Sowing Seeds
Luke 8:4-15 (NIV)

Jesus often used word pictures to teach the people. These stories were called Parables. They were meant to illustrate some truth.  The people did not always understand, but Jesus was happy to give an explanation to those who wanted to know more. A picture story often helps us to see the point being made and to remember it better.  One such story is the parable of the Sower in Luke 8:4-15. Below you can see the story in a picture.

A Farmer went out to sow his seed ...

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Read Luke 8:11-15 to see how Jesus explained this Parable and fill in the blanks below.
Draw a line from the answer to the part of the picture that illustrates it.

The seed is the _______ of God. (vs.11)

. . . the _______ comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not __________ . (vs.12)

. . . believe for a while, but in time of ____________ they fall away. (vs.13)

. . . hear, but as they go on their way they are ____________ by life's worries, ______ and pleasures, and they do not mature. (vs.14)

. . . those with a noble and _______    _______ , who hear the ______ , retain it, and by persevering produce a _____ . (vs.15)