Luke 19 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Seeks the Lost

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.

PreschoolZacchaeus Meets Jesus

treelj and personlj and houselj and coinlj and heart

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

KindergartenJesus Finds Me

TREE → picture 4HOUSE → picture 3DONKEY → picture 1PALM → picture 2

Grade 1Jesus Seeks the Lost

Zacchaeus climbs a tree → picture 3He gives back four times → picture 4Ten servants and money → picture 5Jesus rides a colt → picture 1Jesus clears the temple → picture 2

Order:

1. Zacchaeus climbs a tree2. He gives back four times3. Ten servants and money4. Jesus rides a colt5. Jesus clears the temple

Grade 2Come Down, Zacchaeus!

Why did Zacchaeus climb a tree? He was short and wanted to see Jesus.
Where did Jesus say He would stay? At Zacchaeus's house (circle)
How did Zacchaeus feel? Full of joy (circle)
What would Zacchaeus give to the poor? Half of his things (circle)
What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem? A colt (circle)

Grade 3Salvation Comes Home

What did Zacchaeus climb? A sycamore tree
Why did people grumble? Jesus visited a sinner.
What did Zacchaeus promise to do? Give half his goods to the poor and pay back four times anyone he cheated.
What did the faithful servants do with the money? They used it well (and were rewarded).
What did Jesus say the stones would do? Cry out if the people kept quiet

1: Zacchaeus climbs a tree2: He gives back four times3: Ten servants and money4: Jesus rides a colt5: Jesus clears the temple

Grade 4The King Comes

How did meeting Jesus change Zacchaeus? He promised to give generously and repay those he had cheated four times over.
What did the servant who hid the money do wrong? He did not use his master's money, because he was afraid.
Why did Jesus weep over Jerusalem? The city did not recognize God's visit.
What did Jesus say God's house should be? A house of prayer

Word bank: 1. Zacchaeus; 2. tree; 3. seek; 4. colt

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

Grade 5To Seek and to Save

Why is Zacchaeus's changed life called the fruit of salvation and not the price of it? He did not earn salvation by giving; Jesus saved him, and his giving came as a result.
What did the crowd see in Zacchaeus, and what did Jesus see? The crowd saw a sinner; Jesus saw a son of Abraham who needed rescue.
Why did Jesus tell the parable of the minas? Because many expected God's Kingdom to appear immediately
How does the parable apply to Jesus' followers today? Jesus has gone to heaven and will return; until then we serve Him faithfully.
How did the people and the leaders respond to Jesus' teaching in the temple? The people hung on His words, but the leaders looked for a way to destroy Him.

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