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Mark 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Help My Unbelief

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 on the Mountain

JesusMountainCloudPerson

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

KindergartenListen to Him

CLOUD → picture 2MOUNTAIN → picture 4CHILD → picture 1CUP → picture 3

Grade 1I Believe

Jesus went up a mountain. → picture 5God spoke from a cloud. → picture 1A father asked for help. → picture 4Jesus welcomed a child. → picture 2Give a cup of water. → picture 3

Order:

1. Jesus went up a mountain.2. God spoke from a cloud.3. A father asked for help.4. Jesus welcomed a child.5. Give a cup of water.

Grade 2I Believe!

  1. Who brought a boy to Jesus? His father (circle)
  2. How was the boy? Very sick (circle)
  3. What is possible to him who believes? All things (circle)
  4. What did the father cry? I believe. Help my unbelief!
  5. What did Jesus do? He healed the boy and lifted him up by the hand.
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Grade 3Servant of All

  1. What happened to Jesus' clothes on the mountain? They became very white, like snow.
  2. What did the voice from the cloud say? This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.
  3. What did the father of the boy say? I believe. Help my unbelief!
  4. What did the disciples argue about? Who was the greatest
  5. What did Jesus say about being first? Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.
1: Jesus went up a mountain.2: God spoke from a cloud.3: A father asked for help.4: Jesus welcomed a child.5: Give a cup of water.

Grade 4Faith and Greatness

  1. What did the Father say from the cloud? This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.
  2. What was honest about the father's prayer? He admitted he believed but still struggled with unbelief and asked Jesus to help.
  3. What did Jesus say was needed for this kind of healing? Prayer
  4. How did Jesus define greatness? The first must be last of all and servant of all.

Word bank: 1. white; 2. Elijah; 3. boy; 4. servant

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

Grade 5Listen to Him

  1. Why does the Father single out Jesus from Moses and Elijah? Jesus is greater; He is the beloved Son whom all must listen to, especially about the cross.
  2. What does Jesus say about Elijah coming first? Elijah has already come (in John the Baptist), and the Son of Man must suffer.
  3. What does the father's prayer teach about faith? Faith is not the absence of doubt; it is turning to Jesus with the faith we have.
  4. What three-part pattern repeats in Mark 8 through 10? Jesus predicts His passion, the disciples misunderstand, and Jesus teaches about discipleship.
  5. Why was a child a powerful illustration of greatness? Children had no status in that society, yet Jesus said welcoming them is welcoming Him.
2CLOUD1BEIEVE4SRVANT5FATHROY3SOW

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

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