Mark 4:30-34
The Lord Jesus Christ compared the Kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed.
How The Kingdom Begins (31)
In Jesus’ day, the mustard seed was the smallest seed planted in the gardens.
It was a tiny seed, but it produced a very large plant.
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Most people believed that nothing would come of the Lord Jesus Christ and His ministry.
They could see the tiny seed, but they could not see the great tree.
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The Kingdom of our Lord was like the tiny, insignificant mustard seed in the beginning.
No one could see what the tiny seed the Lord Jesus Christ was sowing would become.
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How The Kingdom Builds (32a)
When the tiny mustard seed was planted in good soil, it germinated and produced a very large shrub-like plant that eventually grew to resemble a tree.
When the seed was planted in ancient Israel, the prospects for success seemed far away.
In the beginning, there were just the Lord Jesus Christ and a few followers.
By the time the Day of Pentecost came around, there were just 120 devoted followers of the Lord.
But on that day something amazing took place!
Over 3,000 people came to faith in Christ.
A short time later, another 5,000 were saved at one time.
The church began to grow at an astounding rate.
It wasn’t many days until the church in Jerusalem was said to have numbered some 50,000.
That was just the beginning!
As the message was carried around the world, vast multitudes began to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cities and nations fell on their knees in the face of the message of the Gospel of grace.
This amazing growth has continued down to this day.
Everywhere the Gospel seed has been planted, souls have been saved and lives have been changed.
The church has continued to grow and the Kingdom of God on earth has continued to expand.
God has a way of bringing great things out of humble beginnings.
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How The Kingdom Blesses (32b)
This tiny seed grew into an immense plant.
Its branches spread themselves abroad offering a place for the birds to rest.
In the shadow of that plant, the birds found shelter from the storms, rest from their weariness and shade from the heat of the sun.
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The humble mustard seed produced a plant that had many uses.
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The Kingdom of God has also provided many benefits for those who have turned to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Everywhere the Gospel has germinated, compassion, decency and morality have sprung up.
Hospitals and schools have been founded.
Truth and salvation have been proclaimed and lives have been changed.
Everywhere the Gospel has gone, it has brought about the destruction of demonism, cannibalism, polygamy, child sacrifice and ten thousand other evils.
The spread of the Gospel has built orphanages for the fatherless and homes for the homeless.
The Gospel has reached out to comfort the bereaved, care for the infirm, and cure the sick.
The Gospel has changed individuals, communities and nations.
When the Kingdom of God moves in with divine power, the kingdom of Satan must fall before its appearance.
It may have had humble beginnings, but God has used it to accomplish great and wonderful things.
*******
The Kingdom of God may have had humble beginnings.
But it will expand and grow until it has a universal impact.
*******
God can take something that seems so small and insignificant, and transform it into something real big!
*******
Let us bring our mustard seed to the Lord Jesus Christ today and watch Him take it and turn it into a massive plant for the glory of God.
The Lord Jesus Christ compared the Kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed.
How The Kingdom Begins (31)
In Jesus’ day, the mustard seed was the smallest seed planted in the gardens.
It was a tiny seed, but it produced a very large plant.
*******
Most people believed that nothing would come of the Lord Jesus Christ and His ministry.
They could see the tiny seed, but they could not see the great tree.
*******
The Kingdom of our Lord was like the tiny, insignificant mustard seed in the beginning.
No one could see what the tiny seed the Lord Jesus Christ was sowing would become.
*******
How The Kingdom Builds (32a)
When the tiny mustard seed was planted in good soil, it germinated and produced a very large shrub-like plant that eventually grew to resemble a tree.
When the seed was planted in ancient Israel, the prospects for success seemed far away.
In the beginning, there were just the Lord Jesus Christ and a few followers.
By the time the Day of Pentecost came around, there were just 120 devoted followers of the Lord.
But on that day something amazing took place!
Over 3,000 people came to faith in Christ.
A short time later, another 5,000 were saved at one time.
The church began to grow at an astounding rate.
It wasn’t many days until the church in Jerusalem was said to have numbered some 50,000.
That was just the beginning!
As the message was carried around the world, vast multitudes began to come to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cities and nations fell on their knees in the face of the message of the Gospel of grace.
This amazing growth has continued down to this day.
Everywhere the Gospel seed has been planted, souls have been saved and lives have been changed.
The church has continued to grow and the Kingdom of God on earth has continued to expand.
God has a way of bringing great things out of humble beginnings.
*******
How The Kingdom Blesses (32b)
This tiny seed grew into an immense plant.
Its branches spread themselves abroad offering a place for the birds to rest.
In the shadow of that plant, the birds found shelter from the storms, rest from their weariness and shade from the heat of the sun.
*******
The humble mustard seed produced a plant that had many uses.
*******
The Kingdom of God has also provided many benefits for those who have turned to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Everywhere the Gospel has germinated, compassion, decency and morality have sprung up.
Hospitals and schools have been founded.
Truth and salvation have been proclaimed and lives have been changed.
Everywhere the Gospel has gone, it has brought about the destruction of demonism, cannibalism, polygamy, child sacrifice and ten thousand other evils.
The spread of the Gospel has built orphanages for the fatherless and homes for the homeless.
The Gospel has reached out to comfort the bereaved, care for the infirm, and cure the sick.
The Gospel has changed individuals, communities and nations.
When the Kingdom of God moves in with divine power, the kingdom of Satan must fall before its appearance.
It may have had humble beginnings, but God has used it to accomplish great and wonderful things.
*******
The Kingdom of God may have had humble beginnings.
But it will expand and grow until it has a universal impact.
*******
God can take something that seems so small and insignificant, and transform it into something real big!
*******
Let us bring our mustard seed to the Lord Jesus Christ today and watch Him take it and turn it into a massive plant for the glory of God.
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