In Luke 13, Jesus describes the kingdom of God to a tree that grows from a very small mustard seed. When it grows, it's big enough for birds to perch in the branches! It's also like a tiny grain of yeast. Although it's small, when it gets put into warm water it multiplies. It grows so fast that it can puff up sixty pounds of flour. The kingdom of God may start small, but it spreads and gradually changes into something that has the power to change things. 

In Mark 7, a man is brought to Jesus who was deaf and could hardly talk. The crowd begged Jesus to heal him. Jesus takes him away from the crowd. He puts his fingers in the man's ears. Then he spits, and touches his tongue. He spoke to the man and said, "Be opened." Did it work? How did Jesus do that?

Jesus taught his disciples what to pray about. We pray for God to provide our food. We ask him to forgive us, and remember that we forgive other people, too. We ask him to lead us to make good decisions.  He's the boss of us.  And that's a good thing!

Jesus taught his disciples a way to pray. We get to call God our Father, because he is our Father in heaven. We pray that he is respected and honored. We pray for his kingdom to come - that what he wants happens on earth as it does in heaven. 

Jesus told the story about the prodigal son to tell us how much our heavenly father loves us, even when we don't deserve it. The son took his inheritance early and wasted it on parties and wild living. When he came back home, what was his father's reaction?

When Jesus saw a crippled woman in the synagogue he couldn't wait for her to be healed. He told her she was set free, and when he laid his hands on her she was able to straighten up. But it made the leader mad - for someone to be healed on the sabbath day. But what did Jesus say?

In John chapter 6, Jesus calls himself the Bread of Life. When we were dead on the inside, and couldn't get back to God by ourselves, God sent Jesus to make us alive and connected to God again. 

Mary is sitting at Jesus' feet with the other people, listening to every word Jesus is saying. Martha is in the kitchen, making a meal for their guests. Martha wants Mary to help her. But when she asks Jesus to tell Mary to help, he surprises her. Doesn't Jesus care about Martha?

Jesus tells a story about a man who was hurt. He got jumped on by robbers who took his money and even his clothes. They left him by the side of the road. Who will hellp him? 

A man in the crowd approached Jesus and begged him to help. His son had lost control of his body! He sometimes fell into fires, or into water. The man had asked the disciples to expel the demon that was causing this, but they couldn't do it. When Jesus spoke to the demon, it left right away. But why couldn't his disciples do it?