A fun Kids Corner's version of this parable!!!! It's all about how we listen to God’s Word.
Before You ListenTheme: Discovering Wisdom/ Jesus Talks About God’s Kingdom
1. Name some things you’ve learned about God from reading the Bible.
2. In Matthew 13:1-23, Jesus taught the Parable of Sower. He then explains it to his disciples. He compared the message of the kingdom to a seed. As you listen to this episode, think about how it is like a seed growing in the soil when we read the Word of God.
A: They fell on rocky ground but didn’t have deep roots, so they withered and died.
A: They fell among thorns and got choked out and never produced anything.
Think about how you learn about God and his kingdom when you read the Bible. In Jesus’ Parable of the Sower, we learn that listening to God’s Word is not enough. Bible readers must do the work, understand scripture, and make it a part of our lives. Bible readers need to have deep roots. We might get deep roots when we study the Bible every day and do devotions. We also learn that we can’t let our worries and wants about life take over our lives. God’s Word and his work need to be first. When we learn about God and our role in his story, we grow, and so does God’s kingdom.
Read all about The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:1-23. Want to dig deeper and learn more about reading the Bible? Check out Kids Corner’s eBook Faith Practices for Families: Reading the Bible.
Read God’s Word and learn the stories of the Bible. Here are two ways you can do it:
Read the Book of Mark. It is 16 chapters long. You can read it alone or with a family member.
Start listening to the Kids Corner Bible Story Podcast at https://kidscorner.net/bible-stories. You can listen to one a day or follow the Bible In One Year Plan, which follows the Bible story podcast list.