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1 Peter 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Living Hope

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.

PreschoolHope in God

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

KindergartenBe Holy

FLOWER → picture 3GRASS → picture 1WORD → picture 4LAMB → picture 2

Grade 1A Living Hope

A living hope → picture 4Gold tested by fire → picture 3A lamb without spot → picture 1Love one another from the heart. → picture 5The flower falls. → picture 2

Grade 2Hope That Lasts

  1. Who rose from the dead? Jesus (circle)
  2. Where does God keep a gift for his people? In heaven (circle)
  3. What does Peter say God is? Holy (circle)
  4. How should we love each other? From the heart (circle)
  5. What lasts forever? The word of the Lord
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Grade 3Like Gold Tested by Fire

  1. What did God give through the resurrection of Jesus? A living hope
  2. What is faith more precious than? Gold
  3. What is gold tested by? Fire
  4. What were they bought back with? The precious blood of Christ
  5. How should they love one another? From the heart
1: Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently.2: You shall be holy, for I am holy.3: All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass.4: This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.

Grade 4Born Again to a Living Hope

  1. How were believers born again to a living hope? Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
  2. What three words describe their inheritance? Incorruptible, undefiled, and it doesn’t fade away
  3. Why should believers be holy? Because the one who called them is holy
  4. What were they redeemed with? Precious blood, the blood of Christ

Word bank: 1. hope; 2. gold; 3. love; 4. holy; 5. lamb

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

Grade 5The Word That Endures

  1. Why does Peter call his readers foreigners? They belong to God, so they are not fully at home in this world
  2. What do trials do to genuine faith? They prove it the way fire tests gold
  3. Who desires to look into these things? Angels
  4. What contrast ends the chapter? All flesh is like grass, but the Lord’s word endures forever

Word bank: 1. God; 2. hope; 3. gold; 4. holy; 5. word

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

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