Sentences with phrase «as the mustard seed starts»

The point of Jesus» parable was that just as the mustard seed starts out very small but becomes very big, so too the Kingdom of Heaven seems to have a small start, but will one day fill the earth.

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Pardon my borrowing of the famous parable, but the religion that started as a tiny mustard seed of love and compassion has really blossomed into a hideous monstrosity.

The parable of the mustard seed in verses 30 - 32 has two points: (1) just as the tiny mustard seed can grow (in the Mediterranean area) into a fairly tall tree, so the humble start of the kingdom of God does not preclude a victorious ending; (2) the kingdom is now present, and all nations and peoples («birds of the air» was a phrase used by the rabbis to mean all people, including Gentiles) may now partake of it.

What starts as a mustard seed — addressing the needs of a single vulnerable child — grows into a tree in which the birds of the air can nest.

What starts as a mustard seed grows into a tree in which the birds of the air can nest.

All of our rainbow babies start off as small as a mustard seed.

As soon as the dal starts to pick up a little color, add the mustard seeds and cumin seedAs soon as the dal starts to pick up a little color, add the mustard seeds and cumin seedas the dal starts to pick up a little color, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

When the mustard seeds start to pop, a matter of seconds, add the curry leaves (take care, as they will splutter), then the onions, ginger, cauliflower and turmeric.