Uncovering

Bible
Treasure
For children aged 8-12

by Dave Strehler
 Truth for kids
© All rights reserved

web: www.truthforkids.com
email: [email protected]
Scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION,
 Contents
Creation ........................................... 1
This is how it all began ...................... 3
Sin ................................................... 5
God’s enemy ..................................... 6
Temptation ....................................... 8
God makes a way .............................. 10
Jesus, the lamb of God ...................... 12
Jesus is born on earth ....................... 14
Jesus died for our sin ........................ 16
He’s alive .......................................... 18
Jesus forgives ................................... 20
Go tell the world ............................... 22
Jesus goes back to Heaven ................ 24
What must I do? ............................... 26
My helper ......................................... 28
I’m free ............................................ 30
Baptism ........................................... 32
Growing in the faith .......................... 34
Talking to God .................................. 36
Walking in the light ........................... 38
The Bible .......................................... 40
Ready for battle ................................ 42
God’s family ...................................... 44
Spreading the good news .................. 46
Heaven and hell ............................... 48
The Lord’s supper ............................. 50
Fruit ................................................ 52
Serving together .............................. 54
A list of the Gifts of the Spirit ............ 56
Jesus is coming for me ..................... 58
Our Father ...................................... 60
INDEX ............................................. 62
 A Bible activity book to help
children grasp the basic
truths of Scripture and give
them a desire to study and
understand the whole Bible.

Hi there,

This book was written especially for you,

so write your name here:

_______________________

May God help you understand the important

truths in this book as you make new discoveries
on your way from Genesis to Revelation.
‘Treasure-hunt’: Can you find a fish like this .
somewhere in this book?
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Creation
The word create means to make.
Everything around us that God
made, we call creation. When we
want to make something, we need
things to work with. Usually we need materials and tools.

Materials are things like clay, wood, paper, paint or glue

that become part of what we are making.

Tools are things like hammers, saws, or scissors that are

used to shape the material.

But ...
when God created everything, He started with nothing at all.
All He did was speak, and things appeared just as He wanted
them! On the next page are just some of the things He made.

Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Colossians 1:15-16

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Can you spot the words in the block below. Circle them as
you find them.

BEETLES LIGHT
God even
BIRDS LIONS
spent time making
WORLD PEOPLE
ELEPHANTS PLANETS little me !
FISH SEA
GRASS STARS
INSECTS TREES
LAND WATER
LEAVES WORMS

B E E T L E S Z F C W Q N W M
I P K N G L X Q I H O B P A T
R M I N S E C T S W R Y X T Z
D S F G H P W Z H C M V B E N
S J K L T H Y P M L S T A R S
J K L P L A N E T S Q R R T E
Y H G F B N V O Z G J E K L A
X Z R K L T H P G W F E N M D
L E A V E S Y L I O N S U P R
Z O S X C V B E W R S G L B C
T M S N H J C B V L I G H T X
U X K L Z Y L A N D R Z D T V
 Genesis is
the first book 3
in the Bible

This is how it all began…

Look up Genesis chapter 1 in your Bible to help you

complete the words below.
Ge
nes
is

On day God created

Genesis
1 l _ gh _ 1:3-5
2 sk _ 1:6-8
3 s _ a, l _ nd, and plan _ s 1:9-13
4 s _ n, m _ _ n, and s _ _ r _ 1:14-19
5 f _ sh and bi _ ds 1:20-23
6 _ ni _ als and m _ n 1:24-31

7 God r _____________

Genesis 1, John 1:1-4

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Wow! Imagine if you had been there when God put it all
together. Well, you missed out on the first six days, but if you
look around you, you will still see the many things that God
created.

Draw a picture of some

things that God created.

At first everything was just perfect, but then something

happened. Read Genesis 3 to find out what went wrong.
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God
Sin comes between
God and us

SIN Isa
iah chap
ter 59 verse 2

When God created the first people - Adam and

Eve, He let them decide whether they wanted to
obey Him, or listen to the devil’s lies instead.
God told Adam about the many things he could do and
enjoy in the most beautiful place you can imagine. However
there was just one thing that God told him not to do. He
was not to eat of the fruit of a special tree in the middle
of the garden. But Adam and his wife Eve were both
tempted by the devil to disobey God. They chose to
believe the devil’s lies and did what God had told them not
to do. And so, by disobeying God, sin and death came into
the world.
Since Adam, every person on earth has sinned by
disobeying God - see Romans 3:23. Sin is the wrong, ugly
things we do and think, even though we know they are
wrong. We also sin when we don’t do what God wants us to
do.
God made a part of us to be like Him. We call this part
our spirit because God is Spirit. But sadly, sin separates
us (our spirit) from God - see Ephesians 4:18.
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God’s enemy - the devil

The devil was an angel in heaven before he sinned by
wanting to become as powerful as our mighty God. But God
threw him down from heaven to earth like a bolt of
lightning.

