Luke: Part 65- How Great is God’s Kingdom!
This morning we are studying the parable of the mustard seed. The mustard seed was one of the very smallest of seeds that could be found in the Holy Land. Jesus said: “Look what you can get from this tiny little seed. You put it in the ground, you water it, and you wait. Soon, a little sprout comes up out of the earth, and it begins to grow until it becomes not just a bush but a tree, ten feet, eleven feet, up to fifteen feet tall, with a strong canopy. And it is dense in its vegetation—so dense that birds look for it as a place to find rest or even build their nests. All of that from the tiniest of seeds.” Our brief scripture reading for this morning is the Parable of the Mustard Seed from Luke 13:18-19. Then Jesus said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? How can I illustrate it? 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.”