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Matthew 18 · Grade 4

Humble, Seeking, Forgiving

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Matthew 18 is the fourth teaching section in Matthew, and it is about life together in God's family. When the disciples asked who was greatest, Jesus placed a child in the middle of them. Unless you turn and become as little children, you will not enter the Kingdom. Greatness in God's eyes is humility and trust.

Jesus takes sin seriously. It would be better to have a heavy stone around your neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. Yet God's heart is to rescue. Like a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to find one that wandered, the Father does not want any little one to be lost. When a brother sins against you, go and talk to him privately and try to win him back.

Peter asked if forgiving seven times was enough. Jesus answered, "until seventy times seven." In His parable, a king forgave a servant an enormous debt. That servant then threw a fellow servant into prison over a small debt. The king was angry. Those who have received great mercy must show mercy and forgive from the heart.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jesus say we must do to enter the Kingdom?

  2. What does the parable of the lost sheep show about God?

  3. What is the first step when a brother sins against you?

  4. What was wrong with the forgiven servant in Jesus' parable?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

forgivesheepchild
  1. When the disciples asked who was greatest, Jesus placed a in the middle of them.
  2. Like a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine to find one that wandered, the Father does not want any little one to be lost.
  3. Those who have received great mercy must show mercy and from the heart.

Think About It

  1. Is there someone you need to forgive? What makes it hard, and how does God's forgiveness of you help?

  2. How can you welcome and look out for younger children at church or in your neighborhood?

Memory Verse

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 18:3 (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.

  • Who do you need to let go of a grudge against this week?
  • How can you let a friend have the best turn?

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