Seeds & Soil (Matthew 13:1–13)
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In the Parable of the Sower, the seed stands for this:
What is the word of God (God’s message)?
Jesus warns: life does not consist in the abundance of these.
What are possessions (things)?
Five were wise and five were foolish; the wise brought extra this.
What is oil?
What matters more to God: how you look on the outside or your heart and choices?
What is your heart and choices?
The book in the Holy Bible that Jesus wrote
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This kind of ground lets worries and riches “choke” the word.
What are the thorns (thorny soil)?
The rich fool wanted to build these bigger to store his crops.
What are barns?
When the bridegroom arrived, those who were ready went in and this happened to the door.
What is it was shut?
In these parables, should we be ready now or wait until the last minute?
What is be ready now?
The last book in the Bible
What is Revelations?
This soil springs up fast but withers because it has no root.
What is the rocky (stony) soil?
God calls the man a “fool” because this would be required that very night.
What is his soul (life)?
The foolish asked the wise to share this, but they couldn’t.
What is oil?
True treasure is not more stuff. Jesus says be rich toward whom?
What is God?
The word "Gospel" means this
Jesus says parables invite people to do these two things with the word.
What are hear and understand (or “keep/do”)?
Jesus’ punchline: the one who lays up treasure for himself is not this “toward God.”
What is rich toward God?
Jesus’ lesson: we should do this because we don’t know the day or the hour.
What is watch (be ready/stay awake)?
With God’s message, should we just hear it, or hear it and do it?
What is hear it and do it?
The longest book in the Holy Bible
What is Psalms?
Jesus says the disciples are given to know these about the kingdom.
What are the mysteries of the kingdom?
The rich fool talks only to this person in his plan.
Who is himself (“my soul…”)?
One reason you can’t borrow faith last-minute: this kind of faith is built over time.
What is prepared/steady (daily) faith?
You can’t borrow this from a friend at the last minute (like the oil).
What is readiness/faith (accept “oil” for younger players)?
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What is Sarah?