1. Spring Matthew 13:24-30

2. Outline The Wonder of Spring The Work The Tools

3. People drive crazy Birds and animals Colors Bees and flowers Less sleep (spring forward) Summer is coming soon Fruit Gardening Spring is:

4. Tree leaf I get to play outside Shed the coat Mud

5. Growth Life Weeding New Sunshine Relief (winter is over) Spring-cleaning Car wash Green Rain April fools Easter Fragrance Spring is:

6. What we expect in Spring GrowthLifeNewness Things thaw out Things thaw out

7. The Work Proverbs 20:4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing. Proverbs 20:4 You can not sit around and jump in enjoy the Spring. You must do some work! Plow Pull Plant

8. Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. Parable of the weeds

9. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’ Matthew 13:24-27 Parable of the weeds

10. “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’” Matthew 13:28-30 Parable of the weeds

11. The Work Plants are not the only thing that grow in the Spring… Weeds grow too! If you don’t plant something or if you plant the wrong things it has major consequences to your Summer and Fall

12. The Tools Without the right tools you cannot plow or plant a garden.

13. Discernment To identify weeds Unwanted plants Plants in the wrong place Plants that should not be in a garden Which weeds can be pulled The Tools

14. Discipleship Support Prune

15. How? Good Seed (The Word of God) Quiet Time Bible Study Church