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1 ACTIVITY BOOK ANSWER KEY YEAR 3 Text: Copyright Generations of Grace. All Rights Reserved. Illustrations: Copyright Chad Frye. All Rights Reserved. ( Generations of Grace Roscoe Blvd. Sun Valley, CA Scripture quotations are from The ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ) Copyright 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

2 Page 6 Maze Page 7 What s the difference? Question: Godly sorrow results in repentance. Godly grief leads to salvation without regret. Godly grief produces earnestness and eagerness. Godly grief makes other believers rejoice. Page 8 Fallen Puzzle Answer 1: John preached a message of repentance to prepare the people s hearts for their King. Fallen Puzzle Answer 2: Anyone who claims Christ as their King but does not bear fruit will not enter Christ s kingdom. Page 9 1. John 2. is at hand 3. baptized 2

3 4. False 5. Jesus 6. Holy Spirit fire 7. Repentance means to turn away from sin and toward God (Isa 55:7). 8. To baptize is to immerse. 9. He is the great King. He is the Lord (3:3), which means He is God (Isa 40:3). He shows this by baptizing with a baptism much greater than John s (Matt 3:11). Page 10 Middle/Right/Right Page 11 The trinity is often described as one God in three persons. The Father identified Jesus as the Messiah. By the Spirit Jesus would overcome temptation (Matt 4:1), perform miracles (12:28), give His life (Heb 9:14), and rise from the dead (Rom 8:11). Page 12 Word Search The true Messiah, the promised Savior and King. Jesus chose to be baptized in order to fulfill all righteousness (Matt 3:15). This phrase reveals Jesus willingness to submit wholly to God s plan (6:33). God s plan was for the Messiah to be numbered with sinners (Isa 53:12) Page To be baptized 2. sin against God 3. No 4. Both 5. Jesus. 6. The Holy Spirit anointed Jesus as the Messiah when He came upon Him like a dove (Matt 3:16). The Father called Jesus His beloved Son (Matt 3:17a). 7. Trust Jesus as your Savior and King. When you do, the Father will lovingly welcome you into the family. Page

4 Page 15 humbled, hunger, fathers, bread alone, every, mouth fear, serve, name LORD, test Page 16 Across: 3. Three; 5. Way; 6. Trusted; 8. Israel; 11. Provision; 12. Deuteronomy Down: 1. Temptation; 2. Test; 4. Hearts; 7. Timing; 9. Forty; 10. Sinless Page The Holy Spirit days and 40 nights 3. bread 4. All of the above 5. Scripture 6. angels 7. Adam failed to trust God s provision and submit to God s commands (Gen 2:16 17). His sin plunged himself and all mankind into sin (Rom 5:12). 8. Israel failed (Ezek 36:20; Rom 2:24), disqualified by Satan during their 40 years of testing in the wilderness (Deut 8:2). 9. Jesus used Scripture correctly. Through prayer and God s Word, a believer can successfully deny sinful desires (Gal 5:16). Believer s can resist by hiding God s Word in your heart (Ps 119:9 11; Col 3:16). Page 18 Left/Right/Left Page 19 Prophecy - Isaiah, Gentiles, light, light, dawned Fulfillment - arrested, Capernaum, Sea, Zebulun, Naphtali They responded immediately, leaving behind their boats, nets, and even their family in order to follow Jesus. A Christian s life is now defined by something else by a relationship with Jesus Himself. So a Christian is a person who puts Jesus first and does not let anything else get between him and Jesus. Page 20 Double Puzzle Words: Andrew, Bartholomew/Nathanael, James the Elder, James the Lesser, John, Judas, Jude/Thaddeus, Matthew/Levi, Simon Peter, Philip, Simon the Zealot, Thomas Double Puzzle Phrase: You must follow Jesus, because He has all authority. Page John, Simon, James, Andrew 2. Fishermen 3. All of the above 4. A Christian is a disciple of Jesus, a person who has been drawn to Jesus by the authoritative call of God, a person who obeys Jesus as the leader and ruler of his life, a person who lives in a close relationship with Jesus, a person who puts Jesus first and does not let anything else get between him and Jesus. 5. Jesus proved His authority by calling four fishermen, teaching with great power in the synagogue, and driving out a demon. In response to His authority, the fisherman followed Him. 6. (Student s personal answer) 4

5 Page 23 (Student s personal answer) faith compassion Faith involves complete submission to Jesus authority. Compassion is to feel the pain of another. (Student s personal answers) Page 24 Hidden Message Message: If you have true faith, then Jesus will welcome you into the kingdom of God. Page A centurion heal 4. worthy 5. speaking a word 6. Yes 7. The kingdom of God presently exists in God s rule over the hearts of Christians. However, in the future this invisible, spiritual kingdom will become visible when Jesus returns to reign over this earth for 1,000 years (Rev 20:4). Even that will give way to the final form of God s kingdom: the new world (21:1), the new Jerusalem (21:2, 9 21) and the new Eden (22:1 5). 8. The centurion s faith trusted Jesus to show compassion and it understood Jesus authority. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 26 Left/Left/Right 5

6 Page 27 Maze Page 28 Double Puzzle Words: Power, Authority, Sins, Forgiveness, Persistent, Faith, Pharisees, Blasphemy, Son of Man, Paralytic, Astonished, Glorified Double Puzzle Phrase: Jesus is the answer to all of man s hopes and fears. Page forgave 2. blasphemy 3. Yes 4. Your sins are forgiven you 5. forgive sins 6. glorified 7. Faith includes belief that overcomes any obstacle. It is unshakable confidence in the power of Christ to meet our needs. 8. By calling Himself the Son of Man, Jesus was claiming to be the ultimate human, the great representative of the entire human race, called by God to exercise authority over all the earth, even over sin. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 30 6

