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© 9 June 2020 Parables of Jesus Award

Parables of Jesus Parables of Jesus Award WorkbookAward Workbook

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1. Read and discuss Matthew 13:44.

2. What is a parable? Why and how did Jesus use parables?

3. Name and learn the meaning of a parable Jesus told from each of the 4 gospels.

4. Make a craft or diorama depicting a parable.

5. Participate in a physical game or outdoor activity depicting one of the parables of Jesus.

6. Make “Get Well” or “Thinking of You” cards for outreach. Read Luke 10:25-37.

Level: Level:

This is a multi-level award

Workbook Notes:Workbook Notes:

CraftCraft: There are three crafts to choose from in this workbook. You don’t need to do all three, just choose one based on your child’s age and the materials you have on hand. Or if you prefer to come up with your own craft or diorama based on a parable you can do that instead.

GameGame: There are two games to choose from to make and play. Choose one game based on your child’s age and interest.

Parables of JesusParables of JesusAward RequirementsAward Requirements


What did the man find that was hidden?

Where was the treasure hidden?

How did he feel when he sold everthing he had to buy the treasure?

Parable MeaningParable Meaning: The Kingdom of God is a treasure more precious than anything in this world. When we truly realise the worth of our salvation we will joyfully give up everything to serve God. Anything we give up will be nothing compared to the treasure of God.

Discussion Questions: Is God the most important thing in your life? How hard would it be to give up any of your possessions, relationships, or plans to follow God? Would you joyfully give them up?

The Hidden TreasureThe Hidden TreasureRead Matthew 13:44 in your Bible.

Circle the correct answer to the questions below.

Circle below some of the things that God treasures most in His Kingdom.

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A parable is a short story that ............................... told in the Gospels, which are in the

............................. A parable teaches a spiritual lesson that ............................... wanted his

followers to understand. ............................... did a lot of his teaching in parables. He used

familiar characters, activities and settings to make the parables easy to understand and

remember. ............................... used stories about ..................................., ...........................................,

.......................................s, ....................................... and everyday objects.

The purpose of parables was to focus the listener on God and his .................................... The stories

tell us about the character of God: what he is like, how he works, and what he expects from his

followers. ...............................’ parables help us to get to know God better. They help us see how

God is like a loving ..........................................., .........................., ............................... and Savior.

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The Lost SheepThe Lost Sheep Read the parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:3–7. Use the pictures on the next page to sequence the

story in the correct order.

Parable MeaningParable Meaning: God is like the shepherd who loved his sheep. God loves everyone and knows each of us by name. Every single person – even the smallest child – is important to God. He

does not want even one of us to go astray. God sent his son, Jesus, to find us and save us.

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The Lost SheepThe Lost SheepRead the parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15:3–7.

Sequence the pictures in the correct order and paste in place on the previous page.

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The Lost CoinThe Lost CoinRead the Parable of the Lost Coin in Luke 15:8-10.

Make a book of The Lost Coin parable using the following two pages. Cut out the pages and put them in the correct order then staple the pages together. Read your book to an adult or have an

adult read the book to you. Take a photo of you reading your book and paste it below.

Read your book to an adult or have an adult read the book to you. Take a photo of

you reading your book and paste it here.

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hen a person decides to be friends w

ith God, there is a

great celebration in heaven.

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searched the whole

house for the missing

coin. She swept

everywhere but still

couldn’t find her coin.

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an was so happy she invited her friends

over to celebrate finding the missing coin.


1. What did the son want from his father?

2. What is a famine?

3. What did the son do when his money was gone?

4. When he was so hungry who did he decide to go and see?

5. How did the father feel when he saw his son?

The Prodigal SonThe Prodigal SonRead the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 or in a story book you have at home.

Read the following questions and circle the correct answer.

Parable MeaningParable Meaning: Like the younger son, we have all made mistakes and done the wrong thing. But God still loves us. God is like the father in the story. He is happy to forgive us when we say sorry and turn back to him. He forgives us completely. There is great rejoicing in heaven when people repent and return to God.

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The Rich FoolThe Rich FoolRead the Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:16–21.

Make a book of The Rich Fool using the following page. Colour the pictures then cut out the pages. Put the pages in the correct order and staple them together. Read your book to an adult or have an

adult read the book to you. Take a photo of you reading your book and paste it below.

Read your book to an adult or have an adult read the book to you. Take a photo of

you reading your book and paste it here.

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orkers gathered lots of grain.

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barns and built bigger ones to store all his extra grain.

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an wanted to

keep it all to himself.

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ill you do with

all you have stored up?” That night the rich m

an died in his sleep. W

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riches now?

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ith others.

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enough barns to store all his grain.


