December 31

Answers for "Come"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Alpha and Omega; the First and the Last; the Beginning and the End
2. Root of the Offspring of David
3. Jesus
4. Lord Jesus
5. bright and morning star.

December 30

Answers for "The End of the Story"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Thrown into lake of fire and tormented for ever
2. Anyone not found written in the Book of Life
3. whoever believes in him / perish / eternal life

SUPERSIZE IT:
Found in heaven:
New Jerusalem
God
God’s people
water of life.

The remainder NOT found in heaven

December 29

Answers for "And More and More and More..."

TO CHEW ON:
Sixth Seal (wording and order not important)
earthquake
sun turns black
moon turns red
stars fall to earth
people hide in fear.

SUPERSIZE IT:
Seventh Seal:
1. one third earth burns
2. one third sea turns to blood, sea creatures, ships destroyed
3. one third water becomes polluted (bitter)
4. falling star pollutes atmosphere with smoke
5. stung by locusts, killed by fire, smoke and sulfur
6. NO

December 28

Answers for "Four Secrets"

TO CHEW ON:

1. white, Conquest
2. fiery red, power to take away peace = War
3. black, scales = Famine
4. pale, Death

December 27

Answers for "A Heavenly Sight"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Sounds: trumpet-like voice; thunder, prayers and praises

2. Sights: door, throne, rainbow, twenty four thrones, sea of glass

3. Characters: twenty four elders; four living creatures

4. God was sitting on the throne, looked like jasper and carnelian

5. Worship: said prayers like “Holy, Holy, Holy.” and lay crowns before Him.

December 26

Answers for "Tomorrow's News"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Zechariah 9:9
2. Isaiah 7:14
3. Psalm 22:18
4. Micah 5:2

December 25

Answers for "Building Faith Muscles"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Goliath
2. Chief priests and teachers
3. Tobiah
4. Philosophers of Athens.

Build yourselves up in your most holy faith.

SUPERSIZE IT:

1, 3, 6 will help your faith grow stronger

December 24

Answers for "Be Blessed"

TO CHEW ON:
1. grace, peace
2. health
3. children
4. gave thanks
5. evil (with) evil; insult (with) insult.

December 21

Answers for "Family Matters"

TO CHEW ON:
Describe how members of God's family will act:
1.
4.
6.
8

December 20

Answers for "Darkness or Light?"

TO CHEW ON:
1. hate
2. secret sins
3. break into houses / stealing (crime)
4. drunkenness
5. confess our sin.

SUPERSIZE IT:
Do in front of God:
3.
5.
6.

Ashamed to do in front of God:
1.
2.
4.

December 18

Answers for "Insults = Blessings?"

TO CHEW ON:
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True

December 16

Answer for "Those Sparks Called Words"

SUPERSIZE IT:

Bible quotes:
1 - Proverbs 15:1
4 - Proverbs 18:21
5 - Proverbs 25:11
Other quotes:
2- origin unknown
3 - Benjamin Franklin
6 - Plato
Cartoon smiley: Dr. Laurence J. Peter

December 14

Answers for "Wisdom"

TO CHEW ON:
1.) God
2.) Believe and not doubt
3.) No one correct answer.


SUPERSIZE IT:
Choose: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8

December 13

Answers for "What's Faith?"

TO CHEW ON:
We must believe:
1. God exists
2. God rewards those that seek him.

Matching:
1)d
2)c
3)a
4)b

December 9

Answers for "Read the Book!"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. E
2.F
3.C
4.A
5.B
6.G
7.D

December 8

Answers for "Ready to Lead"

- TO CHEW ON: (Order of responses and exact wording don’t matter)
DO:
1. flee evil desires of youth
2. pursue righteousness, faith, love & peace
3. be kind to everyone
4. be a teacher
5. gently instruct those who oppose him.

DON’T DO:
1. argue
2. quarrel
3. be resentful.

December 7

Answers for "God's Workman"

TO CHEW ON:
Good training to be a worker for Jesus: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7

December 4

Answers for "The Enemy"

TO CHEW ON:
The lawless one will be revealed, overthrown and destroyed.

SUPERSIZE IT:
Satan is called:
1. morning star
2. Leviathan, the serpent
3. evil one
4. the tempter
5. god of this age
6. ruler of the kingdom of the air; spirit at work in the disobedient
7. strong man
8. angel of light
9. enemy, devil, roaring lion
10. murderer, liar and the father of lies
11. Angel of the Abyss, Abaddon or Apollyon (means ‘destroyer’)

December 3

Answers for "Are You Ready?"

TO CHEW ON:
Someone living with Jesus' return in mind would say:
2.
5.
7.