7 Page 31 Requirement, Promise, Requirement, Promise, Promise Pride is confidence in yourself and not trusting in God. Pride stops one from having in God. You should come to Jesus with humility, trusting Him and submitting to Him. Page 32 Down: 1. Judgment; 2. Heaven; 3. Pride; 4. Repent; 8. Promises; 12. Capernaum Across: 5. Learn; 6. Welcomes; 7. Dependent; 9. Coming; 10. Yoke; 11. Humility; 12. Condemns Page repent 2. Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum 3. True 4. easy, light 5. It means submitting to His authority and obeying His will. It pictures submission, for it allowed the farmer to control and guide his animal. 6. They know all about Jesus but still fail to repent. They are proud, trusting in their own wisdom and effort to save them. 7. He invites everyone to come and so submit to Him. 8. (Student s personal answer) 9. It means to have peace with God (Rom 5:1) and to have confidence in Christ to do His work in you (Phil 1:6; 4:13). Page 34 Connect the Dots Page 35 One has good fruit. One has bad fruit. One the fruit is growing. One the fruit is falling. One has good animals near it. One has bad animals near it. One has light green leaves. One has dark green leaves. By claiming that Jesus power came from Satan, the Pharisees had committed the unforgivable sin (12:31). Blasphemy against the Son is rejecting the salvation Jesus provides, but that can be forgiven when a person admits he is wrong (Matt 12:32). Blasphemy against the Spirit is rejecting the gospel while being fully aware of what they were doing. 7

8 Page 36 Word Search The term Son of David means the Messiah promised long ago who would fulfill the Davidic covenant. Jesus used a proverb to show that their argument does not make sense that Satan would fight against himself (12:25 26). Page demon-possessed, blind, mute 2. Beelzebul 3. Devil, People, Jesus 4. Spirit 5. The Pharisees 6. We will be judged by our words, because they show what we really believe about Jesus. 7. By the fruit they bear in other words the things they say and do. 8. (Student s personal answer) 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 38 Middle/Left/Right/Middle Wayside = Birds Ate; Stony Places = Sun Scorched; Thorns = Weeds Choked; Good Ground = Fruit Grew Wayside = Wicked One Snatches It Away; Stony Places = Endures for Awhile; Thorns = Cares and Riches Choke It; Good Ground = Brings Forth Lots of Fruit A parable is a story that is both clear and unclear. It is a simple word picture that illustrates a profound spiritual truth. Jesus used parables because parables were designed to teach those who want to hear and understand. His parables hid the truth from unbelievers. The kingdom of God involves spiritual life, eternal life, and salvation (Matt 19:16 17, 24 25). But more specifically, it describes the perfect reign of God Himself on earth with His people forever (Rev 21:1 22:5). Page 40 Double Puzzle Words: Jesus, Parable, Four Soils, Path, Eaten, Rocky, Withers, Thorns, Choke, Good Soil, Spiritual Truths, Kingdom of God, Hearers, Heart Double Puzzle Phrase: The way into God s kingdom is by God s Word. 8

9 Page All of the above 2. Sometimes 3. eaten 4. withered 5. choked 6. produce 7. God s Word 8. The kingdom of God involves spiritual life, eternal life, and salvation (Matt 19:16 17, 24 25). But more specifically, it describes the perfect reign of God Himself on earth with His people forever (Rev 21:1 22:5). 9. Entering God s kingdom depends on how you hear and respond to God s word. Page 42 Left/Right/Left Page 43 knowledge, wisdom, hatred, pride, insight, foundation, little, great, trouble Fear is a holy awe or reverence of God. Fear leads believers to hate sin and come to Jesus (Isa 6:5; Luke 5:8). This kind of fear rejoices in the awesome power of God. Page 44 Cryptogram Answer 1: Only Jesus can give you peace and cleansing from sin (Rom 5:1; Titus 5:1). Cryptogram Answer 2: When life is hard, believe that Jesus does care for you (1 Pet 5:7). Faith means to trust God and to trust Jesus to have power and love to save them. Faith manifests in a fear of God. Because one trusts Jesus he hates his own sin. Page Sleeping 2. perish 3. little faith 4. They ceased and were calm. 5. nature, faithless 6. the swine 7. drowned 8. supernatural, unclean 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 46 Word Search 9

10 Page 47 two, miracles, Jesus, Jairus, daughter, house, woman, robe, disease, twelve, faith, mourners, entered, hand, dead, news, respond, praise, believe, Savior, obey Page 48 Fallen Puzzle Answer 1: Jesus miracles show that he is not only powerful, but also personal and kind. Fallen Puzzle Answer 2: Since Jesus is powerful and personal and kind, He is able and willing to save us. Page at the point of death 2. touched 3. She would be healed. 4. Daughter, faith, peace 5. dead, sleeping 6. He took time to find her and confirm her faith. He held her hand, called her little lamb, made sure she got food to eat, and made sure the crowd left her alone for a little bit. 7. Faith is admitting your own weakness and clinging only to Jesus. 8. (Student s personal answer) Page 50 Connect the Dots Page 51 Moses, Moses, Jesus, Jesus, Moses, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus 10

