1. Matt 13:31-33 Acts 8:26-39 Phil 4:11

3. Matt 13:31-33 Size doesn’t matter to God Matt 13:31-33 Judges 7  Gideon and the Midianites, Judges 7 1 Kings 18:22  Elijah and the prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18:22  “One person and God make a majority” or Rom 8:31  “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Rom 8:31

4. Acts 8:26-39 The present is all we have Acts 8:26-39  Eunuch only concerned with his soul. Rom 5:2, 11, 14:17, 1 John 1:1-4  Salvation should be every Christian’s daily joy. Rom 5:2, 11, 14:17, 1 John 1:1-4  We should hold on to that joy daily in spite of challenges of life.

5. Phil 4:11 Be content with what you have Phil 4:11 1 Tim 6:6-8, Heb 13:5  Contentment- ability be satisfied with what you have, instead of what you don’t have or what others have. 1 Tim 6:6-8, Heb 13:5 Phil 3:12-14  One of the greatest keys to contentment, Phil 3:12-14

6. What do all of these texts have in common?  Show that our concern in life is for the present.  Give up fretting over things of the past.  It is easier to live one day at a time than many days that don’t exist (past or future).

7. Application Comes In SMALL STEPS  Saving the lost in our community  Strengthening my soul  Growth in the local church  Lay aside the past and future  Be content with what you have. God has never let small size keep him from accomplishing great things.