Parable Of The Sower

The visual examples and inventive paper projects in Pop-Up Parables help children retain and apply Bible lessons. When the apostles were later alone with Jesus they asked, Why do you speak to the people in parables?” Jesus said, I speak in parables so that those who want to can come to understand what I am teaching, but those who don't want to will not be able to understand.
10 He said, The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.' 11 This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.



The seed in the thorns is like someone who hears the Word of God, but they are so worried about everything else going on in their life that the Word slowly gets forgotten and never has a chance to grow and help them become all that Jesus wants them to be.
We know this is an important story because at one point Jesus says, (refer to the verse on the board) He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” It is The Parable of the Sower For Kids like Jesus was saying, Hey, if you can understand - if you have ears that will hear and understand - then listen up!” Let's read what Jesus said.

As he sowed, some seed fell by various places—the wayside, the rock, among the thorns, and on good ground. Children should use chopsticks to pass sunflower seeds from one pot to another. A parable is a symbolic story that teaches gospel truths by comparing them to earthly things.
Now it was not common for Jesus to explain his parables. I hate the "Parable of the Sower" because it tells me that word ministry will involve a lot of disappointment. Encourage volunteers to pray aloud, asking for God's help to stick to His Word and grow. Meditate on the truths of illustrated by the seed and sower to understand many of the other parables of Jesus.

A parable is a special story that Jesus used to teach the people about God and his kingdom. But if we open our hearts to Jesus, trust in Him to care for us, and accept His word as truth, we will be able to grow like beautiful flowers and do many things for Jesus.
Then there were some seeds that fell in the good soil, and they grew strong and tall, and there was a lot of grain that came from them. If you don't ask, you will forget what you learned and it will be like the seeds that fell on the path that were eaten by the birds.