SUPERSIZE IT:
The true statements about heaven are:
A., C., E., F., G., I.

December 2

Answers for "Sin Germs"

TO CHEW ON: (In any order)
1. sexual immorality
2. impurity
3. lust
4. evil desires
5. greed; 6. anger
7. rage
8. malice
9. slander
10. filthy language
11. lying.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. g
2.d
3.e
4.b
5.a
6.c
7.f.

December 1

Answers for "Who Is Jesus?"

TO CHEW ON:
1. before all things
2. head of the body, the church
3. the beginning
4. the firstborn from the dead
5. God
6. rescued us from darkness
7. created everything
8. holds everything together
9. through him (Jesus) reconciled all things to himself (God)
10. God.

SUPERSIZE IT:
Show that Jesus was God: A C D G I
Show that Jesus was man: B E F H J

November 29

Answers for "Hang in there"

TO CHEW ON:

1.c
2.b
3.a

November 28

Answers for "Dressed for War"

TO CHEW ON: a. flesh and blood b. rulers c. authorities d. powers of this dark world e. spiritual forces of evil

1. belt of truth
2. breastplate of righteousness
3. shoes of readiness
4. shield of faith
5. helmet of salvation
6. sword of the Spirit - the Word of God.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.E
2.D
3. C
4. A
5. B

November 27

Answers for "Your Best"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.b
2.e
3.d
4.a
5.f
6.c

December 17

Answers for "Fiery Trial"

TO CHEW ON:
genuine
praise
glory
honor

SUPERSIZE IT:
No answer for research questions.

November 24

Answers for "Fruit Salad"

TO CHEW ON:
1. gentleness
2. patience
3. goodness
4. self-control
5. love
6. kindness
7. faithfulness
8. joy
9. peace.

November 23

Answers for "Thorns"

TO CHEW ON:
1. pleaded with the Lord to take it away.
2. boast and delight in his weaknesses.

November 20

Answers for "Surprise - good or bad?"

SUPERSIZE IT: (any six no particular order)
1. Many claim to be Christ.
2. Wars and rumors of wars.
3. Famines.
4. Earthquakes.
5. Jesus’ followers persecuted and put to death.
6. People cold toward God - don’t love Him.
7. People betraying and hating each other.
8. The good news about Jesus (Gospel of the Kingdom) preached in the whole world to every nation.

November 19

Answers for "Changed"

TO CHEW ON:

1.It will be imperishable.
It will be raised in 2. glory and 3. power
It will be a 4. spiritual body

November 18

Answers for "Death"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Funeral, Memorial service
2. Casket
3. Cremation
4. Eulogy
5.Obituary.

November 17

Answers for "Love"

TO CHEW ON:
1.patient
2. kind
3. envy
4. boast
5. proud
6. rude
7. self-seeking
8.angered
9.wrongs
10.evil
11.truth
12.protects
13.trusts
14. hopes
15.perseveres

16.LOVE NEVER FAILS.

November 16

Answers for "A Way Out"

TO CHEW ON:

God will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under temptation.

November 15

Answers for "Unseen or Seen?"

SUPERSIZE IT:

(in any order) prophesying
serving
teaching
encouraging
contributing (giving) to others
leading
showing mercy

November 14

Answers for "Who's at the Controls?"

TO CHEW ON:
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.E
5.C

If we choose to live by our “sinful minds” - our own ideas, plans and desires - the result is death If we let the Holy Spirit control our minds and our lives, the result is life and peace.


SUPERSIZE IT:

Activities 2, 5 & 6 will help you live a Holy Spirit controlled life.
death, life, peace.

November 13

Answers for "The War Inside Me"

TO CHEW ON:

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

SUPERSIZE IT:
We should do:
2.
3.
5.
6.

We shouldn't do:
1.
4.

November 11

Answers for "Scroll Mail"

TO CHEW ON
1. Paul
2. to all in Rome - the saints.

SUPERSIZE IT:
3. Tertius
4.Phoebe

November 10

Answers for "Jailed"

TO CHEW ON: He preached the Kingdom of God and taught about Jesus.

SUPERSIZE IT:

A. SAMSON
B. PETER & JOHN
C. JOSEPH
D. JEREMIAH
E. JOHN (the Baptist)

November 7

Answers for "Storm"

TO CHEW ON:
1. An angel had told him they would all be saved.

November 6

Answers for "Decision Day"

TO CHEW ON: cross out 3

November 5

Answers for "Never Too Young"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1.D
2.C
3.B
4.E
5.A

November 3

Answers for "What's Really Important?"

TO CHEW ON:
a] prison
b] hardships

Which task was most important to Paul?
2. Telling people about God's love.

