LESSON



LESSON 7JUNE 16, 2023SUBJECT: The Sower and the SeedDEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 95:1-11BACKGROUND: Matthew 13:1-23; Mark 4:1-20; Luke 8:5-15LESSON: Matthew 13:1-9, 16-17MEMORY VERSE: The seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Matthew 13:23 NIVLESSON AIM: To inspire us to hear God’s Word with a desire to believe, understand and obey it.INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINEI. THE SETTING: MATTHEW 13:1-3aIn this week’s lesson where did Jesus teach? This was one of Jesus’ favorite place to teach and do ministry. Locate. Matthew 13:1 (This Lake is known as Lake Tiberias, the Sea of Tiberias, Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret, and the Sea of Galilee. See page 3.)Why do you think this was a good place to teach?Who sought Jesus out by the lake? Where did Jesus teach from? Matthew 13:2Why do you think the masses were drawn to Jesus? Matthew 7:29 What was Jesus’ threefold ministry? Matthew 4:23 What was Jesus’ posture for teaching? This was the normal posture for all Jewish teachers. Matthew 13:2What was Jesus’ method of teaching? Matthew 13:3aWhat is a parable? Use a Bible Dictionary. (A parable has been defined as: “A simple story illustrating a spiritual truth or moral lesson; an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.”)Why did Jesus use parables to teach? Matthew 13:10-17II. THE FIRST SOIL: MATTHEW 13:3b-4, 18-19Who is the key figure in this parable? What was he doing? Who all could this person represent? Matthew 13:3bWhat does the seed represent? Luke 8:11What was the first kind of soil the seeds fell on? What happened to the seed? Matthew 13:4What is the meaning of the first example? Matthew 13:18-19Who do the birds represent? Matthew 13:19Give examples of how God’s preached and taught Word fall on a hard path.What things harden people to God’s Word? Acts 28:27; Romans 2:5; 1 John 2:15-17III. THE SECOND SOIL: MATTHEW 13:5-6, 20-21Describe the second kind of soil the seed fell on. What was the result? Why? Matthew 13:5-6What do the second soil and result represent? Give examples. Matthew 13:20-21 (Luke 8:13)What make people quickly and eagerly take God’s Word only to soon fall away? What different effects can trials and tribulations have in one’s life?What things does God want us to be rooted in so our faith will be enduring? Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 2:6-7IV. THE THIRD SOIL: MATTHEW 13:7, 22Describe the third kind of soil the seed fell on. What was the result? Why? Matthew 13:7What are thorns on earth a consequence of? Genesis 3:17-19What is the interpretation of the third kind of soil? Matthew 13:22 (Luke 8:14)What two kind of thorns does Jesus single out in Matthew 13:22?What does God’s Word give us to prevent these deadly thorns from growing in our lives? Matthew 6:33-34; 1 Timothy 6:6-10What thorns in the world are in competition with God’s Word and the Christian way of life? Why are they so deadly to the believer’s life?V. THE FOURTH KIND OF SOIL: MATTHEW 13:8, 23What was the fourth kind of soil the seed fell on? What was the result? Why? Matthew 13:8What does the fourth example illustrate? Matthew 13:23What are the three evidences of a genuine believer? Matthew 13:23v. 23av. 23bv. 23cHow can we become more fruitful as Christians? John 15:4-8What kind of fruit are we to produce, that represents a good crop?Matthew 3:8Galatians 5:22Ephesians 5:9 Philippians 1:11Is the productivity among believers uniformed? What do you think this indicate? Matthew 13:23VI. THE CONCLUSION: MATTHEW 13:9With what challenge did Jesus conclude this parable? Matthew 13:9How are we to understand Matthew 13:9?Why do some people hear God’s Word but fail to understand and/or follow it? Hebrews 4:6-7SUMMARY AND DISCUSSIONWhat do the various soils represent in the parable of the sower? (Consider the different attitudes and the responses of the people who hear God’s Word.)What is the difference between hearing and understanding?Maps of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee ................
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