| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
Topics:
Parables, Witnessing,
Spiritual Growth
This fourth 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 ) |
You will
need to have a small watermelon (not a seedless watermelon) cut
up into several pieces. There should be one small piece of watermelon
for each child. As they eat the watermelon have them place all the
watermelon seeds into a single bowl. Have them guess how many seeds
may be in the bowl. The teacher should then count the seeds and
then say "Isn't it amazing that when we plant just one watermelon
seed we got this delicious watermelon and all these additional watermelon
seeds. If we planted all these seeds we would have more watermelon
then we would know what to do with!"
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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:
This is the final lesson of the series. Today we will read the story
about the seed that fell on good soil. It grew very well, in fact
it grew so well that it produced more seed. These seeds also grew
to be strong plants. As Christians we should be sharing our faith
with others, that way other people will hear the Good News and they
may become Christian. The body of Christ continues to grow when
we share seed (the Good News) with others.
Matthew 13:8,9; 23 (Parable
of the Sower - seed that fell on good soil)
Give each child a copy of the handout (click
here for handout) or have the kids find Matthew 13:8,9; 23 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? (good soil)
2. What happened to the seed that fell on good soil?
(It produced a crop -- a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown)
3. How does the seed falling on good soil compare to us being a Christian?
(We need to share our faith with others so they can become Christians.
This also helps us grow spiritually)
4. Is this an important message? How do we know? (yes, Jesus said
"He who has ears, let him hear.")
5. How can we share the Good News about Jesus with others?
(tell
them, pray for them, share the Good News out of the Bible, ask them
to come to Sunday school.)
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| CLASS EXERCISES (20 minutes)
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Ask A Friend (Object Talk)
Click Here
Sow
the Word (Song) Click
Here
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| ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (15
minutes) |
Fake Flowers (Object Talk)
Click Here
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| APPLICATION ( 2 minutes) |
Those who hear the Good News and take it to heart, can
accept the free gift of salvation from Jesus Christ. We should live
a productive life for our Lord. Please note that we can not work our
way into heaven, but if Jesus is the Lord of our lives we will want
to live for Him. We will follow His rules and tell other people about
Him. We won't be prefect and we will still make mistakes, but we will
try our best to live a life that is pleasing to God.
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| NEXT WEEK |
Time for a new lesson! Make it count, make it fun!
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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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