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April

Saturday, March 27, 2010

The kingdom begins with small things

Jesus teaches that his great Kingdom will begin with small things.

Matthew 13:31-32 31 He put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."

Do we ignore Jesus' teaching that it is from small things... his Kingdom will become great.

Note: there is a basic connection between the small beginnings taking place under the ministry of Jesus and the kingdom in its future glory. Though the initial appearance of the kingdom (perhaps the little things we do that follow Jesus completely) may seem inconsequential, the tiny seed leads to the mature plant.  Shane Claiborne puts it this way:  "Do small things with Great Love."

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