[소망교회] 새들이 깃드는 하나님 나라 / 눅 13:18~19 / 주일설교 / 김경진 목사 / 20260927

Key Passage

Luke 13:18

18. He said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?

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김경진 목사

Date

2026-09-27

Length

29 min

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Summary

The kingdom of God begins in something small and insignificant, like a mustard seed. Jesus healed a woman who had been bent over for 18 years on the Sabbath, illustrating that the kingdom of God appears in such humble places. The kingdom of God, planted in our hearts, is a garden that we must tend; if we do not care for it through the Word and prayer, it can become overrun with weeds. Ultimately, the kingdom of God grows within us, becoming a great tree that provides refuge for the weak souls of the world.

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Luke 13:18 18. He said, “What is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it?
Genesis 2:2 2. On the seventh day God finished his work which he had done; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.
Exodus 20:11 11. for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
Deuteronomy 5:15 15. You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
Luke 17 1. He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2. It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3. Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. 4. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.” 5. The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” 6. The Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. 7. But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’ 8. and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’? 9. Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded? I think not. 10. Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’” 11. As he was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. 12. As he entered into a certain village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance. 13. They lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14. When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” As they went, they were cleansed. 15. One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice. 16. He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan. 17. Jesus answered, “Weren’t the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? 18. Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?” 19. Then he said to him, “Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.” 20. Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The Kingdom of God doesn’t come with observation; 21. neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.” 22. He said to the disciples, “The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23. They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow after them, 24. for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day. 25. But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26. As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27. They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ship, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28. Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29. but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all. 30. It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31. In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back. 32. Remember Lot’s wife! 33. Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it. 34. I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left. 35. There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left.” 37. They, answering, asked him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together.”
Ezekiel 17 1. Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 2. Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel; 3. and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar: 4. he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants. 5. He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree. 6. It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him: so it became a vine, and produced branches, and shot out sprigs. 7. There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the beds of its plantation, that he might water it. 8. It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9. Say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it may wither; that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? and not by a strong arm or many people can it be raised from its roots. 10. Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew. 11. Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 12. Say now to the rebellious house, Don’t you know what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon: 13. and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; 14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. 15. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? 16. As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 17. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. 18. For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape. 19. Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: As I live, surely my oath that he has despised, and my covenant that he has broken, I will even bring it on his own head. 20. I will spread my net on him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me. 21. All his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and you shall know that I, Yahweh, have spoken it. 22. Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain: 23. in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall produce boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of its branches shall they dwell. 24. All the trees of the field shall know that I, Yahweh, have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish; I, Yahweh, have spoken and have done it.

Sermon Structure

The Kingdom of God Begins with Small Things

The Beginning of the Kingdom of God
The Place Where the Kingdom of God is Planted

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Verse of the WeekWhat is the Kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches. (Luke 13:18-19)

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The Beginning of God's Kingdom

Today's PassageLuke 13:18

Let us remember that God's kingdom starts from small things. Jesus teaches us through the mustard seed that God's kingdom begins from what seems insignificant. We must believe that small changes in our lives can have a great impact.

Ask YourselfWhat are the small changes in my life?

Do This TodayPractice a small act of kindness once a day.

PrayerGod, may your kingdom, which starts from small things, be realized in my life.

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Today, the word of God given to us is from the New Testament, Luke 13:18-19. Luke 13:18-19. As I read this revelation, I hope that all of you can hear the voice of the living God together. Therefore, Jesus said, "What is the kingdom of God like? To what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches." Amen.

Today's scripture is the parable of the mustard seed, which is very familiar to your eyes and ears. Although it consists of only two verses, it is a passage we often think about and meditate on. This verse, which tells us that a mustard seed, almost invisible, later became a great tree, reveals to us how great the vitality of the kingdom of God is. It also shows us how tremendous the expansion of that kingdom is. It clearly speaks of greatness in smallness and the greatness of life. Especially when connected with the later parable of the leaven, it can be said to be a very important parable that informs us of the tremendous expansion of the kingdom of God.

However, today I would like to think about this passage from a slightly different angle. Specifically, through this passage and this parable, I want to examine how the kingdom of God begins, where it starts from, and what form it takes.

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