THE MUSTARD SEED

He also said: What shall we liken the kingdom of God to?

kingdom of God, or with what parable shall we compare it? 31 It is like the
mustard seed, which when sown in the ground, is the smallest
of all the seeds that are on the earth; 32 but after being sown,
It grows, and becomes the largest of all vegetables, and it bears large branches,
in such a way that the birds of the sky can dwell under its shade.
With many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, according to what
that they could hear. 34 And without parables he did not speak to them; although to his
He declared everything to the disciples in particular.

Introduction:
The seed is one of the smallest in the world, but
generate a tree.
Unlike the other parables, it does not only speak of the
seed if not the size of the seed

The smallness of the grain.

Although the seed is small, it has its value and has its
importance
Many times we do not give importance to what
we think it is insignificant some believe
what are insignificant and unimportant within
the church, but they are in the things of God.
The importance of that grain. When we see the
the smallness of the grain means nothing in terms of
its importance.
2. The potential of the grain. The grain has no potential.
unless it is sown
Regardless of the size if the seed is not there
sown is not useful for its purpose
We see that it has potential, but this potential is
limited to the place where it is.
The sower is a man. Therefore the
sowing is man's responsibility (the great
commission
The seed is specific in its way of working.
Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and powerful,
and sharper than any two-edged sword; and penetrates to
to separate the soul and the spirit, the joints and the marrow, and
discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The seed is the word of God and its application will be
different in the life of each person
The word of God has more than one purpose
2 Timothy 3:16,17 "All Scripture is inspired by God"
God, and useful for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for
instruct in justice, 17 so that the man of God may be
perfectly, thoroughly prepared for every good work.
Teaching: many come to the feet of Christ for
a lesson
Correct: when something is not right in life.
I must receive the seed and apply the corrections.
Instruct: the word of God can teach us
We must then be willing to
to learn
To make ourselves perfect: it is not that we no longer
we take
 Sanctification is a process in walking with
Christ and in Christ
The perfect tense is to be complete for the work of
God
It is when his word has had its effect on
we went out to execute in obedience
what has been learned

3. The power of the grain. It is so small that it does not

they considered it not as a seed but as a grain
The power of that grain lies in the fact that it has
inside it a plant that grows until it forms a
tree
His word teaches us that we do not need much.
to be able to see his power in life
Applying the word of God in our lives is that
we can see a change
In its small size, it produces a lot Santiago.
If any of you lacks wisdom,
ask God, who gives abundantly to all and
without reproach, and it will be given to him.

We can take your word for it what

we need to apply it to our life
The mustard tree was made for a purpose.
It is sought after for its shade, and the birds seek it.
to make their nests
As Christians, we all have a purpose and it is not
the same for everyone. Together we are doing something
for the gentleman
Let's look at some applications regarding the mustard tree.

THE GRAIN OF SIN PRODUCES A

TREE OF MUCH FRUIT.
We do not consider the power of sin that we...
we allow in our lives
The sin that we consider small and that
we can control is a sin that starts but to the
final will cause great damage it is like a ball of
snow
Santiago 1:15 'Then desire, when it has conceived,'
what has conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin, being
consummated, brings forth death.
A. Personal sin. The principle of sin was
in the eden
The deception: the serpent entered deceiving
Eva
Sin is deceptive
Disobedience: do not eat from this tree and
they ate
Disappointment: the first thing they did afterwards
To sin was to hide from God.
Consequence: it was the death that happened to
all human beings
Before Christ, we are condemned by him.
sin in all its splendor
When we receive Christ, we have eternal life.
there is no condemnation
 But sin causes division among us and
God
It is a sin that they all committed.
Romans 5:12 "Therefore, just as sin entered into
the world for a man, and by sin death, thus the
death passed to all men, because all
they sinned.
Every person born into this world is born
with this nature
We are waiting for eternity without sin until that
today we will be living in that condition Apocalypse
22:3 "And there will be no more curse; and the throne of God and of
The Lamb will be in it, and his servants will serve him,

The production of sin affects not only humanity in

general but also individually
As believers, we are saved from the penalty of sin.
eternal life
We have to be aware that we still live in the
presence of sin
We are saved by two things 1) confessing and 2) believing
To stay well with him, we need confession.
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