The devil now uses people to get back at God. Although

the devil is God’s enemy, he can never, ever challenge
God’s awesome power. All he can do is tempt you to sin,
but he can never force you to do something bad you don’t
want to do !

Answer each question by putting a circle around Y (yes)

or N (no).

Is the devil as strong as God? Y N

Can the devil force you to do something wrong? Y N

Is the devil more powerful than God’s Spirit in you? Y N

Luke 10:18, Isaiah 14:12-15, 2 Peter 2:4

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If God is on my
side who can be
against me?

Here is a powerful verse from the book of James. To

find out what it says, fill in the missing vowels.

S _ b m _i t y__rs_lv_s, th_n,

t_ G_d. R_s_st th_ d_v_l,

_nd h_ w_ll fl__ fr_m y_u.

James 4:7

S o .. .
With God’s power in us, we need never
listen to the devil or be afraid of him.

2 Timothy 2:26, 2 Thessalonians 3:3

 Oh no, I’ve
8 done it again

Temptation - the devil’s trap

Often we don’t mean to do wrong, but somehow we mess
up anyway. Temptation is the devil’s way of trying to get
us to sin against God.

Remember, temptation is not sin. It is only when we do

what the devil tempts us to do that we sin against God.

What to do when you are tempted

Run away
l from the temptation - 2 Timothy 2:22.
Say aloud what the Bible says about that sin - Luke 4:1-13
l

Pray that you won’t fall into temptation - Matthew 6:13.

l

Don’t stay around those who get you to do bad things. - Psalm 1:1
l

Stay away from places where you could easily be tempted.

l

You can win every time!

2 Timothy 2:26, Hebrews 12:1, 1 Corinthians 10:13

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Do the words below remind you of times when you have

done wrong?
Join each word to its right meaning...

Word Meaning
quarreling not telling the truth
(or not living the truth)
cheating taking something that doesn’t
belong to you
jealousy fighting with words
secretly doing something against
hatred the rules
praising ourselves for who we are
lying or what we have
being nasty because we want
pride what someone else has got
having mean, ugly thoughts towards
stealing someone

These are just some of the things that make Jesus really
sad. When we sin, we hurt others and make ourselves
miserable as well.

2 Peter 2:9, James 1:12

 10 I need
someone to
help me!

God makes a way

God is so perfect and holy, that He cannot even look at
sin. This means that the sin in us keeps us away from
God. Without God, our spirits are dead because only
God can give life to the spirit in us.

But because God loves people and wants them to have

life in Him, He let the people who lived before Jesus
came, kill an animal to pay for their sin.

God took the sin from the sinful person and put it on
the animal. The animal was then offered on an altar and
died in the place of that person.

But this way of taking away the sin of people was only
for a while. It was a sign of what God was going to do.
He was going to send His only Son Jesus to pay for the
sin of the world - once and for all.

Isaiah 59:2, Leviticus 9:7, Hebrews 9:22

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11

Copy the letters on the altar

to the matching rocks below.

r c a
i c e

i s f
The animal became the ...

s ?
s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Read on ...
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1
Jesus is the only

Jesus the Lamb of God

God decided before He had even made the world, that
at the right time, He would send His only Son Jesus to
die in our place.

Jesus was the only One who could become a man and
yet be sinless like God. That is why Jesus was the only
One who could take our sin on Him and be punished as if
He had sinned. In this way, our sin could be taken away
at last, and God could look at us again, just as if we had
never sinned.

And so, God sent his Son Jesus from heaven to earth.

John 1:29, Revelation 13:8, 2 Corinthians 5:21

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Find the only way that our sin can be washed away

By the blood
of Jesus

Psalm 51:7, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 9:24-26

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Jesus is born on earth

For Jesus to become just like us, He had to be born just
as we are. But there was one important difference: the
Holy Spirit made Jesus grow as a baby inside His earthly
mother Mary.

When Jesus was born, He was not half God and half man,
but altogether God and altogether like us. Jesus came to
earth as God had promised. He was called Emmanuel,
which means, God with us. This made the birth of Jesus
very special and very different.

Mary laid her baby in an animal feeding crib because

there was no room for them in the busy town of
Bethlehem. That night, God sent some angels to tell some
shepherds in a field nearby about the good news of His
gift to all people. The shepherds went to see what the
angels had told them and found Mary and Joseph (who had
promised to marry her) and the baby Jesus wrapped in
cloths - just as the angels had told them.

Isaiah 7:14, Micah 5:2-5, Matthew 1:18-24

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Can you spot ten differences between the two pictures

below? Circle them.

Some years later ...

Jesus became a young man. He chose twelve special
friends to help Him spread the good news of God’s love
for people. But there were others who wanted to kill
Jesus because they didn’t believe in Him. They were
jealous because many people started to follow Him.

