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3. Sometimes Jesus taught in parables, which are short stories that have hidden spiritual messages. Sometimes Jesus taught in parables, which are short stories that have hidden spiritual messages.

4. When Jesus taught in parables, He used things that were familiar to the people to teach spiritual messages. When Jesus taught in parables, He used things that were familiar to the people to teach spiritual messages. Listen for the hidden spiritual messages in these stories.

5. “Lesson 17: The Parables of the Sower and the Wheat and Tares,” Primary 7: New Testament, 57

6. One day, Jesus was by the seaside. One day, Jesus was by the seaside. Many people came to hear Him teach. Many people came to hear Him teach. He sat in a ship and taught the crowd of people who stood on the shore and listened. He sat in a ship and taught the crowd of people who stood on the shore and listened.

7. He spoke to them of a sower who planted seeds in different kinds of earth—stony, thorny, and fertile— and received different amounts of fruit. He spoke to them of a sower who planted seeds in different kinds of earth—stony, thorny, and fertile— and received different amounts of fruit. Some of the seed fell to the wayside and was eaten up by birds. Some of the seed fell to the wayside and was eaten up by birds.

8. The seed that fell on the stony ground did not send roots deep into the ground. The plants scorched in the sun. Because the roots were not deep the plants withered and died. Some of the seed fell where thorny plants grew. When the they sprouted, the thorns choked them.

9. Other seed fell in good, fertile ground. The seeds were able to send roots deep into the ground. When the plants grew, they produced a lot of fruit. When the plants grew, they produced a lot of fruit.

10. Let’s read M M M M M aaaa tttt tttt hhhh eeee wwww 1 1 1 1 3333 :::: 1111 8888 –––– 2222 3333, MMMM aaaa rrrr kkkk 4 4 4 4 :::: 1111 4444 –––– 2222 0000, and L L L L L uuuu kkkk eeee 8 8 8 8 :::: 1111 1111 –––– 1111 5555 What do you think the seed is? What do the fowls (birds) that eat the seed represent? What is the rocky ground? What are the thorns?

11. What is the good ground? What is the good ground? What are the roots? What are the roots? What are the cares of the world? What are the cares of the world?

12. The disciples did not understand the parable. Jesus explained that the seed is the Gospel or Word of God. The disciples did not understand the parable. Jesus explained that the seed is the Gospel or Word of God. Each type of soil represents our commitment and ability to endure. The wayside represents people who heard the Gospel, but didn’t give it a chance to take root.

13. The stony ground represents those who receive the Word of God with joy, but do not believe deeply. The stony ground represents those who receive the Word of God with joy, but do not believe deeply. When they were tempted, they fall away because their belief of the Gospel is not strong. When they were tempted, they fall away because their belief of the Gospel is not strong. The thorns are the cares and riches of this world that choke the Word of God. The thorns are the cares and riches of this world that choke the Word of God.

14. The good, fertile land represents those who heard the Word of God and sent their roots deep into Gospel soil. They seek to understand the Word of God and strive to follow Christ’s example.

15. Enr. Act. #1Seeds Gospel of Jesus Christ or the word of God Soil Hearts of those who hear the word By the way side Do not understand Upon stony places Hear but have no root; become offended easily Among thorns Choked by worldly cares and riches Into good ground Hear and understand FowlsSatan Fruit Good works

16. How do we learn the word of God? How should we receive the word of God? What kind of “ground” should we be? Let’s read M M M M M aaaa tttt tttt hhhh eeee wwww 1 1 1 1 3333 :::: 2222 3333 What hidden spiritual message is in the parable of the sower?

17. One parable that Jesus taught while He was in Galilee was about wheat and tares (a kind of weed). “The Wheat and the Tares,” Friend, Feb 1995, 48

18. Jesus said that a man who had a field planted good wheat seed in it. While he slept, someone came and planted tares in the same field. Tares look a lot like wheat as they grow.

19. All the seeds started to grow, and blades of wheat and tares broke through the ground. All the seeds started to grow, and blades of wheat and tares broke through the ground. A worker in the field noticed the tares growing with the wheat. A worker in the field noticed the tares growing with the wheat. He asked the owner about the tares. He asked the owner about the tares. The owner of the field said that an enemy must have planted the tares. The owner of the field said that an enemy must have planted the tares.

20. When the worker asked if the tares should be pulled up and destroyed, the owner said no. When the worker asked if the tares should be pulled up and destroyed, the owner said no. If the tares were weeded out, he explained, a lot of the wheat would be destroyed, too, since they were growing side by side. If the tares were weeded out, he explained, a lot of the wheat would be destroyed, too, since they were growing side by side.

