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Luke 18 · Grade 5

Impossible with Men, Possible with God

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Luke 18 teaches how to come to God. First, Jesus told about a persistent widow and an unjust judge, so His followers would always pray and not give up. If even a bad judge gives in to persistence, God, who loves His people, will surely bring them justice. Jesus then asked whether He would find faith on earth when He returns.

Next, Jesus told of two men praying. The Pharisee listed his good deeds and looked down on others. The tax collector simply begged for mercy. Jesus said the tax collector, not the Pharisee, went home justified. Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. Children illustrate this. They come to Jesus with empty hands, simply trusting.

A rich ruler had kept many commands, but his wealth held his heart. When Jesus told him to sell everything and follow Him, he became sorrowful. Jesus said it is hard for the rich to enter the Kingdom. The disciples asked who then can be saved. Jesus answered that what is impossible with men is possible with God. Salvation is God's work. Then Jesus foretold His death and resurrection, and a blind beggar, crying for mercy, received his sight and followed Jesus.

Show What You Know

  1. What question did Jesus ask at the end of the widow parable?

  2. Why did the tax collector go home justified instead of the Pharisee?

  3. How do children illustrate the right way to come to God?

  4. What held the rich ruler back?

  5. What does it mean that salvation is God's work?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Let the little ____ come to Me.

Down

  1. Jesus said to keep ____ and never give up.
  2. He bragged in his prayer.
  3. A ____ man cried out to Jesus.
  4. The tax collector asked God to be ____.
  5. The ____ ruler was sad.

Think About It

  1. The blind beggar kept crying out even when people told him to be quiet. What does that teach you about prayer?

  2. What might hold your heart back from following Jesus fully, the way wealth held the rich ruler?

Memory Verse

But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

Luke 18:27 (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.

  • What prayer will you not give up on?
  • What things could pull you away from God?
  • What seems too hard for you that you can bring to God?

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