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Friday, January 31, 2014

Mustard Seed

Bible Questions Answered:
“What does the story of the mustard seed say to us?”
Laurence/ Cardiff, England (United Kingdom)

Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Luke 13:18,19 NLT (Parable of the Mustard Seed. See also Matthew 13:31,32/ Mark 4:30-32.)
18 Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it?
19 It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”

The Kingdom of God:
The Word of God in the heart of the believer.
Evangelism with the life saving Word of God.
Believers added to the church.

Jesus was using an example to illustrate the growth of the kingdom of God.
The black mustard tree (most believe this is the plant The Lord was referring to), can grow to 9 feet or more. It's seed is very small, yet the tree can be tall and full, so much so that the birds of the air, come and nest in its branches.

Zechariah 4:10 KJV
For who hath despised the day of small things?..."

Small seeds, have a way of growing.

Jesus began with a small group of 12 men.

At the upper room some 120 followers of Jesus met.
Acts 1:15 KJV
During this time, when about 120 believers were together in one place..."

120 disciples grew to over 3,000 believers in one day.
Acts 2:41 NLT
Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

This number grew to 5,000.
Acts 4:4 NLT
But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.

Jerusalem's believers multiplied.
Acts 6:7 NLT
So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.

Gatherings of believers in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria grew.
Acts 9:31 NLT
The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.

Jerusalem, believers grew to thousands.
Acts 21:20 NLT
After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.

Today there are estimates of between 2-3 billion Christians in the world.
In the parable, Jesus is the sower, and His seed of believers, are growing into a great harvest.

Our Lord has told us that our success will be measured by our faith. Nothing may stand in the way of the growth of the kingdom of God, if we have faith!

Matthew 17:20 KJV
And Jesus said unto them...verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Luke 17:6 KJV
And The Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Matthew 28:18-20 NLT (Believers Great Commission.)
18 Jesus came and told His disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit.
20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Revelation 5:11-14 NLT
11 Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders.
12 And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
13 And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: “Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to The Lamb forever and ever.”
14 And the four living beings said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped The Lamb.