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Matthew 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Clean Hearts and Great Faith

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 Heals and Feeds

JesusWomanBasketBreadfishMountain

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

KindergartenA Good Heart

HEART → picture 2BREAD → picture 1BASKET → picture 4MOUNTAIN → picture 3

Grade 1Great Faith

God looks at the heart. → picture 5The mother had great faith. → picture 1The blind could see. → picture 4Jesus had seven loaves. → picture 3Seven baskets were left over. → picture 2

Order:

1. God looks at the heart.2. The mother had great faith.3. The blind could see.4. Jesus had seven loaves.5. Seven baskets were left over.

Grade 2A Mother's Great Faith

  1. Who came to Jesus for help? A mother (circle)
  2. Who was sick? Her daughter (circle)
  3. What did Jesus say about the mother's faith? It was great. (circle)
  4. When was the daughter healed? That same hour (circle)
  5. How many loaves did Jesus use to feed four thousand people? Seven (circle)
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Grade 3What Comes From the Heart

  1. What did the Pharisees complain about? The disciples did not wash their hands the way their tradition said.
  2. What did Isaiah say about people who honor God only with their lips? Their heart is far from God.
  3. According to Jesus, what makes a person unclean? What comes out of the heart (evil thoughts, lies, unkind words)
  4. Why was the Canaanite woman's faith special? She was not Jewish, yet she kept asking with humble faith that Jesus could help.
  5. How many people did Jesus feed with seven loaves? Four thousand men, besides women and children
1: God looks at the heart.2: The mother had great faith.3: The blind could see.4: Jesus had seven loaves.5: Seven baskets were left over.

Grade 4Lips and Hearts

  1. How had the Pharisees' tradition cancelled God's command? It let people avoid helping their parents, breaking the command to honor father and mother.
  2. What did Isaiah say about people's lips and hearts? They honor God with their lips, but their heart is far from Him.
  3. Where do evil thoughts and actions come from, according to Jesus? The heart
  4. What did the Canaanite woman's answer about crumbs show? Her humble, persistent faith that even a little of Jesus' mercy was enough

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

Grade 5Mercy for Outsiders

  1. What did the Pharisees focus on, and what did Jesus focus on? They focused on outward washing traditions; Jesus focused on the heart.
  2. Why did Jesus call the Pharisees hypocrites? They honored God with their lips while their hearts were far from Him, and they put tradition above God's Word.
  3. How does this chapter show our need for new hearts? Sin comes from within, so outward rules cannot make us clean; only God can change the heart.
  4. What was surprising about the Canaanite woman calling Jesus son of David? She was a Gentile from a people seen as enemies, yet she recognized Jesus as the Messiah.
  5. What does the feeding of the four thousand in Gentile territory suggest? That Jesus' blessings and Kingdom are for all nations, not only Israel.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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