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    God established the principle of sowing and reaping when He created the earth and commanded plants and animals to reproduce using seeds. The document teaches that this principle applies spiritually, in that when believers sow seeds by giving to God's kingdom, they can expect a harvest or blessing in return, just as a farmer expects a crop from the seeds planted. It uses the analogy of physical seeds multiplying when planted to illustrate how generosity towards God's work will result in abundance and prosperity.

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    God established the principle of sowing and reaping when He created the earth and commanded plants and animals to reproduce using seeds. The document teaches that this principle applies spiritually, in that when believers sow seeds by giving to God's kingdom, they can expect a harvest or blessing in return, just as a farmer expects a crop from the seeds planted. It uses the analogy of physical seeds multiplying when planted to illustrate how generosity towards God's work will result in abundance and prosperity.

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    Lesson 9

    THE POWER OF THE SEED


    Scriptures to Study
     Proverbs 11:24
     Mark 4:26-29
     Mark 10:17-30
     Luke 6:38
     Galatians 6:6-10

    Central Truth
    When we give to God’s work, we can expect a blessing in return.

    The Spoken Word


    “Give, and it shall be given unto you.” Luke 6:38

    To the Teachers
    The principle of seedtime and harvest was established by God when He created the
    earth. It is introduced in Genesis 1:29, “Behold I have given you every herb bearing
    seed…” The literal rendering from Hebrew is “every herb seedling seed.” God revealed to
    Adam that the key to his increase and dominion on the earth was in sowing seed. God
    again emphasized this principle after the flood. “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and
    harvest…shall not ceased” (Genesis 8:22).

    Our Lord Jesus used this principle to explain what He would accomplish by His
    death and burial. “Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone; but
    if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit” (John 12:24)

    The principle of sowing and reaping works in every realm of life. Like a farmer who
    plants seed, we should expect to receive a harvest when we give into God’s kingdom.

    Did Jesus go to the cross simply to die? No! He endured the cross because He
    fully expected to reap a harvest of souls! (Hebrews 12:2)

    Did Abraham offer Isaac, believing that he would forever lose his son? No! He fully
    expected that God would resurrect Isaac from the dead (Hebrews 11:17-19).

    If our Bible examples gave to God, expecting a harvest, should we expect anything
    less? The sooner children learn the vital principle that one cannot out give God, the richer
    and better their lives will be. Because we must always give before we receive, this
    eliminates the possibility of tainting our motives. Giving keeps us from becoming
    covetous.
    ILLUSTRATED SERMON
    The Power of the Seed
    Scriptures to Study:
    Proverbs 11:24 . Mark 4:26-29; 10:17-30 . Luke 6:38 . Galatians 6:6-10

    Objects Needed:
    A small cup, soil, a kernel of corn, an ear of corn, six pieces of fruit for the children
    to eat, another six pieces of fruit with their seeds, paper towels

    How to Prepare:
    Keep these objects on hand at the front of the class with paper towels nearby.

    Message:
    I. God created all living things with the ability to reproduce.

    A. When God made the animals, He gave them the power to recreate
    themselves.
    1. Because of this, it is possible for the numbers of animals to
    grow to great proportions.
    2. The animals were created by God to reproduce after their
    kind.

    B. God gave this same power to human beings.

    C. God created the plant kingdom to reproduce itself as well.


    1. What if the fruit that God made could not reproduce itself?
    (Bring out the fruit samples. Have one child come forward for
    each piece of fruit and have a contest to see who can eat his
    fruit first.)
    2. Without the ability to reproduce, the fruit that God created in the
    Garden of Eden would have disappeared soon after creation.

    D. By giving mankind the ability to reproduce people, plants and


    animals, God show us that He wants us to have a full supply of
    the things we need.

    II. Every living thing in the earth reproduces itself with seeds.

    A. God told Adam that all living things increase by planting seeds
    (Genesis 1:29).
    1. If we want to grow an apple tree, we must plant an apple
    seed.
    (Hold up an apple and an apple seed.)
    2. If we want to grow an orange, we must have an orange seed.
    (Hold up an orange and an orange seed. Continue in this vein
    with as many kinds of fruit for which you have seeds.)

    B. The seed has a genetic code inside to recreate the plant it came
    from.
    1. Apple seeds cannot produce orange trees.
    2. Orange seeds cannot produce apple trees.
    (You may wish to make these points by asking questions, using
    the seeds to illustrate the point.)

    C. Though the see may remain unplanted for years, it does not lose
    it power.
    1. Wheat seeds from ancient Egyptian tombs have been known
    to produce wheat after 3,000 years.
    2. The seed is under orders from God to do the work it was
    created to do.

    III. The seed must be planted to bring forth increase.

    A. The seed will not grow until it is placed in soil.

    B. When a seed is sown, it disappears from view.


    1. We must plant our seeds if we want them to grow.
    2. If a seed is removed from its soil again and again, it loses its
    power.
    (Use the cup of soil and a seed to demonstrate the importance
    of leaving the seed in the ground to do its work.)

    IV. The seed will multiply itself many hundreds of times if it is


    allowed to grow.

    A. When the seed brings forth its fruit, there are many more seeds
    in the fruit.
    (Use the kernel and the ear of corn to demonstrate this lesson.)

    B. The seedtime and harvest principle is based on increase, not just


    replacement. (Does a farmer plant seed only to get back the
    same amount that he planted?)

    C. Everyone who sows seed should expect to receive a crop.


    (When a farmer plants a seed, does he forget about it, leaving his
    field never expecting to receive a crop?)
    V. We should obey Jesus when He tells us to give.

    A. Jesus told the rich young ruler to give away all his possessions
    (Mark 10:17-21).
    1. This young man loved money and things more than he loved
    God.
    2. He knew in his heart that something was missing from his life.
    3. He asked Jesus to help him.

    B. Jesus loved the young man.


    1. He did not want the young man to be poor.
    2. He wanted the young man to trust in God and not in his
    money.

    C. The young man did not listen to Jesus and walked away.
    1. He did not understand that Jesus was trying to make him
    richer.
    2. If the young man had given his money as Jesus instructed, it
    would have been like planting money seeds.
    3. The young man would have received untold good things in
    this life and even greater treasures in heaven
    (Mark 10:29-30).

    D. Can a farmer plant seeds and not get a crop?


    (Hold up seeds and fruit again.)
    1. Storms and drought may destroy earthly crops.
    2. We must remember that when we give to God’s kingdom,
    there is protection over our sowing and reaping.

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