John 7 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Rivers of Living Water

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.

PreschoolCome to Jesus and Drink

lj and waterlj and personlj and temple

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

KindergartenCome to Jesus

WATER → picture 4CUP → picture 3TEMPLE → picture 2SPIRIT → picture 1

Grade 1Rivers of Living Water

Jesus goes up to the feast → picture 5Teaching in the temple → picture 4Rivers of living water → picture 1The Spirit is promised → picture 2No one ever spoke like Him → picture 3

Order:

1. Jesus goes up to the feast2. Teaching in the temple3. Rivers of living water4. The Spirit is promised5. No one ever spoke like Him

Grade 2If Anyone Is Thirsty

Where did Jesus go for the big feast? Jerusalem (circle)
Where did Jesus teach? In the temple (circle)
What did Jesus say to people who are thirsty? Come to Me and drink.
Who was Jesus talking about? The Holy Spirit (circle)
What did the guards say about Jesus? No one ever spoke like Jesus!

Grade 3No One Ever Spoke Like Him

Who did not believe in Jesus yet? His brothers
Why were people amazed at Jesus' teaching? He had not studied with their teachers.
Where did Jesus say His teaching came from? From God who sent Him
What did Jesus mean by rivers of living water? The Holy Spirit
Who asked the leaders to give Jesus a fair hearing? Nicodemus

1: Jesus goes up to the feast2: Teaching in the temple3: Rivers of living water4: The Spirit is promised5: No one ever spoke like Him

Grade 4Who Is This Man?

What did Jesus invite anyone who is thirsty to do? Come to Him and drink
Why did no one lay a hand on Jesus? Because His hour had not yet come
What did some people not know about the Christ coming from Bethlehem? That Jesus was born there
When would the Spirit be given? After Jesus was glorified

Word bank: 1. God; 2. temple; 3. come; 4. drink; 5. water

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

Grade 5If Anyone Is Thirsty

What did the daily water ceremony at the feast look back to? The water from the rock in the wilderness
Whose timing did Jesus follow? His Father's, not His brothers'
What kind of judgment did Jesus say to use? Righteous judgment, not judging by appearance
What did Jesus claim by inviting the thirsty to come to Him? That He is the true source of living water (the Spirit)
What did Nicodemus remind the Pharisees about the law? It requires hearing a person before judging him.

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