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1 Corinthians 3 · Preschool

God Makes It Grow

Name Date

Color the little plant. God makes things grow!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.”

1 Corinthians 3:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Paul planted seeds. Apollos gave them water. But God made them grow! Let's thank God for helping us grow.

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1 Corinthians 3 · Kindergarten

God Gives Growth

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PLANT
WATER
GROW
GOD
I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PLANT
WATER
GROW
GOD

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a little plant growing tall.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do plants need to grow?
  • Who helps you grow strong?

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1 Corinthians 3 · Grade 1

Planted and Watered

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

PLANT
WATER
GROW
BUILD
TEMPLE
I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

1 Corinthians 3:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Paul planted.
Apollos watered.
God gave the growth.
Build on Jesus.
You are God's temple.

God Gives the Growth

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ

For we are God’s fellow workers

But God gave the increase

You are God’s farming, God’s building

Draw a little plant growing tall.

Memory Verse

“I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.”

1 Corinthians 3:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Paul plant?
  • How can you help God's work?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Corinthians 3 · Grade 2

God Makes It Grow

Name Date

Read the Story

The people in Corinth were still fighting. Some liked Paul best. Some liked Apollos best. Paul said they were acting like babies.

Paul said he planted, like a farmer plants seeds. Apollos gave water. But only God can make a plant grow. Paul and Apollos were God's helpers.

Paul said Jesus is like the strong base of a house. God's people build their lives on Him. God's Spirit lives in His people.

Memory Verse

“I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.”

1 Corinthians 3:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What were the people still doing?

    FightingPaulApollos

  2. Who planted?

    PaulGodFighting

  3. Who gave water?

    FightingPaulApollos

  4. Who makes the plant grow?

    GodJesusApollos

  5. Who is like the strong base of a house?

    FightingJesusPaul

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

INCREASECYLTPBWREBTCFBLKUORWNVLUAUTBIRWNGINNKSWORKTLTOEBWORLDDSHWREADYHSKAKTEMPLE
  • INCREASE
  • BUILDS
  • TEMPLE
  • PLANTS
  • WORLD
  • READY
  • WISE
  • WORK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help others grow in God?
  • How can you lean on Jesus when things are hard?

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1 Corinthians 3 · Grade 3

God's Field and God's Building

Name Date

Read the Story

Paul said he could not talk to the Corinthians as grown-up believers. They were like babies in Christ. They had jealousy and quarrels. Each one said he followed Paul or Apollos.

Paul said, I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase. Paul and Apollos were only servants. The church belongs to God. It is God's field and God's building.

The only foundation is Jesus Christ. Each person must be careful how he builds on it. Good work will last, and God will reward it. Paul said, Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Memory Verse

“For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s farming, God’s building.”

1 Corinthians 3:9 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why were the Corinthians like babies in Christ?

  2. Who gave the increase?

  3. What did Paul call the church?

  4. What is the only foundation?

God Gives the Growth

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

YCTLSWORKPLERJCTRWEVBUILDSIREADYHRMSPVOCFIEIETEMPLEVBPLEWORLDAACINCREASEDVMPLANTS
  • INCREASE
  • BUILDS
  • TEMPLE
  • PLANTS
  • WORLD
  • READY
  • WISE
  • WORK

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you grow up in loving God?
  • What does it mean that God lives in His people?

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1 Corinthians 3 · Grade 4

Fellow Workers with God

Name Date

Read and Think

Paul had fed the Corinthians with milk, not solid food, because they were not ready. Their jealousy and strife showed they were still acting like people of this world. Picking teams behind Paul or Apollos proved it.

Paul describes himself and Apollos as servants. Using a farming picture, he says he planted and Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. Workers matter, but God gets the credit. Then Paul uses a building picture. As a wise master builder, he laid the foundation, and that foundation is Jesus Christ.

Everyone builds on that foundation with different materials, like gold, silver, wood, or straw. One day each person's work will be tested, and work that lasts will be rewarded. Paul then reminds the church that they are God's temple, and God's Spirit lives in them. Because all things belong to them in Christ, they should not boast in men.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Paul feed the Corinthians milk instead of solid food?

  2. What does the farming picture teach?

  3. What foundation did Paul lay?

  4. What does Paul remind the church they are?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

wisebuildsworldreadyGod
  1. Paul had fed the Corinthians with milk, not solid food, because they were not .
  2. Their jealousy and strife showed they were still acting like people of this .
  3. Using a farming picture, he says he planted and Apollos watered, but gave the growth.
  4. As a master builder, he laid the foundation, and that foundation is Jesus Christ.
  5. Everyone on that foundation with different materials, like gold, silver, wood, or straw.

Think About It

  1. Paul and Apollos had different jobs but worked for the same God. What job can you do to help God's work grow?

  2. Paul says believers are God's temple. How should knowing God's Spirit lives in His people change how you treat others?

Memory Verse

“For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you thank the people who teach you about God?
  • What makes work last for God?

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1 Corinthians 3 · Grade 5

Building on the One Foundation

Name Date

Read and Think

Paul wanted to give the Corinthians deeper teaching, but their behavior kept him on milk. Jealousy, strife, and factions revealed that they were thinking in merely human ways. Spiritual maturity is measured not by knowledge or gifts, which they had in abundance, but by love and unity. Their slogans about following Paul or Apollos showed they had not grown up.

Paul reframes the role of leaders. He and Apollos are servants through whom the Corinthians believed, each doing what the Lord assigned. In the agricultural image, Paul planted and Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. In the architectural image, Paul laid the foundation as a wise master builder, and others build on it. There can be no other foundation than Jesus Christ.

The building materials represent the quality of each person's ministry. Gold, silver, and costly stones last, while wood, hay, and straw do not. The Day will reveal each person's work, and enduring work will be rewarded. Paul then shifts from individual builders to the whole church: they are God's temple, and God's Spirit lives in them, so damaging the unity of the church is serious. Since all things belong to believers in Christ, and they belong to Christ, boasting in human leaders makes no sense.

Show What You Know

  1. According to Paul, what reveals spiritual maturity?

  2. What do the farming and building images teach about leaders?

  3. What do the different building materials represent?

  4. Why does Paul say boasting in human leaders makes no sense?

Crossword

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Across

  1. He has taken the ____ in their craftiness
  2. But God gave the ____

Down

  1. But if anyone ____ on the foundation with gold
  2. If any man’s ____ remains which he built on it
  3. For you weren’t yet ____

Think About It

  1. Paul says the quality of our work for God matters. What kind of lasting work could you build on the foundation of Christ?

  2. The whole church is God's temple. How does this truth make divisions in a church so serious?

Memory Verse

“For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 3:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making Your church grow. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would help you grow more like Jesus this year?
  • Why is unity in a church so important?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.