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Matthew 21 · Grade 3

A House of Prayer

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Read the Story

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, just as the prophet said: "behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey." Crowds spread coats and branches on the road and shouted, "Hosanna to the son of David!"

Jesus went into the temple. People were buying and selling there. Jesus turned over their tables. He said that Scripture calls God's house a house of prayer, but they had made it a den of robbers. Then blind and lame people came to Him, and He healed them. Children shouted, "Hosanna!"

The next morning Jesus taught His disciples about faith. He said, "All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Later He told stories that warned the leaders, who did not believe in Him.

Memory Verse

He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!”

Matthew 21:13 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. How did Jesus come into Jerusalem?

  2. What did the crowds shout?

  3. Why did Jesus turn over the tables in the temple?

  4. What did Jesus do for the blind and lame in the temple?

  5. What did Jesus teach about prayer?

Put the Story in Order

Write what happened in each box.

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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.

  • Jesus cared about how people used the temple. How can you show respect at church?
  • How can you sing to Jesus this week?

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