October 31

Answers for "Tentmakers"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.F
2.E
3.C
4.A
5.D
6.G
7.H
8.B

October 30

Answers for "And Your God is ...?"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.C
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B

October 29

Answers for "Jail Joy"

TO CHEW ON:

1. Men, what must I do to be saved?

2. joy

October 28

Answers for "Fortune-Teller"

TO CHEW ON:

2.

October 27

Answers for "The Fickle Crowd"

TO CHEW ON:

We should live to please Jesus

SUPERSIZE IT:

Here's what Paul's journey will look like on your map:

October 26

Answers for "Obedience + Persecution = Joy"

TO CHEW ON: 3

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. C.
2. F.
3. E.
4. B.
6. A.
7. G.
8. D.
(5. is untrue - has no match)

Mark trip to: Perga, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium

October 24

Answers for "Paul's First Mission Trip"

SUPERSIZE IT:

Their trip began in Antioch.
They went to Seleucia
Then they crossed the Mediterranean to the Island of Cyprus where they went to the city of Salamis

October 23

Answer for "Angel Jail-break"

TO CHEW ON:

The church was praying.

October 22

Answers for "The Encourager"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Shows discouragement (not encouragement)

SUPERSIZE IT:

Numbers 1., 2., 5., 6 are good encouragement.
3 & 4 may be encouragement, but with a hope to gain something for yourself

October 21

Answers for "Accepting All People"

TO CHEW ON:

1. God does not show favoritism.

2. God accepts men from every nation.

SUPERSIZE IT:

Answer for crossword puzzle



Answers for "Accepting All People"

October 20

Answers for "Gecko Burgers Anyone?"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Jews were allowed to eat: Cow, Cricket, Fish, Quail, Locust, Sheep

Jews not allowed to eat: Camel, Pig, Rat, Raven, Starfish, Gecko, Lizard

October 19

Answers for "Centurion Summons Simon"

TO CHEW ON:
He feared God
He gave to those in need.
He prayed to God regularly.

October 16

Answers for "Surprising Appearance"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1.D
2.E
3.F
4.B
5.C
6.A

October 8

Answers for " Last Words"

TO CHEW ON:
1. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and...

2. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.

October 7

Answers for "Death to Death!"

SUPERSIZE IT:
False: 1, 4, 5

October 6

Answers for "Dark Day"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1 - B
2 - C
3 - E
4 - A
5 - D

October 5

Answers for "Silent"

TO CHEW ON:
Things the soldiers did to Jesus:
1) flogged or beat Him (Mark 15:15)
2) put a purple robe on Him (15:17)
3) wove crown of thorns and put it on His head (15:18)
4) called out “Hail King of the Jews”
5) struck Him on the head with a staff (stick) (15:19)
6) spit on Him (15:19)

SUPERSIZE IT:
1-D
2-G
3-B
4-H
5-A
6 -I
7-F
8-E
9-C

October 4

Answers for "Betrayed!"

TO CHEW ON:
1.c
2.c
3.a.

October 3

Answers for "When God Says 'No'"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Jesus felt - sorrowful; - troubled; - overwhelmed.

2. “If it’s possible may this cup be taken from me.”

3. I , You

4. Your.

October 2

Answers for "A Keepsake Meal"

SUPERSIZE IT:

A. - 5.
B. - 4.
C. - 3.
D. - 9.
E. - 2.
F. - 8.
G. - 1.
H. - 7.
I. - 6.

September 28

Answers for "Dinner With a Sinner"

TO CHEW ON:

Untrue: 2, 3, 5

September 27

Answers for "Kids Rule"

TO CHEW ON
Trusting (red line) 1. 6. 10.

Dependent (blue line) 1. 10. 14.

Playful (green line) 2. 5. 6.

Learning (orange line) 3. 9.

September 26

Answers for "For God's Glory"

TO CHEW ON:
Lazarus came out of the tomb alive!

September 25

Answers for "Lost and Found"

TO CHEW ON:
The story teaches us 1, 3, 4

September 22

Answers for "God's Addition"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Choose 2, 3, 5

September 21

Answers for "Closed-door Prayer"

TO CHEW ON:
1E
2C
3A
4D
5B

SUPERSIZE IT: Your colored Lord's Prayer may look something like this:

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

September 16

Answers for "Two Births?"

TO CHEW ON:

1. “Be born again.”
2. Spirit

September 15

Answers for "Tempest in the Temple"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Part of Passover celebration:

bitter herbs,
lamb,
roasted meat,
blood,
bread without yeast

September 14

Answers for "The Big Twelve"

TO CHEW ON:
The disciples were not to do number 5.

