Faith, no matter how small, has explosive potential and can achieve great things in a person’s life.

• 00:00 🌱 Faith is about growth, change, and maturing in relationships with God and others, taking time to develop and leading to action in partnership with God.
• 00:57 🙏 God enhances our good deeds, making our Christian service more impactful than we could do alone.
• 01:09 🌱 Faith, no matter how small, has explosive potential and can achieve great things in a person’s life.
• 01:49 🌱 Faith is about God’s yes to us, and our task is to nurture the seed and be open to growth and the unexpected.

Planting the seeds of the kingdom of God takes time and effort, but we are participating in Christ’s work.

• 00:00 Planting the seeds of the kingdom of God takes time and effort, but we are participating in Christ’s work.

The kingdom of God is like a small seed that has the potential to grow into something bigger, and our readiness to receive it determines the growth and fruitfulness of our lives.

• 00:00 A seed represents the beginning of a process or condition, and in biblical terms, it applies to a person’s offspring or descendants.
• 01:17 The kingdom of God is like a small seed that has the capacity to grow into something bigger, and it only needs the right soil to receive it.
• 02:50 Our readiness to receive God’s kingdom determines the growth and fruitfulness of our lives.
• 03:29 We must help the poor, homeless, sick, and marginalized around us, as we are the good soil in which the seed of the kingdom of God will grow.

We should trust in God’s abundance and be open to the surprises and growth that come from walking by faith.

• 00:00 Moving to California opened the speaker up spiritually, especially through visits to a popular grocery store in Berkeley.
• 01:02 Variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds at the grocery store is meant for everyone and the experience is sacred.
• 01:33 God’s abundance is alive in us, just like the fruits and vegetables that start as small seeds before bearing fruit.
• 02:13 Mustard seed grows into largest plant, but we must appreciate the process of growth in between.
• 03:05 Take time to reflect on the different stages of consistently tending to something and how it makes you feel.
• 03:41 Jesus invites us to be open to God’s presence and be surprised by abundance through the journey and imagery of a mustard seed.
• 04:15 The darkness provides necessary conditions for growth, even though we may feel lost and uncertain.
• 04:54 Trust in God’s abundance and let go of control to be surprised by the growth and rest that comes from walking by faith.

Faithfulness in the little things of life leads to spiritual growth, even when it may not be immediately visible.

• 00:00 Planting seeds in your spiritual life may not always be visible, but they are still growing.
• 00:38 Faithfulness leads to growth, even when it’s not visible.
• 00:51 Our faith is tested and grows in the little things of life, so be faithful in the little things and God will give you the great.

The kingdom of God is present and growing everywhere, even in unexpected places, and we should recognize and nurture its small manifestations within ourselves.

• 00:00 📖 The story of The Wizard of Oz is an allegory that reflects the financial crisis in the US in the year 1900.
• 01:06 👠 The Wizard of Oz is an allegory for the fiscal crisis in the United States.
• 01:53 📖 Parables are complex stories that Jesus used to teach, and the kingdom of God is already present and growing.
• 03:16 🌱 The growth of faith is organic and finds a natural home in human life and creation, similar to the Mustard Seed parable.
• 04:28 🌱 The kingdom of God grows everywhere, is hard to eradicate, and is durable in our midst.
• 05:24 🌲 The reign of God is better represented by the enormous and majestic redwoods and Douglas Firs.
• 06:03 🌱 The kingdom of God can flourish anywhere, even in places we wouldn’t expect.
• 07:07 🏠 Recognize and nurture the small manifestations of the reign of God within ourselves to enable them to grow.
  • Our hearts can be a home for the reign of God, and we should consider two corresponding questions as we hear these parables.
  • Recognize and nurture the small manifestations of the reign of God within ourselves to enable them to grow.

God’s kingdom grows through God’s activity, and we should trust in His provision, cooperate in nurturing growth, and give credit to God for the unexpected and great things that come from small beginnings.

• 00:00 🌱 God’s kingdom is like a seed that grows over time, showing that it is God who makes things grow, and we should allow God’s word to bear fruit.
  • God’s kingdom is likened to a seed that grows over time and to a mustard seed that grows into a large tree, showing that it is God who makes things happen and grow in his kingdom.
  • God can make the smallest things great, and we should allow God’s word to grow and bear fruit.
• 02:56 🌱 Give thanks to the Lord, be courageous, and walk by faith, not by sight.
• 07:54 🌱 God’s Kingdom grows through His activity, as seen in the creativity of the Prophet Ezekiel addressing Israel’s trials and forgetfulness of God, promising Israel that from a tiny cedar tree shoot, a great majestic tree will grow, and it is up to Israel to have faith and trust in this promise.
  • God’s Kingdom grows through His activity, as seen in the creativity of the Prophet Ezekiel addressing Israel’s trials and forgetfulness of God.
  • God promises Israel that from a tiny cedar tree shoot, a great majestic tree will grow, and it is up to Israel to have faith and trust in this promise.
• 11:16 🌱 St. Paul’s example of letting God take over and cooperate for the growth of His kingdom.
• 12:53 🌱 God’s kingdom is like a mustard seed, starting small but growing into something large and fruitful, emphasizing the importance of cooperating with God’s will and allowing Him to make things grow and produce fruit.
  • The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, small at first but growing into something large and fruitful, and Jesus used parables to teach his disciples.
  • God’s kingdom begins with Him and He will make it grow, our role is to behold and participate in His action, as seen in the promise to Israel through the prophet Ezekiel.
  • St. Paul’s example of faith and allowing God to choose the path for him, along with Jesus’ parables of the kingdom of God, emphasize the importance of cooperating with God’s will and allowing Him to make things grow and produce fruit.
• 16:54 🌱 Trust in God’s provision, cooperate in nurturing growth, and give credit to God for the unexpected and great things that come from small beginnings.
  • Human activity is involved in the image of God’s Kingdom, but we must admit that we do not know everything and cannot achieve fraternity and peace on our own.
  • Trust in God’s provision, cooperate in nurturing growth, and give credit to God for the unexpected and great things that come from small beginnings.
• 19:47 🌱 Fulfill God’s command to work for peace and avoid destruction, as reminded by the church and Pope John Paul II, and learn from the story of Carl Wiwa’s journey from forced labor to priesthood.
  • Let us fulfill God’s command to work for the avoidance of war and the intentional destruction of human life, as reminded by the church and Pope John Paul II’s appeal in the encyclical cente. Simus.
  • During the second world war, Carl Wiwa was forced to work as a manual laborer and later entered the seminary, eventually becoming a priest after the war.
• 23:12 🌱 Pope John Paul II emphasized the need for peace and the importance of allowing God’s action to prosper and bear fruit.