"Give All for the Sake of the Kingdom" (Matthew 13:44-52)

Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 26 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch Matthew 13:44–52 44[Jesus said:] “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46who, on finding one pearl of…