SUPERSIZE IT:

Word Search answer:

September 13

Answers for "Fish!"

TO CHEW ON:

When they let down their nets, they caught so many fish, the nets tore.

September 11

Answers for "Wedding Emergency"

TO CHEW ON:

The things you'd find at a wedding

beautiful clothes
celebration
smiling faces
camera
tears (but they'd probably be tears of joy)
flowers
party
good food
decorations
happy music

The embarrassing thing that happened was they ran out of wine.

September 10

Answers for "I'm Not Allowed"

TO CHEW ON:
1. It is written
2. It is written
3. It says

SUPERSIZE IT:
There are many Bible verses that talk about these things. One place is Exodus 20:1-17, the Ten Commandments.

September 7

Answers for "Wise Child"

TO CHEW ON:
1) grew
2) strong
3) wisdom
4) listening
5) asking

SUPERSIZE IT:
(W)ise: 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11
(F)oolish: 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12

September 6

Answers for "Led by a Star"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Story order:
2.
5.
4.
1.
3

September 5

Answers for "God's Friends"

TO CHEW ON:
1. die
2. Lord’s
3. Christ
4. worshiped
5. night
6. day
7. fasting
8. praying

September 1

Answers for "Surprise!"

TO CHEW ON:
1. an angel.
2. Zechariah and Elizabeth would have a son.
3. Cross out b, c & e.

SUPERSIZE IT:

Zechariah wrote: “His name is John.”

John means “the Lord is gracious.”

August 31

Answers for "God Comes Near"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. It was to be celebrated in the seventh month (our September).

2. It lasted for seven days

3. The people were to live in booths or shelters made with leafy branches.

4. This festival was a celebration of the end of harvest – a sort of Thanksgiving celebration. The booths were to remind them of how they had to live in rough shelters when God brought them out of Egypt.

August 25

Answers for "Stealing From God"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. $.66 (or 66¢)
2. $1.09 (or $1.10 rounding up to the nearest penny)
3. $7.80
4. $15.00

August 20

Answers for "Vile Haman"

SUPERSIZE IT:

Some modern examples of genocide:

Killing of the Jews in World War II.
Rwanda genocide: the killing of Tutsis and Hutus in 1994.
Bosnia genocide: 1992 - 1995 (in Bosnia, part of the former Yugoslavia).
Darfur genocide: still going on in Sudan, Africa.

August 18

Answers for "It's Not About You"

3. The king asked Esther what she wanted.

5. On his way home, Haman became furious when he again saw Mordecai refuse to bow to him.

1. Esther got dressed in her royal clothes and approached the king’s throne room.

4. Esther invited the king and Haman to a special banquet.

2. The king held out his gold scepter to Esther, giving her permission to enter the throne room.

6. Haman built a gallows on which to hang Mordecai in his yard.

August 17

Answers for "Proud Haman"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. Lucifer
2. Uzziah
3. Nebuchadnezzar
4. Naaman

August 13

Answers for "King on a Donkey"

SUPERSIZE IT:

MESSIAH

August 10

Answers for "First Things First"


SUPERSIZE IT:
1.c
2.a
3.b

August 8

Answers for "Glory Returns"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. Israelites - B. God's glory looked like fire on top of a mountain.

2. Priests - D. God's glory felt so powerful they couldn't do their jobs.

3. Shepherds - A. God's glory shone around angels.

4. Stephen - C. He saw heaven, God's glory and Jesus just before he died.

August 7

Answers for "Dem Bones"

TO CHEW ON:

Story order: 3, 1, 4, 2

1. Ezekiel saw a valley of dry bones
2. Ezekiel told the bones God would make them live again.
3. There was a rattling sound and the bones reconnected to become lifeless bodies.
4. God's Spirit breathed life into the bodies.


SUPERSIZE IT:

There are 206 bones in an adult human skeleton.
The largest is the femur (thigh) bone.
The smallest are the bones in the ear.

August 1

Answers for "God's Graffiti"

SUPERSIZE IT.
1. dream
2. burning bush
3. donkey
4. gentle whisper
5. voice
6. trance

July 30

Answers for "Forgotten Dream Dilemma"

SUPERSIZE IT:

What happened:

1. The king fell down in front of Daniel and honored him.

3. The king praised God.

4. The king gave Daniel a high position.

6. Daniel’s three friends became rulers as well.

July 29

Answers for "No Compromise"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Daniel and his friends looked healthier and more well-fed than the others.
2. the guard changed everyone’s diet to vegetables and water.