11 Page 52 Hidden Message Message: The gospel is really about being restored to a right relationship with Jesus. Page followed 2. 5, bread 4. five, two 5. No 6. Jesus is God, the Creator of all things. 7. They wanted to control Him, to make Him a king who would satisfy their earthly needs (John 6:15). 8. The the bread of life is Jesus Himself who would permanently satisfy their spiritual hunger (John 6:35; Matt 5:6). 9. Eternal life is to be spiritually alive and responsive to God, to truly know Jesus (17:3). 10. (Student s personal answer) Page 54 Maze 11

12 Page 55 What s the Difference? Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is of the same nature as God, just as a child of a human is human. Peter jumped out of the boat and went to Jesus, walking on the water. Page 56 Message: Truly Jesus is worthy of our faith, love, and worship. Faith is fully trusting in the presence of Jesus and fully submitting to Jesus will. Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus is of the same nature as God, just as a child of a human is human. Page pray 2. False 3. He walked on water. 4. terrified 5. He lacked faith. 6. Son 7. The storm stopped and the boat was immediately at the shore. 8. He was creating an opportunity to teach them to trust Him. 9. The first time they had seen Jesus calm a storm, they only wondered who He was (Matt 8:27). This time, they knew: Jesus is the Son of God. The disciples realized they were in the presence of God. Page 58 Right/Left/Left Page 59 teach, suffer, elders, killed, three, again deny, cross, lose, loses, gain, save Page 60 Across: 2. Victory; 4. Death; 5. Messiah; 8. Cross; 9. Repentance; 10. Humble; 12. Deny Down: 1. Disciple; 3. Christ; 6. Cost; 7. Forever; 8. Confessed; 11. Miraculously 12

13 Page Christ 2. God the Father 3. False 4. Satan, God, man 5. All of the above 6. Following Jesus means living like He did (1 John 2:6). 7. It pictures the death march of a prisoner carrying the cross beam to the place of his own crucifixion. 8. To deny yourself you stop exalting yourself, stop trusting in yourself, and stop pleasing yourself. 9. Yes. (Student s personal answer) Page 63 GLORY, FELL, SINFUL, HOLY Glory is the bright, blazing light that blinded Paul (Acts 9:3 9), made John fall down as if dead (Rev 1:13 17), and will one day cause all men to bow at His feet (Matt 24:30; Phil 2:9 11). Peter rightly concluded he was experiencing the kingdom. But he wrongly concluded that the kingdom was there to stay, without the cross coming first. First, God said that Jesus is His Son. Second, Jesus is the Chosen One. Third, God said, Listen to Him! (Luke 9:35; Deut 18:15), confirming Jesus divine authority and teaching. The disciples needed to listen to Jesus words about His death and resurrection. Page 64 Word Search Jesus transfiguration refers to His appearing in glory. The transfiguration showed that Jesus has divine glory in Himself. He is God, the Lord of glory. It also affirmed His mission. Jesus would be crucified and buried but He would also rise again. Page face, clothing 2. Moses and Elijah 3. tents 4. Israel s celebration of deliverance from Egypt by living in temporary shelters made of branches (Lev 23:34 43). 5. Peter wrongly concluded that the kingdom was there to stay, without the cross coming first. 6. Jesus personal and glorious reign on earth when He returns. 7. All of the above 13

14 8. The Son is the King and the Chosen One is the great deliverer, but the Son obeys the Father to the point of death, and the Chosen One is the servant who dies to pay for sin. 9. Listen to Jesus! Repent and submit to Him. Page 66 Left/Right/Left Page 67 Page 68 Fallen Puzzle Answer 1: Jesus explained that no one can be saved by his own efforts, but only by depending wholly on the power of God. Fallen Puzzle Answer 2: Eternal life is living with God in total devotion and dependence. Page Rich and Young 2. have eternal life. 3. False 4. No 5. First, it is eternal, life that begins in this life and never ends. Second, Jesus calls it life (Matt 19:17). Third, eternal life is the kingdom of heaven or kingdom of God (Matt 19:23 24). Fourth, eternal life is being saved (Matt 19:25). 6. It is life that begins in this life and never ends. It is responsive to spiritual life, knowing God truly and personally (John 17:3). It is life under Christ s glorious and eternal reign. 7. Jesus was not explaining how this man could earn eternal life. He was warning him that it was impossible to serve two masters (6:24). To live in Christ s kingdom, we must serve Christ alone. 8. Acknowledge your sin. Repent of your sin. Turn from your sin. Deny your own goodness. Devote yourself to Jesus. Depend wholly on the Father. Page 70 Each side has the same amount of items. (Use the activity to introduce the idea that God rewards all believers equally with eternal life) 14

15 Page 71 What s the Difference? The prize of being with Jesus forever is far better than you can ever imagine and the prize is beyond what anyone deserves. When the first workers saw this, they began calculating: if one hour earned one denarius, then they could expect a whopping twelve denarii for their twelve hours of work. Page 72 Word Search Questions; The prize is the crown of life, righteousness, and glory, it is salvation itself. Jesus told them a parable to remind them that salvation is God s free gift. It is not deserved or earned. It is given freely and equally to all who trust in God s Son. Page One denarius 2. No 3. True 4. False 5. True 6. No. Yes. 7. Yes. The owner was both fair and generous. 8. It means that all finish the same. There is no difference between one who comes to Jesus sooner and serves longer and one who comes later and serves shorter. 9. Eternal life is being with Jesus forever. 15

