The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Message Outline:

The Gospel According to Mark
The Servant’s Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26) (Part 24)
Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43)
Part 15: The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43) (K)
The Mystery of the Kingdom of God (4:1-34)
Part 6: The Parable of the Mustard Seed (4:30-32)
2. The Confirmation of the King and the Kingdom (3:7-5:43)
a. The Identity of the King’s Authentic Followers (3:7-35)
b. The Instructions for the King’s Authentic Followers (4:1-34)
1) The Expanded Setting (4:1-2, 10-12, 21-25, 33-34)
2) The Parable of the Sower and the Soils (4:1-9, 13-25)
3) The Parable of the Seed (4:26-29)
The Jews and the Kingdom – Its Cataclysmic Entrance
● The Old Testament Perspective
● The Perspective of Jesus Christ
4) The Parable of the Mustard Seed (4:30-32)
a) The Purpose of the Parable (4:30)
(1) The Meaning of Jesus’ Statement
● picture to make alike (equal); to liken (comparable)
(2) The Significance of Jesus’ Statement
(a) In Culture Use (Acts 14)
(b) In New Testament Theological Use (Heb. 2)
b) The Content of the Parable (4:31-32)
(1) The Identity of Jesus’ Illustration (4:31a)
(2) The Point of Jesus’ Illustration (4:31b-32b)
(3) The Impact of Jesus’ Illustration (4:32c)
c) The Evidence of the Parable