Type of Seed Meaning and modern understanding

1) Seed that fell on

the path:

2) Seed that fell on

the rocks:

3) Seed that was

choked by the
thorns:

4) Seed that fell on

good soil:

Activities to help us learn and understand:

1. What is a parable? (1)

2. Why did Jesus teach in parables? (1)
3. What happened to the seed on the path? (2)
4. What happened to the seed on rocky ground? (2)
5. What happened to the seed among the thorns? (2)
6. What happened to the seed on good soil? (2)
7. Who do you think the Sower represented in the
story? (1)
8. Who do you think the seed represented? (1)
9. Who do you think the birds, thorns and rocks
represented? (6)
10. ESSAY: ‘It is impossible to be like the seed on good
soil all the time’ Do you agree? In your answer
explain both points of view. (7)
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The Parable of the Sower: Luke 8: 4-8 & 11-15