Mustard Seed Ministries is a Christ supported independent ministry affiliated with the world wide
Seventh Day Adventist church.
The aim of Mustard Seed Ministries is to spread the biblical truth about the times we are living in, and to call to repentance and preparation for the soon second coming of Jesus Christ in the clouds of glory. To these ends Mustard Seed Ministries is publishing different materials on this webpage from sermons, Biblestudies, testimonies and links to others with a similar burden.
The persons behind Mustard Seed Ministries are Jan Naumann (ordained deacon and registered nurse), who together with his wife Joyce Namumba (social care worker and mother) are founders of
"Namumba Foundation - of love for the people". Namumba Foundation is aiming to spread the everlasting gospel (Rev 14:6-7)
through medical missionary work and construction of and running of health and care facilities in Zambia and possibly other places in the future.
Seventh Day Adventist church.
The aim of Mustard Seed Ministries is to spread the biblical truth about the times we are living in, and to call to repentance and preparation for the soon second coming of Jesus Christ in the clouds of glory. To these ends Mustard Seed Ministries is publishing different materials on this webpage from sermons, Biblestudies, testimonies and links to others with a similar burden.
The persons behind Mustard Seed Ministries are Jan Naumann (ordained deacon and registered nurse), who together with his wife Joyce Namumba (social care worker and mother) are founders of
"Namumba Foundation - of love for the people". Namumba Foundation is aiming to spread the everlasting gospel (Rev 14:6-7)
through medical missionary work and construction of and running of health and care facilities in Zambia and possibly other places in the future.
"Lord, increase our faith." This is the centerpiece of Mustard Seed Ministries. The inspiration comes from Luke 17:5-10. After Jesus is giving some wonderful examples of how the attitude of His followers should be. And then He ends with a statement, that can be directly read as the answer as to how ones faith increases:
Luke 17:10 "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. "
This is the divine instruction on how to grow your faith.
As stated in John 7:17 "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself."
We have been given marching orders, we cannot claim ignorance. John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments. "
So we can read in the Bible, what we ought to do, and we can know God's will for our lives, IF WE ARE WILLING TO DO HIS WILL.
Then we shall not be left in darkness. And here is the beauty of this process: To do God's will as stated in the Bible, takes a minimum portion of faith to start with. We can read in Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Now this is a practical lesson. When you are impressed by the Word of God, to do a certain thing, DO IT! The Lord will reward you. He is longing so much for you to walk by faith and reach out for Him in everyday matters. In fact, it is an absolute necessity to walk by faith, as: Romans 14:23 "...for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." But faith is not blind. You can know. The way is through study of the Word and the Spirit of Prophecy by prayer and an earnest desire to practically apply any revealed truth to your life.
Revelation 22:14 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
and James 1:22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
Through this process, your faith will grow. You will experience God's leading hand and Jesus intimate nearness through His Spirit, this is what He describes in
John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
Now after you did these things that were revealed to you, do not boast! You did it, because God told you so in His word, and God made it possible for you to do so. You see, the nature of faith is not self-centered, but Christ-centered.
Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;..." That's why you have to acknowkedge the Lord and take a position away from yourself "say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do." No boasting here, my friends. Because Jesus Christ is doing this work. Ours is the joy of having fellowship with Him and the Father through His holy Spirit.
This is Mustard Seed Ministries. A little, tiny seed in the vineyard of God, about to germinate and grow, by the grace of Christ.
Mark 4:30-32 "And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. "
Lord, increase our faith!
Luke 17:10 "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. "
This is the divine instruction on how to grow your faith.
As stated in John 7:17 "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself."
We have been given marching orders, we cannot claim ignorance. John 14:15 "If ye love me, keep my commandments. "
So we can read in the Bible, what we ought to do, and we can know God's will for our lives, IF WE ARE WILLING TO DO HIS WILL.
Then we shall not be left in darkness. And here is the beauty of this process: To do God's will as stated in the Bible, takes a minimum portion of faith to start with. We can read in Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Now this is a practical lesson. When you are impressed by the Word of God, to do a certain thing, DO IT! The Lord will reward you. He is longing so much for you to walk by faith and reach out for Him in everyday matters. In fact, it is an absolute necessity to walk by faith, as: Romans 14:23 "...for whatsoever is not of faith is sin." But faith is not blind. You can know. The way is through study of the Word and the Spirit of Prophecy by prayer and an earnest desire to practically apply any revealed truth to your life.
Revelation 22:14 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city."
and James 1:22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves."
Through this process, your faith will grow. You will experience God's leading hand and Jesus intimate nearness through His Spirit, this is what He describes in
John 15:5 "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing."
Now after you did these things that were revealed to you, do not boast! You did it, because God told you so in His word, and God made it possible for you to do so. You see, the nature of faith is not self-centered, but Christ-centered.
Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;..." That's why you have to acknowkedge the Lord and take a position away from yourself "say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do." No boasting here, my friends. Because Jesus Christ is doing this work. Ours is the joy of having fellowship with Him and the Father through His holy Spirit.
This is Mustard Seed Ministries. A little, tiny seed in the vineyard of God, about to germinate and grow, by the grace of Christ.
Mark 4:30-32 "And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. "
Lord, increase our faith!