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Luke 13:18-21

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18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

19It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”

20Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

21It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

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1)       According to what Jesus said in verse 18 what questions did he raise about the kingdom of God?

o   What is the kingdom of God like?

o   What shall I compare it to?

 

2)       According to what Jesus said in verse 19 what is the kingdom of God like?

o   The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed.

o   Which

o   A man

§  Took.

§  And planted in his garden.

o   It grew and became a tree.

o   And the birds perched in its branches.

 

3)       What do the birds that perch in the branches of the mustard tree signify?

o   In the parable of the sower the birds that eat up the seed sown along the path represent Satan.

o   The earthly manifestation of the kingdom of God as illustrated by the mustard tree is the church.

o   The birds that perch in the branches of the mustard plant signify the presence of Satan in the church.

 

4)       According to what Jesus said in verse 20 what question did he raise about the kingdom of God?

o   What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

 

5)       According to what Jesus said in verse 21 what is the kingdom of God like?

o   The kingdom of God is like yeast.

o   That

o   A woman

§  Took.

§  And mixed into about sixty pounds of flour.

o   Until

o   It worked all through the dough.

 

6)       What happens to the dough made from sixty pounds of flour with yeast working all through it when it is baked?

o   The dough

§  Rises.

§  And becomes a large amount of bread.

o   That is much larger than the dough.

 

7)       How does the kingdom of God grow?

o   The kingdom of God grows to be large from a much smaller beginning.

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Luke 13:18-21

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