1 Timothy 6 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Godliness With Contentment

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.

PreschoolHappy With Enough

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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 Content

THANKS → picture 4LOVE → picture 3SHARE → picture 2FOOD → picture 1

Grade 1Enough Is Great

Love God, not money. → picture 3Food and clothes are enough. → picture 5Fight the good fight of faith. → picture 2Be rich in good works. → picture 4Share with others. → picture 1

Order:

1. But godliness with contentment is great gain.2. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.3. But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.4. Fight the good fight of faith.

Grade 2Happy With What We Have

What did we bring into the world? Nothing (circle)
What is enough for us? Food and clothes (circle)
What can loving money lead to? Many wrong things (circle)
What should people with a lot do? Share and do good works

Grade 3Great Gain

What did some false teachers think? That being godly was a way to get rich
What can we take out of the world? Nothing
What does loving money lead to? Many kinds of evil
Where should rich people put their hope? In God

1: But godliness with contentment is great gain.2: For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.3: But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.4: Fight the good fight of faith.

Grade 4Fight the Good Fight

Why were bondservants to honor their masters? So the name of God and the teaching would not be spoken against
What is great gain? Godliness with contentment
What is a root of all kinds of evil? The love of money
What should Timothy follow after? Righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness
What should the rich be rich in? Good works

Word bank: 1. God; 2. gain; 3. content; 4. money; 5. faith

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

Grade 5The Love of Money

What did Paul say bondservants should count their masters worthy of? All honor
What do false teachers suppose godliness is? A means of gain
What can we carry out of the world? Nothing
What titles does Paul give God? The King of kings and Lord of lords
Why should the rich hope in God instead of riches? Riches are uncertain, but God richly provides everything

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