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ACTIVITY book

The Good News

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Write or draw something about yourself

My name is : ................................................My age is : ................................................I like : ................................................ ................................................

PrayerDear God, thank You for loving us. You see and

know who we really are. Help us to know and love You better. Amen.

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ThIs Is me

Kids’ EE Activity Book North America EE-AB (Evangelism Explosion Activity Book): ISBN 978-1-59480-479-3Copyright © 2010 Evangelism Explosion InternationalAll rights reserved including translations. Not to be reproduced in any form, except where specifically noted, without prior written permission.All Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.


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Write or draw something about yourself

Say the Gospel Path words with actions:Heaven – Sin – God – Christ – Faith - Response

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

Proverbs 3: 5-6

Fill in the blanks

Gospel pATh / bAre boNes

ChrIsT FAITh respoNse

heAVeN sIN God

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H _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ G _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _Kids’ EE Activity Book North America EE-AB (Evangelism Explosion Activity Book): ISBN 978-1-59480-479-3Copyright © 2010 Evangelism Explosion InternationalAll rights reserved including translations. Not to be reproduced in any form, except where specifically noted, without prior written permission.All Scripture quotations are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.


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Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right.For the wages of sin is death.

But the gift of God is eternal life.Romans 6 and 23

Tell me now what it will be. Life, death, life, death, life, death, LIFE!

romANs 6:23 soNG

Write or draw, and tell how it feels to be lost.

Write or draw, and tell how it feels to be found.

Jesus is God. He came from Heaven to earth. He lived a perfect life.

He died on the cross to pay for our sins. He rose from the dead,

and He is in Heaven now offering us the free gift of eternal life.

The Good News / Gospel IN A NuTshell


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Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right.For the wages of sin is death.

But the gift of God is eternal life.Romans 6 and 23

Tell me now what it will be. Life, death, life, death, life, death, LIFE!

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Draw the pictures in the right order.

Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for coming to die for my sins. Amen.

leT's TAlk / TAlkING ANd TesTImoNY

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Do you ever think about God? Tell me about it.God wants us to be in Heaven someday.

Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in Heaven someday?

If God asked you, “Why should I let you into My Heaven?” what would you say?

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leT's TAlk AbouT mY sTorY

What do you think about Jesus?

Writ

e or draw about your life

Let’s

Talk About How Jesus Makes a Difference in Our Lives!


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Thank You, Jesus, for the great joy of knowing that if I belong to You, I am going to

Heaven. Help me tell others about You. Amen.

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Talk about how Jesus would make a difference when you feel this way.

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Let’s

Talk About How Jesus Makes a Difference in Our Lives!


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heAVeN / GrACe The Three GIFTs skIT

Leader Home

sTorY: FrIeNd’s GIFT

Heaven is a free gift. It is not something you work for or deserve.

Suppose my best friend gave me a really ex-pensive gift, like a _______. So I reach into my pocket for some money to help pay for it. Or I offer to work for it. What an insult that would be! If I pay for it or work for it, it’s not a gift anymore. In the same way, we can’t pay for or work our way to Heaven. God offers Heaven—eternal life—to you and me as a gift.


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work For

The Three GIFTs skITWrite or draw about each

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whAT Is IN heAVeN? ephesIANs 2:8 —soNG

Heaven is wonderful because…

Draw arrows to place each word under the correct heading.

Heaven Not in Heaven

angelsdarknesssickness

joyJesus

deathGod’s throne

sadness


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whAT Is IN heAVeN? ephesIANs 2:8 —soNG

Go to Heaven, it’s the place,To get there you are saved by grace.

Faith is what it’s all about,There’s no way you work it out.Learn this verse, it’s not too late,

Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8.

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the free

gift of eternal life. Thank You for making Heaven such a beautiful place. Amen.

We can go to Heaven because of God’s G __ __ __ __.Grace means to get something really wonderful

that we do not deserve.

Draw arrows to place each word under the correct heading.

Heaven Not in Heaven

angelsdarknesssickness

joyJesus

deathGod’s throne

sadness


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We are all sinners, and we cannot save ourselves.

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mArChING soNGRomans 3:23 & Matthew 5:48 Song

All have sinned and that’s a fact,It’s the way we humans act.

We fall short and there’s no way,to be perfect every day.

