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Luke 11 · Grade 5

Hear the Word and Keep It

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Luke 11 opens with Jesus praying, and His disciples asking Him to teach them. The prayer He gave is short but deep. We come to God as Father, which tells us He is close and loving. We ask first for His name to be honored and His Kingdom to come. Then we bring our needs to Him: bread for each day, forgiveness, and help in temptation. Because we are forgiven, we also forgive everyone who wrongs us.

Jesus encouraged persistent prayer. A friend at midnight finally gets up because his neighbor keeps knocking. God is not a grumpy neighbor, but the point is clear: keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking. If sinful fathers know how to give good gifts, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.

The rest of the chapter shows that people responded to Jesus differently. Some said He cast out demons by Beelzebul, but Jesus showed He was stronger than the strong man. A woman praised His mother, and Jesus answered that those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed. He warned a generation that wanted signs, and He scolded the Pharisees for looking clean on the outside while being greedy inside.

Show What You Know

  1. What does calling God Father teach us about Him?

  2. What do we ask for first in the Lord's Prayer?

  3. What is the point of the midnight friend story?

  4. What did Jesus say about those who hear and keep God's Word?

  5. What did Jesus warn the Pharisees about?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The friend asked for bread at ____.
  2. The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to ____.

Down

  1. We should ____ others.
  2. We ask for our ____ bread.
  3. What we call God when we pray.
  4. Ask, seek and ____.

Think About It

  1. Jesus taught us to put God's name and Kingdom first when we pray. How could that change the way you pray?

  2. What does it mean to keep God's Word, not just hear it? Give an example from your week.

Memory Verse

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

Luke 11:28 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Is there someone you need to forgive this week?
  • What is something you could keep praying about?
  • Jesus said God gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask. How might the Spirit help you this week?

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