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Mark 6 · Preschool

Jesus Walks on Water

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to Jesus walking on the water, the boat and the disciples.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jesus said, Don't be afraid. He is always with us! Pray for someone who feels scared.

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Mark 6 · Kindergarten

Cheer Up!

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

REST
BREAD
FISH
CHEER
for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BREAD
FISH
BOAT
BASKET

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Cheer Up!.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus fed many people. What can you share with someone?
  • Jesus said, Do not be afraid. It is I. How does Jesus help you be brave?

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Mark 6 · Grade 1

Jesus Takes Care of Us

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

SENT
REST
LOAVES
WATER
for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The twelve went out two by two.
The people were like sheep.
Five loaves of bread
Twelve baskets left over
Jesus walked on the sea.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Cheer Up!.

Memory Verse

for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus fed many people. What can you share with someone?
  • Jesus said, Do not be afraid. It is I. How does Jesus help you be brave?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Mark 6 · Grade 2

Come and Rest

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Read the Story

Jesus' helpers came back from a trip. They told Jesus all they had done. They were very busy and very tired.

Jesus said, "Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile." They went in a boat to a quiet place.

But many people ran there too! Jesus felt sorry for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus taught them many things.

Memory Verse

“He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.”

Mark 6:31 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who came back from a trip?

  2. How did they feel?

  3. What did Jesus tell them to do?

  4. Who ran to the quiet place?

    Very busy and very tiredMany peopleHe taught them many things

  5. What did Jesus do for the people?

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

LSNWHVJBRLWEPMTOAABCGNREJSBLRMJTEAKMOOEYCHEERYFAARRGTSYIHVDUESENSSPECLSADHDBJSKST
  • BASKETS
  • LOAVES
  • BREAD
  • CHEER
  • REST
  • FISH
  • SENT
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus had compassion on the crowd. What does compassion mean?
  • The disciples went out two by two. Why is it good to serve God with a friend?

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Mark 6 · Grade 3

Like Sheep With a Shepherd

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Read the Story

Jesus went to His hometown, but the people there did not believe in Him. He was amazed at their unbelief. Then Jesus sent out the twelve apostles two by two. They preached that people should repent, and they healed many who were sick.

The apostles came back and told Jesus everything. Jesus said, "Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile." But a great crowd followed. Jesus had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. He taught them.

It grew late. There were only five loaves and two fish. Jesus had the people sit in groups on the green grass. He looked up to heaven, blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to hand out. Everyone ate and was filled. That night Jesus walked on the sea to the disciples' boat and said, "Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid."

Memory Verse

“He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.”

Mark 6:41 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How did the people in Jesus' hometown respond to Him?

  2. How did Jesus send out the twelve?

  3. Why did Jesus have compassion on the crowd?

  4. What food did they have?

  5. What did Jesus say when He walked on the sea?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4
5

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus told the tired apostles to come away and rest. How can you make time to rest with Jesus?
  • How can you serve God with a friend this week?

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Mark 6 · Grade 4

The Compassionate Shepherd

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Read and Think

Jesus returned to Nazareth and taught in the synagogue. The people were astonished but offended, asking, "Isn't this the carpenter, the son of Mary?" Jesus said a prophet is not without honor except in his own hometown. He could do few mighty works there and marveled at their unbelief. Then He sent the twelve out two by two with authority, telling them to take nothing but a staff. They preached repentance and healed many.

King Herod heard about Jesus and feared He was John the Baptist raised from the dead. Mark explains that Herod had imprisoned John for speaking the truth about Herod's marriage, and later, because of a foolish promise at a feast, had John killed. John's disciples buried him.

When the apostles returned, Jesus invited them to rest, but the crowds came. Jesus saw them as sheep without a shepherd and taught them. He fed five thousand men with five loaves and two fish, and twelve baskets were left over. That night He walked on the sea, and when He got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Show What You Know

  1. Why were the people of Nazareth offended at Jesus?

  2. What did Jesus tell the twelve to take on their journey?

  3. Why did Herod think Jesus might be John the Baptist?

  4. What did Jesus see when He looked at the crowd?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

shepherdrestfishsentsea
  1. Then He the twelve out two by two with authority, telling them to take nothing but a staff.
  2. When the apostles returned, Jesus invited them to , but the crowds came.
  3. Jesus saw them as sheep without a and taught them.
  4. He fed five thousand men with five loaves and two , and twelve baskets were left over.
  5. That night He walked on the , and when He got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Think About It

  1. Jesus invited His tired disciples to rest. Why is rest important for people who serve God?

  2. The people of Nazareth thought they knew Jesus too well. How can familiarity keep people from truly seeing Jesus?

Memory Verse

“Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”

Mark 6:34 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think some people in Jesus' hometown did not believe?
  • Jesus fed thousands with little. How can God use what little we have?

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Mark 6 · Grade 5

Two Kings, Two Banquets

Name Date

Read and Think

Mark 6 shows contrasting responses to Jesus. In Nazareth, familiarity bred unbelief; the townspeople could not see past the carpenter they knew. Jesus' power was not lessened, but He would not force His works on those who refused Him. In contrast, the twelve go out in dependence on God, and their mission succeeds.

Mark sandwiches the story of John's death between the apostles' sending and return. Herod, a weak ruler controlled by pride and fear, hosted a lavish birthday feast that ended in the death of God's prophet. John's fate foreshadows Jesus' own and warns the disciples of the cost of faithfulness.

Jesus then hosted a very different banquet in the wilderness. As the true Shepherd-King of Psalm 23, He made the people lie down on green grass and fed them. The groups of hundreds and fifties recall Israel's camp in the wilderness. Walking on the sea, Jesus meant to pass by them, like God passing by Moses, revealing His glory. Yet Mark notes that the disciples' hearts were hardened; they had not understood about the loaves.

Show What You Know

  1. Why could Jesus do few mighty works in Nazareth?

  2. How does John's death foreshadow Jesus' ministry?

  3. How do Herod's feast and Jesus' meal contrast?

  4. What Old Testament passage does the green grass and shepherd image recall?

  5. What did Mark say about the disciples' hearts after the miracles?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The crowd was like sheep without a ____.
  2. The twelve were sent out ____ by two.
  3. Jesus walked on the ____.

Down

  1. How many loaves they had.
  2. Twelve ____ of pieces were left over.
  3. Jesus told His tired helpers to come and ____.

Think About It

  1. The disciples saw miracles but still did not understand. What helps a person truly understand who Jesus is?

  2. How does Jesus as the Shepherd who feeds His sheep encourage you?

Memory Verse

for they all saw him and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

Mark 6:50 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think some people in Jesus' hometown did not believe?
  • How can God use the little you have?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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