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Exceeding (Few children) I can suggest a number of meanings for the parables studied and link it to ideas about the Kingdom of God. Show the class some seeds and discuss what conditions help the seeds to grow. Show 4 different pots; pictures of the sun; path; birds; rocks; thorn bush and some soil. Use the objects to tell the story of ‘Parable of the Sower and the Seed’. Leave seeds to grow in different pots in different conditions over the next few lessons. Explore the Parable of the Sower in dance/drama taking freeze frame photos of the children’s work. Discuss what type of seed grew best and why. Give copies of the freeze frame photos to groups of 4. Ask them to write on each photograph a reason why the seed did/didn’t grow Play passing on the good actions game (See Chester Diocesan Parables Book, page 31) to illustrate how good actions lead to more good actions. Reflection: Ask: What do you think the story means? What would the world be like if everyone was like the seed in good soil and reacted well? Ask: Why did Jesus tell this story? What did Jesus want people to hear? What did he want Christians to know about God? What did he say about the Kingdom of God? List ideas. Vote as a class on the best meaning. (Possible answers: hearing God’s words makes a difference; good actions make for more good actions; distractions will come; people can influence one another). (Teachers Note: Matthew 13: 18-23 gives the interpretation of the parable Jesus gave to the disciples). Lesson 3 seed pictures copies of the text of ‘Parable of the Yeast & the Kingdom’ Matthew 13:33 yeast water
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