A Tiny Seed

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Have you ever seen a really big tree?

Whenever I see a really big tree I can’t help but think about just how long they’ve been growing – and usually when you see a big one you know it’s been growing a long, long time. Did you know that some Sequoia trees – which can grow up to 350 feet tall – are thought to have lived for more than two thousand years? Isn’t that amazing?! That means that some of the trees we can see today may even have been around at the time of Jesus’ life on Earth.

The other neat thing about seeing really giant trees is to think that something that big grew from just one tiny seed. One little thing that over time turned into a big thing.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about the kingdom of God. He talks about how it’s kind of like a tiny seed that grows into something much bigger than itself.

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Growing Strong

OBJECT:  Objects to demonstrate growth such seeds, a sapling, a puppy or kitten, if appropriate to the setting. Pictures of a baby or baby animals may also be used.

Let’s talk about things that grow. Oak and apple trees grow. Fish grow. Puppies and kittens grow. Green beans and beets grow. Corn grows. Sunflowers grow. Turtles and hamsters grow. Eagles and crows grow. Snakes and lizards grow. Yes, even you grow. You were once a seven or eight pound baby and look how you’ve grown. Growing is a part of life.

Another thing that grows is love. Have you ever noticed that when you love someone, the love you feel for that person keeps growing and growing; it gets stronger and stronger.

In the Bible Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of God is like a growing thing. He said, “The Kingdom of God is as if a man should cast seed on the earth” (4:26) “and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he doesn’t know how” (4:27).

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