Go to Heaven is God’s plan.Jesus is the way we can.

sIN

Trying to be good enough to get to Heaven would be just like trying to bake chocolate chip cookies with a rotten egg. Even if the flour, sugar, milk and chocolate chips are all good, one rotten egg ruins all the cookies.

In God’s eyes, one sin (like a bad thought or an unkind word) is enough to ruin all the good we do. See? Just being good or just a little bit rotten doesn’t meet God’s standard of perfection.

think

saysTorY: roTTeN Food / eGG


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Circle the sins, then write them in the correct box below. Add more yourself.

FIGhTING, plAYING, lYING, ruNNING, sTeAlING,

sINGING, GossIpING, jeAlousY, sweArING, We are all sinners, and we cannot save ourselves.

mArChING soNGRomans 3:23 & Matthew 5:48 Song

All have sinned and that’s a fact,It’s the way we humans act.

We fall short and there’s no way,to be perfect every day.

Go to Heaven is God’s plan.Jesus is the way we can.

sINSin is anything we think, say, do or don’t do that does not please God.

think

say


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whAT Is sIN?

Write one sin on each chain link below. Write on the last link: Romans 6:23

Prayer: Dear God, thank You that Jesus came and died on the cross to pay for my sins. Amen.

sTeAlING

lYING

sweArING

CheATING

dIsobeYING

bAd ThouGhTs

murder

Join the numbered dots, and color the shape. 1

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God

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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whAT Is sIN?

Write one sin on each chain link below. Write on the last link: Romans 6:23

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sTorY: The puNIshmeNT / GArCIA

loving just

God

God is holy, loving, and just.

and does not want to punish us.

R __ __ __ __ __

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On the other hand God is just and must punish sin.

On the one hand our Holy God loves us


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Write words that describe God on the petals.

God

A long time ago there was a man we will call Garcia, who was the leader of a group of people. His group lived in tents out in the country and was constantly on the move.

They also kept their families with them. One night Garcia’s lieutenant came and told him someone had broken into the supply tent and had stolen some food. Garcia was OUTRAGED because food was in short supply and had to be rationed. He gathered all the families and told them that from then on, anyone caught stealing food would be publicly whipped.

Not long after that night, the lieutenant came to Garcia and told him that more food had been stolen. But the thief had been caught. And it was Garcia’s own mother!

Garcia had a problem. If Garcia whipped his elderly mother, she would probably die. But if he did not punish her, he would lose the authority and respect of everyone as their leader.

sTorY: The puNIshmeNT / GArCIA


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BENEFITS OF ETERNAL LIFEColour the benefits that are meaningful to you. Put them in a Promise

Box or another container. Keep them or give them to a friend.

Listen to others

Listen to God

Look

with eyes of love

Look to Jesus


I have a Heavenly Father. (Galatians 3:26)

I have Someone who always listens to me. (Psalm 65:2)

I cannot be separated from the love of God.(Romans 8:38, 39)

I have freedom from sin. (1 John 1:9) (Romans 6:23)

I have the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, ...(Galatians 5:22,23)

I have an abundant life. (John 10:10)

I have freedom from loneliness. (Psalm 68:6)

I have freedom from fear.(Isaiah 41:10)

I am part of the family of God. (Ephesians 1:5)

I always have Someone I can talk to. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

I have forgiveness.(Colossians 1:14)

I have friendship with God.(John 15:14)

I have help when I am tempted. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

BENEFITS OF ETERNAL LIFEColor the benefits that are meaningful to you. Put them in a Promise

Box or another container. Keep them or give them to a friend.

Heaven Sin God Christ Faith Response


Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

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God Is holYGod

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for

loving me. Help me to get to know You and love You more. Amen.

Crack the Code -- Use numbers to break the code

1 = wrong. 2 = pure 3 = cannot 4 = look 5 = Your6 = You 7 = are 8 = tolerate 9 = to 10 = eyes 11 = evil; 12 = on 13 = too

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sTorY: book oF sIN

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ChrIsTChrIsTBelow are words that describe Jesus and words that do not describe Jesus. Color the words that do not describe Jesus in GREEN.

God

Lord King Christ

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ChrIsT FAITh

JESUS CROSS SIN ME LIFE

Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross to save us from our sins and for offering us the gift

of eternal life. Amen.