16 Page 74 Middle/Left/Middle Page 75 Zion, aloud, king, humble, colt, horse, battle, peace, rule, ends Page 76 Hidden Message Message: The gospel is about Jesus bringing peace. He is the king who will crush everything that is evil and rule over a perfect world. Page All of the above 2. Colt 3. True 4. King 5. Hosanna means Save!, a celebration of God s salvation (John 12:13). 6. The rocks would cry out, judging them for not accepting their King. 7. The leaders rejected Him, and even the crowds did not know what would bring peace: soft hearts, confession of sin, repentance, seeking God, and obedience. 8. (Student s personal answer) Page 78 Owner = God; Vineyard = Israel; Tenants = The Religious Leaders of Israel; Slaves = The Prophets from Moses to John the Baptist; Sons = Jesus 16

17 Page 79 What s the Difference? They killed the prophets like the tenants killed the slaves whom the owner sent. It is a blessing because it allows the rest of the building to be built. It is a curse because people stumble over it. A cornerstone is also very large and solid, so anything it falls on will be crushed and anything that falls on it will shatter. Page 80 Across: 4. Servants; 7. Foundation; 8. Parable; 10. Authority; 11. Providence; 12. Prophecy Down: 1. Others; 2. Cornerstone; 3. Destroys; 5. Stone; 6. Vineyard; 9. Kill Page God 2. False 3. All of the above 4. They killed Him. 5. True 6. Jesus 7. The cornerstone bears the weight of the building and is the standard for making the rest of the building level and straight. God s providence, His control and oversight in sending Jesus to be the cornerstone (Mark 12:11). 8. Israel is described as a vineyard. There is a wall around this vineyard. God cared for the vineyard and what it produced. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 82 Right/Left/Left 17

18 Page 83 Word Search To be faithful means to be trustworthy, dependable, reliable, and loyal (Matt 25:20 23). To be slothful means to be lazy. Page 84 Double Puzzle Words: Parable, Talents, Master, Slaves, Journey, Reward, Faithful, Trust, Joy, Punish, Unfaithful, Darkness Double Puzzle Phrase: Anyone who does not work faithfully will not enter, since their laziness proves they never really loved Jesus. Page No 2. ability 3. Two 4. Good and Faithful 5. slothful 6. Sins of commission refers to doing bad things. 7. Sins of omission refers to not doing good things. 8. He knew what each slave was able to take care of. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 86 Connect the Dots 18

19 Page 87 loves, down, take, akes, accord, again eyes, hour, come, glorify, glorify, eternal Page 88 Fall Puzzle Answer 1: Jesus knew He would be deserted, arrested, and killed but He chose to submit to God s will. Fall Puzzle Answer 2: Jesus willingly gave up His life and He is able to offer forgiveness of sins. Page crucified 2. All of the above 3. Caiaphas 4. Judas God 7. Jesus controlled the preparation for His death (26:1 25). Jesus controlled the significance of His death (26:26 35). Jesus controlled His flesh in His death (26:36 56). 8. He prayed and submitted to the Father s will. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 90 Third/Second/Fourth/First Page 91 What s the Difference Godly sorrow is to be sad out of love for Jesus because your sin, not out of concern for yourself. Even in failure, there is hope. Because Jesus did not fail, God is able to restore and strengthen you to the very end (1 Pet 5:10). 19

20 Page 92 Word Search Son of Man is a term which refers to the One with authority from God to judge and rule over all forever (Dan 7:13 14). Instead of starting with an accusation and investigating to see if it was true, they started with a death sentence and then tried to find a reason for it. Since only Rome could legally put a criminal to death, all they wanted to do was find charges that would make it seem right to hand Him over to the Romans. Page Peter 2. Blasphemy wept 5. Pilate 6. Yes 7. Pilate knew Jesus was innocent. Pilate condemned the real King (15:12 15). He released Barabbas, whose name means son of a father, and he failed to protect Jesus, the Son of the Father. Now the innocent would die in the place of the guilty. 8. Pilate was more concerned about himself than about an innocent man. He valued his own political career more than the King of kings. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 95 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. The centurion became the first human in Mark s gospel to call Jesus the Son of God (15:39), confirming the main point of Mark s gospel (1:1). As the Son, Jesus died to bring many to the Father. Yet His suffering and death should not have come as a surprise (Isa 53:3 5). Even the mockery Jesus endured was predicted years before His birth. The soldiers beat, mocked, and crucified Jesus (Mark 15:16 28). The people walking by mocked Jesus (15:29 30). The chief priests and scribes mocked Jesus (15:31 32a). The criminals mocked Jesus (15:32b). Bystanders mocked His agonizing cry (15:35 36). Page 96 Across: 2. Calvary; 3. Vinegar; 6. Flogged; 7. Curtain; 8. Joseph; 9. Death; 10. Centurion Down: 1. Mocked; 2. Criminals; 4. Golgotha; 5. Wrath; 7. Crucifixion Page thorns 2. True 20

