Come Follow Me Printable Activity Page and Teaching Ideas for March 20-26: Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13

  Hello!  Each week I gather some resources to complement the Come, Follow Me for that week.   The printable activity pages are also created by me with the artwork generally coming from the church website and the activities are *mostly* original.   See the index of  other weeks at this link.   

March 20-26, 2023
Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13

OBJECT LESSON (taken from this website):
You can use this object lesson at any time during your lesson, but it may be most effective after you explain Matthew 13:23: “But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” 

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Instant snow powder, or the “stuffing” inside of a diaper (they are both made from similar materials)
• Soil
• A glass container
• Water

What to do:

Put some soil into the glass container. Explain the properties of good soil to the kids (it must be deep enough for seeds, moist, weed/thorn/rock free, etc.

Add the “seeds” to the soil (the instant snow powder). “Nurture” the seed by pouring water over it to make it grow. The instant snow will expand to thirty or more times its original size, just like a crop would.

Explain:

If the Word of God has been “sown” in us, how can we produce “fruit”? We can do that by sharing God’s Word with others. Think about: one person shares the gospel with one person. That person shares the gospel with five other people. Those five people each share it with ten others. That’s a lot of fruit from just one seed!

QUOTE ABOUT PARABLES:

"Jesus Christ was the greatest teacher who ever taught,” declared President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985). One of the Savior’s most striking teaching methods was His use of parables. Concerning the parables of Jesus, President Howard W. Hunter (1907–95) said: “They are so simple a child can understand, yet profound enough for the sage and philosopher. …

“Each of the parables spoken by the Savior seems to teach a principle or give an admonition regarding the attributes necessary to qualify for exaltation....

...Your diligent study and application of the parables of Jesus will bring you closer to the central purpose of life: to come unto Christ and live His gospel. Elder Bruce R. McConkie (1915–85) said: “Parables are a call to investigate the truth; to learn more; to inquire into the spiritual realities, which, through them, are but dimly viewed. Parables start truth seekers out in the direction of further light and knowledge and understanding; they invite men to ponder such truths as they are able to bear in the hope of learning more. Parables are a call to come unto Christ, to believe his doctrines, to live his laws, and to be saved in his kingdom.” 
{Parables of Jesus: The Priceless Parables, Frank Judd Jr, Ensign, January 2003}

SOME CHURCH VIDEOS ABOUT PARABLES: 

The Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
The Parables of the Wheat and the Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven

SOME MORE RESOURCES: 
This is a great article from the Ensign that explains parables really well.
 
HOW TO USE THE PRINTABLE ACTIVITY PAGES:

These activity pages are perfect:
1. to use at home, during sacrament meeting, or in a classroom
2. as a review for the CFM reading for the week
3.  as a discussion starter for CFM topics

LET ME KNOW: 
I'd love to hear how you use them in your classrooms or families.