Greater than All the Herbs

Now, this final parable of this grouping is speaking of the growth of the kingdom of God. Here our Lord is telling us about the small beginning and the great ending of the plant of the Christian life, and also about the same in regard to the true Church of Jesus Christ. Both have their start from the life and work of Jesus Christ. Both, seemingly, have small beginnings. But what they turn out to be, in what they progress to and where they end up in their growth, is very great indeed. This is what we want to consider this morning. I want to draw from the parallel passages in Matthew and Luke while I do this exposition. And so listen carefully while I 1st tell you about the man who sowed the seed and where he sowed it. Then 2nd – I want to say some things about the growth of this mustard plant. And then 3rd – I want to speak to you about the birds that come to nest in the branches of this tree that it grows into.