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Matthew 7 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Wise and Foolish Builders

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.

PreschoolBuild on the Rock

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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 Wise Builder

HOUSE → picture 3RAIN → picture 4ROCK → picture 1DOOR → picture 2

Grade 1Ask, Seek, Knock

Knock, and it will be opened. → picture 5God gives good gifts. → picture 4A good tree has good fruit. → picture 1The narrow gate leads to life. → picture 2The wise man built on the rock. → picture 3

Order:

1. Knock, and it will be opened.2. God gives good gifts.3. The narrow gate leads to life.4. A good tree has good fruit.5. The wise man built on the rock.

Grade 2Two Builders

  1. Where did the wise man build his house? On a rock (circle)
  2. Where did the foolish man build his house? On sand (circle)
  3. What came against the houses? Rain, floods and wind (circle)
  4. Which house fell? The house on the sand
  5. Who is like the wise man? People who hear Jesus' words and do them
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Grade 3Hear and Do

  1. What should we do before we try to fix someone else's fault? Take the log out of our own eye (deal with our own sin first).
  2. What three words did Jesus use about prayer? Ask, seek, knock
  3. What is the Golden Rule? Treat others the way you want them to treat you.
  4. Why did the wise man's house stand? It was built on the rock.
  5. How did the crowds feel about Jesus' teaching? They were amazed (astonished).
1: Knock, and it will be opened.2: God gives good gifts.3: The narrow gate leads to life.4: A good tree has good fruit.5: The wise man built on the rock.

Grade 4Two Ways, Two Foundations

  1. What does Jesus say to do before helping someone with their fault? Remove the beam (log) from your own eye first.
  2. Why can we ask God with confidence? He is our Father, better than earthly parents, and gives good things to those who ask.
  3. What rule sums up the Law and the Prophets? Whatever you want people to do to you, do the same to them.
  4. What is the difference between the two builders? Both hear Jesus' words, but the wise one does them and builds on rock; the foolish one does not and builds on sand.

Word bank: 1. ask; 2. good; 3. rock

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

Grade 5The Authority of Jesus

  1. What two roads does Jesus describe, and where do they lead? The wide road leads to destruction; the narrow road leads to life.
  2. How can false prophets be recognized? By their fruits (what their lives and teaching produce)
  3. Why will Jesus say I never knew you to some who call Him Lord? They used the right words and did impressive works but did not do the Father's will or truly know Him.
  4. In the parable, what was the same for both builders, and what was different? Both heard and both faced the storm; the foundation (obeying or not obeying) was different.
  5. Why were the crowds astonished? Jesus taught with authority, not like the scribes.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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