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Matthew 13 · Grade 5

Secrets of the Kingdom

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Matthew 13 is the third great teaching section in Matthew. Jesus speaks in parables, and His disciples ask why. He explains that the secrets of the Kingdom have been given to them, but many in the crowd, like the people in Isaiah's day, see without perceiving and hear without understanding. Parables reveal truth to open hearts and hide it from those who refuse to listen.

The parable of the sower explains why people respond to the same message so differently. The problem is never the seed. It is the condition of the heart. Satan snatches the word, trouble scorches shallow faith, and worries and wealth choke it. But the good hearer understands and bears fruit, some a hundredfold.

The parables of the weeds and the dragnet show that good and evil will exist side by side until the end, when the Son of Man sends His angels to separate them. The mustard seed and the yeast show the Kingdom's surprising growth from small beginnings. The treasure and the pearl show its surpassing worth. A scribe trained for the Kingdom brings out treasures old and new.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Jesus speak in parables, according to His explanation?

  2. According to the parable of the sower, why do people respond differently to God's word?

  3. What do the weeds among the wheat teach about the present age?

  4. What two parables show the Kingdom growing from a small start?

  5. What do the treasure and the pearl show about the Kingdom?

Crossword

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Across

  1. They choked the plants.
  2. A merchant found one of great price.
  3. They ate the seeds on the path.

Down

  1. Good ____ grew lots of grain.
  2. A story that teaches about God's Kingdom.
  3. What the farmer threw on the ground.

Think About It

  1. What thorns in your world might choke out God's word in a person's life?

  2. The man in the parable sold everything in his joy. How is following Jesus a joy and not just a cost?

Memory Verse

He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

Matthew 13:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What keeps you too busy for God?
  • Why do you think Jesus taught with stories instead of just plain rules?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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