Matthew 13 · Grade 3

The Kingdom Is Like...

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Read the Story

Jesus sat in a boat and taught the crowd with parables, stories that teach about God's Kingdom. A farmer sowed seed. Some fell on the path, some on rocky ground, and some among thorns, and those seeds did not last. But the seed on good soil made a big crop. Jesus explained that the seed is the word of the Kingdom, and the good soil is a person who hears it and understands it.

Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed. It is one of the smallest seeds, but it grows into a tree where birds can rest. It is also like yeast that a woman mixes into flour until all the dough rises. God's Kingdom starts small but grows and spreads.

The Kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it, and in his joy he sold everything to buy that field. It is like a merchant who found one pearl of great price and sold all he had to buy it. Knowing God is worth more than anything!

Memory Verse

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:44 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What is a parable?
In the story, what is the good soil?
How is God's Kingdom like a mustard seed?
What did the man do when he found the treasure?
What does the pearl of great price teach us?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What kind of soil does your heart want to be like? Why?
Jesus compared God's kingdom to hidden treasure. What would you give up for Jesus?