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Matthew 25 · Grade 5

The Sheep and the Goats

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The three parables of Matthew 25 each answer the question of how we can wait well for Jesus' return. The ten virgins teach preparedness. Readiness cannot be borrowed at the last minute, as the foolish virgins discovered when they asked to share oil. Each person must be personally prepared to meet the Lord.

The parable of the talents teaches faithful stewardship. A talent was a huge sum, about twenty years' wages. Everything we have, our abilities, time, opportunities and the gospel itself, is entrusted to us by God. The faithful servants are rewarded with more responsibility and enter into their master's joy. The unfaithful servant's problem was a wrong view of his master, whom he called a hard man. Fear led to doing nothing.

The final scene is not a parable but a picture of the last judgment. The Son of Man sits on His glorious throne and separates the nations as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The righteous are not saved by their works; rather, their works of mercy reveal that they belong to the King. Jesus so identifies with His needy brothers and sisters that serving them is serving Him.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the request to borrow oil teach about readiness?

  2. About how much was a talent worth?

  3. What was the root problem of the unfaithful servant?

  4. How do works of mercy relate to the righteous in the judgment scene?

  5. Why does serving the least of these count as serving Jesus?

Crossword

341625

Across

  1. When the bridegroom came.
  2. The five wise young women brought extra.
  3. The young women carried these.

Down

  1. Well done, good and ____ servant.
  2. Jesus is the ____ in the story.
  3. The third servant hid his in the ground.

Think About It

  1. How does the way you view God (harsh or generous) affect the way you use what He has given you?

  2. The righteous were surprised that they had served Jesus. What does that tell you about the kind of kindness that pleases God?

Memory Verse

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

Matthew 25:31 (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.

  • One servant buried what he was given. What gift from God are you tempted to bury?
  • What talents or abilities could you use faithfully for God this year?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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