The sower and the seed

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Memory Verse:

Hear the word.” (Mark 4:18).

Memory Verse Craft:

Print Page 69 (lesson 96) cut out the ears, and have the children colour them.

Story:

Teacher covers his/her ears with socks or gloves.

Ask the children if they can guess which part of

the body the story will be about. Stress that it will

be difficult for them to guess, because they are

covered up. When the children guess correctly,

replace the socks with the cardboard ears (see

Extra Ideas Activity Sheet) and keep them on

while you tell the story

Mention that Jesus told this story to a large crowd

of people who did not have good listening ears.
Found in:

Matthew 13:1-23;

Mark 4:1-20;

Luke 8:4-15

 

 

Story Summary

Jesus told the story of a man sowing seed.

Some of his seed fell where the soil was very hard.

The birds ate it.

Some seed fell onto stony ground. This seed

couldn’t grow big roots and the sun quickly burnt

the plants.

Other seed fell among the weeds and thorns and

the young plants were choked.

There was some seed which fell onto good ground.

The soil was soft and the plants grew strong and

bore lots of fruit.

Jesus told His disciples that many people are

like that seed. God’s word cannot grow in them

because their hearts are too hard, or stony, or have

many other things in them which choke out God’s

word.

He wants our hearts to be like the good soil where

His word will grow strong.

Craft:

Print page 67 (lesson 96) ten times. One for each child.