Choose from these words to write or tell about Jesus:

Saving faith is not only for now.

Let’s imagine this book contains everything that I’ve ever done, some good things and some bad. Here is the problem -- my sin. Let’s say my right hand represents God. And my left hand represents me. God loves me. But God hates sin. My sin separates me from having fellowship with God. God sent His Son Jesus into the world. The Bible says, “The LORD has laid on Him (Jesus) the iniquity (sin) of us all” (Isaiah 53:6b).

All of our sins, which God hates, have been placed on Jesus who took the punishment for our sins on the cross.

HOW DO WE GET THIS GIFT? BY FAITH …

sTorY: book oF sIN


Let’s say I’m in a boat by myself a long way from land. At first everything is fine, but then I notice holes in my boat. I try, but can’t fix all the holes. And my boat begins to sink! My boat breaks apart, and I am left holding on to a piece of wood to keep from drowning. No matter how hard I try, it is too far to swim to shore. I’ll never make it.

Suddenly I see a boat coming towards me. When the lifeboat gets to me, the captain throws me a life preserver on the end of a rope. He says, “Grab on, and I’ll pull you into the boat!” Now I have to make a decision. Do I hang on to the little piece of wood that I have been trusting in to save me, or do I let go and grab the life preserver, and get saved? What should I do?

The boat with the holes and the piece of wood represents me, with all of the leaks caused by my sin. The lifeboat represents Jesus Christ. The only safe place to be is in the boat that represents Jesus. In the same way, we have to choose … Are we going to trust in ourselves with our good works and our sin to get us into Heaven? Or are we going to trust in Jesus and what He did for us on the cross? Saving faith is placing our trust in Jesus Christ ALONE to receive the gift of eternal life.

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ChrIsT FAITh

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sTorY: The boAT

Saving faith is not only knowing about God.

Saving faith is not only for now.

Saving faith is trusting in Jesus Christ alone for our eternal life.


Using the pictures below, tell the Boat Story in your own words.

Then act out the story with your friends.

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FAIThFAIThColor over all the paths that will not get us to Heaven.

What do you trust in to get to Heaven?

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Using the pictures below, tell the Boat Story in your own words.

Then act out the story with your friends.

Trusting in Jesus for my eternal life means ...

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FAIThFAIThColor over all the paths that will not get us to Heaven.

Dear Jesus, thank You that we can trust You alone for the gift of eternal life. Amen.

Jesus

My Good Works

Prayer:


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respoNsejesus ANd me

welCome To The FAmIlY oF God!

Would you like to ask Jesus to forgive your sins and to give you the gift of eternal life?

Dear Jesus, forgive my sins

and come into my life as my Lord and Savior,

Amen.

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turn from sin, and follow Him.

This means trust in Jesus,


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Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank

You for Your gift of eternal life. Help us

to love and serve You always. Amen.

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Am I good enough to go to Heaven?

Heaven is a free gift. It is not earned or

deserved.

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If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is

Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will

be saved. Romans 10:9

turn from sin, and follow Him.


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GrowING IN jesus

I believe today, that Jesus

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I have already trusted in Jesus alone for the gift of eternal life and I know for sure that I am going to be with God in Heaven someday.

I am now trusting in Jesus alone for the gift of eternal life and I know for sure that I am going to be with God in Heaven someday.

I am not ready to make a commitment, but I will think about it.

There are some things I still do not understand.

My Response

Date : _______________ Signature :________________


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5 wAYs To help You Grow spIrITuAllY

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GrowING IN jesus

Use these colored beads to tell a friend about Jesus.

I believe today, that Jesus

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l Biblel Pray (Talk with God)l Worshipl Fellowshipl Witness (Tell people about Jesus)

My Response

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The Gospel pAThwAYGrowING IN jesusCircle the things you need to grow physically.

Underline the things you need to grow spiritually.

Team Talk: When can you make time for growing in Jesus?

Food

TAlkING AbouT jesus

ChrIsTIAN FrIeNds

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shArING The Gospel

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Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, we thank You for choosing

us to be Your children. Help us to always want to learn more about You and to love You more. Help us to share the GOOD NEWS of eternal

life with others. Amen.


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The Gospel pAThwAYGrowING IN jesus

Team Talk: When can you make time for growing in Jesus?

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HEAVEN/ GRACEHeaven is a free gift. It is not something you work for or deserve.

