The latest from Coralville: April 2016

Thursday, April 14, 2016

JAM Kids - April 13, 2016

JAM Kids - Stewardship of Talents

Spring has arrived in Coralville. At last!

Our Bible story was the Parable of the Sower.

So we made "seed bombs" to sow in fields, yards, and gardens.

Pulp was made by recycling shredded paper.

Then flower seeds were added to the pulp.

JAM Kids could make their "seed bombs" into different shapes.

We learned the Parable of the Sower.

The Story About the Farmer Mark 4:1-20

Jesus told His disciples and many other
people a story about a farmer who
planted seeds in his field.

"Some of the seeds fell on a path, and the birds ate them," said Jesus.

"Some of the seeds fell on rocky soil, where they grew.

But because the roots didn't grow deep, the hot sun scorched the plants.

Other seeds fell among weeds, and were choked out.

And still other seeds landed on good soil, where they grew up and became healthy plants bearing much fruit."

The disciples did not understand the hidden meaning behind the story. Jesus explained, "I am the farmer, who is spreading the message of the gospel. If a person's heart is hard, like the hardened pathway in the field, then he will not receive my message into his heart. Then there are people who think they want to follow me. At first they say they accept me, but later you can tell that their lives were not changed because they didn't bear any fruit. And last, those who receive my message in their heart and make it a part of their life will bear fruit-—they will do many great things for me."