21. So the wheat and the tares were both allowed to grow until harvest time. So the wheat and the tares were both allowed to grow until harvest time. Then the owner told the reapers to first gather and store the wheat safely in the barn. Then the owner told the reapers to first gather and store the wheat safely in the barn. After that was finished, they were to gather the tares into bundles and burn them. After that was finished, they were to gather the tares into bundles and burn them.

22. What familiar things did Jesus talk about in the parable of the wheat and tares? Who is the sower in this parable? What does the wheat represent? Who comes in at night and sows the tares? What are the tares? What does the harvest represent? Let’s read M M M M M aaaa tttt tttt hhhh eeee wwww 1 1 1 1 3333 :::: 3333 7777 –––– 4444 3333 and D D D D D &&&& CCCC 8888 6666 :::: 1111 –––– 7777 and answer these questions again.

23. When Jesus’ disciples were alone with Him, they asked Him to explain the parable. When Jesus’ disciples were alone with Him, they asked Him to explain the parable. Jesus said that the sower of the good seed represented Himself and the Apostles; the field represented the world; the good seed, His righteous followers. Jesus said that the sower of the good seed represented Himself and the Apostles; the field represented the world; the good seed, His righteous followers.

24. The tares represented those who follow Satan. Satan was the sower of the tares. The tares represented those who follow Satan. Satan was the sower of the tares. The harvest represented the end of the world, and the reapers represented angels. The harvest represented the end of the world, and the reapers represented angels.

25. Right now good and bad people are allowed to “grow” together. Right now good and bad people are allowed to “grow” together. But at the end of the world, angels will separate the righteous from the unrighteous. But at the end of the world, angels will separate the righteous from the unrighteous.

26. The The unrighteous—those who have chosen to break the commandments— will be punished and will wail and gnash their teeth.

27. However, the righteous—those who have chosen to keep the commandments— will “shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matt. 13:43). However, the righteous—those who have chosen to keep the commandments— will “shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father” (Matt. 13:43).Matt. 13:43Matt. 13:43

28. When we come to earth, we are given the freedom to choose between good and evil. When we come to earth, we are given the freedom to choose between good and evil. It is up to us to choose whether we will be like the wheat or the tares. It is up to us to choose whether we will be like the wheat or the tares.

29. Sower Jesus Christ and His Apostles Good seed (wheat) Followers of Jesus FieldWorld EnemySatan Tares (weeds) Followers of Satan ReapersAngels Harvest Jesus’ second coming Enr. Act. #1

30. Which Which do you want to be, the wheat or the tares? Why? What is the hidden spiritual message in this parable? What is the hidden spiritual message in this parable?

31. What What does it take for a seed to grow and bring forth good fruit? Enr. Act. #2 What would happen to the seeds if they were planted by the roadside, on stony places, or among thorns? What would happen to the seeds if they were planted by the roadside, on stony places, or among thorns? How can we plant the word of God in our hearts? How can we plant the word of God in our hearts?

32. What What kind of heart does each type of soil represents? does it take for the gospel to grow and bring forth good fruit in our lives? Enr. Act. #2 Wayside Heart Stony Heart Thorny Heart Fruitful Heart

33. What do you do with your ears? What do you do with your ears? – Eyes? – Heart? Let’s read Matthew 13:15 Let’s read Matthew 13:15Matthew 13:15Matthew 13:15 What did Jesus say we should do with these parts of our bodies? What did Jesus say we should do with these parts of our bodies? Enr. Act. #3

34. How can we apply this verse to the parables and to the gospel? If we really hear the word of God, see the truth in it, and do what Jesus wants us to do, whom will we be like in these parables?

35. Do you remember the hidden message we looked at earlier? Do you remember the hidden message we looked at earlier? Trace, color, or underline the letters in your hidden message puzzles so the words stand out. Trace, color, or underline the letters in your hidden message puzzles so the words stand out. Enr. Act. #4 1234567891234 56WE78LEARN91 2345678912345 67FROM89THE12 3456789123456 78PARABLES912 3456789123456

36. Do you remember the hidden message we looked at earlier? Do you remember the hidden message we looked at earlier? Trace, color, or underline the letters in your hidden message puzzles so the words stand out. Trace, color, or underline the letters in your hidden message puzzles so the words stand out. Enr. Act. #4 1234567891234 56WE78LEARN91 2345678912345 67FROM89THE12 3456789123456 78PARABLES912 3456789123456 Name one thing you learned from these two parables.

37. Let’s read some of the other parables found in M M M M M aaaa tttt tttt hhhh eeee wwww 1 1 1 1 3333. What do they mean? Enr. Act. #5

38. I testify that Jesus Christ is our Savior and if we learn His words and keep the commandments, we can become like Heavenly Father and be able to live with Him again.

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