Above the Bible: Jesus
On the right side of the Bible: seeds
On the left side of the Bible: The word of the Lord

Character on book: The Bible
In the Bible: This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop. (Luke: 8:11-15)

Words scattering from the Bible like seeds, from right to left: Some [seeds] fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plant withered because they had no moisture Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.

Bottom: The four different types of soil represent the four types of hearts that Jesus speaks about. Above are the seeds of the gospel that are sown from the Bible.

Big letters: Attitudes towards the teaching of the gospel (Luke 8)
Therefore consider carefully how you listen. (Luke 8:18)

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Bottom: The Lord Jesus tells the eight blessings of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 5).

Big character in the middle: Blessing
Inside the character: Jesus said blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, blessed are the merciful, blessed are the pure in heart, blessed are the merciful, blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness.

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Big characters on the bottom: Heard the Summons but Do Not Come  Jesus’ parable (Mt 11)

Small characters on the bottom: When rebuking the generation that didn’t believe in him, Jesus told the parable of children playing in the marketplace, using materials from Chinese life to make his meaning clear.

There are two groups of children in the picture, playing wedding and funeral respectively. When they called to other children to join them, they would not respond no matter what. Some people today would not be moved no matter how the gospel has been preached to them.

Bookstore in the picture: Gospel Bookstore

34:9

Bottom: Kneel down and pray to hear the Lord’s voice

Wall hanging in the picture: Samuel prays to God
Bottom: Speak, for your servant is listening.

C.S.S.U 34:42

The Lord Jesus’ parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15). For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost (Luke 19:10).

Pictures from right to left:
(1) The shepherd has a hundred sheep and loses one of them.
(2) He goes after the lost sheep until he finds it.
(3) When he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home.
(4) The lost sheep is found so people rejoice together. Bottom left corner: Seal of Guo Liang

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Painted by Yang Guoliang; Xie Fusheng made the seven-colored version

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