| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
Topics:
Parables, Witnessing
Hardened Heart
This second lesson, of a series of four, about the parable of the
sower will help the children discover how truly wonderful is the Word
of God.
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AS
KIDS ARRIVE ( 15 minutes ) |
Have a box
of dominos on the table. As kids arrive have them set the dominos
up in a path. The Dominos should be stood on end vertically. Instruct
the kids to place the dominos close enough together so that if one
domino falls it will start a chain reaction. Before the class starts
tell the children that people can be like a lot like dominos, where
one leads the rest will follow. For example, you may want the same
type of tennis shoes that your friends have or the same type of
bike. Tap the domino at the beginning of the line and watch the
dominos fall. If some of the dominos don't fall, point out that
these dominos didn't give in to peer pressure.
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| OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISES
( 5 minutes ) Further info? Click
Here |
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| MEMORY WORK ( 6 minutes
) |
The following verse tells us to go into the world and
plant some spiritual seeds.
"Go
into all the world and preach the good news to all creation"
Mark 16:15
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| SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION
( 15 minutes ) |
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Introduction:
Today, in our second lesson on the parable of the sower, we will
see how seeds that fell on rocky places are like people that have
hard hearts and little faith in God. When life gets a little rocky,
their Christian walk quickly withers and dies.
Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21
(Parable of the Sower - seed that fell on rocky places)
Give each child a copy of the handout (click
here for handout) or have the kids find Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21
in their Bibles. Ask for volunteers to read the passage or if you
prefer, read the passage to the children yourself.
Discussion Questions:
1. In our story today, where did the seeds fall? (rocky places)
2. What happened to the seed that fell on the rocky places? (It
withered, because it had no root.)
3. What is peer pressure? (pressure to go along with the group,
to act or do the things others do.)
4. What does the word persecution mean? (to oppress, harass, annoy
or bother)
5. What are some ways that we may be persecuted or have trouble because
we are Christians?
(people may make fun of us, call us names,
pick fights, not want to be our friends.)
6. How can we help our faith withstand trouble and persecution?
(pray to God for strength, read the Bible to see how others withstood
times of trouble.)
7. Should we care more about men or God?
(God, in the end
it doesn't matter what men thought of us. We should live to please
God)
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| CLASS EXERCISES (20 minutes)
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Soak It In (Object Talk)
Click Here
Sow
the Word (Song) Click
Here
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| ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (15
minutes) |
Hardened Heart (Object
Talk) Click Here
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| APPLICATION ( 2 minutes) |
Some people hear the Good News about Jesus and happily
accept it. As soon as someone laughs at them or makes fun of their
faith they deny everything Jesus stands for. If things get tough,
they give up. When trouble comes they quickly abandon their relationship
with Jesus. They worry more about men, than they do about God. Their
hearts become hard, like the rocky places some of the sower's seed
fell.
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| NEXT WEEK |
Come back next week to hear about the war of the plants!
Don't miss it!
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| CLOSING PRAYER ( 2 minutes)
Further info? Click
Here |
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| TAKE HOME PAGE |
Give one copy to each child at the end of the class
to take home.Click here for NIV or KJV
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