People
Thomas in Matthew 10
TOM-us
This person shows up in Matthew 10:3: “Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Matthew 10:3
“Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;”
What kids can learn
When you hear thomas in Matthew, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Matthew 10:3 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Matthew 10:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Philip;Bartholomew;Thomas;Matthewthetaxcollector;JamesthesonofwhowasalsoThaddaeus;