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Mark 9 · Preschool

Jesus on the Mountain

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to Jesus shining on the mountain, the cloud and the three disciples.

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

Bible Verse

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Mark 9:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God says, Listen to Jesus! Ask: How can we listen to Jesus? (Read the Bible, pray, obey.)

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Mark 9 · Kindergarten

Listen to Him

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LISTEN
SON
SHINE
SERVE
A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Mark 9:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CLOUD
MOUNTAIN
CHILD
CUP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Listen to Him.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God said, Listen to Jesus. How can you listen to Jesus?
  • How can you ask Jesus to help you believe?

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Mark 9 · Grade 1

I Believe

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MOUNTAIN
WHITE
BELIEVE
SERVANT
Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

Mark 9:24 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jesus went up a mountain.
God spoke from a cloud.
A father asked for help.
Jesus welcomed a child.
Give a cup of water.

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 5 in each circle to show the right order.

Jesus went up a mountain.

Give a cup of water.

God spoke from a cloud.

Jesus welcomed a child.

A father asked for help.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Listen to Him.

Memory Verse

Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

Mark 9:24 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God said, Listen to Jesus. How can you listen to Jesus?
  • How does it feel to know Jesus loves kids?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Mark 9 · Grade 2

I Believe!

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Read the Story

A father brought his son to Jesus. The boy was very sick. The father asked Jesus to help if He could.

Jesus said, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

The father cried, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" Jesus healed the boy. He took him by the hand and lifted him up.

Memory Verse

Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

Mark 9:24 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who brought a boy to Jesus?

    All thingsHis fatherVery sick

  2. How was the boy?

    His fatherVery sickAll things

  3. What is possible to him who believes?

    His fatherAll thingsVery sick

  4. What did the father cry?

  5. What did Jesus do?

Word Search

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

DMSONSKDCBMLYGTPLSREOIRAAKESWLUSDYNREHOINTKJVRIFSETEHAVTAFIVANNEEVVEHEITNELIJAHRN
  • MOUNTAIN
  • BELIEVE
  • SERVANT
  • LISTEN
  • ELIJAH
  • SERVE
  • WHITE
  • SON

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you tell God when you have doubts?
  • Jesus said the first must be a servant. How can you serve others?

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Mark 9 · Grade 3

Servant of All

Name Date

Read the Story

Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain. He was changed in front of them. His clothes became very white, like snow. Elijah and Moses talked with Him. A cloud came, and a voice said, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

When they came down, a father asked Jesus to help his son, who was suffering. The father said, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" Jesus made the boy well.

On the road, the disciples argued about who was the greatest. Jesus said, "If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all." He took a little child in His arms. He said whoever welcomes a child like this in His name welcomes Him. Even giving a cup of water in His name will be rewarded.

Memory Verse

He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

Mark 9:35 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What happened to Jesus' clothes on the mountain?

  2. What did the voice from the cloud say?

  3. What did the father of the boy say?

  4. What did the disciples argue about?

  5. What did Jesus say about being first?

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.

  • How can you be a helper like Jesus at home?
  • How can you help others first?

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Mark 9 · Grade 4

Faith and Greatness

Name Date

Read and Think

Six days after Peter's confession, Jesus took Peter, James and John up a high mountain. He was transfigured; His clothes became dazzling white. Elijah and Moses talked with Him. Peter, terrified, offered to make three tents. A cloud overshadowed them and the Father said, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him." Suddenly they saw only Jesus.

Below, the other disciples could not help a boy who had suffered from childhood. His father said, "If you can do anything, have compassion on us." Jesus answered, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." The father cried, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" Jesus healed the boy. Later He explained that this kind can come out only by prayer.

Jesus again predicted His death and resurrection, but the disciples did not understand and were afraid to ask. On the road they argued about who was greatest. Jesus said the first must be last and servant of all. He welcomed a little child and taught that anyone who gives a cup of water in His name will not lose his reward.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the Father say from the cloud?

  2. What was honest about the father's prayer?

  3. What did Jesus say was needed for this kind of healing?

  4. How did Jesus define greatness?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

whiteboyElijahservant
  1. He was transfigured; His clothes became dazzling .
  2. and Moses talked with Him.
  3. Below, the other disciples could not help a who had suffered from childhood.
  4. Jesus said the first must be last and of all.

Think About It

  1. The father prayed, I believe. Help my unbelief! When is that a good prayer for you?

  2. Jesus took a child in His arms to teach about greatness. How can you serve someone small this week?

Memory Verse

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Mark 9:23 (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 Jesus showed His glory to three disciples?
  • How can a cup of water given in Jesus' name matter so much?

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Mark 9 · Grade 5

Listen to Him

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Read and Think

The transfiguration confirms Peter's confession and Jesus' teaching about the cross. Moses and Elijah, representing the Law and the Prophets, appear with Jesus, but the Father singles out Jesus alone: "Listen to him," especially as He speaks of suffering. Coming down, Jesus explains that Elijah has come in John the Baptist and that the Son of Man must suffer.

The healing of the boy reveals the disciples' powerlessness without prayer and dependence on God. The father's cry, "I believe. Help my unbelief!" is one of the most honest prayers in Scripture. Faith is not the absence of doubt but turning to Jesus with what faith we have.

Mark 9 also continues the pattern of chapters 8 through 10: Jesus predicts His passion, the disciples misunderstand, and Jesus teaches about discipleship. Here the misunderstanding is an argument over greatness. Jesus answers with a living illustration, a child, who had no status in that society. He warns sternly against causing little ones to stumble and urges radical seriousness about sin, using strong images, so that we would not lose eternal life.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does the Father single out Jesus from Moses and Elijah?

  2. What does Jesus say about Elijah coming first?

  3. What does the father's prayer teach about faith?

  4. What three-part pattern repeats in Mark 8 through 10?

  5. Why was a child a powerful illustration of greatness?

Crossword

21453

Across

  1. Jesus healed him and lifted him up.
  2. A voice spoke from it.
  3. Whoever wants to be first must be ____ of all.
  4. He brought his sick boy to Jesus.

Down

  1. All things are possible to him who does this.
  2. Jesus' clothes became white like ____.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think Jesus allowed Peter, James and John to see His glory before the cross?

  2. Jesus used strong images about sin. Why should followers of Jesus take sin seriously?

Memory Verse

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Mark 9:7 (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.

  • How can you worship Jesus for His greatness?
  • How can a cup of water given in Jesus' name matter so much?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.