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Seeds
An old definition of a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.
Parables tell a story using something we see every day to help us understand a spiritual truth that we can’t see with our eyes.
When Jesus taught in parables, He used things that the people of His day were familiar with.
If Jesus were here teaching with parables today, they would be different because our culture is different.
There might be fewer stories about farming, and more stories about computers!
The parable we are going to read today is about planting seeds.
Most of the people that Jesus was speaking to were farmers.
They understood all about seeds and plants because they grew their fruits and vegetables.
Today, not all of us know about planting seeds, since we can go to the grocery store to buy all of our food.
So, let’s look at how a seed grows into a plant.
All seeds contain nutrients and energy inside of a hard, protective coating.
First, the seed is buried in the ground.
When the seed is in good, soft, warm soil, it sends out a little root that goes down into the soil.
The root starts to drink up the nutrients that are in the soil.
This gives the teeny tiny plant more energy.
It gets enough energy to start growing, and then a tiny stalk starts to reach up out of the ground.
With the sun shining on the stalk, and nutrients going into the root from the rain and soil, more roots grow, and the plant begins to thrive.
Four Soils
Four Soils
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That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee.
Large crowds gathered around Him.
So He got into a boat.
He sat down in it.
All the people stood on the shore.
Then He told them many things by using stories.
That same day Jesus left the house and sat by the Sea of Galilee.
Large crowds gathered around Him.
So He got into a boat.
He sat down in it.
All the people stood on the shore.
Then He told them many things by using stories.
He said, "A farmer went out to plant his seed.
He scattered the seed on the ground.
Some fell on a path.
Birds came and ate it up.
Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn't much soil.
The plants came up quickly because the soil wasn't deep.
When the sun came up, it burned the plants.
They dried up because they had no roots.
Other seed fell among thorns.
The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.
Still, other seed fell on good soil.
It produced a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than what was planted.
Those who have ears should listen and understand." -
He said, "A farmer went out to plant his seed.
He scattered the seed on the ground.
Some fell on a path.
Birds came and ate it up.
Some seed fell on rocky places, where there wasn't much soil.
The plants came up quickly because the soil wasn't deep.
When the sun came up, it burned the plants.
They dried up because they had no roots.
Other seed fell among thorns.
The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.
Still, other seed fell on good soil.
It produced a crop 100, 60 or 30 times more than what was planted.
Those who have ears should listen and understand." -
This parable/story is more about the ground than the sower.
A farmer went out to the field to sow seed.
He scattered the seed on the ground.
As he scattered the seed, he noticed that the seed falls on different types of ground.
Say: A farmer went out to the field to sow seed.
He scattered the seed on the ground.
As he scattered the seed, he noticed that the seed falls on different types of ground.
Some of the seed fell on a path.
A path is where many people have walked, and the dirt there is well worn.
The ground of a path is harder than the ground on either side of it.
The more people walk on a path, the more “packed down” the dirt becomes.
The seed that fell on the path could not sink down into the dirt.
Before the seed could even take root, some birds came and ate the seed.
Some of the seed fell on a path.
A path is where many people have walked, and the dirt there is well worn.
The ground of a path is harder than the ground on either side of it.
The more people walk on a path, the more “packed down” the dirt becomes.
The seed that fell on the path could not sink down into the dirt.
Before the seed could even take root, some birds came and ate the seed.
Some of the seed that he scattered fell onto rocky places.
It is possible for things to grow on the rocks, but usually, plants don’t live long.
Plants must have roots down in the soil.
But in rocky places, the hard rocks block the roots.
Any seed that started to grow in the thin soil soon withered in the intense heat and died.
Some of the seed that he scattered fell onto rocky places.
It is possible for things to grow on the rocks, but usually, plants don’t live long.
Plants must have roots down in the soil.
But in rocky places, the hard rocks block the roots.
Any seed that started to grow in the thin soil soon withered in the intense heat and died.
Other seed fell among thorns.
The thorns grew up and crowded out the plants.
Have any of your parents ever asked you to pull weeds out of your yard or garden?
What is the number one rule about pulling weeds?
You must get the roots out!
If you don’t pull out the roots, the weeds will grow back.
Weeds are very strong and forceful.
Wherever there are weeds, they take over the good plants.
The strong roots of the weeds use up all the nutrients in the soil, and the plants are left with nothing.
These plants barely grow at all; they don’t produce fruit or vegetables.
Finally, other seed fell on good soil.
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