21 3. cross 4. All of the above 5. All of the above 6. Jesus cried out loudly right before dying. 7. Normally, crucifixion victims died gradually and were too weak to shout in the end. Realizing that Jesus was not an ordinary man, the centurion became the first human in Mark s gospel to call Jesus the Son of God (15:39). The burial itself honored Jesus as the prophesied Messiah (Isa 53:9). 8. Jesus was willing to be counted as a sinner for the sake of sinners like Joseph. 9. (Student s personal answer) Page 98 Left/Right/Left Page 99 Hidden Message Message: Jesus conquered death, and he has life in himself, which he freely offers to all who believe. Page 100 Double Puzzle Words: Mary Magdalene, James Mother, Salome, Sabbath, Entrance, Young man, Risen, Disciples, Peter, Galilee, Trembling, Astonishment, Afraid Double Puzzle Phrase: We must come to him in faith and obedience. Page All of the above 2. White as snow 3. risen 4. trembling and astonishment 5. for they were afraid 6. They realized that what had happened was more powerful than anything they had ever imagined. 7. It means to be overwhelmed with awe and reverance for God. 8. He told them to go and tell the other disciples, especially Peter. 9. (Student s personal answer) 21

22 Page 102 Maze Page 103 Word Search Glory is God s honor, splendor, greatness, and perfection (Rom 9:17) and a display of His greatness, often displayed in a cloud. When the apostles saw Jesus taken up in glory (1 Tim 3:16), it gave them confidence that He is even now seated at God s right hand (1 Pet 3:22). He is Lord, reigning from heaven and giving His church authority and power to accomplish its mission (Acts 2:33 36). Page 104 Across: 4. Witnesses; 7. Motivated; 9. Realm; 11. Taught; 12. Prove; 13. Kingdom Down: 1. Ascension; 2. Returns; 3. Power; 5. Scripture; 6. Baptism; 8. Empower; 10. Church Page the Holy Spirit 3. All of the above 4. a cloud 5. Angels 22

23 6. God s kingdom: the realm of God s rule over His people. 7. The kingdom of God is the realm of God s rule over those who belong to Him. 8. Jesus called this a baptism because just as John baptized people by immersing them in water (Matt 3:11), so baptism in the Spirit would happen when Jesus pours out the Spirit over believers (Acts 1:5, 2:33). 9. By being born again through faith and repentance. Then, as a Christian, by submitting to the Spirit by trusting His power and obeying God s Word. Page 106 Connect the Dots Page 107 Convicts, Testifies, Gives Page 108 Double Puzzle Words: Baptism, Filled, Holy Spirit, Tongues/Languages, Peter, Preached, Christ, Crucified, Forgiveness, Repent, Believe, Church Double Puzzle Phrase: The Spirit s coming proved Jesus is the Lord. Page Pentecost 2. rushing wind, tongues as of fire 3. languages 4. languages 5. Peter 6. It shows that Jesus really is alive and ruling as God in heaven right now. 7. He offered them forgiveness for all their sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit. 8. Forgiveness is the washing away of all sin, even the crime of killing the Lord. God would not hold any sin against those who repent. 9. They needed to repent and be baptized. You need to repent and be baptized. Page 111 turned, idols, serve, wrath, repenting, godly, grief, death, mouth, Lord, heart, dead 23

24 Page 112 Hidden Message Message: Jesus died for sin, you can be forgiven. You must repent. Page A lame beggar 2. Alms 3. Jesus 4. False 5. Peter called Jesus the Holy and Righteous One and the Author of life. 6. The Author of life means that Jesus is the source of life (John 1:4; 5:26; 14:6) and the Lord in charge of life. 7. He rose from the dead, and He restored life to the crippled man s legs. 8. True 9. Believe and repent by turning to Jesus and trusting in Him. 10. Repentance is a change of heart, no longer rebelling and instead turning back to Jesus. Page 114 Third/Second/Fourth Page 115 What s the Difference? Unity is when many different people are joined as one, like a person s body has many parts but is still one body (1 Cor 12:12). These new believers were so united because the Spirit was filling them with love. 24

25 Page 116 Jesus provides the Holy Spirit to make holy living possible. Hypocrites are people who pretend to be something they are not (Matt 23:27 28). Ananias and Sapphira both died. The whole church feared (Acts 5:11). This is a healthy, God-honoring fear that understands how dangerous sin is. Page heart and soul 2. power 3. Barnabas 4. Son of encouragement 5. Ananias and Sapphira 6. the Holy Spirit 7. Ananias and Sapphira both died. The whole church feared (Acts 5:11). This is a healthy, God-honoring fear that understands how dangerous sin is. 8. To show how great Jesus is. Today we see He accomplishes this by causing unity and guarding purity in the church. 9. People who are filled by the Spirit produce the fruit of the Spirit, which is summed up by love (Gal 5:22). 10. (Student s personal answer) Page 119 sent, keep, many, made, Lord, over spoke, words, Moses, sight, heard, bowed Page 120 Fallen Puzzle Answer 1: Stephen s speech showed that the lives of Joseph and Moses pointed forward to Jesus. Fallen Puzzle Answer 2: Stephen s vision also confirms Jesus as Savior, since Jesus allowed Stephen to see Him standing in heaven as Lord of the universe. Page Blasphemy 2. Moses, Joseph 3. True 4. God 5. By focusing on the place, they failed to see that God can appear anywhere, and that what God desired was worship. So they failed to recognize Jesus when He came. 6. Like their ancestors, they rebelled against God when they crucified Jesus, and they also broke the law by killing an innocent man. 7. the Righteous One 8. He was one who was known to depend on the Spirit s power and obey the Spirit s will; and full of wisdom, knowing how to choose what is most just, proper, and useful. 9. Blasphemy is saying things that dishonor God. 10. If you resist God s Spirit, your heart will become hard and unresponsive (Acts 28:25 26; Heb 3:7 19). Page 122 Left/Right/Right 25