Luke 1:26 to 2:20, Isaiah 9:6

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Jesus died in your place.

Jesus died for our sin

Bad men took Jesus and nailed Him to a wooden cross. As
He hung on the cross He asked God to forgive them for
what they were doing. The sin of the whole world was
placed on Him. For that moment, God turned His face
away from Jesus. The sky
turned dark and the
curtain in the temple was
Greater love
torn from top to bottom.
has no one The sin that had kept us
than this, away from God was paid
that he lay for, once and for all. Jesus
down his life took the blame for our sin.

for his friends. On that Friday afternoon,

You are my His friends buried Him in a
tomb. A big round stone
friends*
was rolled across the
entrance. Jesus was dead.
* (see John 15:13-14)
But that was not the end!
Psalm 22:12-18, Matthew 27, Mark 15
 Thank you
17
Jesus. I love
you!

How does that make you feel? How about writing a letter
to Jesus?

Dear Lord

Luke 23, John 19, 1 Peter 1:18-19

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He’s
alive !
On the third day after Jesus had died, there was an
earthquake and the stone across the opening of the tomb
was rolled away by an angel. It was Sunday morning and
Mary Magdalene was the first to discover that the tomb
was empty. The two angels standing at the tomb told her
that Jesus had come back to life. They said,

He is not here, Draw a line from a-b-c-d-e-f,

a-b, a- … in each shaded
He is ... block.
b c a b a b a b d

e d c d

a f b f e c d a c

Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12

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1 2 3

Mary was a bit confused, but very glad. She ran back to
tell the others that Jesus was alive. Jesus also showed
Himself to two others who were walking back from
Jerusalem to their village. When they realized it was
Jesus, they also rushed back to tell the disciples that
Jesus had risen.

He showed Himself to... To find out, unscramble

the letters or look up
the verses in your Bible.

_ _ _ _ ............................ arMy
_ _ _ travelers ................. wot
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ....... sedcipsel
_ _ _ _ hundred others .... evif
15 :6
Mark 16:9 1 Corinthians

Mark 1
16:12 6:14
Mark

John 20:1-18, Luke 24:13-45, Revelation 1:18

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I have done
wrong. Please
forgive me.

JESUS FORGIVES
But what had happened to the disciples of
Jesus?

The night before Jesus was crucified (nailed to a cross), a

mob of bad people had come to take Jesus away. Peter
and the other friends of Jesus were so scared that they
had run away. Peter even said to someone in the crowd
that he didn’t know who Jesus was, but afterwards he
felt very sorry for saying that.

But now Jesus was alive again, and He wanted to show

Himself to all His friends, especially Peter. He found
Peter and spoke to him in a very loving way. Jesus still
wanted to be Peter’s closest friend and He even asked
Peter to do a special job for Him.

Jesus loves each of us in the same way and wants to

forgive us for the times we have made Him sad. When you
have done something wrong, you should always ask Jesus
to forgive you and tell Him that you are sorry for what
you did.

Isaiah 1:18, Matthew 26:69-75, John 21:15-19

What God sees when 21
your sins are forgiven.
(nothing but pure white)

Do you remember...

?
something bad you said?
o
some wrong thing you did?
o
being proud or jealous?
o
not loving someone?
o

Sin makes us ugly on the inside

bad
dirty
Circle the words that
guilty
describe the way you feel
when you’ve sinned. sad
scared

Ask Jesus to forgive you

(If you are not sure how to pray, turn to page 36.)

God promises that: * He will wash away your sins.

* He will never remember your sin again.

Psalm 103:12-14, Jeremiah 31:34

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Go tell the world

After Jesus had risen from the dead He showed himself
to many people. Then one day, He and His disciples went
to the top of a nearby mountain called the Mount of
Olives. Jesus was going to leave His disciples and go back
to His Father in heaven. But before He left them He
wanted to tell the disciples something very important.
This is what He said to them;

tell
“Go into all the world and preach
the good news to all creation.”
Mark 16:15 everyone

Since that time, this good news has spread all over the
world and has reached you after many, many years. But
Jesus did not only use special people to tell others about
His love. He wants to use everyone who has become His
follower. Just as you have heard or read the good news of
His love, you too should pass it on to others - see page 46.
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Can you figure out what we should do?

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Use the secret
code to complete
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the words below. =H
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Matthew 28:16-20, Isaiah 6:8

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Jesus goes back to

HE AVE N
When Jesus had finished talking to the disciples, He
lifted up into the sky and disappeared in the clouds.

While they were looking up, two men in white stood next
to them and said; “Why do you stand here looking into the
sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into
heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him
go into heaven.” Then the disciples went back to
Jerusalem, joyfully praising God.

