Mustard Seed Faith

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Mustard Seed Faith

• And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
  unbelief for verily I say unto you, If ye have
  faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
  unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place
  and it shall remove and nothing shall be
  impossible unto you.
• Matthew 1720
• February 21, 2010
• Rev. David B. Hanson
• Deaf Liberty Baptist Church - Overland Park,
  Kansas

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A Mustard Seed

• Mustard Seeds
• Among the smallest of seeds
• About 3mm in diameter
• Yellowish white, black brown
• Important spices

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Faith of Joshua and Caleb

• Numbers 146-9
• 6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of
  Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the
  land, rent their clothes
• 7And they spake unto all the company of the
  children of Israel, saying, The land, which we
  passed through to search it, is an exceeding good
  land.
• 8If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us
  into this land, and give it us a land which
  floweth with milk and honey.
• 9Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear
  ye the people of the land for they are bread for
  us their defence is departed from them, and the
  LORD is with us fear them not.

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Reward of Joshua and Caleb

• Numbers 1430 38
• 30Doubtless ye shall not come into the land,
  concerning which I sware to make you dwell
  therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and
  Joshua the son of Nun.
• 38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of
  Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to
  search the land, lived still.

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Mustard Seed FaithGods Possibility

• Mark 1027
• And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is
  impossible, but not with God for with God all
  things are possible.
• Do you think that all things are possible with
  God?
• Be excited, motivate others, challenge and be
  hopeful.
• Do you think that it is impossible?
• Be discouraged, discourage others, criticize and
  be pessimistic.

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Mustard Seed FaithGods Ability

• Jeremiah 3227
• Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh is
  there any thing too hard for me?
• Am I willing to let GOD DO IT through me?
• God is capable.
• Can I do it?
• I am capable.

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Mustard Seed FaithGods Bigness

• Ephesians 320
• Now unto him that is able to do exceeding
  abundantly above all that we ask or think,
  according to the power that worketh in us,
• Am I wanting to ask God to give me the mountain?
• Have a desire to ask God to give me his toughest.
• Am I wanting to do the minimum in my service to
  God?
• Be content to sit back and watch others work.
• Look for the easy way out in my Christian service.

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The State Motto of Ohio

• With God, all things are possible.
• Matthew 1926
• But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With
  men this is impossible but with God all things
  are possible.
• Jimmy Mastronardo
• 9 years old Cincinnati boy
• A lobbyist for 3 years
• The official motto in July 1959 by Governor
  Michael Vincent DiSalle