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Matthew 16 · Grade 4

The Most Important Question

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The Pharisees and Sadducees, usually rivals, joined to test Jesus by demanding a sign from heaven. Jesus said they could read the weather in the sky but not the signs of the times. No sign would be given except the sign of Jonah. He warned His disciples about the yeast of these leaders, their teaching that spreads like yeast through dough.

At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked who people said He was. Some said John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah or a prophet. Then He asked the most important question anyone can answer: "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said the Father had revealed this, and on this rock He would build His church.

From then on, Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and be raised on the third day. Peter rebuked Him, but Jesus said Peter was thinking the way people think, not the way God thinks. Following Jesus means denying ourselves and taking up our cross. "What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?"

Show What You Know

  1. What sign did Jesus say would be given?

  2. Name two things people said about who Jesus was.

  3. How did Peter answer Jesus' question?

  4. Why did Jesus correct Peter after he rebuked Him?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. The Pharisees and Sadducees, usually rivals, joined to test by demanding a sign from heaven.
  2. He warned His disciples about the of these leaders, their teaching that spreads like yeast through dough.
  3. From then on, Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be killed, and be raised on the day.
  4. rebuked Him, but Jesus said Peter was thinking the way people think, not the way God thinks.
  5. Following Jesus means denying ourselves and taking up our .

Think About It

  1. How would you answer Jesus' question, Who do you say that I am?

  2. What does it mean for someone your age to deny himself, and take up his cross?

Memory Verse

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

Matthew 16:15 (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 is one way you can put Jesus ahead of what you want?
  • How would you explain to a friend who Jesus is to you?

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