The treasure and the pearlMatthew 13:44-46Length: Short

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What do the man who finds the treasure and the merchant who finds the pearl each do?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What are you holding onto that keeps you from treasuring God's kingdom above all?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What will you gladly give up or rearrange this week to put the kingdom first?

4. Who will I tell?

   • These two stories take a minute to tell — who could you retell them to this week?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).