Parable GardenFor grown-ups
The Growing Seed — title scene A crescent moon glows over a dark hillside. Underground, a golden seed begins to sprout in the moonlit soil.
A Story Jesus Told

The Growing Seed

From the Gospel of Mark

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One — Morning Seeds
A farmer scattering seeds A joyful farmer flings seeds in a wide arc across a freshly plowed brown field under a warm morning sky. Off you go, little seeds!

A farmer scattered seeds across his field one bright morning, cheerful as could be.

Two — Night and Day
Night and day split scene The scene is divided: left side shows night with a crescent moon, the sleeping farmer and stars; right side shows a sunny day with the farmer stretching awake. z z z

Night came, and the farmer slept. Day came, and he woke. Under the soil, the seeds were growing all on their own.

Two B — The Farmer Sleeps
The farmer asleep in a moonlit room A dark bedroom lit by moonlight through a window. The farmer sleeps peacefully on a mat while a tiny green sprout is visible outside. z z z

He didn't do anything special. He just slept, and the seed grew all on its own — he didn't even know how.

Three — Stage by Stage
Three stages of wheat growth Three wheat plants side by side showing growth stages: a green stem with a bud, a forming wheat head, and a full golden grain head ripening in the sun. 1 2 3 It's growing!

First a green stem. Then a flower head forming. Then full golden grain ripening in the sun.

Four — Harvest Time
Harvest time — farmer with sickle A golden wheat field under a warm amber sky. A farmer swings a curved sickle, harvesting the ripe grain and gathering sheaves. Time to reap.

When the grain was ready, the farmer came with his sickle. Harvest time had come!

A Small Question

What is growing in you
while you sleep?

“Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows.”

Mark 4
A Flower Blooms

A flower bloomed.

You finished The Growing Seed. Your garden has one more flower in it.