26 Page 123 A True Believer s Heart = Believing, Loving the Gospel, Rejoicing, Filled with the Holy Spirit Simon the Sorcerer s Heart = Pride, Bitterness, Greed, Wickedness, Sin (Student s personal answer in heart below) Page 124 Hidden Message Message: The gospel demands a change from living for self to living for God. Page persecution 2. All three 3. False 4. Peter and John 5. The Holy Spirit 6. True 7. the Righteous One 8. To make it clear that the Samaritans were part of the same church as Jewish believers. 9. No. Page 126 Maze 26

27 Page 127 lamb, silent, away, land, living, people join, love, holds, holy, make, house, burnt, altar Page 128 Across: 1. Trusting; 4. Chariot; 7. Baptized; 10. Obeyed; 11. Isaiah; 12. Proclaimed Down: 2. Unity; 3. Salvation; 5. Azotus; 6. Jerusalem; 8. Angel; 9. Preached Page Gaza 2. Isaiah 3. The Holy Spirit 4. True 5. the good news 6. baptized 7. Baptism is immersion in water that is a symbol of an inward reality, a sign of unity with Jesus (1 Cor 12:13) and of trusting God to wash away sin. 8. The Ethiopian believed. He showed his faith by action when he asked to be baptized (Acts 8:36). The Ethiopian s faith is also clear in his attitude. The direction of his journey did not change, but his heart did! It turned from frustration and confusion to joy (Acts 8:39b). 9. To be a Christian is to be a joyful person. The Ethiopian s joy showed that he belonged to Jesus, since Jesus came to put His joy in His followers (John 15:11). His joy also showed that he was now living by the Spirit, for joy is what the Spirit produces (Rom 14:17; Gal 5:22). Page 130 Right/Middle/Right Page 131 Saul Before Seeing Christ = Blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent Saul After Seeing Christ = Preacher, an apostle, and a teacher Page 132 Word Search My chosen instrument Jesus was going to use Saul to tell others about Jesus. Aretas, must not have liked Saul s preaching there, so even after Saul returned to Damascus, Aretas worked with the Jews to try to capture him (Acts 9:23; 2 Cor 11:32). Saul escaped, but just as Jesus had said, he was already preaching and being persecuted for Jesus (Acts 9:24 25). 27

28 Page True 2. Jesus 3. Jesus 4. All three 5. all of the above 6. baptized 7. Conversion is the process of turning from self and turning toward Jesus. 8. Regeneration is new birth by the Spirit (John 3:3), when the Spirit radically changes a person from the inside out (2 Cor 5:17). 9. By how boldly Saul proclaimed Jesus and suffered for Him. Page 134 Connect the Dots Page 135 (Student s personal answers) Page 136 Double Puzzle Words: Gentiles, Seeking, Salvation, Gospel, Good News, Peter, Cornelius, Family, Believe, Forgive, Baptism, Confirm, Faith, Holy Spirit Double Puzzle Phrase: God saves anyone who believes in Jesus from any nation. Page all of the above 2. Peter 3. animals 4. eat 5. Holy Spirit 6. What God has made clean, do not call common. 7. Go to the Gentiles. God offers salvation to them too. 8. The gospel is the good news that Jesus is Lord of all and of forgiveness by faith in Jesus (Acts 10:43). 9. (Student s personal answer) 28

29 Page 139 What s the Difference? Persecution is suffering for Christ. The gospel kept spreading, and it was about to spread even more. God struck Herod because God fiercely loves His people. Page 140 Fallen Puzzle 1: Herod was totally defeated and God s Word spread with even greater success. Fallen Puzzle 2: Believers can endure persecution because God will win in the end and His kingdom will come. Page James 2. Herod wanted to please the Jews 3. Prayer 4. False 5. No 6. glory 7. Because of Herod s pride, and because Herod had attacked God s people. 8. Pride is to think too highly of yourself. 9. His word kept spreading, and it was about to spread even more. 10. (Student s personal answer) Page 142 Left/Right/Left Page 143 raise, David, ruins, days, Edom, name grace, saved, faith, doing, works, boast Page 144 Across: 4. Faith; 6. Peter; 8. Barnabas; 10. Circumcised; 11. Offend Down: 1. Jerusalem; 2. Salvation; 3. James; 5. Grace; 7. Burdening; 9. Amos 29

30 Page Be circumcised. 2. Jerusalem. 3. faith, works 4. True 5. For the sake of unity, it was necessary for Gentiles to avoid four things: food offered to idols, sexual immorality, meat that had been strangled, and blood (Acts 15:20, 29). 6. Grace is a gift that we cannot earn (Acts 15:11). 7. Faith is trusting in Christ s power and not in your own. 8. Christians were encouraged, there was peace, and the church was built up. 9. Repent and believe in your heart that God rose Jesus from the dead! Page 147 He asked what he needed to do to be saved. He simply believed on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31). The gospel is the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. Page 148 Double Puzzle Words: Gospel, Philippi, Paul, Silas, Prison, Worship, Praying, Singing, Earthquake, Evangelize, Jailer, Believe, Baptize, Release Double Puzzle Phrase: The gospel brings great joy even when life if hard. Page Telling fortunes 2. False 3. Both 4. An angel opened them. 5. True 6. The jailer did believe, along with everyone in his household. What a radical change happened that night! Instead of suicide, eternal life. Instead of hostility, love (John 13:35). Instead of despair, joy (Ps 32:1; Rom 4:7). 7. To believe means to trust in who Jesus is and to accept what He has done for you. 8. He was baptized and he showed love for the apostles by washing them and feeding them. 9. Do not do anything. Simply believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31). Believe in who He is (John 20:31) and in what He has done (1 Cor 15:3 4). That is it. No laws. No rituals. Just believe. Trust in who Jesus is. Page 150 Right/Middle/Right 30

