Luke 18 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Come Like a Child

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.

PreschoolJesus Loves the Children

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

KindergartenJesus Loves Children

CHILD → picture 3PRAY → picture 1EYE → picture 4LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1Come Like a Child

Keep praying → picture 2God, be merciful → picture 5Let the children come → picture 4A rich ruler → picture 1A blind man sees → picture 3

Order:

1. Keep praying2. God, be merciful3. Let the children come4. A rich ruler5. A blind man sees

Grade 2Let the Children Come

What did Jesus say about praying? Keep praying and never give up.
Who tried to send the children away? The disciples
What did Jesus say about the children? Let the little children come to Me!
What did the blind man cry out? Jesus, have mercy on me!
What did the man do after he could see? He followed Jesus and praised God.

Grade 3God Be Merciful to Me

Why should we always pray and not give up? God is good and will surely help His people who cry to Him.
What did the Pharisee do in his prayer? He bragged about how good he was.
What did the tax collector pray? God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
Who went home right with God? The tax collector
Why was the rich ruler sad? Jesus told him to sell what he had and give to the poor, and he was very rich.

1: Keep praying2: God, be merciful3: Let the children come4: A rich ruler5: A blind man sees

Grade 4Humble Prayers

What is the point of the widow and the judge story? Always pray and do not lose heart; God will answer His people.
What does justified mean? Made right with God
How must we receive God's Kingdom? Like a little child
What did Jesus tell the twelve would happen? He would be handed over, killed, and rise on the third day.

Word bank: 1. Jesus; 2. God; 3. Pharisee; 4. mercy; 5. blind

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

Grade 5Impossible with Men, Possible with God

What question did Jesus ask at the end of the widow parable? Will He find faith on earth when He returns?
Why did the tax collector go home justified instead of the Pharisee? He humbled himself and begged for mercy, while the Pharisee trusted his own goodness.
How do children illustrate the right way to come to God? They come with empty hands, simply trusting.
What held the rich ruler back? His wealth held his heart.
What does it mean that salvation is God's work? We cannot save ourselves; what is impossible with men is possible with God.

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