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for Jesus told the people what the story meant. Jesus said the field meant the world, the owner of the field meant Je sus Himsélf, the good seed, the wheat, meant the words that He preached. Boys and girls, you know this whole Bi ble is God’s Word, so we must remem ber Jesus says His word is the good seed. The wheat that grew up meant the people that listened to those words and obeyed them. . The enemy that sowed the bad seed meant Satan; and the tares in the field meant the wicked people who would not believe in Jesus. As the owner of the field allowed the wheat and the tares to grow up together until the harvest, so Jesus will allow good and bad people to live together in the world until the Judgment Day. Then He will send forth His angels to gather up the good' people and take them to heaven with Him, but the bad will be sent away to be punished. Wheat and tares look alike, and so we can not; always tell the good people from
the bad, but God knows the good from the bad, and He will gather the good, His own children, to Himself and take them home to live with Him forever in the beautiful place He is getting ready for all who love Him and obey Him. Now our story teaches us that we grow things just like the seed we plant, and our memory verse will help us. I will say it over several times and then you can repeat it after me. (Teach M. Y.) If we want loving thoughts and kind words and deeds in our heart garden, we must plant God’s Word, for if we do not plant good seed, the bad will grow even if we do not plant them. Some of us who have had gardens know how the’ weeds grow and we are kept busy pull ing them out. If we learn our memory verse each week and do as it tells us, we are planting good seed in our heart. >Closing Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, we thank Thee for the Bible, the good seed, and help us to plant Thy Word in our hearts and minds. . . ¿i*.
Ê& Ê è DECEMBER 12,’ 1920 WHAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE Golden Text: “The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but right eousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Rom. 14:17. LESSON TEXT Mat. 13:44-58. (Read Isa. 62:6-12. É é
(44) A gain, th e kingdom of heaven is like unto tre a su re hid in a field; th e w hich w hen a m an h ath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all th a t he h ath , and b u yeth th a t field. (45) A gain, th e kingdom of heaven is like unto a m erchant m an seeking goodly pearls: (46) W ho, w hen he had found one pearl of g reat price, w ent and sold all th a t he^ had, and bought it. (47) Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a n et th a t was cast into th e «ea, and g athered of eyery kind: (48) W hich, when it w as full, they drew to shore and sat down, and gathered th e good into vessels, b u t cast the bad away. (49) So shall it be at the end of the w orld: th e angels shall come forth, and sever the w icked from am ong the ju st. (50) And shall cast them into^ the furnace of fire: th ere shall be w ailing and gnashing of teeth. (51) Jesu s saith ^unto them , H ave ye understood all these th in g s? They say u n to him,. Yea, X Therefore every scribe w hich is in stru c t ed u n to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a m an th a t is .an householder, w hich b ringeth forth ou t of his treasu re things new and old. (55) A nd it cam e to pass, th a t w hen Jesu s had finished th ese p a r ables, he departed thence. (54) And when he was come into his own country, he ta u g h t them in th e ir synagogue, in som uch th a t they w ere astonished, and said, W hence h a th th is m an th is wisdom, and these m ighty w orks? (55) Is no t this the carp en ter’s son ?£ is no t his m other called M arv? and his b rethren, fam es, and Jo se s''a n d Simon, and Ju das? (56) A nd his sisters, are they no t all w ith us ? W hence then h ath th is m an all thèse th in g s? (57) A nd they w ere of fended in him . B ut Jesu s said unto them , A prophet is not w ithout honour, save in his own country and in his own house. (58) A nd he did not^ njany m ighty w orks th ere because of th eir unbelief.
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