31 Page 151 Word Search God is transcendent He is greater than the world, not a part of it, and not dependent on it (Acts 17:24c 25a; Ps 50:9 12). God is immanent: He is present in the world and so close that anyone who seeks Him will find Him (Acts 17:27 28a; Ps 139; Jer 29:13). Page 152 Fallen Puzzle 1: God is a personal Creator who is very much involved with this world. Fallen Puzzle 2: Jesus is who He says He is, which means He will come back to judge just as HE said He would. Page idols 2. reasoned 3. Areopagus 4. God made everything. 5. False 6. Since God is creator, that means He is also owner He is Lord of heaven and earth (Acts 17:24b). Because He made it all, it exists for Him and He has the right to do what He wants with it (Ps 24:1). 7. God is transcendent. God is sovereign. God is immanent. God is personal. 8. The resurrection is proof that Jesus is who He says He is, which means He will come back to judge just as He said He would (John 5:22 29). 9. Yes. (Student s personal answer) 31

32 Page 154 Maze Page 155 What s the Difference? Providence is God s care and control over creation. God sent the storm to glorify Himself as the promise-keeping God, and Paul made sure to display God s glory through his godly leadership. Page 156 Across: 4. Trust; 5. Providence; 8. Everyone; 9. Faith; 10. Rome; 11. Julius Down: 1. Afraid; 2. Faithful; 3. Prisoner; 6. Caesar; 7. Centurion; 12. Storm Page Rome 2. all three 3. No 4. True 5. God 6. gave thanks to 32

33 7. A huge storm. 8. Paul safely went on to Rome (28:14), just as God had promised. 9. Julius kept the prisoners alive because he wanted to keep Paul alive. 10. (Student s personal answer) Page 158 Right/Right/Left Page 159 domain, darkness, kingdom, beloved, redemption, forgiveness family, salvation, rulers, prophets, Sabbath, condemning Page 160 Hidden Message Message: The gospel is the good news of the hope of Israel, the kingdom of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Page Rome 2. True 3. The hope of Israel 4. both 5. False 6. True 7. To evangelize is to shared the gospel, the good news that Jesus died and rose again to bring people back to God, their King. 8. Paul preached the good news of the hope of Israel, the kingdom of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 9. Israel s hope was in God s promise to breath new, eternal life into Israel and restore them to their land (Ezek 37:11 14; Acts 23:6). 10. God delivers believers from the kingdom of Satan and places them in the kingdom of Jesus (Col 1:13). Believers are given eternal life. Unbelievers will receive eternal death. 11. (Student s personal answer) 33

34 Page 162 Left/Right/Left Page 163 Word Search It was shining like the sun in the middle of the day. He judges with authority and glory equal to the Father (Rev 1:13; Dan 7:9 13). He cares for believers but also will judge those who are unfaithful. He fights for for God s glory in His Church. Page 164 Double Puzzle Words: John, Revelation, Jesus, Father, Spirit, History, Future, Glorious, Grace, Judge, Witness, Firstborn Double Puzzle Phrase: We must live in the hope of Christ s return. Page Jesus Christ 2. John 3. golden, snow, fire, bronze, sword 4. John rightly responded with fear and fell to the ground. 5. John called Him the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. 6. He is the Living One who conquered death and controls who lives and dies (Rev 1:18; Ps 42:2; Rom 6:9). 7. The term Trinity refers to the three-in-one God Father, Holy Spirit, and Son (1:4 5a). 8. Along with the Father, the Holy Spirit brings grace (Heb 10:29) and peace (Gal 5:22). He is pictured as seven spirits to show that He fully empowers and blesses the church (Isa 11:2). Page 166 Right/Right/Left 34

35 Page 167 What s the Difference? To be worthy means to deserve something. It refers to someone who is good, and who has the right to be in charge, and has the power to make it happen. Jesus meets these requirements (5:5 6). He is the lion-like king able to defeat His enemies and rule over all. He is David s human descendant (2 Sam 7:12 16; Isa 11:1 10). He is also God (Ps 110:1), which is important because only God can undo God s curse on earth. In fact, as the Lion of Judah and chosen Root of David, Jesus has already won the victory. Page 168 Cryptogram Answer 1: The Lamb is worthy of praise because He died as a loving sacrifice. Cryptogram Answer 2: The way to stay faithful in the midst of trouble is to remember that Jesus is worthy. Page no one 3. wept 4. Lion 5. Jesus 6. Lamb 7. Jesus 8. Everyone: four living creatures, 24 elders, countless angels, every created thing everywhere. 9. He buys them to set them free and make them His own. 10. Jesus is worthy, it is worth it to love and trust Him. Page 170 Word Search 35

36 Page 171 son, man, him, all one, not River, tribes, render, bring, kings, serve Page 172 Hidden Message Message: Jesus is the great king who will condemn the wicked. Page A key and a chain 2. All three describe him 3. 1,000 years 4. Forever 5. True 6. The lake of fire 7. The first resurrection is when believers are given immortal bodies to live with God forever. The second resurrection is when unbelievers are given immortal bodies to suffer in the lake of fire forever. 8. Life 9. They will be thrown into the lake of fire forever. 10. So when you look at the world today, and it seems like the wicked have all the advantages, think again. The God of heaven and earth will rise up and judge His creation. 36

