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Kingdom Math | How One Seed Becomes a Forest


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Are you living like a chipmunk? We are wired to gather, hoard, and protect our time, energy, and resources . But what if holding on tightly is actually keeping your life small? In Week 4 of our "More" series, we explore the radical, upside-down economy of Jesus. Human instinct tells us to hoard our time, energy, and resources like a chipmunk preparing for winter . But Jesus teaches that unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a single seed (John 12) . From the biblical story of Ruth letting go of her safety net to the 25,000 volunteers of the 2011 Brisbane Mud Army , we discover that what you keep safe stays small, but what you release multiplies . Key Takeaways: 🐿️ The Hoarding Instinct: Why protecting your heart and your schedule is keeping your life small .🍎 Kingdom Math: How one seed becomes a tree that yields 500 apples a year for 50 years . 🤲 The Challenge: What it looks like to intentionally release one seed of forgiveness, generosity, or time this week. Video Chapters 00:00 - The Encyclopedia Kid & The Hoarding Chipmunk 04:15 - Why We Hold Onto Time, Money, and Forgiveness 05:39 - Story: The Interruption at the Clothesline 08:00 - The Lie of "Quiet Quitting" & Doing the Bare Minimum 10:01 - John 12: Why the Seed Must Die to Multiply 11:53 - The Wastefulness of "Broadcasting" Seeds 14:12 - Kingdom Math: How 1 Apple Seed Becomes a Forest 16:37 - The Story of Ruth: Letting Go of the Safety Net 24:50 - John 13: The New Commandment to Love 26:07 - The Mud Army: 25,000 Volunteers Choosing Love 31:20 - Your Challenge: Release ONE Seed This Week

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