New Testament · Parable
Parable of the Sower
Jesus compares hearts to different kinds of soil so children can understand how God's word grows in a listening life.
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A farmer went out to scatter seed. Some seed fell on the path, where birds quickly ate it. Some fell on rocky ground and sprang up fast, but the roots were shallow. Some fell among thorns, and the thorns crowded the plants until they could not grow well.
Other seed fell into good soil. It took root, grew strong, and produced a harvest. Jesus explained that the seed is God's word. The soils show different ways people listen: some ignore it, some receive it only for a moment, some become crowded by worries, and some let it grow deeply.
For children, this story turns listening into a picture they can remember. A good heart is not noisy and hurried all the time. It makes room for truth, prayer, patience, and small acts of obedience.
Artwork in This Story
Landscape with the Parable of the Sower
- Artist
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Date
- 1557
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons Source
- Rights
- Public domain artwork reproduction
Bruegel places the sower inside a wide landscape, which helps the page show that Jesus' short parable touches the whole shape of a listening life.
Key Lesson
God's word grows best in a heart that listens, remembers, and practices what Jesus teaches.
Parent Questions
- What happened to the seed on the path?
- Why did the rocky soil fail?
- What can crowd God's word out of a heart?
- What is one way to be good soil this week?
