Parable 8 Mustard Seed

Lesson 8
Subject: Mustard-seed.
Text: Luke 13:18 - 21
Principle:
a. Luke 13:20, 7:31; Lam. 2:13; Matt. 13:31
b. Luke 17:21; Mark 4:26, 30-34
c. Matt. 13:31, 32, 17:20; Mark 4:31, 32
d. Song 4:12, 16, 5:1, 6:2, 8:13; Isa. 58:11, 61:11; Jer. 31:12
e. Psa. 72:16, 17; Isa. 2:2, 3, 9:7, 49:20-25, 51:2, 3, 53:1, 10-12, 54:1-3; Isa. 60:15-22; Ezek. 17:22-24, 47:1-12; Dan. 2:34, 35, 44, 45; Micah 4:1, 2; Zech. 2:11, 8:20-23, 14:7-9; Acts 2:41, 4:4, 15:14-18, 21:20
f. Rom. 15:19; Rev. 11:15
g. Ezek. 31:6; Dan. 4:12, 21
h. Matt. 13:33
i. Job 17:9; Psa. 92:13, 14; Prov. 4:18; Hosea 6:3; John 4:14, 15:2; 1 Cor. 5:6; Phil. 1:6, 9-11; 1 Thes. 5:23, 24; James 1:21
Practice:
a. How did the mustard seed start out?
b. Where was the mustard seed planted?
c. What transformation did the mustard seed make?
d. From what can we infer that the tree became a substantial plant?
e. What creatures came to live in the mustard tree’s branches?
f. What contrast would Jesus’ listeners have noticed in the first parable?
g. What does the mustard seed represent?
h. What makes a mustard seed a good illustration of God’s kingdom?
i. In what way does each Christian make a small contribution to God’s kingdom?
j. What is the purpose of this parable?
k. Who was the targeted audience for the parable when it was given?
l. What is the meaning of the parable?
m. What was the response to the parable?
n. What are the primary lessons found in this parable?
o. What does the parable reveal about us?
p. How can you apply this parable in your life today?
q. What are the challenges that make it difficult to apply the lessons found in the parable daily?