![]() Farming experts know just what kind of soil is needed for their crops. It produced a crop 100, 60, or 30 times more than what was planted. These plants barely grow at all they don’t produce fruit or vegetables.įinally, other seed fell on good soil. The strong roots of the weeds use up all the nutrients in the soil, and the plants are left with nothing. Wherever there are weeds, they take over the good plants. ![]() Ask: Have any of your parents ever asked you to pull weeds out of your yard or garden? What is the number one rule about pulling weeds? You must get the roots out! If you don’t pull out the roots, the weeds will grow back. The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants. Any seed that started to grow in the thin soil soon withered in the intense heat and died. But in rocky places, the hard rocks block the roots. Say: It is possible for things to grow on the rocks, but usually, plants don’t live long. Do you think that this is a good place for things to grow? No. Some of the seed that he scattered fell onto rocky places. Before the seed could even take root, some birds came and ate the seed. The seed that fell on the path could not sink down into the dirt. The more people walk on a path, the more “packed down” the dirt becomes. The ground of a path is harder than the ground on either side of it. A path is where many people have walked, and the dirt there is well worn. As he scattered the seed, he noticed that the seed falls on different types of ground. Demonstrate this action by scattering seeds on the ground. Say:/b> A farmer went out to the field to sow seed. Teacher: Have a handful of seeds, and show students how a sower/planter would plant the seed. Say: This parable/story is more about the ground than the sower. ![]() Those who have ears should listen and understand." - Matthew 13:1-9 It produced a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than what was planted. ![]() When the sun came up, it burned the plants. The plants came up quickly, because the soil wasn't deep. Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn't much soil. He said, "A farmer went out to plant his seed. Then He told them many things by using stories. That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee. Say: Let’s read together, beginning in Matthew 13:1. With the sun shining on the stalk, and nutrients going into the root from the rain and soil, more roots grow, and the plant begins to thrive. It gets enough energy to start growing, and then a tiny stalk starts to reach up out of the ground. This gives the teeny tiny plant more energy. The root starts to drink up the nutrients that are in the soil. When the seed is in good, soft, warm soil, it sends out a little root that goes down into the soil. All seeds contain nutrients and energy inside of a hard, protective coating. So, let’s look at how a seed grows into a plant. Today, not all of us know about planting seeds, since we can go to the grocery store to buy all of our food. They understood all about seeds and plants because they grew their own fruits and vegetables. Most of the people that Jesus was speaking to were farmers. The parable we are going to read today is about planting seeds. There might be fewer stories about farming, and more stories about computers! If Jesus were here teaching with parables today, they would be different because our culture is different. When Jesus taught in parables, He used things that the people of His day were familiar with. Parables tell a story using something we see every day to help us understand a spiritual truth that we can’t see with our eyes. But Jesus didn’t simply telling stories to entertain or to get people’s attention, Jesus told parables because He wanted to change lives!Īn old definition of parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Last week we said that Jesus often taught people by telling stories called parables. Stories are passed down from generation to generation. From the time you were a young child, your parents read stories to you. Props: Handful of seeds large basket of fruits and vegetables Background They produce a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than the farmer planted. They are those who hear the message and understand it. Main Point: We want to have a teachable heart where God’s truth can produce good fruit.īut still others received the seed that fell on good soil.
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