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Matthew 16 · Preschool

Jesus Is God's Son

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to Jesus, Peter, the rock and the key.

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

Bible Verse

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Ask: Who is Jesus? (God's Son!) Say Peter's answer together.

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Matthew 16 · Kindergarten

Who Is Jesus?

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

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

Matthew 16:15 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROCK
KEY
BREAD
CROSS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Who Is Jesus?.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Peter said Jesus is the Son of God. Who do you say Jesus is?
  • How can you tell a friend who Jesus is?

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Matthew 16 · Grade 1

Peter's Answer

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CHRIST
SON
CHURCH
FOLLOW
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Peter said Jesus is the Christ.
Jesus will build His church.
Jesus gave Peter the keys.
Jesus would die and rise again.
Follow Jesus.

Put the Story in Order

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

Jesus would die and rise again.

Follow Jesus.

Jesus gave Peter the keys.

Jesus will build His church.

Peter said Jesus is the Christ.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Who Is Jesus?.

Memory Verse

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do you believe about Jesus?
  • How can you tell a friend who Jesus is?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Matthew 16 · Grade 2

Peter Knows Who Jesus Is

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Read the Story

Jesus asked His disciples who people said He was. Some said John the Baptist. Some said a prophet.

Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say that I am?"

Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus was glad. He said God the Father had shown this to Peter.

Memory Verse

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did Jesus ask His disciples first?

  2. Name one thing people said about Jesus.

  3. What did Jesus ask next?

  4. What did Peter answer?

  5. Who showed Peter this truth?

Word Search

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

LVGPWJDBIKLECEGEULRSONHTDAGOYHJAUEYWCHRISTRRGKVJESUSCNFOLLOWDWHYEASTUNOUYDYONURMV
  • CHRIST
  • CHURCH
  • FOLLOW
  • JESUS
  • PETER
  • YEAST
  • ROCK
  • SON

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said He would build His church. What do you love about your church?
  • Peter did not want Jesus to suffer. Why did Jesus have to go to the cross?

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Matthew 16 · Grade 3

The Christ, the Son of God

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Read the Story

Some leaders asked Jesus for a sign from heaven. Jesus said the only sign would be the sign of Jonah. He warned His disciples to beware of the "yeast" of the Pharisees and Sadducees, which meant their wrong teaching.

Near the town of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus said Peter was blessed, because the Father had shown him this. Jesus said He would build His church, and nothing could stop it.

Then Jesus told His disciples He must suffer, be killed, and rise on the third day. Peter did not want this to happen. But Jesus said this was God's plan. He said, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me."

Memory Verse

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Matthew 16:24 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Jesus mean by the yeast of the Pharisees?

  2. What was Peter's answer to Jesus' question?

  3. What did Jesus say He would build?

  4. What did Jesus say would happen to Him?

  5. What does Jesus ask of those who follow Him?

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.

  • What do you like about your Sunday family?
  • How can you thank Jesus for dying for you?

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Matthew 16 · Grade 4

The Most Important Question

Name Date

Read and Think

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.

yeastPeterJesusthirdcross
  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)

Copy It

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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Matthew 16 · Grade 5

The Rock and the Cross

Name Date

Read and Think

Matthew 16 is a turning point. Peter, speaking for the disciples, confesses that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Jesus calls him blessed: flesh and blood did not reveal this, but the Father in heaven. Jesus announces that on this rock He will build His assembly, His church. He says the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Jesus gives Peter the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, an image of authority to open the door of the Kingdom through the message of the gospel, which Peter later did at Pentecost. Yet Jesus also told the disciples not to tell anyone yet that He was the Christ, because people expected a political Messiah.

Immediately Jesus explains what kind of Messiah He is: He will suffer at the hands of the elders, chief priests and scribes, be killed, and rise the third day. Peter, who had just spoken by the Father's revelation, now speaks like Satan, trying to turn Jesus from the cross. Jesus' path leads through suffering to glory. And His followers walk the same path, losing their lives for His sake to truly find them.

Show What You Know

  1. Who revealed to Peter that Jesus is the Christ?

  2. What did Jesus promise about His church?

  3. What do the keys of the Kingdom represent?

  4. Why did Jesus call Peter Satan after praising him?

  5. What paradox did Jesus teach about losing and finding life?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Jesus said He would build His ____.
  2. Jesus warned about the ____ of the Pharisees.
  3. Jesus would rise on the ____ day.

Down

  1. Peter said Jesus is the ____, the Son of the living God.
  2. Followers of Jesus take up their ____.
  3. He said Jesus is the Christ.

Think About It

  1. Peter went from a great confession to a big mistake in minutes. What comfort is there in Jesus' patience with Peter?

  2. Why do you think the world's idea of greatness is so different from the way of the cross?

Memory Verse

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Matthew 16:16 (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 would you answer if a friend asked who Jesus is?
  • Jesus asked, Who do you say I am? Why is that the most important question?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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