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1 Corinthians 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Run to Win

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolRun the Race

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenRun for Jesus

RUN → picture 3WIN → picture 1CROWN → picture 4GOOD → picture 2

Grade 1Run to Win

Share the Good News. → picture 4Paul served everyone. → picture 3Run the race. → picture 1Run to win the prize. → picture 5God's crown lasts. → picture 2

Grade 2Run the Race

  1. What did Paul tell people about? Jesus (circle)
  2. What did Paul make to earn money? Tents (circle)
  3. Who did Paul serve? All kinds of people (circle)
  4. What is life with Jesus like? A race (circle)
  5. How long does God's crown last? Forever (circle)
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Grade 3All Things to All People

  1. What right did Paul have? To be paid by the churches he served
  2. Why did Paul not use that right? He did not want anything to get in the way of the Good News
  3. How do athletes train? With self-control
  4. What kind of crown do followers of Jesus win? A crown that never fades
1: Am I not free2: I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some3: Run like that, so that you may win4: I therefore run like that, not aimlessly
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Grade 4An Imperishable Crown

  1. What did Paul offer as proof of his work? The Corinthians themselves
  2. Why did Paul preach for free? So that nothing would hinder the Good News
  3. Why did Paul become all things to all people? So that he might save some
  4. What kind of crown did ancient athletes win? A crown of leaves that soon withers

Word bank: 1. apostle; 2. work; 3. free; 4. weak

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5A Servant to All

  1. How does chapter 9 connect to chapter 8? It illustrates that love may set aside its rights for others
  2. What did Paul consider his reward? To offer the Good News free of charge
  3. What does becoming all things to all people mean for Paul? Adapting himself to different people so that he might save some
  4. What kind of crown do believers run for? An incorruptible one (9:25)
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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