Old Testament – Ezekiel 17:22-24
Ezekiel sees a vision of God taking twigs from a large redwood tree and planting
them. These twigs become such a large redwood tree that all sorts of animals can
live in the tree. This is a symbol for our faith lives. God plants His word in our
hearts and we need to nurture it. When we do, our faith will grow beyond our
wildest dreams.
Old Testament – Psalm 92
Psalm 92 is a song singing the praises of God and his faithfulness and steadfast
love. Psalm 92 encourages us to make music to God by using instruments and our
voices. Listen to it sung below.
New Testament - Mark 4:26-34
Here Jesus tells two parables. Parables are stories that are supposed to make us
think. His first parable is about a farmer who sows grain everywhere and then
just waits for the harvest to come. Then when the harvest comes the farmer
harvests the grain.
The second parable is Jesus telling us that the kingdom of God is like a mustard
seed. A mustard seed is very small. If you were to buy a seed packet, there
would be between 350 to 600 seeds depending upon the variety of mustard.
Here in California, we think of mustard as a large plant. But, in Israel, it is an actual
tree. Jesus tells our faith when we start out is very small but over time but
becomes very big.
Younger Childrens Lesson:
God tells us today that learning about Him is a lifelong journey. He shows us that
our faith starts out small and then can become huge. God shows this in a vision
to Ezekiel in the Old Testament. Ezekiel sees small twigs that become a huge
redwood tree. In the New, Testament Jesus teaches us that even faith as small as
a mustard seed can grow and become large. Think of God hold you in the
palm of His hand like He is holding this tree.