Jesus is in heaven right now, sitting on the right hand

side of God the Father. He is always watching over you
and listens to you when you pray to Him. As you pray,
Jesus takes your place in front of God as if you were
standing there yourself. Jesus really understands what it
is like to grow up because He too was once a child like you
when He came to earth. Read Romans 8:34.

Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, Acts 1:9-11

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Draw the outline of the letters covered by the clouds.

Jesus went back to …

HE A
VE N
Colour in the disciples
with bright colours

Hebrews 2:18 and 4:15, Hebrews 8:1-6

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My ‘NEW LIFE’ decision

? What must I do
to have this new life in Jesus ?
l
Believe that you have sinned against God. (Romans 3:23)
l
Say that you are sorry for your sins and that you want to
stop doing wrong. (Acts 3:19)
l
Ask Jesus to forgive you and make your heart clean.
(Psalm 51:2,7)
l
Trust Jesus to free you from your past life of sin and give
you a new life that goes on forever. (John 6:47)
l
Tell Jesus that you want to follow Him and let Him be Lord
of your life - the number One in your life. (John 12:26)

A Prayer you can pray...

Dear Lord, I believe that You came to earth to die for my
sin. Only You can take away my sin because You are the Son
of God. Please forgive me and wash away all my sin. Make
me new and help me to follow You for the rest of my life.
From this day on I want You to be Lord of my life. I love
You Lord!
Amen

This is the most important decision of your life!

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Very
nt
importa

From now on...

Pray often -
it’s your ‘hot-line’ to Heaven - see page 36
Read the Bible -
it’s your map along the way - see page 38
Join a church -
it’s your new family - see page 44
Tell others -
it’s your special assignment - see page 46

What to expect
Expect the Holy Spirit to fill you with Himself. God’s Spirit
comes to live in you - see page 28.

Expect to be set free from the habit of sinning. If you do

slip up, ask Jesus to forgive you - see page 30.

Expect some problems and hard times. Life won’t be easier,

but you will have Jesus to help you - see page 42.

Expect Jesus to come at any time just as He promised. He

will fetch those who believe in Him - see page 58.
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My Helper
Before Jesus left earth, He told His followers that He
would not leave them all alone, but He would send them a
friend who would comfort and help them. So Jesus sent
the Holy Spirit to fill them, as well as those who would
believe in Him in the future. Now the Holy Spirit is not
only in one place as Jesus was when He lived on earth, but
lives in every believer.

Facts about the Holy Spirit:

He comes
® alongside us when we are discouraged or sad and helps us
through difficult times.
He shows
® us what to do when we need to make an important decision.
He helps
® us remember parts of the Bible we have learned. This is very
important when we tell others about Jesus, or when we are tempted to
do wrong (Luke 12:12).
He helps
® us become more like Jesus by making us notice the wrong
things we are still doing. He also helps us to want to be good.
He helps
® us pray and makes God real to us.
He gives
® us gifts with which we can serve others (see page 56).
He is our
® proof that we belong to God (2 Corinthians 5:5).

1 Corinthians 6:19, Luke 11:13, Titus 3:5-6

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Even though we cannot see Him, God as the Holy Spirit

lives inside every person who has been born again and
made new on the inside.

The words below remind us of the Holy Spirit.

Can you find the right place for them in the crossword?

ENCOURAGE
COMFORT
REMIND E
POWER
GUIDE
WARN
REAL
HELP
GIFTS

Ephesians 1:13-14, Acts 2:3-4, Romans 8:9

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Yipeeeee ...

I’m free !
If you have asked God to forgive you, and you allow Jesus
to control your life, you have been set free from the
devil’s grip on you. You now belong to Jesus. You are no
longer a slave of the devil. You have been bought by Jesus
and paid for with His own blood.

One of the devil’s tricks is to remind you of the bad

things you have done or tell you how bad you are. But …

Remember!
The blood of Jesus has washed away all the sin you
have done in the past and even the things you may
still do wrong today, tomorrow and for the rest of your
life. You are free - a child of the King of kings!

Romans 6:6-7, Romans 8:2, Galatians 5:1

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Even though the devil will still tempt you to go back to

the old ways of sin, he has no power over you anymore.
Jesus the King has set you free from the devil’s grip and
the habit of sinning.

The key verse has set John 8:36

someone free. If the Son sets you free,
Who is it? you will be free indeed.

Follow the chain …

Jeff

Ann

Sid

Hebrews 2:14-15, Romans 6:17-18

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Baptism
What is baptism?
Baptism is a sign to show others that you are a follower of
Jesus. It shows that your old life of sin has died and is buried
with Jesus as you go under the water, and that you have risen
to a new life in Jesus as you come up out of the water.

Who should be baptized?

A person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God and has
become a follower of Jesus. That means, the person must first
repent of sin and decide to live the new life that Jesus gives.
Read Acts 2:38, 1 John 1:9, Romans 6:4, John 8:12.

