Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
In preparation for coming calamity, the prophet made plans to rejoice in the Lord.
Because of a general persecution in Jerusalem, the believers were scattered and took the gospel to Judea and Samaria, where many believed in Christ.