July 26

Answers for "As Good as His Word"

TO CHEW ON:

1. People of all ages were KILLED .
2. The temple furniture and dishes were CARRIED to Babylon
3. The temple and palaces were BURNED.
4. The Jerusalem wall was BROKEN DOWN.
5. Everyone still alive was CARRIED INTO EXILE.
6. There they became SERVANTS.

July 23

Answers for "Book Burning"

SUPERSIZE IT:
True: 1. 3. 5.

July 22

Answers for "Unpopular"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Joseph
2. Elijah
3. Gideon

July 21

Answers for "Questioning God"

TO CHEW ON:
1. in the end.
2. the waters cover the sea.

SUPERSIZE IT:
rejoice, be joyful.

July19

Answers for "New Start"

SUPERSIZE IT:

May pick all but #4.

July 17

Answers for "The Majority Loses"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. D. John 3:36
2. C. Revelation 20:15
3. A. John 14:6
4. B. Isaiah 64:6

July 16

Answers for "Only A Child"

TO CHEW ON:
1. prophet
2. he didn’t know how to speak
3. he was too young - only a child

SUPERSIZE IT:
3 and 5 are true

July 15

Answers for "God's Lullabies"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. C.
2.D
3.B
4. A
5.C

July 13

Answers for "Prison Prayers"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. confess
2. forgive
3. sins
4. purify

July 11

Answers for "A Letter and a Prayer"

TO CHEW ON:

The three things that happened:
2, 3, 5

July 9

Answers for "Copying the Wrong Cat"

TO CHEW ON

The main thing to blame:
3. Copying the idol-worshiping nations around them.

July 5

Answers for "Get Out of Jail Free"

SUPERSIZE IT:

The bold letters spell 'free.'

July 4

Answers for "Power of Words"


SUPERSIZE IT:

Answer God's Word Search Puzzle

July 2

Answers for "An Energy Bar Called 'Hope'"

TO CHEW ON:
1. everlasting
2. creator
3. tired, weary
4. understanding
5. strength, power

June 30

Answers for "Leaping, Bursting, Shouting Joy!"

SUPERSIZE IT.

List of joy words:

glad, rejoice, blossom, burst, bloom, shout, glory, leap, shout, joy, gush, bubbling, grow, singing, gladness

June 29

Answers for "Is God a Nag?"

TO CHEW ON
Unscrambled words are:

1. shame

2. disgrace

June 28

Answers for "Tomorrow's News -- Written Years Ago"

TO CHEW ON:
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.C

June 21

Answers for "A Second Chance"

TO CHEW ON:
Jonah felt:
- Thankful
- Glad to be alive
- Ready to obey

June 20

Answers for "Runaway"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Did you put an X in front of 2 and 5?

We feel uncomfortable when we do something wrong and realize - God is watching. He knows all about it.

June 17

Answers for "Repent = Change Direction"

TO CHEW ON:
1.
d] from now on treat your sister with kindness.

2.
a] take pity on his people
b] be gracious and compassionate
c] send new crops

June 16

Answers for "Prophets and Plagues"

TO CHEW ON:
1. a] d]
2. a] c] d]

June 15

Answers for "Secret Coronation"

SUPERSIZE IT:
A. 4 - Jonathan and Ahimaaz
B. 3 - Moses
C. 1 - David
D. 2 - Spies

June 14

Answers for "Good Riddance"

TO CHEW ON:
1. 40
2. answers will vary
3. No

June 13

Answers for "Singing Soldiers"

TO CHEW ON: 2. A choir of singers and praisers were at the front.

SUPERSIZE IT:
The words of Jehoshaphat's song:
1. Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.”

June 12

Answers for "Helpless But Not Hopeless"

TO CHEW ON:
God said:
1, 2, 4

June 10

Answers for "I'll Do it My Way"

TO CHEW ON:
1.b]
2.a]

June 9

Answers for "Panic or Pray?"

TO CHEW ON: The Lord struck down the Cushites and they fled or ran away

June 6

Answers for "Payback"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. feed him.
2. give him something to drink.
3. good

June 4

Answers for "Invisible Army"

TO CHEW ON:
1.c
2.c
3.a
4. b

June 3

Answers for "Greedy Lying Gehazi"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Gehazi said, “Your servant didn’t go anywhere.”
2. Gehazi and his children would get leprosy.

May 29

Answers for "Quick to Follow"

TO CHEW ON:
1.Elisha left his oxen and ran after Elijah.
2. no
3.Elisha killed his oxen, fed his neighbors with it, burned his plow, and then followed followed Elijah.
4. b]

SUPERSIZE IT:

May 28

Answers for "Back to Work"

TO CHEW ON:

3. God didn't explain to Elijah why things had turned out the way they did.

May 25

Answers for "Fire Power"

TO CHEW ON:
1. God’s fire came down. It burned the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil and licked up the water.