37 Page 175 Word Search Heaven is the eternal home of believers after they receive resurrected bodies. It is for people who thirst for God, who overcome by trusting Jesus without giving up. It is not for people who live for their own pleasures. The one who overcomes, who trusts Jesus to the very end (Rev 21:7; 1 John 5:5). Page 176 Fallen Puzzle 1: God put man in a wonderful creation, but man sinned. Fallen Puzzle 2: The Bible is the story of God restoring His original purpose and making it even better. Page All of the above 2. death 3. No 4. No 5. True 6. The Bride and the wife of the Lamb. This shows that the people who live there are loved and made perfect by Jesus. 7. It is real, huge, secure, well-designed for God s people, and gloriously beautiful (see commentary for more detail). 8. God and the Lamb are the temple, because He is fully present in the whole city. 9. quickly 10. Repent of your sin and live for Him by keeping His Word. Page

38 Page 179 What s the Difference? Question: Since John wrote, In the beginning was the Word, instead of In the beginning, God, we already expect that John will go on to say the Word created instead of God created (Gen 1:1). And we already know God created by His word (1:3). So it makes sense that the Word is the Creator (John 1:3a). The life that is in the Word is also the light of men (John 1:4b). Light and life always go together, just as light allowed the rest of creation to come alive in the beginning (Gen 1:3). Page 180 Across: 4. Eternal; 7. Creator; 8. Light; 9. Glory; 10. Trinity Down: 1. Preexistent; 2. Word; 3. Selfexistent; 5. Always; 6. Among Page The Word 2. Forever 3. He created everything The Word is pre-existent, He has always been there, always living. There was never a time when He was not alive. 6. The Word is self-existent, He has life in Himself (1:4a). It is His nature to be alive, showing again that He is God. 7. Jesus is God: He has the exact same nature as the Father. We know He is God because He is eternal, Creator, and self-existent (uncreated). 8. No, but they have always been in a close relationship together. 9. The Trinity is a term that refers to the three-in-one God. 10. Recognize your own sinfulness and repent of it. Page 182 Left/Right/Left Page 183 image, created, visible, thrones, before, things spoke, world, glory, exact, power, right 38

39 Page 184 Hidden Message Message: Christmas celebrates the day when the eternal Word of God became a human Page Elijah 2. To prepare the way of the Lord 3. No 4. No 5. He is the light because He shines with God s glory so that people can see and know God (Ps 27:1; Ezek 1:26 28). He is the true light. He is the Creator. He had personally created the universe and all the people in it, and He was the One breathing life into all creation (1:3 4). The world owed its life to Him, but the world didn t even recognize Him (1:10b). So the world didn t even recognize its Owner (John 1:11a). He is life in Himself (1:4a). To receive Him is to receive never-ending life. He is the Word, the One who is eternal, always alive, always with God, is God, created the world, has life in Himself, and shines with unstoppable light (1:1 5). 6. Faith is to have confidence in God and all that He has said. 7. No. Children of God are not born by human desire or ability, but are born of God. 8. Only by being completely changed from the inside out (1:13; 3:3), by being born again by the Spirit through repentance. Page 186 Middle/Right/Left Page 187 divide, among, cast, keeps, bones, broken, poison, food, thirst, wine Page 188 Fallen Puzzle 1: Jesus willingly chose to accomplish His mission. Fallen Puzzle 2: Jesus perfectly displayed God s righteousness and satisfied God s just wrath. Page Barabbas 2. thorns 3. True 39

40 4. All of the above 5. Truth is the absolute standard of right and wrong. 6. To bear witness to the truth. To tell the truth and show everyone what is true. 7. They divided them into four parts, casting lots (like rolling dice) to decide who got His tunic. 8. No 9. He died as the Messiah, the King of the Jews (John 19:19 22; Dan 9:26). Even the small detail of His clothing being divided fulfills Scripture and confirms He is the King who dies to bring people to God (John 19:23 24; Ps 22:18). 10. His mission was to make it so that people could know the Father. But to do that, He had to deal with the sin that keeps sinners from a holy God. Page 190 Maze Page 191 Word Search Peace is more than quietness. It is also freedom from fear, wholeness of life, well-being, and true prosperity. The disciples could be at rest, no longer worrying. To believe is to accept the truth that Jesus was alive and humbly submit to Him, give allegiance to Him, and rely upon Him. Because eye-witnesses recorded the signs especially His resurrection for us to believe. 40

41 Page 192 Double Puzzle Words: Sunday, Mary Magdalene, Empty Tomb, Resurrection, Scripture, Gardener, Rabboni, Ascending, Thomas, Doubt, Believe, My Lord and My God Double Puzzle Phrase: As the risen Lord, He gives peace, joy, and a new mission. Page Jesus dead body 2. Yes 3. No 4. Two angels 5. Peace is freedom from fear, wholeness of life, well-being, and true prosperity. It is to be at rest, no longer worrying. 6. My Lord and my God! 7. To believe is to accept the truth that Jesus was alive and humbly submit to Him, give allegiance to Him, and rely upon Him. 8. God gave them confidence to complete their mission (John 20:23). Jesus was not saying that humans have authority to forgive sins, since only God can do that (Mark 2:7; Dan 9:9). 9. Both are sent to make God known and bring people to God by humbly obeying to the point of death. 41

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