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Matthew 18 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Like Little Children

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 Finds the Lost Sheep

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

KindergartenThe Lost Sheep

SHEEP → picture 4CHILD → picture 1HILL → picture 2LOVE → picture 3

Grade 1Jesus Loves Little Ones

Be humble like a little child. → picture 3The shepherd looked for one lost sheep. → picture 4He went to the mountains. → picture 5Jesus is with us when we gather. → picture 2Forgive from your heart. → picture 1

Order:

1. Be humble like a little child.2. A man went to the mountains to look for one lost sheep.3. He rejoiced when he found it.4. Jesus is with us when we gather.5. Forgive from your heart.

Grade 2One Lost Sheep

  1. What did the disciples ask Jesus? Who is the greatest in the Kingdom
  2. Who did Jesus call to Him? A little child (circle)
  3. How many sheep did the man have? One hundred (circle)
  4. What did the man do when one sheep got lost? He left the ninety-nine and went to look for it.
  5. How did the man feel when he found the sheep? So happy (circle)
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Grade 3Forgive Again and Again

  1. Who did Jesus say is the greatest in the Kingdom? Whoever humbles himself like a little child
  2. What does the shepherd do when one sheep goes astray? He leaves the ninety-nine to look for it.
  3. What is the Father's will for His little ones? That not one of them should perish (be lost)
  4. How many times did Jesus tell Peter to forgive? Seventy times seven (always, without counting)
  5. Why should we forgive others? Because God has forgiven us so much
1: Be humble like a little child.2: A man went to the mountains to look for one lost sheep.3: He rejoiced when he found it.4: Jesus is with us when we gather.5: Forgive from your heart.

Grade 4Humble, Seeking, Forgiving

  1. What did Jesus say we must do to enter the Kingdom? Turn and become as little children (humble and trusting)
  2. What does the parable of the lost sheep show about God? He seeks the lost and does not want any of His little ones to perish.
  3. What is the first step when a brother sins against you? Go to him privately and talk to him.
  4. What was wrong with the forgiven servant in Jesus' parable? He was forgiven a huge debt but refused to forgive a small debt owed to him.

Word bank: 1. child; 2. sheep; 3. forgive

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

Grade 5The Community of the Forgiven

  1. Why must we be careful not to cause little ones to stumble? They matter greatly to the Father; their angels always see His face.
  2. List the steps Jesus gave for when a brother sins. Go privately; then take one or two others; then tell the assembly (church).
  3. What is the goal of confronting someone who sinned? Restoration: to gain back (win back) your brother
  4. What promise did Jesus make about gathering in His name? Where two or three are gathered in His name, He is in their midst.
  5. Compare the two debts in the parable. What do they represent? Ten thousand talents (impossible) is our sin against God; a hundred denarii (small) is what others owe us.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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