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Matthew 25 · Preschool

Ready With Our Lamps

Name Date

Color the picture. Point to the bright lamps, the young women and the night sky.

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

Bible Verse

“but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.”

Matthew 25:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The wise women were ready! We can be ready for Jesus too. Turn on a flashlight and talk about being ready.

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Matthew 25 · Kindergarten

Well Done

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LAMP
OIL
READY
KIND
Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Matthew 25:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LAMP
COIN
FOOD
CUP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of the story: Well Done.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said helping others is like helping Him. Who can you help?
  • How can you be kind to people in need?

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Matthew 25 · Grade 1

Faithful Servants

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LAMP
TALENTS
FAITHFUL
KINDNESS
Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Matthew 25:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Keep your lamp ready.
Use what God gives you.
Feed the hungry.
Give a drink to the thirsty.
Welcome a stranger.

Put the Story in Order

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

Keep your lamp ready.

Welcome a stranger.

Use what God gives you.

Feed the hungry.

Give a drink to the thirsty.

Draw your favorite part of the story: Well Done.

Memory Verse

“Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.”

Matthew 25:13 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Jesus said helping others is like helping Him. Who can you help?
  • How can you get set for Jesus each day?
  • What would you like to say to God about this story?

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Matthew 25 · Grade 2

Kindness to Jesus

Name Date

Read the Story

Jesus told a story about the King. The King said, "I was hungry and you gave me food."

He said, "I was thirsty and you gave me drink." He said, "I was sick and you visited me."

The people asked when they had done that. The King said that when they were kind to others who were in need, they were kind to Him!

Memory Verse

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:40 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who is the King in the story?

    They visited HimJesusDrink

  2. What did the people give the King when He was hungry?

    FoodJesusDrink

  3. What did they give Him when He was thirsty?

    DrinkFoodThey visited Him

  4. What did they do when He was sick?

    FoodJesusThey visited Him

  5. When we are kind to people in need, who are we being kind to?

    DrinkFoodJesus

Word Search

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

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  • FAITHFUL
  • KINDNESS
  • TALENTS
  • READY
  • LAMP
  • KIND
  • KING
  • OIL

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The servants used what the master gave them. What gifts has God given you?
  • Who can you help who needs it?

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Matthew 25 · Grade 3

Well Done, Good Servant

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Read the Story

Jesus told three stories about being ready. Ten young women waited for a bridegroom with their lamps. Five were wise and brought extra oil. Five were foolish and did not. When the bridegroom came at midnight, the wise ones were ready and went in to the wedding feast.

A man gave his servants money called talents. Two servants worked and doubled their money. The master said, "Well done, good and faithful servant." But one servant hid his talent in the ground. He did nothing with what he was given.

Jesus said the King will gather all nations. He will tell some people that when He was hungry, thirsty, a stranger, sick or in prison, they helped Him. They will ask, "When?" He will say that when they did it to one of the least of His brothers, they did it to Him.

Memory Verse

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Matthew 25:21 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why were five young women wise?

  2. When did the bridegroom come?

  3. What did the master say to the faithful servants?

  4. What did the third servant do with his talent?

  5. When we help someone in need, who are we helping?

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.

  • Five were not prepared when the groom came. How can you be prepared for Jesus every day?
  • What job has God given you that you can do well?

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Matthew 25 · Grade 4

Three Stories of Readiness

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Read and Think

Matthew 25 continues Jesus' teaching about His return with three parables. In the first, ten virgins wait for a bridegroom. The five wise ones bring extra oil for their lamps; the five foolish do not. When the bridegroom arrives at midnight, the wise go in to the wedding feast, and the door is shut. "Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."

In the parable of the talents, a master entrusts large sums of money to three servants according to their ability. Two invest and double what they were given. The master praises each: "Well done, good and faithful servant." The third, afraid, buries his talent and returns it unused, and the master is displeased. God expects us to use faithfully what He has given.

Finally, Jesus describes the Son of Man on His throne, separating people as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. To those on His right He says they fed Him when He was hungry, gave Him drink, welcomed Him, clothed Him, and visited Him. Surprised, they ask when. The King answers, "because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

Show What You Know

  1. What made the five wise virgins ready?

  2. How did the first two servants use their talents?

  3. Why was the master displeased with the third servant?

  4. According to the King, when did people serve Him?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

midnightoiltalentsGod
  1. The five wise ones bring extra for their lamps; the five foolish do not.
  2. When the bridegroom arrives at , the wise go in to the wedding feast, and the door is shut.
  3. In the parable of the , a master entrusts large sums of money to three servants according to their ability.
  4. expects us to use faithfully what He has given.

Think About It

  1. What talents (gifts, time, abilities) has God given you? How can you use them for Him?

  2. Who are the least of these around you? Name one way you could serve Jesus by serving them.

Memory Verse

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Matthew 25:40 (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 around you is easy to overlook, and how can you help?
  • How can you be faithful with small jobs this week?

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Matthew 25 · Grade 5

The Sheep and the Goats

Name Date

Read and Think

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)

Copy It

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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