\n

\u2018The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.<\/h3>\n

\u2018Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.<\/h3>\n

This is the Gospel of the Lord                       <\/em><\/p>\n

All <\/em><\/strong>     Praise to you, O Christ<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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