How does the kingdom of God grow? In Matthew 13, Jesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed — tiny at first, but destined to grow great. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt unfolds the parable and what it reveals about the church's growth.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. What is the point of the mustard seed? That the kingdom begins small and unimpressive but grows into something vast — far beyond its humble start.

2. How was this fulfilled? Jesus spoke to a handful of disciples on a shoreline; today the church spans the entire globe across every nation.

3. What can the church learn? To be faithful in small beginnings and to trust God for the growth, even in times of cultural upheaval.

"...The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed... which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree." — Matthew 13:31-32 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.