How is a person baptized?

The person being baptized goes down into the water. A person
who is doing the baptizing dips the person being baptized under
the water for a moment.

Is there anything special about the water?

You can be baptized in a river, a pool or any other place where
the water is deep enough to cover you. The water is not special
water. Baptism is just a living picture of what has happened in
your spirit.

Colossians 2:12, Romans 6:3-5, 1 Peter 3:21

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Join the bubbles in the right order to complete the verse

- Colossians 2:12

… having been through your faith …

with him

u r
b i e
e d
i r a
s
d
with him
in baptism and

Matthew 28:19
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Growin g in the FAI TH

‘the FAITH’ is what we as Christians believe.

Think what it would be like if you had stopped growing

when you were a tiny baby. Imagine what a garden would
look like if the seeds of plants and trees stopped growing
once they had sprouted.

Just as God has made our bodies grow, He also wants our
spirits to grow. This does not mean that our spirits get
bigger, but that we become what God wants us to be.

If you have been born again by asking Jesus to make you

new, you are like a tiny seed that has sprouted in the
Kingdom of God. Your roots are grounded in Jesus where
they can take up His goodness which flows into you. The
love and goodness of Jesus fills your life through the
faith you have in Him. As you put your trust in Jesus, you
will grow in Him. Then you will be able to stand against
temptation and trouble like a big tree in a storm.

Colossians 1:3-6,10, Ephesians 4:13-16

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On the line below, write

down every second letter
starting here

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Ways to grow.....
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Grow in the Word (get to know the Bible).
p
Exercise your faith by trusting God in everything.
p
Stay away from evil (bad things).
p
Try to please the Lord in the things you do and say.
p
Let your love for God and others overflow.
p
Pray all the time.
p
Listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to you.

Romans 10:17, Psalm 139:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:22,23

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Talking to God
God loves to hear the prayers of His children. There
always seems to be so much to talk to God about because
nothing is too small to ask Him or tell Him. Things that
are important to you are important to God. He has time to
listen to you for as long as you have time to talk. But even
more wonderful is the fact that God is all-powerful and
can do something about those things you chat to Him
about. You can talk aloud to God or just think the
thoughts you want God to know.

If you would like to pray to God but don’t know what to

say to Him, use the prayer that Jesus prayed when His
friends asked Him to teach them to pray. Look up
Matthew 6:9-13 in your Bible. This prayer will help you get
started - then just carry on praying in your own words.
The Holy Spirit will help you to pray.

John 14:13-14, Philippians 4:6, Romans 8:26

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us said we a
. T ha t Je s r e H i s f r i e n d s.
pra
y in
Here are some g is
l ik e
t a l k i n g t o y o u r b e s t f r i e n d.
things you can pray …
Tell God that He is wonderful
Tell Jesus that He is Lord of your life
Tell Jesus that you love Him
Thank Jesus that He died in your place
Thank Jesus that He has saved you
Thank God for the things He has given you
Pray for your parents
Pray for your friends
Pray for those who don’t know Jesus
Ask Jesus to forgive you and help you not to sin
Ask Jesus to keep you safe
Ask Jesus for something personal

Jesus said that we are to pray to the

Father using His name - (John 14:13-14).
We can only go to the Father through Him.

John 15:14-15, John 14:6, John 16:23-24

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Walking in the light

Have you ever tripped over something in the dark? Have
you ever lost your way at night because you couldn’t see
which way to go?

In this dark world of sin, God has given us the Bible to be

our light. The Bible shows us the right way to live and
keeps us from getting lost in the darkness of sin. The
more we use the Bible, the more clearly we can see the
path that God wants us to take. The Bible was written by
people who wrote down exactly what God wanted them to.

The Old Testament was written by prophets, leaders,

kings and ordinary people who were used by God in a
special way. All these writers lived before Jesus came to
earth.

The New Testament books are mostly letters written to

groups of people and to churches after Jesus went back
to heaven. God made sure that these special letters would
be kept and added to the other writings to make up the
complete Bible.

John 1:1-4, John 8:12, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

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It is always good to learn

parts of the Bible off by
heart. Here is a verse you
could learn right now …

Psalm 119 : 105

New
Old Book
Testament
Testament
Chapter
Verse

27 books
39 books The Bible is divided into
chapters and verses to help
us find our way around in
the ‘Big Book’.

The Bible has two main parts.

?
The two parts are made up of many
?
different books.
The books have chapters.
?
The chapters have many verses.
?

