What we learn from these last two parables of Jesus about the Kingdom of God brings a great sense of reality to what is going on in most of our lives right here and now. We get the sense that the kingdom is going to grow from something very small and insignificant to something huge and very influential. The part that we don't want to miss is the part where Jesus says that he will accomplish it through NORMAL people living NORMAL lives of faithful obedience to Him.

Additional Scripture References:

1 Corinthians 3:6; Habakkus 2:14; Numbers 14:21; Isaiah 42:8; 1 Corinthians 1:20-21, 26-29, 31; jeremiah 9:23-24; Ezekiel 17:23, 31:6; Daniel 4:12,21