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Matthew 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jesus Heals and Calms the Storm

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 Calms the Storm

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

KindergartenJesus Is Strong

BOAT → picture 3WAVES → picture 1STORM → picture 4HEAL → picture 2

Grade 1Even the Wind Obeys

Jesus touched the man and healed him. → picture 5The soldier had great faith. → picture 3Jesus got into a boat. → picture 4A big storm came. → picture 2Jesus made the sea calm. → picture 1

Grade 2Jesus Stops the Storm

  1. Where were Jesus and His disciples? In a boat (circle)
  2. What was Jesus doing when the storm came? Sleeping (circle)
  3. How did the disciples feel? Scared (afraid) (circle)
  4. What did Jesus speak to? The wind and the sea
  5. What happened when Jesus spoke? Everything became very calm.
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Grade 3Great Faith and Great Power

  1. What did Jesus do before He healed the man with leprosy? He touched him (and said, I want to. Be made clean.)
  2. Who was the centurion asking Jesus to heal? His servant
  3. Why was Jesus amazed at the centurion? Because of his great faith; he believed Jesus could heal by just saying the word.
  4. What happened when Jesus rebuked the wind and the sea? There was a great calm.
  5. What question did the disciples ask after the storm? What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?
1: Jesus touched the man and healed him.2: The soldier had great faith.3: Jesus got into a boat.4: A big storm came.5: Jesus made the sea calm.

Grade 4Lord Over Everything

  1. Why was Jesus touching the man with leprosy so surprising? Leprosy made people outcasts whom others would not touch; Jesus touched him anyway.
  2. What did the centurion understand about Jesus? That Jesus had authority and could heal just by speaking a word.
  3. What prophecy did Matthew say Jesus fulfilled by healing? Isaiah's words that He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.
  4. What four kinds of power did Jesus show in this chapter? Power over disease (sickness), at a distance, over nature (the storm), and over demons (evil).

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

Grade 5The Authority of the King

  1. What do the people healed in the first three miracles have in common? They were people pushed aside: an unclean leper, a Gentile, and a woman.
  2. Why did the centurion say Jesus did not need to come to his house? He felt unworthy, and he understood Jesus' authority to heal with a word.
  3. What did Jesus teach about who will be at the feast with Abraham? Many from east and west (Gentiles) will come by faith, while some who assumed they belonged will be left out.
  4. How does the calming of the storm reveal who Jesus is? Only God rules the sea, and Jesus commands the wind and waves, showing He is God.
  5. How did the townspeople respond after the men were freed? They begged Jesus to leave their region.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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