2. The people fell down and shouted, “The Lord – He is God! The Lord – He is God!”

May 25

Answers for "Fire Power"

TO CHEW ON:
1. God’s fire came down. It burned the sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil and licked up the water.

2. The people fell down and shouted, “The Lord – He is God! The Lord – He is God!”

May 24

Answers for "Decision Time"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. Baal sends fire and it burns the sacrifice.

2. God sends fire and it burns the sacrifice.

3.
a] You know you are on the side of a God who has power and answers prayer.

b] You might get in trouble with the king and queen and be unpopular with your neighbors.

May 23

Answers for "Yes Lord"

TO CHEW ON:

1. Mary - C.
2. Samuel - A.
3. Noah - B.
4. Moses - D.

May 19

Answers for "A Young King's Advisers"

TO CHEW ON:
1. answers will vary
2. the young men
3. make it even heavier.
4. scourge (whip) you with scorpions (scorpions are poisonous snakes! OUCH!!).

SUPERSIZE IT:
answers will vary.

May 18

Answers for "The Beginning of Solomon's End"

TO CHEW ON:

A. 4. Isaiah
B. 1. Jeremiah
C. 3. Hosea
D. 2. Ezekiel

May 17

Answers for "Too Late?"

TO CHEW ON:
1. In your youth

2. b.

May 16

Answers for "Life's Opposites"

TO CHEW ON: possible answers:
tear down & build
weep and laugh
mourn and dance
scatter and gather stones
embrace and not embrace
search and give up
keep and throw away
tear and mend
be silent and speak
love and hate
war and peace.

The best place to learn about the eternity we feel inside is B. - through the Bible, getting to know God and praying.

May 15

Answers for "Steps Downward"

TO CHEW ON:
3.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.B
2.A.
3.A

May 14

Answers for "The Way Back"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Circle
B.
C.
E.

2.
A. humble themselves
B. pray
C. seek my face
D. turn from wicked ways.

May 13

Answers for "Thank-you Glory Cloud"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. Solomon showed faith by building the temple.

2. God rewarded Solomon’s faith by filling the temple with His presence.

May 12

Answers for "A House For God"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.X
2. ✔
3. ✔
4. X
5. ✔
6. God

May 10

Answers for "Lazy"

TO CHEW ON:

You may have marked the following with an L to show they were lazy:
2.
3.
5.
7.

A. The lazy man’s field is full of thorns, weeds and has broken down walls or fences.
B. The lazy person likes to sleep and rest.
C. The lazy person’s life ends in poverty and not enough.

May 9

Answers for "Parent Problems"

TO CHEW ON: cross out 2 and 6.

May 8

Answers for "Speech Problems"

TO CHEW ON:
1.C
2.E
3.F
4.A
5.D
6.B

May 7

Answers for "Wisdom Search"

TO CHEW ON:
choose the Lord

May 6

Answers for "Made Things and the Maker"

TO CHEW ON:
1.B
2.A
3.E
4.C
5.D

May 5

Answers for "Wise Wish"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Solomon asked for:
- A discerning heart
- Ability to tell right and wrong;

2. In addition to what Solmon asked for, God promised him:
- Wealth
- A long life
- Honor among kngs
- Death of his enemies

May 3

Answers for "Caught"

SUPERSIZE IT:

1. Stephen
2. David
3. Solomon
4. Joseph

May 1

Answers for "I'm Sorry"

TO CHEW ON:

1. David had sinned against God the most.

2. David asked God to do:
A.
B.
D.
E.

April 27

Answers for "Praise"

TO CHEW ON:
1. trumpet, harp, lyre, tambourine, strings, flute, cymbals.

2. Everything that has breath should praise the Lord. (If you're breathing, that means you too.)

April 25

Answers for "A Book Like No Other"

TO CHEW ON:

1. David called God's word - law, statutes, precepts, commands, ordinances

2. David described God's word as - perfect, radiant, right, trustworthy, pure, sure, righteous, sweet, precious

April 24

Answers for "Breaking the Rules"

TO CHEW ON:

1. The people were told not to touch the holy things or they would die.

2. The ark was to be carried with poles, put through the gold rings of the ark. The poles were to rest on the carriers' shoulders.

April 21

Answers for "Hands Off!"

SUPERSIZE IT:

This story does not teach No.3 - that it's always okay to get a teacher or coach we don't like into trouble.

But it's often hard to know when to tell and when to keep quiet. If you don't know what to do, the best thing is to tell a trusted adult - like a parent, a grandparent or a different teacher about your problem with another adult.