Luke 10:21, 1 John 1:7

 Matthew Ecclesiastes Genesis
Mark Song of Songs Exodus
40
Luke Leviticus
John Isaiah
Numbers
1 Timothy Jeremiah
Acts Deuteronomy
2 Timothy Lamentations
Romans Joshua
Titus Ezekiel
1 Corin
Philemon thians Daniel Judges
2 Corin
thians
Hosea Ruth
Hebrews
Joel 1 Samuel
James
Amos 2 Samuel
1 Peter Obadiah
1 Kings

Ephesians
Galatians

Philippians
2 Peter Jonah

Colossians
2 Kings
Micah
1 Chronicles
Nahum
Old Testament

2 Chronicles

New Testament
Habakkuk

3 John
Zephaniah

1 John
2 John
Ez
Haggai
The Bible

ra

Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:15, Acts 17:11

Zechariah

2 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians
Neh
emia
Jude Malachi h
Esth
Revelation er

Job
Psalm
All these books in one big book - the Bible!

Proverbs

front of your Bible. It will tell you the page number where the book starts.
Important: If you cannot find a book of the Bible, look in the index near the
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BibLe REaDiNG TipS

1. Read a part of the Bible each day. You could
start with; Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.
Each of these books tell about Jesus.
2. Have a marker in the Bible to keep your
place.
3. Write some notes about what you have read.
4. Ask God to help you understand the part you
have read and ask Him to speak to you
through the words.

The word ‘Bible’ B E B I B L E I

appears 15 times I L I B L E L B
in the square B I B L E L B I
below. Circle them L B L E L B I B
as you find them.
E L E L B I B L
The word may be
B E L B I B L E
written in any
direction. E L B I B L E B

Luke 24:45, Psalm 119:11,50,160

 42

Ready for battle

When you ask Jesus to be Lord of your life, it is like
going over from the devil’s side to Jesus’ side. You cross
over to the winning side to join many others who have also
decided to serve King Jesus. As a soldier of the Lord, you
get to use special armor. Part of the armor is used to
defend you, while other parts are used to destroy the
work of the devil.

We don’t use weapons like those used by armies to fight

each other. The armor that God gives us cannot even be
seen and is used to fight sin and the tempting thoughts
that the devil fires at us.

Even if you are young you need not be afraid of the devil,
because with Jesus in you, you are stronger than the
devil! Remember, Jesus has already won the battle against
the devil when He died on the cross to save us.

Romans 12:21, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Timothy 6:12

 43

Here is your armour:

See Ephesians 6:10-17 sh _ _ _ _
of Faith
_ _ _ _d
of the Spirit

b _ l t
of Truth

h _ _ _ et
of Salvation

_ _ oes
of the Gospel

b _ _ _ _ _ plate
of Righteousness

2 Timothy 2:3, Psalm 28:7

 44 … you also, like living stones, are
being built into a spiritual house …
1 Peter 2:5

God’s family
Jesus doesn't expect us to struggle on our own once we
have decided to follow Him. He knows that we need others
and that they need us. He said that we should get
together as often as we can to help and encourage one
another along the way. When we get together, we can
learn more about the Bible from others, pray together
and worship God our Father in a special way.

All those who believe in Jesus are part of His body called
the church. He is the head of the church and we are the
body. This means that the church is not a building but is
made up of everyone who loves the Lord.

Each one has an important part in God's living temple. God

is shaping you to fit perfectly into a special part of His
building like a living stone held in place by the love of
those surrounding you. Together we are becoming a
beautiful temple for God, with Jesus as the solid
cornerstone.

Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 2:19 - 22

 45

We get together to:

lWorship and praise God (Colossians 3:16)
lLearn about the Bible (Colossians 1:28)
lUse our gifts to help others (1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
lBring our offering to God (1 Corinthians 16:2)
lWork together to tell others about Jesus (1 Corinthians 3:8-9)
lEncourage one another (Hebrews 10:25)
lPray for others (Matthew 18:19-20)
l‘Break bread’ (have communion) (Acts 2:46)

Draw a circle around the real church.

The church is the _ _ _ _ of Christ (Jesus).

Jesus is the _ _ _ _ of the church.

1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Colossians 1:18

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Spreading the good news

When Jesus died on the cross, He died for the whole
world (every person). Yet many do not know that they can
be saved and set free from the sin that rules their lives.

People need someone to tell them the good news that

Jesus can set them free from sin and give them new hope.
He gives living water to those who are thirsty for the
right way, and rest for those who are tired of their life
of sin. Jesus said that we should go out and tell everyone
about Him.

How can God use me?

You can...
ü
Tell others how Jesus became your friend.
ü
Show them parts of the Bible that will help them find the way.
ü
Write a note or letter to someone who needs a true friend.
ü
Invite someone to your church group.

John 3:16, John 7:37, Matthew 11:28, Mark 5:19-20

 47

Write the names of people you meet and places you

go. Think about how God can use you to reach those
around you with the good news!

