Our paragraph topic is: (Parable of the mustard seed) Part 1.
Christ continues to reveal information about the kingdom of heaven. He has spoken about the kingdom of heaven as a field that is planted with the good seed. Now he speaks in another parable about the kingdom of heaven being like a mustard seed. A mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds. Yet the plant the comes forth from this seed becomes a giant tree. Other produce fruit. The mustard seed produces a giant tree that birds make their nest in.
Christ tells the crowd and his disciples, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. This indeed is the smallest of all the seeds; but when it grows up it is larger than any herb and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches."
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a seed. It is like the good seed that a man plants in his field. It is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his field. The kingdom of heaven is a seed that is planted within us. It grows just as a seed grows. It produces fruit just as the seeds of a fruit tree or the seed of grain grows to produce fruit. The kingdom of heaven like an herb that is planted in a garden. The herb seed grows to produce an herb. Some are small. Some are medium sized, but the mustard seed is the the largest herb in the garden. For when it grows up, it produces a tree that is greater than any other herb in the garden.
Christ speaks to us in a language of planting. He tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a seed. It is planted within us. And we are the soil that brings forth the life of the seed. We can bring forth the life of the kingdom. We can produce the fruit of the kingdom. In some cases we can produce 30% of the time, or 60% of the time or 100% of the time if the seed is planted in good soil that will nurture the seed and bring forth growth.
Christ tells us further that the kingdom of heaven is like the seed of a mustard plant. When planted and grows up it brings forth a tree that is greater than any other herb in the garden. So now we have two choices of what is in the kingdom of heaven. We have fruit or grain and we have an herb that produces a giant tree. Which type of seed are you today? Are you the result of a fruit seed or are you the result of a mustard seed? One grows tall and strong where the birds of the air come to rest. The other produces fruit of the kingdom. Both are in the kingdom of heaven. Come, let us prepare our soil for the planting of the seeds from the kingdom of heaven!
Christ continues to reveal information about the kingdom of heaven. He has spoken about the kingdom of heaven as a field that is planted with the good seed. Now he speaks in another parable about the kingdom of heaven being like a mustard seed. A mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds. Yet the plant the comes forth from this seed becomes a giant tree. Other produce fruit. The mustard seed produces a giant tree that birds make their nest in.
Christ tells the crowd and his disciples, "The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. This indeed is the smallest of all the seeds; but when it grows up it is larger than any herb and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches."
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a seed. It is like the good seed that a man plants in his field. It is like a mustard seed that a man plants in his field. The kingdom of heaven is a seed that is planted within us. It grows just as a seed grows. It produces fruit just as the seeds of a fruit tree or the seed of grain grows to produce fruit. The kingdom of heaven like an herb that is planted in a garden. The herb seed grows to produce an herb. Some are small. Some are medium sized, but the mustard seed is the the largest herb in the garden. For when it grows up, it produces a tree that is greater than any other herb in the garden.
Christ speaks to us in a language of planting. He tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a seed. It is planted within us. And we are the soil that brings forth the life of the seed. We can bring forth the life of the kingdom. We can produce the fruit of the kingdom. In some cases we can produce 30% of the time, or 60% of the time or 100% of the time if the seed is planted in good soil that will nurture the seed and bring forth growth.
Christ tells us further that the kingdom of heaven is like the seed of a mustard plant. When planted and grows up it brings forth a tree that is greater than any other herb in the garden. So now we have two choices of what is in the kingdom of heaven. We have fruit or grain and we have an herb that produces a giant tree. Which type of seed are you today? Are you the result of a fruit seed or are you the result of a mustard seed? One grows tall and strong where the birds of the air come to rest. The other produces fruit of the kingdom. Both are in the kingdom of heaven. Come, let us prepare our soil for the planting of the seeds from the kingdom of heaven!
