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James 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Patient Prayer

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.

PreschoolPray and Sing

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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 Wait

PRAY → picture 3RAIN → picture 1CROPS → picture 4SING → picture 2

Grade 1Be Patient

The farmer waits for the crops. → picture 4Elijah prayed, and the sky gave rain. → picture 3Is any suffering? Let him pray. → picture 1Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises. → picture 5The elders pray for the sick. → picture 2

Order:

1. You also be patient.2. Behold, the judge stands at the door.3. Let him sing praises.

Grade 2Elijah Prayed

  1. Who waits for rain? A farmer (circle)
  2. Who do God’s people wait for? Jesus (circle)
  3. What should you do if you are sad? Pray (circle)
  4. What should you do if you are happy? Sing to God (circle)
  5. What happened when Elijah prayed again? The sky gave rain (circle)
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Grade 3The Prayer of a Righteous Person

  1. What did the rich people keep back? The pay of their workers
  2. What does the farmer wait for? The early and late rain
  3. Whose patience have we heard of? The patience of Job
  4. What should a cheerful person do? Sing praises
  5. How long did it not rain after Elijah prayed? Three years and six months
1: You also be patient.2: Behold, the judge stands at the door.3: Let him sing praises.

Grade 4Patience Until the Lord Comes

  1. Why did the cries of the reapers matter? They reached the ears of the Lord
  2. What picture of patience does James use? A farmer waiting for the early and late rain
  3. What does the story of Job show about the Lord? He is full of compassion and mercy
  4. What do the elders do for the sick? Pray and anoint with oil

Word bank: 1. patient; 2. rain; 3. pray; 4. God

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

Grade 5Powerful Prayer

  1. Whose ears did the cries of the reapers enter? The ears of the Lord of Armies
  2. Why should believers not grumble against one another? The judge stands at the door
  3. Why does James mention that Elijah had a nature like ours? To show that ordinary believers’ prayers are powerfully effective too
  4. What does James urge at the very end? To turn back anyone who wanders from the truth

Word bank: 1. patient; 2. rain; 3. pray; 4. sing

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

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