Mustard Seed – Quotes

Man gains wider dominion

Man gains wider dominion by his intellect than by his right arm. The mustard-seed of thought is a pregnant treasury of vast results. Like the germ in the Egyptian tombs its vitality never perishes; and its fruit will spring up after it has been buried for long ages. Edwin Hubbel Chapin

They are prepared for

They are prepared for a God who strikes hard bargains but not for a God who gives as much for an hour’s work as for a day’s. They are prepared for a mustard-seed kingdom of God no bigger than the eye of a newt but not for the great banyan it becomes with birds in … Read more

I never lose an

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small… Florence Nightingale

I never lose an

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. Florence Nightingale

I’ve got to think

I’ve got to think that that was unethical, Joshua said. Josh, faking demonic possession is like a mustard seed. How is it like a mustard seed? You don’t know, do you? Doesn’t seem at all like a mustard seed, does it? Now you see how we all feel when you liken things unto a mustard … Read more

We wove a web

We wove a web in childhood, A web of sunny air; We dug a spring in infancy Of water pure and fair; We sowed in youth a mustard seed, We cut an almond rod; We are now grown up to riper age Are they withered in the sod? Charlotte Bronte

Faith is the avenue

Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a mustard seed, so small you can hardly see it. But if you will put that little faith in the person of Jesus, your life will be changed. He will come with … Read more

The kingdom of God

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It happens quietly. It happens inevitably. Don’t underestimate God’s power. Alistair Begg

I send you a

I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory. Alexander the Great

The kingdom of God

The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, beginning as the smallest of seeds but growing until the birds of the air make their nests therein. There are old worlds and new ones. There are earthy worlds and cyber worlds. But one truth remains the same now and forever, that Jesus rules them all.
R. C. Sproul, Jr.