27 - The Parable of The Sower and The Seed

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen

Lesson No. ( 27 )

References: 

Luke 8:5-15. 

Notes for Servants 

i The Bible is full of God’s words which is the food for our spiritual life. We should read it all the time that we may bring the good fruit. 

i God wants us to be like Him in everything we do, that is why we should know Him better to be like Him. 

Objectives 

General: I must open my heart to hear and obey God's message. 

Specific: 

The children will be able to... 

1. Understand that Jesus teaches us to obey. 
2. Learn not to let anything or anyone tempt us to forget his words. 
3. Know that we should do good all the time. 

Bible Verse 

“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” 

(Mark 4:9) 

Teaching Aids 

None. 

Instruction 

(1) Review last week's lesson. 

(2) Who remembers the verse? 

(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week. 

(4) Teacher should prepare the appropriate questions to emphasize the objectives during the lesson.

Story Time 

Jesus travelled from town to town talking about God's kingdom. One day His disciples and many other people gathered around Him to hear this parable. 

"A farmer went out to plant his seeds. Some of the seeds fell on the footpath and were trampled on. Soon birds came and ate those exposed seeds. Other seeds landed in shallow rocky soil where they sprouted and then withered for lack of moisture. Some seeds landed in thorn bushes and were choked out as soon as they grew. Some of the seeds fell on fertile soil. They grew and produced a good crop. In fact, the crop was a hundred times bigger than the farmer had planted." 

Jesus explained, "The seed is God's message. The hard path represents the hard hearts of those who hear God's message; then the devil comes and steals it away, so they are unable to believe and be saved. The stony ground represents people who like hearing God's message, but they never let it sink in and affect their lives. The thorny ground represents those who hear God's message, but let riches, pleasures, and worries choke out the message. The good Soil represents those who hear God's message with open hearts. They believe it and accept it, and their lives are changed." 

Discussion 

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children. 

2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity. 

Learning Activities 

Activity Sheet.