Exegetical Aim: That life eternal begins only with death.

Props: Four recognizable seeds and the photographs on the seed packets or other larger photographs representing the grown plants. Suggested seeds: Watermelon, Acorn, Apple, and a carton of regular chicken eggs.

Lesson Good morning. (response) I have some seeds and I don't know what kind of seeds these are but I think they grow up to be these. Show the photos. Can you tell which seed goes with which picture? As the children identify the seeds give them the seeds and ask them to lay the seeds down on top of its photo. What are these? (watermelon) These are watermelon seeds? (yes) How can you tell? It's not green! (response) Does everyone like watermelon? (yeah!) What about this one? (acorn) What does this become? (tree) A tree? This…