"Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: 'Behold, a sower went out to sow....He who has ears to hear, let him hear!'" (Matthew 13:3,9)

Quotes from the Lord's Word (selected quotes relating to Seeds of Truth)

Teaching the Spiritual Concept (talking about the Word with children)

Family Talks:

"Growing in Secret" by the Rev. B. David Holm
"The Lord's Harvest" by the Rt. Rev. Willard D. Pendleton

Projects and Activities:

Activities

  Prayers for Children (PDF)
 Sower Parable Comparison Activity (ages 12-up) (PDF)
 Preparing Our Minds (ages 11-up) (PDF)
 Parable of the Sower Sequencing Cards for Exploring the Deeper Meaning (ages 11-teens) (PDF)
 Parable of the Sower Experiment: Planting Seeds in Four Kinds of Ground (ages 8-14) (PDF)
 Sequence the Parable of the Sower (ages 6-10) (PDF)
 What Do Plants Need? (ages 5-10) (PDF)
 Sowing Seeds of Truth Chart (ages 5-8) (PDF)
 Listen! to the Lord's Word (ages 4-up) (PDF)
 Watch the Growth of a Plant (ages 3-8) (PDF)

Family Lesson

 One Tiny Seed (ages 6-9) (PDF)
 Parables (ages 9-12) (PDF)

Projects

 Make a Seed Mosaic (ages 3-up) (PDF)
 Make a Picture of the Lord as the Sower  (ages 4-10) (PDF)
 Collage of Seeds from the Lord (ages 3-7) (PDF)
 Seed-Bearing Fruit Wreath or Ribbon Hanging (ages 5-14) (PDF)
 The Lord Makes All Things Grow (ages 6-10) (PDF)
 Calligraphy of "All that the Lord has spoken we will do" (ages 7-10) (PDF)
 Parable of the Sower Collage (ages 7-14) (PDF)
 Secret Growth Folded Paper Drawings (ages 8-12) (PDF)
 Parable of the Sower Book (ages 8-14) (PDF)

For more Projects see the Sunday School lessons and projects.

Coloring Pages

 The Parable of the Sower by Robert Glenn (PDF)

Family Activities

Overview of Projects and Activities for Families (html)

 Overview of Projects and Activities for Families (PDF)


Sunday School:

For ages 6-9

 Sunday School Lesson 56: The Parable of the Sower (PDF)
(plant paper white narcissus bulbs)

 Sunday School Lesson 1.16: The Parable of the Sower (PDF)
(picture the garden of the mind; illustrate the parable with a collage) 

Songs:

 "The Sower" by Lori Odhner (PDF)
 "All That the Lord Has Spoken" (PDF)
 "The Books of the Word" by Lori Odhner (PDF)

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