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Mark 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Beginning of the Good News

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 Is Baptized

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

KindergartenFollow Jesus

DOVE → picture 2FISH → picture 4NET → picture 1BOAT → picture 3

Grade 1Come After Me

Jesus was baptized in the river. → picture 2The Spirit came like a dove. → picture 3Fishermen left their nets. → picture 5Jesus prayed early in the morning. → picture 1Jesus touched a sick man. → picture 4

Order:

1. Jesus was baptized in the river.2. The Spirit came like a dove.3. Fishermen left their nets.4. Jesus prayed early in the morning.5. Jesus touched a sick man.

Grade 2Fishers for People

  1. Where did Jesus walk? By the Sea of Galilee
  2. What were Simon and Andrew doing? Throwing a net into the sea to catch fish
  3. What did Jesus say He would make them? Fishers for men (circle)
  4. What did they do right away? They left their nets and followed Him.
  5. Who else did Jesus call? James and John (circle)
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Grade 3Jesus Begins His Work

  1. Where was Jesus baptized? In the Jordan River
  2. What did the voice from the sky say? You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  3. Why were people amazed at Jesus' teaching? He taught with authority.
  4. What did Jesus do early in the morning? He went to a quiet place to pray.
  5. What did Jesus do for the man with leprosy? He touched him and made him clean (healed him).
1: Jesus was baptized in the river.2: The Spirit came like a dove.3: Fishermen left their nets.4: Jesus prayed early in the morning.5: Jesus touched a sick man.

Grade 4Immediately

  1. How does Mark describe his book in the first verse? The beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God
  2. What message did Jesus preach? The time is fulfilled, God's Kingdom is at hand; repent and believe in the Good News.
  3. What did the four fishermen do when Jesus called them? They left their nets and followed Him.
  4. Why was it remarkable that Jesus touched the man with leprosy? People with leprosy were considered unclean and untouchable, but Jesus touched him with compassion and healed him.

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

Grade 5The Authority of the Son

  1. How does Mark's opening verse summarize his whole Gospel? It names Jesus as the Christ and the Son of God; the rest shows why.
  2. Which Old Testament prophets does Mark quote about John? Malachi and Isaiah
  3. How is the Trinity revealed at Jesus' baptism? The Son is baptized, the Spirit descends like a dove, and the Father speaks from heaven.
  4. List three areas where Jesus shows authority in Mark 1. Any three: calling disciples, teaching, unclean spirits, disease, leprosy
  5. Why did Jesus leave Capernaum when everyone was looking for Him? He came to preach the gospel in other towns too.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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