TEXT: Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23

MEMORY VERSE: Luke 8:8 “And others fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an
hundredfold.”

TEACHER’S OBJECTIVE
To let the children know how things grow on a good ground.

CENTRAL TRUTH
The good ground is your heart on which the seed (word of God) falls.

INTRODUCTION
Teacher uses the illustration of a maize seed planted on humus soil and another on a clay
soil to show the importance of a good ground.

PROGRESSION OF EVENTS
1. Jesus told his disciples the parable of the sower.
2. The first set of seed fell by the wayside which means when one hears the word of God and the wicked one steals away the word.
3. The set that fell on the stony ground are the people that receive the word but because they
have no root in them problem make them turn their back.
4. The next set that received it among thorns are those that still love the world and its cares. This made them unfruitful.
5. The last sets are those that received the word on good ground. They understood.

LIFE APPLICATION
The seed sown is the word of God, the ground is our heart. Whether the word of God will
prosper in your life depends on the state of your heart. How do you receive the word of God
when you heart it? You believe it or not?

MESSAGE OF SALVATION
The Bible tells us that the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked.
Without Jesus our heart cannot be good or become good ground.

CHALLENGE
Is your heart full of bad thoughts? When thoughts that are contrary to God’s words runs through
your mind, always ask the blood of Jesus to neutralize these evil thoughts (Weed). This will make
it clean for new fruits to spring up on your good ground.

INVITATION
If you want to have a honest and good heart, repent of your sins and determine to forsake
them, accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and it shall be well with you.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. In this lesson the good ground refers to: (a) our heart; (b) good soil.
Answer: our heart.
2. Who can make our ground good? (a) our parents, (b) Jesus;
Answer: Jesus.

ACTIVITY:
Help the children answer the questions in their activity book.

DAILY DEVOTION
MONDAY - Luke 8: 11 - The seed is the word of God.
TUESDAY - Luke 8:12 - The wayside people
WEDNESDAY - Luke 8:13 -The Hard-rock people
THURSDAY - Luke 8:14 – The thorn-path people.
FRIDAY - Luke 8:15 –The good – soil people.
SATURDAY - Gal. 6:7 -Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
SUNDAY - Isaiah 52:7 - Thanks God for ministers of God.

What happened to the seed that fell on good ground?