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Matthew 14 · Grade 4

Eyes on Jesus

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Read and Think

Matthew 14 begins with sad news. King Herod had put John the Baptist in prison for speaking the truth, and John was killed. When Jesus heard, He went by boat to a quiet place. But the crowds followed on foot. Instead of sending them away, Jesus had compassion and healed their sick.

As evening came, the disciples wanted to send the crowds away to buy food. Jesus said, "You give them something to eat." They had only five loaves and two fish. Jesus looked up to heaven, blessed, broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to hand out. Everyone ate and was filled, and twelve baskets of leftovers were collected.

That night, the disciples struggled in the boat against the wind. Jesus came walking on the sea. Peter asked to come to Him and walked on the water, but when he looked at the strong wind, he began to sink. Jesus immediately took hold of him and asked, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" Those in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "You are truly the Son of God!"

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jesus do when the crowds followed Him to the quiet place?

  2. Describe what Jesus did with the five loaves and two fish.

  3. Why did Peter begin to sink?

  4. What did the disciples conclude about Jesus?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. Jesus looked up to heaven, blessed, broke the and gave them to the disciples to hand out.
  2. Everyone ate and was filled, and baskets of leftovers were collected.
  3. Peter asked to come to Him and walked on the , but when he looked at the strong wind, he began to sink.

Think About It

  1. Jesus used a small lunch to feed thousands. What small thing could you offer to Jesus to use?

  2. When Peter looked away from Jesus, he sank. What helps you keep your eyes on Jesus?

Memory Verse

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Matthew 14:31 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What little gift can you give Jesus?
  • Jesus was sad when John died, yet He still cared for the crowds. What does that show about Him?

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