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Matthew 11 Crossword & Word Search: Jesus welcomes a tired child to rest

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Jesus welcomes a tired child to rest: Matthew 11 word search and memory verse worksheet
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Teaching Jesus welcomes a tired child to rest

When you're tired, worried, or carrying something heavy in your heart, Jesus says, "Come to Me, and I will give you rest."

  • Jesus invites tired and worried people to come to Him. What kinds of things make your heart feel tired or heavy?
  • Jesus says we can give Him our heavy loads. How do you think we "give" our worries to Jesus?
  • Jesus says He is gentle and humble. How does it feel to know Jesus is gentle with you?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

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  • REST
  • COMFORT
  • GENTLENESS
  • COME
  • HEAVY
  • CARRYING
  • TIRED
  • YOUR
  • WORN
  • WORRIES
  • LOADS
  • INVITATION
  • SAYS
  • HEART

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

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Across

  1. We can ___ to Jesus, and He gives us rest
  2. Jesus knew that people get ___
  3. Being soft and careful
  4. But Jesus says, "Give ___ heavy load to Me

Down

  1. When we're worried, sad, or ___ out, we don't have to carry it all alone
  2. We can come to Jesus, and He gives us ___
  3. It's like ___ a heavy backpack
  4. It's like carrying a ___ backpack

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

  1. Jesus knew that people get tired.
  2. It is not true that So Jesus opened His arms wide and gave a beautiful invitation.
  3. It's like carrying a heavy backpack.
  4. It is not true that We try to carry our worries and troubles all by ourselves, and it wears us out.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

Come to me, all of you who are and heavy loads. I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 · NIrV

About this Matthew 11 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Matthew 11 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Matthew 11:28. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Matthew 11 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Matthew 11 before you start.

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“Come to me, all of you who are tired and carrying heavy loads. I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 · NIrV

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