Craft: Lost Sheep MaskCraft: Lost Sheep MaskWhat you need:What you need:

• Dinner size or snack size paper plate

• Cotton wool balls• Scissors• Glue• Large popsicle stick

Instructions:Instructions:

1. Cut the inner circle out of the paper plate – use a dinner size plate for a ewe mask, and a snack size plate for a lamb mask.

2. Use the inner circle to make the ears. Trace the ear shapes onto the cardboard. Cut them out and glue them in place.

3. Paste cotton wool balls around the outside of the plate.

4. Attach a popsicle stick to the bottom of the mask.

Take a photo of your Lost Sheep Mask and paste

it here.

Choose one of the three crafts: Lost Sheep Mask, Wooly Sheep or Pom Pom Sheep


Craft: Woolly SheepCraft: Woolly SheepWhat you need:What you need:

• A4 green or blue cardboard (optional)

• Glue stick or craft glue• Sciissors• Textas or pencils• Cotton wool balls• Two googly eyes (optional)


1. Cut out the sheep template (optional).

2. Colour the sheep face and legs light pink.

3. Glue the sheep onto the piece of A4 cardboard (optional).

4. Glue cotton wool balls on to the sheep body and top of the head.

5. Glue on googly eyes (optional).

Take a photo of your Wooly Sheep and paste it here.



Craft: Pom Pom SheepCraft: Pom Pom Sheep• Thick white wool• 4 small black pom poms• Hot glue gun

• Black felt or foam sheet• 2 small googly eyes• Scissors

• White or silver paint pen (optional)

1. Cut a 20cm long piece of wool. Slide the wool piece between your middle fingers. Make sure you have it there when you wind the rest of the wool.

2. If you’re using chunky wool wind it around your fingers about 70 times. If you’re using regular thickness wool, wind it about 130 times.

3. Take the back end of the 20cm piece of wool and pull it around to the top, sliding it between your middle fingers so it wraps around the middle of the windings of wool. Tie it once.

4. Carefully slide the wool off your fingers. Pull the ends of the 20cm long piece of wool as tightly as you can. Tie another knot (you should have a double knot now) to hold it all together.

5. Using a sharp pair of scissors, carefully cut the loops of wool, working your way around the entire circle, until all the loops have been cut.

6. Using your sharp scissors, trim and shape the pom pom into an even ball.

7. Draw a small sheep head shape (5cm high and 4cm wide) onto the black foam/felt.

8. Cut out the sheep head shape and attach the googly eyes using a glue gun.

9. Use a silver or white paint pen to draw a simple mouth onto the sheep.

10. Glue the front feet together with the glue gun. Then glue the back feet together with the glue gun.

11. Squeeze a generous line of hot glue from the glue gun over top of the front pom poms and the back pom poms. Carefully press them on to the white pom pom.

12. Add some hot glue to the back of the head and glue in place on the white pom pom.

What you need:What you need:


Take a photo of your Pom Pom Sheep and paste

it here.



Game: I Spy BottleGame: I Spy BottleWhat you need:What you need:

• Clear plastic bottle (dry)• Rice or sand• Funnel• Super glue or hot glue gun• Small items below

Small items needed:Small items needed:

• Button• Paper clip• Rubber band• Bead• Safety pin• Tooth pick• Fluffy pom pom• Dice• 5-cent piece• Googly eye• Marble• Mini craft peg

Use these suggestions or find your own small items to add to the bottle.

Instructions to make your I Spy bottle:Instructions to make your I Spy bottle:

1. Fill the bottle 3/4 full with rice or sand using a funnel. If you don’t have a plastic funnel you can make one out of paper.

2. Collect your small items (use those on the list or find your own).

3. Make a list of all the small items you have collected (you will need this to play the game). Write it up neatly or type and print your list. Alternatively you could take a photo of all your items and print it out as your ‘list.’

4. Fill the bottle with your small items.

5. Glue the lid with super glue or a hot glue gun. Spread the glue around the inside of the lid and rim of the bottle. Screw lid on tightly and sit until dry.

Instructions to play the Instructions to play the I Spy Bottle Game:I Spy Bottle Game:

1. Shake the bottle and search for all the items on your list. Write them down or tick them off when you have found them.

2. Give your bottle to a friend or family member and see if they can find all the items on your list.

Take a photo of your I Spy Bottle and paste it here.

Choose one of the two games to make and play: I Spy Bottle or Where is the Sheep?


Where is the sheep? Where is the sheep? GameGame

Print this page onto paper or cardboard. Cut out the sheep and cards. Place the cards face up on a table and hide the sheep under one of the cards. Take it in turns to guess where the sheep is hiding. The first player to find the sheep gets to hide it for the next game.

Choose one of the two games to make and play: I Spy Bottle or Where is the Sheep?


Make a CardMake a Card

Take a photo of your card and paste it here.

Make a thank you or get well card for someone and give it to them. Take a photo of the card you made and paste it below.

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