A BIBLE CHRISTIAN: A SUPERMAN

MATTHEW 13:3

A. "THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE TO A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED, WHICH A MAN TOOK, AND SOWED HIS FIELD: WHICH INDEED IS THE LEAST OF ALL SEEDS: BUT WHEN IT IS GROWN, IT IS THE GREATEST AMONG THE HERBS, AND BECOMETH A TREE, SO THAT THE BIRDS OF THE AIR COME AND LODGE IN THE BRANCHES THEREOF."
  1. The story of the mustard seed embodies another great truth about the kingdom of heaven:
    1. The great potential in the life of the one entering into the kingdom
    2. It is, as it were, the key to the great transformation of the Christian believer.
  2. The one, entering into the experience of the kingdom, may be very insignificant to the observing eye, but:
    1. The life giving power of the Word of God, unseen by the human mind, is a power to be dealt with
    2. The history of the church of God is repleat with examples
B. A BIBLE CHRISTIAN: A SUPERMAN
  1. Experience shows:
    1. The man of the kingdom passes the normal human limit in his command of moral strength and
    2. In the wealth of his moral resources
    3. Examples: David was possessed of the moral resources, unknown in the army of Israel - I Sam. 17:45; Samson had these powers for a time - Judges 16:3
  2. The man of the kingdom is possessed of the vitality that passes the ordinary human bounds in his self-sacrifice:
    1. That explains Paul's determination to go to Jerusalem - Acts 21:13
    2. That was the great secret of Stephen giving his life for the gospel of the kingdom - Acts 7:60
    3. Note the immortal panorama of the martyrs of Christ as recorded in Hebrews 12:29-40
  3. The sons of the kingdom transcend all human limitations in their grip of God and powers of the unseen world:
    1. Elisha is a typical example - 2 Kings 6:17
    2. Peter is still another - Acts 9:40
    3. The three Hebrews - Dan. 3:16-18
C. TWO GREAT SECRETS WHICH MAKE THE CHRISTIAN BELIEVER A SUPERMAN
  1. The indwelling word of God:
    1. It is very powerful - Heb. 4:12
    2. It is likened unto a hammer - Jer. 23:29
  2. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit:
    1. "Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord" - Zech. 4:6
    2. Men moved by the Holy Spirit are God's supermen
    3. Examples: Elijah - I Kings 18:25-46; Paul and Silas - Acts 16:25-34
  3. A mighty lesson for God's children in all ages:
    1. When we accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, a transformation begins in our life that transcends all human expectations
    2. We become new creatures--that means new beings, passing the bounds of human experience
    3. Thus it is clear that Christ's superman is the product of the gospel of the kingdom, and not the fruitage of personal human effort.
    4. This is the great secret of true Bible Christianity
  4. What is amazing is that God is no respecter of persons:
    1. "Whosoever will" may become a superman - Rev. 22:17
    2. The potentials of becoming a superman are found in our relationship to Jesus Christ, our Lord - Col. 1:27
    3. Without a living connection of Christ there is weakness and final decay - Rom. 7:22-26
  5. Dear reader:
    1. Can you see the divine wisdom of the Son of God to compare the kingdom of heaven to the mustard seed - so small, when measured by human standards, yet so powerful when put into the ground and tended to
    2. Thus we see that nothing is impossible for one having a living connection with Jesus Christ
    3. The mustard seed left to itself is powerless; it must be put into an environment to become alive with power to grow and become a tree


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