Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
20 Jesus Answers Temptation with Scripture
Bible Adventure Worksheet | Pictures, puzzles and mini-missions
SS-09-13-GD-L20 | W1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Name: ________________________ Read together: Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV)
1 / FOLLOW MATTHEW'S STORY ORDER
Match every panel to a clue. Write A, B or C.
Panel 1: ___
Panel 2: ___
Panel 3: ___
A Temple temptation
B Kingdoms offered
C Stones and bread
Original story clues and applications are teaching aids, not Scripture. Appearances are imagined.
2 / MATCH JESUS' ANSWERS
Read all of vv. 4, 7, 10. Match A, B or C.
1 Stones to bread ___
2 Jump from temple ___
3 Worship Satan ___
A Jesus' answer: verse 7
B Jesus' answer: verse 10
C Jesus' answer: verse 4
3 / WHO IS SPEAKING?
Use J for Jesus; S for Satan. Read fully.
___ v. 6: instruction to jump
___ v. 7: answer about testing
___ v. 10: answer about worship
4 / PAUSE, CHECK, CHOOSE
Modern mini-mission: a pretend learner is urged to lie about who broke a game piece.
Truthful reply: ____________
Helpful action: ___________
5 / REMEMBER | Psalm 119:11 (KJV)
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Related memory passage, not story dialogue.
Take turns echoing short unchanged phrases. Optional extra challenge is in the guide.
Home practice initials (optional): __________ Date: __________

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
20 Jesus Answers Temptation with Scripture
Companion Guide | Prepare & Explore
SS-09-13-GD-L20 | CG1 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | REVIEW DRAFT
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Your Classroom Materials – Everything You Need
One W1 per learner; this matching two-page guide per teacher; KJV Bible; pencils. Optional
scrap paper for the game. Print W1, CG1, CG2 together, or use the separate worksheet and
guide PDFs. No extra bought supplies needed.
Read Together & Discover
Shared reading: Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV).
Teacher context / optional fuller reading: Matthew 4:1-11 (KJV).
Original learning idea: Jesus rejects each temptation with Scripture; we learn to read God's
Word carefully and use it rightly.
Weekly Memory Verse – Psalm 119:11 (KJV)
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Related passage: not story dialogue.
Echo unchanged phrases: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, / that I might not sin against thee.
Prepare for the Adventure – Quick Checklist
Read the full passage; print W1; try the puzzle; use CG2 keys. Read aloud as needed.
Temptation: an invitation to do wrong. Pinnacle: a high point of a building. Ministered: cared for.
Context: Jesus fasts forty days and nights and is hungry. Satan's appearance in the art is imagined.
Goals: Match each temptation to Jesus' answer; identify speakers; plan a truthful response.
45-Minute Teaching Plan
0-5 Welcome; introduce the picture and a simple optional prayer.
5-12 Read the short KJV selection together; explain story words.
12-22 Play W1 activities 1-2 in pairs. Model one example if needed.
22-25 Quiet stretch or water break; seated participation welcome.
25-33 Play activities 3-4. Let learners point, speak or write.
33-38 Use the short cooperative game on CG2.
38-43 Take turns echoing the exact weekly verse, task 5.
43-45 Ask the quick check; celebrate learning and optional prayer.
60-minute option: add 5 minutes each for another game round, a partner retell, and optional extra challenge.
Timing is an estimate.

Fell on Good Ground
GROWING DISCIPLES | AGES 9-13
20 Jesus Answers Temptation with Scripture
Companion Guide | Solve, Connect & Encourage
SS-09-13-GD-L20 | CG2 | Rev. 2026-10-15.6 | REVIEW DRAFT
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1 / FOLLOW MATTHEW'S STORY ORDER
Say: Find stones, temple and kingdoms.
Do: Match every panel; identify the setting clue.
Check: Panels 1-3: C, A, B. Stones/bread (vv. 3-4),
temple (vv. 5-7), kingdoms (vv. 8-10). This is
Matthew's order. Art shows refusal, not obeying
the tempter; clothing and settings are imagined.
2 / MATCH JESUS' ANSWERS
Say: Which complete answer meets each
temptation?
Do: Read full verses aloud; match references.
Check: 1-C (v. 4); 2-A (v. 7); 3-B (v. 10). Jesus
answers about God's word, not tempting God, and
worshipping God alone. These are summaries;
read the complete KJV verses without shortening
them.
3 / WHO IS SPEAKING?
Say: Is every use of Bible words a wise use?
Do: Check speakers in context before answering.
Check: S; J; J. Satan speaks v. 6, even while citing
Scripture. Jesus answers in vv. 7 and 10. A
quotation does not make Satan's dangerous
instruction God's command.
4 / PAUSE, CHECK, CHOOSE
Say: What would a truthful next step look like?
Do: Give a short reply and one helpful action.
Check: Open response: Let's tell the truth and ask
for help. A trusted adult can guide repair. Use the
Bible in context; do not invent a verse or treat
recitation as a magic formula.
5 / REMEMBER
Say: read the exact W1/CG1 verse.
Do: echo unchanged phrases.
Check: follow the printed KJV words; listening
counts.
PLAY TOGETHER
Pairs make stones, temple and kingdoms cards.
Find Jesus' matching answer in vv. 4,7,10, read it
completely, then swap reader and clue-finder.
Use paper only.
Check: STONES: v. 4; TEMPLE: v. 7; KINGDOMS: v.
10. Satan speaks vv. 3,6,9; Jesus answers vv.
4,7,10. No jumping, fasting or temptation
reenactment.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
For support: Read aloud; offer oral answers,
pointing, a scribe or partner. Model a clue; allow
time. No personal disclosures required.
Extra challenge, optional: What happens after
Jesus' final answer in verse 11?
Answer: The devil leaves; angels come and
minister to Jesus. This follows the third answer; it
is not a fourth temptation.
SHORT LESSON / HOMESCHOOL
20-minute essentials: welcome 3; reading 5; tasks
1 and 4 for 6; verse 4; recap/prayer 2. Other tasks
optional.
30-60 minutes: add puzzles, game, retelling and
fuller reading; take breaks.
TAKE HOME & CHECK
Practise the related Psalm unchanged. With an
adult, reread one full answer from Matthew 4;
identify who is speaking.
Quick check: Whose words are in verses 6 and 7?
Answer: Satan's in v. 6; Jesus' in v. 7. Read each
full verse in context.
Optional praise: thank God for today’s learning;
no music needed.
Teacher reflection: Revisit: __________
ACCURACY & CARE
No dangerous dares or fasting challenge. Satan's
quoted words remain his speech. Full KJV answers
are read from the Bible, not cut up for puzzles.
Scripture is not a promise that every temptation
instantly disappears.