Luke 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Faithful with Little

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.

PreschoolBe Faithful

lj and money and baglj and scrolllj and heartlj and coin

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

KindergartenBe Faithful

COIN → picture 2BAG → picture 4GATE → picture 1BIBLE → picture 3

Grade 1Faithful with Little

A manager's bills → picture 3Faithful with little → picture 1Serve God, not money → picture 5A poor man at the gate → picture 2Listen to God's Word → picture 4

Order:

1. A manager's bills2. Faithful with little3. Serve God, not money4. A poor man at the gate5. Listen to God's Word

Grade 2Faithful in Little Things

If you can be trusted with a little, what can you be trusted with? A lot (circle)
What does God want us to do with small jobs? Do them well (circle)
What can we not love both? God and money (circle)
Who sat by the rich man's gate? A poor man named Lazarus
What did the rich man do for Lazarus? Nothing (he did not help him)

Grade 3God or Money?

What is true of someone who is faithful in very little? He is faithful also in much.
What two masters can we not serve? God and money
How did the Pharisees respond to Jesus? They loved money and laughed at Him.
Where was Lazarus comforted? At Abraham's side
What did Abraham say the brothers already had? Moses and the prophets to listen to

1: A manager's bills2: Faithful with little3: Serve God, not money4: A poor man at the gate5: Listen to God's Word

Grade 4Using What God Gives

Why did the master praise the manager? For acting wisely (shrewdly), not for being dishonest
Where does faithfulness start? With small things
Why could the Pharisees not fool God? God knows their hearts.
What did Abraham say about the five brothers? If they would not listen to Moses and the prophets, they would not be persuaded even if someone rose from the dead.

Word bank: 1. faithful; 2. serve; 3. love; 4. God; 5. money

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

Grade 5Moses and the Prophets

What is Jesus' main point in the parable of the shrewd manager? God's people should use earthly wealth wisely to bless others, with eternity in view.
In what two ways does Jesus describe money? As a small thing compared to true riches, and as a test of loyalty
Why can we not serve God and money? No one can serve two masters; we will love one and despise the other.
What was the rich man's sin toward Lazarus? He ignored Lazarus's needs while he lived in comfort.
What does Abraham's answer teach about God's Word? God's Word is enough to call us to repent; we should listen to it.

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