April 20

Answers for "Safe"

TO CHEW ON:
1. refuge
2. fortress
3. dwelling
4. angels

April 19

Answers for "Peacemaker"

SUPERSIZE IT:
A peacemaker is: pure, peace-loving, considerate (polite), submissive, merciful, impartial (no favorites) and sincere (says what he/she means).

April 14

Answers for "Giant Problem"

TO CHEW ON:

1. David said, “You come against me with weapons (sword, spear and javelin) but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty.

2. The stone hit Goliath in his forehead and he fell; Goliath was killed.

3. B

April 13

Answers for "A Bible Journal"

TO CHEW ON: (possible answers – wording will vary).
1. David liked: sheep, being outside, nature, a table of food prepared for him, a full cup, the house of the Lord

2. David was afraid of: evil, death, enemies.

3. David trusted in: God – to lead him to the right place, to help him through scary sad times like death, to give him food, drink and honor, to take him home to be in God’s house forever.

4. How David felt about God: trusting, thankful, loves Him - wants to be with Him always.

April 9

Answers for "Changed!"

TO CHEW ON:

1. cross out B.

2. God changed Saul’s heart.

April 7

Answers for "Copy-cats"

TO CHEW ON: A king will (any five, wording will vary):
1) Force their children to serve in his army (as chariot runners, drivers and commanders).
2) Force their children to work his land.
3) Force their children to make weapons and chariots.
4) Force their daughters to work as perfumers, cooks and bakers.
5) Take away their best fields and give them to his servants.
6) Take a tenth of their crops for his servants.
7) Force them to give him their best servants and cattle.
8) Take a tenth of their flocks.
9) Force them to work for him like slaves.

April 6

Answers for "Ebenezer"

TO CHEW ON:
1. C
2.B
3.B
4. The Lord helped them
5. He set up a memorial (Ebenezer) stone

April 5

Answers for "God's Errand Boy"

TO CHEW ON.
1. B. I will punish Eli’s family because Eli knew about his sons’ sins but didn’t stop them.
2. yes.

April 3

Answers for "A Promise Kept"

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Prince Joash
2. Daniel
3. Joseph
4. Moses

April 2

Answers for "A Prayer and a Promise"

TO CHEW ON: If God would give her a son, she would give him to the Lord all his life and never cut his hair. (He would be a Nazirite like Samson.)

March 31

Answers for "Set-apart Samson"

SUPERSIZE IT:
Samson was to:
1. Never drink wine or eat unclean food.
2. Never cut his hair.

March 30

Answers for "She Proposes to Him"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Boaz was kind to Ruth. He said he would do as she asked.

2. There was a closer relative than Boaz. He had first choice to buy the land and marry Ruth.

March 26

Answers for "Unlikely Warrior"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Gideon may have felt discouraged, puzzled, humiliated, frustrated, afraid, angry, helpless (no right or wrong answers)

2.c]

3. “I” - the Lord would be with Gideon

4. After the angel talked to him, Gideon may have felt puzzled, joyful, proud, afraid, hopeful, amazed (no right or wrong answers)

March 25

Answers for "Warning Words"

TO CHEW ON:
Cross out 2.

March 24

Answers for "Tricked!"

TO CHEW ON: They forgot to ask God what to do about these men.

March 22

Answers for "Strange Strategy"

TO CHEW ON:
First instruction: #2
Second instruction: #4
Third instruction: #1
Fourth instruction: #3


What happened: The walls collapsed; the Israelites entered the city.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. These things were to be put in God’s treasury.
2. Everything else was to be burned.

March 20

Answers for "Busy Behind the Scenes"

TO CHEW ON:
The people of Jericho were afraid because of the stories they'd heard of God helping the Israelites get out of Egypt and defeat the Amorite kings.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. c
2. a
3. b

March 18

Answers for "More Than Skin Deep"

TO CHEW ON:

A. Talk about them
B. Tie as symbols on their bodies (much like we wear jewelry in the shape of the cross). C. Write them on their houses and gates.

March 16

Answers for "No Favorites"

SUPERSIZE IT:

God is: righteous, just, love, kind, merciful, faithful, good, patient, tolerant

March 14

Answers for "Banned"

TO CHEW ON: 2.

SUPERSIZE IT:
1.D
2.C
3.A
4.B

March 10

Answers for "God's Parties"

TO CHEW ON:
1.D
2.A
3.E
4.B
5.C

SUPERSIZE IT:
1. Sabbath
2. The Lord’s Passover
3. The Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread
4. Day of Atonement
5. Feast of Tabernacles.

