Scripture/Text: Matthew 13:10-17; ***HEADS UP**** This message contains a long pause without any audio and that pause is intentional to help with the point of this sermon. This week's message continues our trek through Matthew's Gospel. We cover aspects of chapter 13, the third long teaching section of Jesus in Matthew's gospel. This chapters is all about Jesus' parables and this first message seeks to answer: 1) What are parables?; 2) Why use parables? and 3) What do parables reveal?