Matthew 13:36-43 · The Parable Of the Weeds Explained

36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."

37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

40 "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Time to Pull the Weeds
Matthew 13:36-43, Matthew 13:24-30
Children's Sermon
by King Duncan
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Object: Optional: Find some weed seeds—sandburs or other obnoxious sticky weed seed – and glue one onto a note card . . . one for each child present.

Say: Jesus told a story about a man who planted good seeds in his field. That night the enemy came and sowed weed seeds in the same field. When the seeds sprouted and came up, both plants and weeds grew. That isn't what the man wanted, was it? What would be good seeds to plant in your life? Would it be selfishness or sharin…

Dynamic Preaching, Children's Sermons, by King Duncan