Places
you
go

People
you
meet

Romans 10:13-14, 2 Timothy 1:7-8, 2 Timothy 4:2

 48

Heaven and hell

When our body dies, our spirit lives on for ever and ever.
Our body is like a jar of clay* that holds our spirit. When
we die, it is like that jar breaking, setting our spirit free
from our body. So what happens to us then?

Jesus told us that He has gone to get a place ready for

us. This place is called heaven where God is, and where
Jesus is waiting for all those who love Him. In heaven
there is no sadness or sin, and there is no night because
Jesus is our light. We will have new and perfect bodies
that will feel no pain. We will see Jesus face to face and
live with Him for ever, singing praises to Him with joy.

But sadly, there are some who have decided to live for
themselves and not let Jesus be their Lord and Master.
Many have chosen to let the devil be their master. They
believe that he can give them better things than the new
life Jesus gives. Those who are on the devil’s side will be
sent to hell where the devil rules.

*2 Corinthians 4:6-7, John 14:2-3, Philippians 3:21

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It’s your choice

Hell is an ugly place where there is darkness, pain and sin,

and from which there is no escape. But you can choose to
make Jesus your Lord right now! (See page 26)

Mark the boxes with a or a û

ü
… will be in Heaven

… won’t be in Heaven

Jesus Rev. 5:13 Night Rev. 22:5

Tears Rev. 21:4 God Rev. 7:11

Angels Rev. 5:11 Sin Rev. 21:27

Sun Rev. 21:23 Joy Rev. 19:7

Singing Rev. 15:3

(’Rev.’ is short for the book ‘Revelation’ - the last book in your Bible.)

Luke 16:20-31, 1 Peter 1:3-4, Hebrews 12:22-23

 50

The Lord’s supper

(also called communion)

The night before Jesus died on the cross, He had a meal

with His disciples. While they were eating, He took some
bread and broke it to show them how His body would be
broken on the cross. He passed the pieces around and told
them to eat it. Then He took a cup of wine and passed it
around for them to drink. He wanted them to understand
that just as wine flows, blood would flow from His body to
wash away all sin.

He told His disciples that from now on, they should have a
meal like this whenever they got together so that they
would always remember His death for the sin of the
world.

This special way of remembering that Jesus died for us is

only for those who love the Lord and understand the
symbols of the bread and wine.

Matthew 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Psalm 51:2

 51

Draw a line from the pencil to the right symbol

.... reminds us of His

broken body

.... reminds us of His

blood

1 Corinthians 11:23-29
 52

FRUIT
Jesus said that He has chosen us to bear fruit. This is
not the type one eats, but the type that shows the work
of God’s Spirit in our lives when we are rooted in Jesus.
This fruit can grow all year round and never goes bad - it
just lasts and lasts. You can even bear all the different
kinds of fruit at one time. The fruit is the change that
people see in your life when you become a child of God.
The change starts in your heart, which guides your
thoughts and then grows into a fruitful action.

There are some trees that don’t bear much fruit while
others are loaded with juicy fruit. How does your fruit
show up in the different parts of your everyday life?

Be honest with yourself and fill in the chart on the next

page with a pencil. You can then rub out your score and
try again in a few days’ time.

John 15:16, John 15:2-8, Galatians 5:22-23

 53

Rate your fruitfulness

If you have not scored

Lots Some Little very well, don’t feel bad;
at least you deserve a
These are the fruit of the Spirit
high score for honesty.
Love Pray about the fruit you
Joy are struggling with and
ask the Holy Spirit who
Peace
lives in you to help you.
Patience The fruit comes from
inside you and grows as
Kindness
you let the Holy Spirit
Goodness control you and change
Faithfulness you. If your heart is clean
and your mind thinks of
Gentleness
good things, others will
Self-control soon see the fruit in you.

Philippians 1:9-11, Philippians 4:8

 54

Serv n
Ser ing
vi g tto
ogether
The Holy Spirit has given you at least one special gift.
When you were born again, He filled you with Himself and
gave you a special way to serve others and honor God.
Sometimes we only discover our gifts as we allow the Holy
Spirit to use us.

Remember that we are servants of the King and servants

of others too. Our gifts should never be used to please
ourselves or make us think that we are better than
others.

Spiritual gifts are not the same as our talents and

abilities, although God can use these as well. We receive a
spiritual gift when we give our lives to the Lord for Him
to use as He wants.

The gifts we receive depend on how God wants to use us

to help the church grow. Find a list of gifts on page 56
and 57.

Hebrews 2:4, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, Ephesians 4:11-12

 55

To complete the verse, write the word of each piece where

it fits in the puzzle.

