Matthew 13:31-35
The meaning of the parable of the mustard seed seems apparent. What begins as the tiniest of seeds grows into a tree large enough to house ...the birds.
The reign of God is like that. Small beginning. Big ending. A handful of disciples become a worldwide church. A few fishermen and women grow into a Christian empire. We are the world! Kind of makes your chest swell, doesn't it?
Makes you feel important to be at the centre of such a glorious, expanding kingdom. Well, that kind of triumphant kingdom is a world away from what this parable is all about. If we scratch beneath the surface of this parable, we will discover that God's
reign is for the birds. Keep on reading, click on the link!
A Different Drummer: God's Reign is for the Birds: a sermon on Matthew ...:
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