Quote from Forum Archives on October 24, 2016, 2:48 pm

Posted by: pastorbob <pastorbob@...>

 

Any ideas or illustrations?  thanks

 

October 30^th                Mountains from molehills   

When the little things become great things

   

Luke 13:18-21 "He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?  It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."  And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?  It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened."  ESV

 

"He said therefore,

"What is the kingdom of God like?

And                                         to what shall I compare it? 

 

It is like a grain of mustard seed

that a man took and sowed in his garden,

and                                          it grew

and                                             became a tree,

and                                          the birds of the air made nests

in its branches." 

 

And                             again he said,

 

"To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 

 

It is like leaven

that a woman took

and                                          hid in three measures of flour,

until it was all leavened." 

 

1.      Mustard Seed

a.       Tiny

b.      But not its only scripture reference

a.    Luke 17:5-6 "The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"  And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."   ESV

b.    A tiny seeds that can produce a HUGE plant when turned over to God

a.  A tiny seed brings a great change

b. The tiny mustard seed grows to provide shelter for other, larger critters

2.    Leaven

a.    a substance, typically yeast, that is added to dough to make it ferment and rise.

b.    a pervasive influence that modifies something or transforms it for the better….."they acted as an intellectual leaven to the warriors who dominated the city"

c.    Leaven is spread by contact

d.    Leaven is widely diffusive

                                          i. One little bit of leaven can leaven a whole lump

e.    Leaven changes the particles it comes in contact with into its own nature

f.     A little leaven is a small part but it can bring great change

3.    We may feel so tiny when compared to the world or the universe

a.    God has planted us here to make a BIG impact

b.    God has planted us here to do His work of changing others to be like us

                                          i. Evangelism – Making Disciples.

 

 

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