The Parable of the mustard
seed
JAKE
SUMMER PROJECT
JUNE 2015
Why did I choose this parable?
I chose this parable because I liked its
meaning and found it easy to understand.
The Parable of the mustard seed is found in
Mark 4: 30-32
The parable of the mustard seed, what
does the bible say?
“What shall we say the kingdom of God
is like?
It is like a mustard seed, which is the
smallest seed you plant in the ground.
Yet when planted, it grows and
becomes the largest of all garden
plants, with such big branches that the
birds of the air can perch in its shade.”
So what does this mean?
The parable of the mustard seed is about how a tiny seed can grow into a massive plant. From
small things great things can be produced. Jesus uses this simple fact to illustrate the spreading
of the gospel throughout the world. The Kingdom of God (the large mustard plant) grows from
the planting of gospel in peoples hearts.
Christian Faith
Jesus uses the idea of a mustard seed and growth to teach us about
Christian faith. When Jesus told this parable he compared it to loving
God. When people begin to love Jesus their love is like tiny mustard
seeds before it is planted. It starts out very small at first and as you
listen and learn about him the love grows bigger and bigger.
Jesus started growing the Kingdom of God with a handful of disciples.
Every follower of Jesus is part of the kingdom. Each time we tell
someone about Jesus, we are helping to grow the Kingdom.
In the beginning there were only a few believers but the number of
people who followed Jesus grew and grew.
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‘Great things grow from small beginnings’
How is it still meaningful today?
Other examples of great things grown from small beginnings are…………
Apple pips when planted grow into a grand trees growing many apples containing
even more seeds.
Other examples…..
Learning at school teaches you lots of information to
get a good job and open opportunities for work
And finally……
Me!!!
I am a great thing grown from a small beginning