The Kingdom of God is Like a Seed

Speaker: Pastor Murray Brindle


Scripture Focus: Mark 4:26-34


Description: Though much is made of the
smallness of the mustard seed, the focus of Jesus is on
outcome—the plant that becomes large enough to give nest and
shade to all the birds of the air. The kingdom of God seems small
and even irrelevant in the face of large problems, challenges,
and problems of this mortal life, and yet it is the kingdom of
God that is great. God gives to us the forgiveness that makes a
clear conscience, the life  that is stronger than death, and
the joy that is greater than every joy  this world can
deliver. In this way, the small seed makes for a great plant,
large enough for us to find refuge and a home in its shade. How
the kingdom of God grows may seem part of the mystery, but we
know that it is a seed planted in the good soil and fed and
 nourished by God’s grace to the day when the harvest
delivers us into  His presence forevermore.