1. What is your understanding of the Kingdom of God? How did the Jews of Jesus' time understand what the Kingdom of God was?

2. Is the parable of the leaven in the dough meant to be a positive parable mirroring the teaching of the first parable of the mustard seed, or is the parable of the leaven meant to be a negative illustration given as a warning? Try to back up your answer from scripture.

3. What is the message of the parable if it is positive? What is the message and warning if it is negative?