Pumpkin Children’s Message: God’s Word the Seed

Use this children’s message “God’s Word the Seed” to help children see that planting seeds of faith will grow good things in them.

You’ll need:

• a large pumpkin
• a small Bible
• a zip-close bag
• a knife
• plastic gloves
• a bowl
• paper towels

Pumpkin Children’s Message: God’s Word the Seed

Before the kids arrive, cut a small slot in the side of the pumpkin, preserving the piece so you can put it back in the pumpkin. Place the small Bible in a zip-close bag, and seal it tight. Then put the Bible inside the pumpkin. Replace the piece in the pumpkin and keep it turned away from children.

When the kids arrive, ask:

• What’s on the inside of this pumpkin?
• What are seeds used for?

Cut open the pumpkin from the top. Dig out all the seeds and place them in a bowl. Pause and tell the children that you see one more rather unusual seed inside the pumpkin. Show children the Bible and take it out of the bag.

Then read aloud Luke 8:4-15. Invite kids to mime the action in the passage as you read—pretending to be farmers scattering seed.

Say: The Bible is sometimes called God’s Word, because it’s the most special book filled with important things God wants us to know. God’s Word helps us know who God is, what matters to him, and how much he loves us!

Talk About It

Ask:

• How is the Bible kind of like a seed?
• I wonder, how do we “plant” the Bible?
• Where might God want us to plant the seeds of His Word?

Say: When we read the Bible and understand what God is telling us in his Word, that plants God’s Word in our hearts. It becomes a part of who we are and grows good things in us. God’s Word really is a lot like a seed!

Close in prayer, asking God to help children plant God’s Word in their hearts.

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