B. The small sin. Adam ate from the fruit "not him
did wrong to no one
It was something small, but with severe consequences.
 There is no small sin because every sin
offends God.
All attitude, disobedience, the lack of
obedience
The example of David.
It is very easy to see the sin of Adam and Eve and to judge them.
and to condemn them
easy to see the sin of others and not consider our own
sin
we do not consider the effect of that sin
Then lust, when it has conceived
what has conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin, being
consummated, gives birth to death.
We consider it a small sin and do not see the end
of this example of Sarah, Abraham, and Hagar.
We think it doesn't affect anyone but it does affect
many

THE GRAIN OF THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL

PRODUCE A TREE WITH MUCH FRUIT.
Moreover, I declare to you, brothers, the gospel that I have
predicate, which you also received, in which you also persevere; 2
by which likewise, if you hold fast the word that I have preached to you, you are
saved, if you did not believe in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all
that I also received: That Christ died for our sins, according to
to the Scriptures; 4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again on the third day,
according to the Scriptures;
Many times we take lightly the fact that
let us be saved
 When in reality it is the grain for which we do yes
we are saved
The gospel has power, but the preached gospel
a) The Gospel is the Truth. It is more than just talking about
the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of
our lord
But also according to the scriptures: this
means that Christ came fulfilling the word of
God
He did not die when, where, or how; but rather as he...
the word of God said
The investment of 1 (Christ) produced many he is
who changed life and changed our fate
But to all who received him, to those
they believe in his name, he gave them the power to become children of
God;
We in Christ are made 'children of God'
The mandate to sow that seed Mark 16:15
And he said to them: Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every
creature.
If people do not receive the gospel, they will not be able to be
salvos
If we don't go, we won't make a difference in this.
world

The Gospel produces victory.

Life without the gospel Genesis 3:19 "With the sweat
You will eat bread from your face until you return to the earth,
for you were taken from her; for you are dust, and to dust
you will return.
 We are born, we live, and we die, and nothing more... but with
Christ, we make the difference.
We have the victory in the believer, the victory in the
heaven, victory in the church here on earth
The preaching of the gospel is the way how
we continue to grow
The victory is an inner victory Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of
God for the salvation of everyone who believes; to the Jew,
firstly, and also into Greek.

3. THE GRAIN OF FAITH THE PERSONALITY PRODUCES

A tree with much fruit. Matthew 17:20
Jesus said to them: Because of your little faith; for truly I say to you, that if
If you have faith as a grain of mustard, you will say to this mountain: Move.
from here to there, and it will pass; and nothing will be impossible for you.

It is the faith that I must have in the Lord Jesus Christ

a) Start by trusting in Jesus Christ as
your personal Savior.
It's not the same to believe as to have faith
Belief can produce faith
Faith is acting according to what one believes.
I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and that is why I accept him,
but faith is when I act according to what I believe
That is to say, faith is not the work, but it is demonstrated.
in the work
Because we have faith, we live the Christian life.
we offer and tithe for faith
 Faith is not the absence of doubt but the victory in the
Mark 9:23,24 "Jesus said to him: If you can believe, all things are possible for the one who believes."

who believes that everything is possible. 24 E immediately the father of

The boy cried out and said: I believe; help my unbelief.
Faith is to go forward trusting that God will
Romans 10:17 'So faith comes from hearing, and the
hear, by the word of God.
We believe what the word of God says and it is
Our authority Psalms 111:10 'Good
understanding has everyone who practices theirs
commandments
When we obey, we understand.
It is necessary then to live and obey the Lord
Romans 10:9 "that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus
it is the Lord, and you believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved.
b) A spiritual walk follows salvation.
If I am already saved, I must continue on a spiritual path
When we accept Christ, we begin to walk.
walking means progress
the more we are committed to Christ, the more
we will be obedient to him.
We are not saved by works but for works
Ephesians 2:8,9 "For by grace you are saved through faith...
of faith; and this is not of yourselves, for it is the gift of God; 9 not by
works, so that no one may boast 10 For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Obedience makes us strong and strengthens faith.
He who has the Son has life;
He who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things
I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of
God, so that you may know that you have eternal life, and so that you may believe.
in the name of the Son of God.