The Bible Says

Eight Fun Lessons in the Bible
by Stafford and Jo Anne North

Lesson 7

Hello! Hello! No, Whiskers! Goldie can’t get out of her bowl to play. My cat Whiskers is always into everythingthe Bible story. Fill in the blanks . Don’t let him bother you. It’s time to review the parts of and draw the picture beside each.

	THE STORY OF THE BIBLE IN 10 PARTS
	1. God and people started in a close ____________.
	2. God lets people ___________ between right and ____________.
	3. People chose to __________.
	4. Sin _____________ people from God.
	5. God can both p_____________ a sin and f_________________ it.
	6. Jesus, the Son of _______, took my ___________________ on the cross.
	7. People must choose to accept _________ as their savior.
	8. People must show their faith by _______________ God.

To check your pictures, look further down in the lesson. Be sure you have all the details right. Now the last two parts. These tell us of God’s rewards when we have faith and obey. Whiskers, be careful with that yarn!

9. WITH THEIR SINS FORGIVEN, PEOPLE ARE FRIENDS WITH GOD AGAIN. (Part 9)

See the happy face? How great to be friends with God again. God is glad to have us back because He loves us so much. Now we live as He tells us to and He will take us to live with Him after we die.

YOUR CHANCE TO FIND OUT!

Use your Bible. Draw a line from these New Testament verses to what it says about our sins being gone after we obey.

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5.	6.	7.	8.

How great to be friends with God again because our sins are taken away! Since Jesus was punished for sins He didn’t do, He can let His punishment take the place of the punishment we deserved. Now draw your picture beside No. 9. God gives us another reward when we have faith and obey. Here it is!

10. GOD PUTS ALL WHO ARE SAVED INTO HIS CHURCH.

When we choose Jesus as our Savior by faith, repentance, and baptism, God takes away the wall of sin that separates us from Him. Then, He puts all those who are saved into His church. This way they can all enjoy being friends with God and friends with each other.

YOUR CHANCE TO FIND OUT! Read the Bible verse and circle "yes" or "no."

1. "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." Acts 2:47
   As each person was saved, God made that person a member of the group of those already saved. Yes or No
2. "And great fear came upon all the church." Acts 5:11
   A little later this group of people who have been saved are called "the church." Yes or No

So God puts all who are saved into His one church. This church is a family where God is the Father and Jesus the older brother. All in the family are brothers and sisters. The Holy Spirit lives within everyone in the family to give them a sense of God’s presence in their lives. So the church is very important. All who are saved should stay close to each other and help each other. That is why it is important to attend church services regularly.

If you want to know more about being saved or how to find a church where you could attend with others who are saved, check this box.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?
Fill in the blank in each sentence below.

1. Our ______ separate us from God.
2. When Jesus died on the cross, He was ___________ for sins He did not do.
3. We can have Jesus’ punishment used for our sins if we _____________ Jesus as our savior.
4. To show I want to choose Jesus, I must have faith and ____________.
5. Obedience to God means that I will repent of my sins and be ___________ to take my sins away.
6. When my sins are forgiven, I can be God’s ___________ again.
7. All those who are friends of God are together in the _________ of Christ. They can enjoy sharing together in God’s rewards

I hope this was fun. Mail this lesson soon to our friend below. One more lesson--a review to help you remember what we’ve studied together. Whiskers! I mean it! Goldie can not come out of her bowl to play!

My friend’s name __________________________________________ My friend’s address __________________________________________________ Your friend will write a note here about how you are doing.