The Parables of the Sower, Wheat and

TaresNew Testa-

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Lesson: 17Goal: To help you understand and apply the spiritual messages in two of the parables Jesus told.

Testify that Je-sus Christ is

Chal-lenge:

Match The Meaning Of The ParablesDraw a line from the item in the left column to the matching meaning in the right column

The SowerA. Seeds 1. Do not understand

B. Soil 2. Hear and understand

C. By the wayside 3. Good works

D. Upon stony places 4. Choked by worldly cares and riches

E. Among thorns 5. Satan

F. Into good ground 6. Hear but have no root; become offended easily

G. Fowls 7. Gospel of Jesus Christ or the Word of God

H. Fruit 8. Hearts of those who hear the word

The Wheat and the Tares

A. Sower 1. Jesus’ second coming

B. Good seed (wheat) 2. Followers of Satan

C. Field 3. Angels

D. Enemy 4. Satan

E. Tares (weeds) 5. World

F. Reapers 6. Jesus Christ and His Apostles

G. Harvest 7. Followers of Jesus

heart, their, eyes, closed, heal

ENEMY FIELD FOWLS FRUIT GROUNDHARVEST REAPERS SEEDS SOIL SOWERSTONY TARES THORNS WEEDS WHEAT

For this people’s ______ is waxed gross, and _____ ears are dull of hear-ing, and their ____ they have _____; lest at any time they should see with _____ eyes, and hear with _____ ears, and should understand with _____ heart, and should be converted, and I should _____ them.

SOWER - A-7, B-8, C-1, D-6, E-4 , F-2, G-5, H-3TARES - A-6, B-7, C-5, D-4, E-2, F-3, G-1