PLANTS SOWING THEIR SEEDS 27 



Dwell upon the fact that God cannot watch over 

 His plants with such loving care and not watch over us 

 too. This lesson should be used to increase the child's 

 faith and trust. 



Teach with this lesson the three parables which relate 

 to seeds. (The Sower, Matt. 13:1-9; The Wheat and 

 the Tares, Matt. 13:24-30; The Mustard Seed, Matt. 

 13:31-32.) Can the children tell you what lesson Jesus 

 taught by each of these seed-stories? 



Hand Work 



Ask the children to make a collection of seeds, and 

 draw or paste them on the sheet enclosed in the leaflet, 

 and to record their list on page 4 of the leaflet. 



OPENING TALK 



How is it that the baby plant protects its first tender 

 leaves from the rough earth? If the first two leaves and 

 the tiny bud between them were broken off would the 

 plant grow? Do the roots ever grow up? Or the leaves 

 down? 



What does the plant do besides grow? Is the blossom 

 just to make the plant more beautiful? Does it have any 

 help from outside? 



If we do right and follow God's commandments shall 

 we help any besides ourselves? 



To-day we will follow the growth of the plant still 

 further, and see how it is that each plant makes sure 

 there shall be many more plants of its kind, and what 

 helpers there are for this work. 



