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James 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Draw Near to God

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.

PreschoolGod Comes Near

praying and handsHeartcloudHand

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

KindergartenNear to God

PRAY → picture 2HEART → picture 4MIST → picture 1HANDS → picture 3

Grade 1Humble Hearts

You do not have because you do not ask. → picture 2God gives grace to the humble. → picture 4Draw near to God. → picture 5Life is like a mist. → picture 1If the Lord wills, we will both live. → picture 3

Order:

1. Be subject therefore to God.2. Cleanse your hands, you sinners.3. All such boasting is evil.

Grade 2Come Close to God

  1. Why do some people fight? They want things for themselves
  2. Why do they not have what they need? They do not ask God
  3. Who does God help? People who are humble (circle)
  4. What happens when you come close to God? He comes close to you
  5. What is our life like? A mist (circle)

Grade 3Humble Yourselves

  1. Where do fights come from? From their own pleasures
  2. Why do some not receive when they ask? They ask with wrong motives
  3. What will the devil do if you resist him? Flee from you
  4. What will the Lord do if you humble yourselves? Exalt you
  5. What should we say about our plans? If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that
1: Be subject therefore to God.2: Cleanse your hands, you sinners.3: All such boasting is evil.

Grade 4Submit to God

  1. Why do people ask and not receive? They ask with wrong motives
  2. Whom does God resist, and to whom does he give grace? He resists the proud and gives grace to the humble
  3. Why should believers not judge one another? Only God is the true lawgiver and judge
  4. What does James say about knowing good and not doing it? It is sin

Word bank: 1. ask; 2. God; 3. grace; 4. humble; 5. near

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

Grade 5If the Lord Wills

  1. What does James say about friendship with the world? It is hostility toward God
  2. What answer does James give to proud and divided hearts? God gives more grace to the humble
  3. What two kinds of pride does the chapter address? Judging a brother, and planning without God
  4. What is the right way to speak about future plans? If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that

Word bank: 1. God; 2. grace; 3. humble; 4. near; 5. hands

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

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