<p> SERMON OUTLINE 11-17-12</p><p>GRANDMA NANCY, THE MUSTARD SEED OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA</p><p>SCRIPTURE: MATT: 13:31- LEAST OF ALL SEEDS.</p><p>(Note: a piano solo by Fe Hevener opens and closes this sermon.)</p><p>I. ILLUSTRATION- KUBLAI KHAN, CHINESE EMPEROR. II. PARABLE- SIMPLE STORY WITH DEEP MORAL LESSON. III. MATT. 13:13- AND ONWARD. A. MUSTARD SEED ILLUSTRATION. B. ACORN SEED ILLUSTRATION. IV. GRANDMA NANCY GUTHRIE: A. LEFT A MARVELOUS GENETIC FAMILY. B. A SPIRITUAL FARMERETTE, SOWER. 1. WALK FOR SEVERAL MILES TO SABBATH SERVICE EVEN THOUGH SHE AND HER GRANDCHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY ONES THERE. 2. THESE MOMENTS OF HER DEDICATION LIVE ON IN YOUR MINDS AND MEMORIES. 3. MET IN THIS VERY BUILDING. 4. KEPT MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL WOOD TRIM AND WINDOWS. V. HISTORY OF CHAPEL AND ITS OUTREACH FOR CHRIST. 1. GO OVER HISTORY. 2. READ A FEW PASSAGES FROM MISSION WORKERS OVERSEAS. VI. GRANDMA NANCY SOWED SEEDS OF TRUTH AND, TODAY, WE ARE REAPING THE HARVEST PLANTED BY HER.</p><p>VII. CHALLENGE: WILL YOU FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS OF DEDICATION TO CHRIST AND SOWING SEEDS OF CHRIST’S TRUTH, AS SHE DID? IF YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN YOUR HEART FULLY TO CHRIST, I INVITE YOU TO DO SO NOW.</p><p>VIII. PRAY.</p>