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The Growth of the Mustard Seed – Jesus’ Parables

As the Lord’s parables about the kingdom continue in Matthew 13, we come to the parable of the mustard seed. It reads:

In one sense, all of the Lord’s parables are about the kingdom of heaven. However, there is a collection of parables which

A characteristic of the Lord’s parables is the simplicity of the images used. Jesus used pictures that the common person would understand—activities

Simon the Pharisee invited Jesus to his home for a meal. As He sat at the table, a woman, simply identified as

Immediately after the Lord healed a demon-possessed man who was brought to Him, a buzz arose in the crowd, “Could this be

If you are like me you have access to multiple copies of Scripture. There are several physical Bibles in our house. On

Jesus spoke about the work of John the Baptist to the people, and they “justified God,” for they had received his baptism.

Matthew spoke of the Lord’s work as He journeyed, taking the gospel from village to village. It is recorded that …when He

Jesus was asked by the disciples of John and of the Pharisees, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make

Immediately after Jesus called Levi to follow Him, this new disciple hosted a feast at his home. Matthew 9:10 tells us that