Creative Bible Crash Course

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Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

2 Peter 3:18 (NIV)

CONTENTS GOD'S LOVE Wonderful creation I am made to love God takes care of me God loves me I will love like Jesus loved

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GROW IN APPRECIATION I will praise God I praise God for His abundance My God can do anything I will not be shaken Jesus shows me the way

20 22 24 26 28

GROW IN THANKFULNESS I thank God that He provides I thank God that I'm unique I thank God that I am useful I thank God for taking the pressure off I thank God for my family and friends

30 32 34 36 38

GROW IN TRUSTING GOD With God I can do it God gets me up when I am down I fear no evil, for God is with me I will trust in the Lord Jesus shows me how to trust God

40 42 44 46 48

GROW IN CONFIDENCE I will pray and not worry Jesus is my shepherd My peace comes from Jesus I will trust God and not fear Jesus is my way to God

50 52 54 56 58

GROW IN STRENGTH My faith in God beats any fear I will seek God's wisdom My faith is my power God renews my strength God's grace is enough for me

60 62 64 66 68

GROW MORE LIKE JESUS I will never give up Today, I will do good I will take up my cross daily Following Jesus is great I am powered by the Holy Spirit

70 72 74 76 78

GROW YOUR FUTURE My future is bright The greatest gift I have ever received Through Jesus I am pure I will grow to improve my future The Bible guides me to readiness

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USER GUIDE Each of the 40 devotions in this journal consists of two pages.

On the first page, on the left, is the INPUT. This is for reading and thinking.

The second page, on the right, is for OUTPUT. Here you will be able to work a little with the topic and apply it to your own life. This is done through solving a word puzzle, drawing or writing a prayer, among other things.

Headline banner

This will tell you the part (chapter) and topic of the devotion. The book is divided into 8 parts with 5 topics in each.

Bible verse

This is a direct quote from the Bible.

Read it a few times and reflect on it, then color it. Look up the reference in your Bible to read more of the surrounding verses.

Reflective text

This text explains the topic, the Bible verse and the importance of it all in your life. A scene from the Bible is used as an example and is illustrated at the bottom of the page.

Illustration

This is the scene from the Bible that the reflective text mentions.

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Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

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Day counter

This little calendar counter will tell you which of the 40 devotions you are on. You can use the book in whatever way you want, but one way is to do one devotion per day for 40 days. Regardless, the day number helps you keep track of where in the book you are at a glance.

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All the small details in the background are excellent for coloring—unleash your creative powers and personalize your journal!

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GOD'S LOVE Wonderful creation

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I am fearfully a wonder nd fully made.

Psalm 13 9:1 4 (ESV)

God made you like He made everything else—wonderful.

When God created you, He made you in His own image. God is love, so He made you in love—to be loved and to love others. (see 1 John 4:7-12) Isn’t that wonderful? And it makes sense, right? When you think about it, deep down inside you is a desire to love and be loved that is a core part of who you are.

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I pray that you will protect ___________ and be with ___________ today.

Thank you.

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GOD'S LOVE I am made to love

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God is love.

Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.

1 John 4:16 (NIV)

The Bible says that love is from God and God is love.

It was also out of love that God sent Jesus to earth.

Jesus taught us what it means to live in love and for God to live through us. He also taught us to love God, ourselves, and other people.

When you act out of love, you practice being like Jesus—the way God made you to be.

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Write your own ways of showing love in the empty circles:

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HOW CAN I SHOW LOVE? To me

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Write a prayer to God. Try to include the things you have mentioned above: Dear God, ____________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Amen!

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GOD'S LOVE God takes care of me

“Look at th e birds: they do no t plant see ds, gather a h arvest and put it in b arns; yet y our Father in h eaven tak es care of them! A ren’t you w orth much more than birds ?”

Matt. 6 :26 (GNT)

God loves you more than anything else, so He will always take care of you.

In the Bible (Matt. 6:19-30) Jesus said, ”All the things you have here on earth are of little worth. Don’t store up these things that can be ruined or lost. Put your heart in God alone! Have faith that God will take care of you. He will give you everything you need. God takes care of the birds and flowers, so He will certainly do more for you.”

God cares deeply for you and wants to give you everything you need to grow.

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Use the code to unscramble the Bible verse from 1 Peter 5:7 (GNT)

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(NIV) 1 Corinthians 16:14 Love is the best! That does not mean you should not also get angry sometimes. Anger is normal and perfectly fine. Even God gets angry. But you should return to doing things out of love. Every day you will have opportunities to show love or not show love.

One day when Jesus was teaching a huge crowd, His disciples wanted to send everyone home to eat (perhaps they were hungry, too?). But Jesus felt compassion for them. He wanted to feed everyone—and so He did (Mark 6:34-38).

Jesus did everything in love. When you try to do the same, it will guide you to do the right thing.

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Most important of all, love each other deeply, because love ma kes you willing to fo rgive many sins.

1 Peter 4:8 (ERV) Jesus is the perfect example to teach you to grow in love.

One time, Jesus washed His disciples’ feet. He did this to set an example of what humble, serving love looks like.

There was no part of their life that He did not want to be a part of, and no act of love that was too low for Him. (see John 13:1-9) Jesus even washed Judas’ dirty feet along with all the others, even though Jesus knew that Judas would betray Him. Jesus then told His disciples that they are to serve one another in the same way that He had served them.

Jesus loves you no matter what.

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