The Bible says, For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life… Romans 6:23

It also says, For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

Friend’s Gift Story

WHAT KEEPS US FROM GETTING THIS GIFT?

SINWe are all sinners, and we cannot save ourselves.

What is sin? Sin is anything that we think, say, do or don’t do that does not please God.

The Bible says, For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23

It also says, Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48

Rotten Egg Story

THERE MUST BE A DIFFERENT WAY—GOD’S WAY!

GODGod is holy, loving, and just. On the one hand, God loves us and doesn’t want to punish us; but on the other hand, God is just and must punish sin.

The Bible says, God is love. 1 John 4:8b

Optional: Yet He does not leave the guilty unpunished. Exodus 34:7b

Garcia StoryDO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM?GOD SOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY SENDING HIS SON JESUS.

I have really good news for you!


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CHRISTJesus is God. He came from Heaven to earth. He lived a perfect life. He died on the cross to pay for our sins. He rose from the dead, and He is in Heaven now offering us the free gift of eternal life.

The Bible says, For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

Book of Sin Story …and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6HOW DO WE GET THIS GIFT? BY FAITH.

FAITHSaving faith is not only knowing about God.Saving faith is not only for now.Saving faith is trusting in Jesus Christ alone for our eternal life.

The Bible says, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved… Acts 16:31

Boat Story

DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO YOU?

RESPONSEWould you like to ask Jesus to forgive your sins and to give you the gift of eternal life?This means trust in Jesus, turn from sin, and follow Him. Is this what you want? Then we can pray together:Dear Jesus, forgive my sins and come into my life as my Lord and Savior, Amen.

The Bible says, He who believes has everlasting life. John 6:47

Now, do you know for sure you will be with God in Heaven some day? If God asked you, “Why should I let you into My Heaven?” what would you say now?

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY OF GOD!

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1) Grace is…a. Working hard to get to Heavenb. Telling people about the Biblec. Getting something you have not earned or deservedd. Giving money to a churche. Being nice to our friends

2) Saving faith is…a. Knowing a lot about peopleb. Hoping that you will be safe when you get in troublec. Believing in spirits to help youd. Trusting in Jesus Christ alone for your eternal lifee. Standing up against bad people

3) God is…a. Only justb. Only lovingc. Only happyd. Both right and wronge. Both loving and just

4) Jesus is…a. Both God and Manb. Only a friendc. Still deadd. Not reale. No different than any prophet

5) The Bible teaches that…a. There are some who can get to Heaven by trying hardb. All have sinnedc. Everyone goes to Heavend. Eternal life is something that people made upe. Poor people have a better chance of going to Heaven

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6) The Bible teaches that…a. We do not have to obey Godb. Some people are perfectc. There is no Hell d. Jesus did not rise from the deade. God created the world

7) The Bible says that… a. God sent His Son Jesus because He loves usb. Prayer is not importantc. We do not have to tell others about Jesusd. Sin is not really bade. Going to church is not really important

8) What is the Gospel?a. A songb. A way to make friendsc. A funny storyd. Good news about Jesuse. When we talk about others

9) Which one of these is a way to grow in your faith?a. Eat green vegetablesb. Throw a rock in the riverc. Read the Bible d. Play with your friendse. Go to the doctor

10) Sin is….a. Lying to a friendb. Swearing, cheatingc. Not doing what the Bible says to dod. Hurting someonee. All of the above

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6) The Bible teaches that…a. We do not have to obey Godb. Some people are perfectc. There is no Hell d. Jesus did not rise from the deade. God created the world

7) The Bible says that… a. God sent His Son Jesus because He loves usb. Prayer is not importantc. We do not have to tell others about Jesusd. Sin is not really bade. Going to church is not really important

8) What is the Gospel?a. A songb. A way to make friendsc. A funny storyd. Good news about Jesuse. When we talk about others

9) Which one of these is a way to grow in your faith?a. Eat green vegetablesb. Throw a rock in the riverc. Read the Bible d. Play with your friendse. Go to the doctor

10) Sin is….a. Lying to a friendb. Swearing, cheatingc. Not doing what the Bible says to dod. Hurting someonee. All of the above

GIVe AwAY—Gospel books

I will give a book to these friends, and I will share the story of Jesus with them.

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