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Matthew 18 · Preschool

Jesus Finds the Lost Sheep

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to the shepherd, the lost sheep and the other sheep.

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

Bible Verse

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

Matthew 18:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jesus is like a good shepherd. He loves every one of His sheep, and that includes you!

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Matthew 18 · Kindergarten

The Lost Sheep

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SHEEP
LOST
FOUND
JOY
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”

Matthew 18:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SHEEP
CHILD
HILL
LOVE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: The Lost Sheep.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you trust Jesus?
  • How can you be humble like Jesus asks?

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Matthew 18 · Grade 1

Jesus Loves Little Ones

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

CHILD
HUMBLE
LOST
FORGIVE

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Be humble like a little child.
The shepherd looked for one lost sheep.
He went to the mountains.
Jesus is with us when we gather.
Forgive from your heart.

Put the Story in Order

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

A man went to the mountains to look for one lost sheep.

Forgive from your heart.

Jesus is with us when we gather.

Be humble like a little child.

He rejoiced when he found it.

Draw your favorite part of the story: The Lost Sheep.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do you know Jesus loves you?
  • How does Jesus look after you?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Matthew 18 · Grade 2

One Lost Sheep

Name Date

Read the Story

Jesus' disciples asked who is the greatest. Jesus called a little child to Him. He said we must be humble like little children.

Then Jesus told a story. A man had one hundred sheep. One sheep got lost. The man left the ninety-nine sheep and went to look for the lost one.

When he found it, he was so happy! Jesus said God does not want even one little one to be lost. God loves each one of us.

Memory Verse

“What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

Matthew 18:12 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did the disciples ask Jesus?

  2. Who did Jesus call to Him?

    One hundredA little childSo happy

  3. How many sheep did the man have?

    So happyOne hundredA little child

  4. What did the man do when one sheep got lost?

  5. How did the man feel when he found the sheep?

    One hundredA little childSo happy

Word Search

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

AFHUMBLESOOFEIBHLHURDCJWUTERGGHOMNNETIEIYKDBPJVDLJHROLFEWDTLEKPFOUNDYDLVIBFFYLOST
  • FORGIVE
  • HUNDRED
  • HUMBLE
  • SHEEP
  • FOUND
  • CHILD
  • LOST
  • JOY

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said to forgive many times. Who can you forgive?
  • How does it feel to know God watches over you?

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Matthew 18 · Grade 3

Forgive Again and Again

Name Date

Read the Story

The disciples asked Jesus who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus set a little child among them. He said that whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest. Jesus warned us not to lead little ones into sin.

Jesus told about a shepherd with a hundred sheep. If one goes astray, he leaves the ninety-nine to look for it. He rejoices more over that one than over the ninety-nine. The Father does not want one of these little ones to be lost.

Peter asked, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?" Jesus said, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven." Then He told a story. A servant was forgiven a huge debt. But he would not forgive a small one. God wants us to forgive from our hearts. He has forgiven us so much.

Memory Verse

Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

Matthew 18:22 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who did Jesus say is the greatest in the Kingdom?

  2. What does the shepherd do when one sheep goes astray?

  3. What is the Father's will for His little ones?

  4. How many times did Jesus tell Peter to forgive?

  5. Why should we forgive others?

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.

  • Jesus said to go to a friend alone when they hurt you. How can you talk to someone instead of telling everyone else?
  • Who can you look out for who feels left out?

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Matthew 18 · Grade 4

Humble, Seeking, Forgiving

Name Date

Read and Think

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)

Copy It

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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Matthew 18 · Grade 5

The Community of the Forgiven

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Read and Think

In Matthew 18 Jesus teaches how His followers should live together. Greatness in the Kingdom belongs to the humble, not the powerful. Welcoming a child in Jesus' name is welcoming Him. Because the "little ones" matter so much to the Father, whose angels always see His face, Jesus gives strong warnings about causing others to stumble and urges radical seriousness about our own sin.

The parable of the lost sheep shows the Father's seeking love. Then Jesus outlines how to handle sin in the church: first go privately; if the person will not listen, take one or two others; if he still refuses, tell the assembly. The goal is always restoration, to have "gained back your brother." Jesus promises His presence: where two or three are gathered in His name, He is in their midst.

Peter's question about forgiving seven times leads to the parable of the unforgiving servant. The first servant owed ten thousand talents, a debt impossible to repay, and the king forgave it all. The servant then choked a fellow servant over a hundred denarii. The point is clear: our sin against God is a debt far greater than any wrong done to us. Those who have been forgiven must forgive.

Show What You Know

  1. Why must we be careful not to cause little ones to stumble?

  2. List the steps Jesus gave for when a brother sins.

  3. What is the goal of confronting someone who sinned?

  4. What promise did Jesus make about gathering in His name?

  5. Compare the two debts in the parable. What do they represent?

Crossword

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Across

  1. The shepherd went to look for the ____ sheep.
  2. The man ____ over the sheep he found.
  3. How many sheep the man had.

Down

  1. Jesus told Peter to ____ again and again.
  2. The greatest is whoever is ____ like a child.
  3. Jesus called a little ____ to Him.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think Jesus' steps for dealing with sin start privately rather than publicly?

  2. How should knowing how much God forgave you change the way you respond when someone hurts you?

Memory Verse

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

Matthew 18:35 (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.

  • Why should we forgive others when God has forgiven us so much?
  • What does it mean to be humble like a little child?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.