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Colossians 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Prayer and Gracious Words

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.

PreschoolKind Words

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

KindergartenPray and Be Kind

PRAY → picture 2GRACE → picture 4LETTER → picture 1FRIENDS → picture 3

Grade 1Good Words

Keep on praying. → picture 2Give thanks. → picture 4Speak with grace. → picture 5Paul sent friends. → picture 1Paul signed the letter. → picture 3

Order:

1. Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.2. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.3. Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.4. I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.

Grade 2Pray and Speak Kindly

  1. What did Paul tell the church to keep doing? Praying (circle)
  2. What did Paul want God to open? A door to share the good news
  3. What kind of words should we speak? Kind words (circle)
  4. Who did Paul send with news? Tychicus and Onesimus (circle)
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Grade 3Speech With Grace

  1. Why was Paul in chains? For sharing Christ
  2. What should our words always be full of? Grace
  3. Who was the doctor? Luke
  4. Who always prayed hard for them? Epaphras
1: Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.2: Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.3: Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.4: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand.
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Grade 4Let Your Speech Be Gracious

  1. What do masters also have in heaven? A Master
  2. What should believers continue in? Prayer with thanksgiving
  3. What should our speech be like? Gracious, like food seasoned with salt
  4. Who is the beloved physician? Luke
  5. Where else should the letter be read? In Laodicea

Word bank: 1. prayer; 2. door; 3. wisdom; 4. salt; 5. Luke

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

Grade 5Redeeming the Time

  1. Why should masters treat servants justly? They also have a Master in heaven
  2. What should believers watch in prayer with? Thanksgiving
  3. Why is Paul in bonds? For the mystery of Christ
  4. What should speech be seasoned with? Salt
  5. Who is Mark's cousin? Barnabas
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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