1 Peter 4:10a received

he use serve one

Each

whatever Each should

has gift others to

 56 û ü giving
discernment
mercy

A list of the

Gifts of the Spirit

Romans 12:6-8
? Encouragement Comforting and lifting up those who are down
? Giving Sharing freely and cheerfully with others
? Leadership Getting a group to do things together for the Lord
? Mercy Caring for needy and helpless people

1 Corinthians 12:8-10
? Wisdom Making the best decision in a tricky situation
? Knowledge Knowing the way God is leading
? Faith Having a special trust in God and His power
? Healing Bringing healing to others through God’s power
? Miracles Letting God work through you in unnatural ways
? Prophecy Bringing a message from God at the right time
? Discernment Knowing whether something is good or bad
? Tongues Praying in a special heavenly language
? Interpretation Explaining a message given in tongues

1 Peter 4:10, 1 Corinthians 12:14 - 27

administration
helping 57
shepherding
hospitality

1 Corinthians 12:28
? Apostleship Starting new Christian groups or ministries
? Teaching Explaining the word of God clearly
? Helping Helping with the work of God in practical ways
? Administration Planning and making sure that things run smoothly

Ephesians 4:11
? Evangelism Telling the good news of Jesus to unbelievers
? Shepherding Guiding and caring for ‘younger Christians’

1 Peter 4:9-10
? Hospitality Making others feel welcome and at home

Do you know what your gift is? Look at the list again and
see which of the gifts get you excited. Maybe you are
already using your gift but somehow you hadn’t realised
that it is important. Write down the ways you would like to
serve God with your gift.

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you recognise your gifts.

 58 Are you
ready?

Je su s i s c o min g for me
Jesus promised us something very exciting! He said that
He would come back to earth to fetch all those who
believe in Him. He also said that He will come at a time
when we won’t be expecting Him. Jesus will come in the
clouds in the same way His disciples saw Him go to heaven.
When He comes, those who believe in Him will rise up to
meet Him in the air with their new bodies and be with
Him forever.

Those who don’t believe in Him will be left behind and live
through terrible times. It will be too late for them to
change their minds - they will be judged and punished for
their sin. Are you ready to meet Jesus if He came today?
Let Him become your King today - see page 26.

Jesus said: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If

anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in
and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20

1 Thessalonians 4:13 to 5:3, 2 Peter 3:3-13

 59

Split the words in the right place by copying the letters

to the boxes below.

IAMGOINGTHERETOPREPAREAPL
ACEFORYOUANDIFIGOANDPREPA
REAPLACEFORYOUIWILLCOMEB
ACKANDTAKEYOUTOBEWITHME.
Jesus said:
I

John 14:2b, 3b
.
Matthew 24:36-41, Matthew 25, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
 60
AM

Have you ever wondered what God is like? Sometimes we

let our thoughts and imaginations decide what God is like.
We may hear people say things about God that get us
thinking about Him in a certain way. You may think of God
as someone who looks like a person or someone who is like
your father.

Although we cannot really know what God is like until we

see Him one day, there are many things we can find out
about Him from the Bible. Ask the Holy Spirit to make
God’s greatness real to you. Even though we read about
God’s amazing love for us, we can never really understand
just how much He loves us because we only know what
human love is like.

God is unlike any person and is greater than everyone and

everything. God can do anything He wants to and knows all
there is to know. Because God has no beginning and no
end, He just calls Himself ‘I AM.’ He is the Beginning and
the End, the Alpha and Omega, the A and Z.

Exodus 3:14, Isaiah 45:22, Revelation 1:8

 Forever
61

Can you break the secret code? Write down the letter of
the alphabet following the one used in the coded word.
For example, A becomes B, B becomes C, C becomes D
and so on - (Z becomes A).
Each word tells us more about what God is like.

God is …
LHFGSX _________________ Job 36:5
LDQBHETK _________________ Daniel 9:9
SQTSGETK _________________ John 3:33
RSQNMF _________________ 1 Corinthians 1:25
VHRD _________________ 1 Corinthians 1:25
EZHSGETK _________________ 2 Corinthians 1:18
KNUD _________________ 1 John 4:16
KHFGS _________________ 1 John 1:5

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Malachi 3:6, Psalm 145:8

62 Index
(For those who like using big words!)

Ascension 24, 25
Atonement 10, 11
Baptism 32, 33
Bible 38 - 41
Church 44, 45
Communion 50, 51
Creation 1-4
Crucifixion 16, 17
Devil 6, 7
Forgiveness 20, 21
Freedom in Christ 30, 31
Fruit of the Spirit 52, 53
Gifts of the Spirit 56, 57
God 60, 61
Great commission 22, 23
Heaven 48, 49
Hell 48, 49
Holy Spirit 28, 29
Incarnation 14, 15
Intercession (Jesus for us) 24
Jesus 12 - 25
Prayer 36, 37
Resurrection 18, 19
Salvation 26, 27
Sanctification 34, 35
Second coming 58, 59
Sin 5
Spiritual armour 42, 43
Substitution 12, 13
Temptation 8, 9
Witnessing 46, 47
Notes
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