People
John in Matthew 14
JON
This person shows up in Matthew 14:2: “and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Matthew 14:2
“and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.””
What kids can learn
When you hear john in Matthew, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Matthew 14:2 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Matthew 14:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
andsaidtohisservants,“ThisistheHeisrisenfromthedead.Thatiswhypowersworkinhim.”