THE PARABLES OF THE MUSTARD SEED AND YEAST

Passage: Matthew 13:31~35  

Key verse: 31


1. God's kingdom is like a mustard seed (31-32)

The mustard seed is very small. The gospel message is also short and simple. But when the mustard seed grows, it becomes a tree so big that it can shelter the birds of the air. The gospel seed, when planted in a person's life, grows until the person is changed and his life becomes a blessing to the worl d. One person can also be a seed. Gospel workers are humble and seem to have no human power. But if a faithful man of God is planted in a nation or a campus he can be used by God to change a hard, materialistic campus or nation into a campus or nation under God.

2. God's kingdom is like yeast (33-35)

Yeast is a tiny enzyme. But when it is put into a small lump of dough, it spreads throughout until the lump becomes a large loaf. The gospel also has the power to permeate and transform a person's life


Prayer: Lord, I believe that you are working through one-to-one Bible study to change people and to change the nation. Grant one man of God for each campus of the world.

One Word: A mustard seed grows