2. Welcome To 12:13!

3.  What is one thing you are looking forward to doing this summer?

4. Need to use the bathroom? Ask a parent volunteer Need handouts from a previous week? Ask a parent volunteer Need to borrow a pen? Loan us a shoe and we will loan you a pen! Need to talk with a friend? Wait for the right time...you will.

5. Want to make an eternal investment in the life of a Middle School boy or girl in Africa? Hundreds of thousands of Christians in Ethiopia and Uganda have never owned a copy of the Bible. For just $6 you can provide one boy or girl with a Bible in the local language. This is one of the best investments you will ever make!

6. Where do you go to school? What is your favorite subject? How many are in your family? What is your favorite sport to play or watch? If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go?

7. MODERN PARABLES (Part 5)

8. PARABLE OF THE SOWER (Matthew 13:1-9, 18- 23) »“A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path…”

9. DIGGING DEEPER »Who is “the sower” in the parable? »What is “the seed” in the parable? »What type of heart does each soil symbolize?  Path  Rocky soil  Thorns  Good soil »Who is “the sower” in the parable? »What is “the seed” in the parable? »What type of heart does each soil symbolize?  Path  Rocky soil  Thorns  Good soil

10. WHAT DOES JESUS WANT US TO LEARN FROM THIS PARABLE? »Satan is eager to steal the seed before it sprouts »Without roots, the seed will die in the heat »The world is full of weeds that choke the seed »Good seed in good soil yields a good harvest »Those who have “ears to hear” will cultivate the soil of their hearts »Satan is eager to steal the seed before it sprouts »Without roots, the seed will die in the heat »The world is full of weeds that choke the seed »Good seed in good soil yields a good harvest »Those who have “ears to hear” will cultivate the soil of their hearts

11. DO YOU HAVE EARS TO HEAR? »On a scale of 1 (bad) to 10 (good), rate yourself:  __ I take God and His Word seriously.  __ I diligently read the Word.  __ I faithfully obey the Word.  __ I uproot weeds of worldly desires.  __ I see a good harvest of righteousness in my life. »On a scale of 1 (bad) to 10 (good), rate yourself:  __ I take God and His Word seriously.  __ I diligently read the Word.  __ I faithfully obey the Word.  __ I uproot weeds of worldly desires.  __ I see a good harvest of righteousness in my life.

12. HARVEST ON THE POPE FARM