Learning The Parable Of The Sower
A free four week children's Sunday school lesson series describing the four reactions people have after hearing the Word of God. But not knowing men's hearts, it is the preacher's business to preach the gospel to every creature—to throw a handful on the hardened heart yonder, and another handful on that overgrown heart, which is full of cares and riches and pleasures of the world.
Matthew 13:3-9 And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them: and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Luke's Gospel does not use a boat for the delivery of the sermon, but still has Jesus presenting the parable to a large crowd gathered from 'every city' and follows the parable with a question on the purpose of parables and an explanation of the parable of the sower itself.
In the parable the farmer sowed seeds and the seeds fell into four different kinds of soil. We must remove the rocks” and weeds” and till up the The Parable of the Sower soil of our hearts to soften them. During the time of Jesus' ministry , He often taught about the Kingdom of Heaven on earth through parables.
In addition, real kindness isn't shown with fancy words, but by doing jobs that most people don't want to do. Jesus told the story of a man who was attacked by robbers while traveling. Explain that when Jesus taught the people, he sometimes taught in parables, which are short stories that have hidden spiritual messages.
Today, we are going to learn about a story - or parable - that Jesus told that compares the Word of God to seed. As people work, encourage them to talk about the story they have just heard. If you want to make the sower bag, or a basket, you can use these seeds to 'toss' to the kids.
He prayed for people and God heard and answered Jesus' prayers. Kids need bite-sized pieces of God's Word. Say: Jesus tells us that the seed is God's Word. We can help our kids learn about the importance of God's Word with an easy-to-understand Bible Study. Christians in whom the seed of the gospel has taken root ought to become sowers.
The first hearts Jesus addresses are those that are never able to internalize the gospel because it's snatched away by the evil one. There's more to growing plants than just dropping seeds in the ground. Ask the children to each name one thing they learned from these two parables.