Sunday School Lesson

Sunday School Lesson 13

Universal Life Church

Parable of the Sower

Seeds That Fall on the Rocky Places by Mike

LESSON OBJECTIVE

Topics: Parables, Witnessing Hardened Heart

This second 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.

AS KIDS ARRIVE ( 15 minutes )

Have a box of dominoes on the table. As kids arrive have them set the dominoes up in a path. The Dominoes should be stood on end vertically. Instruct the kids to place the dominoes close enough together so that if one domino falls it will start a chain reaction. Before the class starts tell the children that people can be like a lot like dominoes, where one leads the rest will follow. For example, you may want the same type of tennis shoes that your friends have or the same type of bike. Tap the domino at the beginning of the line and watch the dominoes fall. If some of the dominoes don't fall, point out that these dominoes didn't give in to peer pressure.

OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISES ( 5 minutes ) Further info? Click Here

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

SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)

Introduction:

Today, in our second lesson on the parable of the sower, we will see how seeds that fell on rocky places are like people that have hard hearts and little faith in God. When life gets a little rocky, their Christian walk quickly withers and dies.

Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21 (Parable of the Sower - seed that fell on rocky places)

Give each child a copy of the handout (click here for handout) or have the kids find Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21 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? (rocky places)

2. What happened to the seed that fell on the rocky places? (It withered, because it had no root.)

3. What is peer pressure? (pressure to go along with the group, to act or do the things others do.)

4. What does the word persecution mean? (to oppress, harass, annoy or bother)

5. What are some ways that we may be persecuted or have trouble because we are Christians?

(people may make fun of us, call us names, pick fights, not want to be our friends.)

6. How can we help our faith withstand trouble and persecution?

(pray to God for strength, read the Bible to see how others withstood times of trouble.)

7. Should we care more about men or God?

(God, in the end it doesn't matter what men thought of us. We should live to please God)

CLASS EXERCISES (20 minutes)

Soak It In (Object Talk) Click Here

Sow the Word (Song) Click Here

ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)

Hardened Heart (Object Talk) Click Here

APPLICATION ( 2 minutes)

Some people hear the Good News about Jesus and happily accept it. As soon as someone laughs at them or makes fun of their faith they deny everything Jesus stands for. If things get tough, they give up. When trouble comes they quickly abandon their relationship with Jesus. They worry more about men, than they do about God. Their hearts become hard, like the rocky places some of the sower's seed fell.

NEXT WEEK

Come back next week to hear about the war of the plants! Don't miss it!

CLOSING PRAYER ( 2 minutes) Further info?

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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