March 9

Answers for "God's Fiery Smile"

1. God’s sent a rainbow to show He would keep a promise. - D. Noah
2. God sent helpers (angels) to get a family out of an evil city. - B. Lot
3. God answered a prayer. - A. Abraham’s servant
4. God spoke in a dream. - C. Jacob
5. God gave a prisoner favor with the king. - E. Joseph.

March 8

Answers for "Blood Sacrifice:

MORE:

1. The Someone who took the punishment for us was Jesus.
2. The punishment He took was death.

March 6

Answers for "Gold Frappuccino"

MORE:

Solution for Consequences Word Search

March 4

Answers for "Priestly Fashion"

TO CHEW ON:
1. dignity
2. honor

March 2

Answers for "Just a Box?"

TO CHEW ON:
1. acacia
2. rectangle
3. gold
4. cherubim
5. the Testimony

March 1

Answers for "God's Mobile Home"

TO CHEW ON :
1. The Israelites were on the move and they could move a tent church with them.

2. Materials were gold, silver, bronze, blue, purple and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, hides of sea cows, acacia wood, olive oil, spices, onyx stones.

3. Moses would get these things as an offering from each person who wanted to give.

4. God gave Moses the tabernacle pattern.

February 29

Answers for "Covenant Close-up"

TO CHEW ON: “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey."

MORE: 1. rainbow 2. blood 3. shoe 4. signature 5. rings

February 28

Answers for "Afraid"

TO CHEW ON:
A. Cross out 6. (God said He would drive out their enemies not in one day but 'little by little 23:20)

B. Worship God only, not idols.

February 27

Answers for "Instruction Manual"

TO CHEW ON:
c)

MORE:

(Wording will vary)
1. Worship only God.
2. Don’t make and worship idols.
3. Don’t misuse God’s name - don’t use it as a swear word.
4. Keep the Sabbath day special; don’t work on that day.
5. Honor and respect your parents.
6. Don’t murder or kill someone.
7. Don’t commit adultery (have sex with someone when you’re not married to that person).
8. Don’t steal (take something that doesn't belong to you).
9. Don’t lie about your neighbor (say things that aren't true about your neighbor).
10. Don’t spend time wishing you had what your neighbor has.

February 26

Answers for "The Fearful Otherness of God"

TO CHEW ON:
1. The people heard thunder, a loud trumpet blast.
2. The people saw lightning, a thick cloud, smoke like from a furnace.
3. The people felt frightened (the trembled or shook). They also felt the earth shake.

MORE:
1.b
2.c
3.a

February 25

Answers for "Taking Advice"

TO CHEW ON:
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a

MORE:
There are no right or wrong answers. Some possible good answers:

1. parent, doctor
2. parent, friend, teacher
3. teacher, counselor, parent
4. parent, grandparent, pastor, Sunday School teacher
5. parent, counselor, teacher

February 24

Answers for "The Unseen Soldier"

TO CHEW ON:

1. Aaron and Hur held up Moses' arms.
2. The Israelites won
3. They needed to fight with swords and God’s help.

February 23

Answers for "grumble, Grumble, GRUMBLE

TO CHEW ON:
1. meat
2. bread
3. The dictionary definition of 'grumble': to complain, mutter in a discontented way, growl.

MORE:
1. c

February 22

Answers for "I need a drink"

TO CHEW ON:

1. the people grumbled
2. Moses cried to the Lord
3. Moses threw a piece of wood in the water

February 21

Answers for "Amazing Escape"

TO CHEW ON: Cross out 3, 5, 10

MORE:
1. Peter
2. Elijah
3. Hezekiah
4. Jesus
5. Paul and Silas

February 18

Answers for "Life-saving blood"

TO CHEW ON: Crossword Puzzle solution:




MORE:
A. PASSOVER
B. Passover was a good name because the death angel passed over the houses of the Israelites.

February 17

Answers for "Long Night"

TO CHEW ON:

1) No it was not dark where the Israelites lived.

2) Pharaoh said, "Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die."

February 15

Answers for "Round One"

MORE:
1.b] it became a snake
2.c] sent for his magicians.
3.b] Aaron’s snake swallowed the magicians’ snakes.
4.a] still refused to listen.

February 13

Answers for "Power Tools"

TO CHEW ON
1] Moses’ staff thrown on ground became a snake; Moses picked it up and it became a rod again.
2] Moses put his hand inside cloak, pulled it out and it was diseased with leprosy; when he put it back in and pulled it out again, it was clean.
3] Nile water poured on the ground would become blood.
4] Moses’ brother Aaron would speak for him.

MORE:
1. Holy Spirit to give us power
2. Word of God - Bible.
3. Parents who train us
4. Other Christians who encourage us.

February 12

Answsers for "Talking Bush"

TO CHEW ON:
1] a bush on fire but it didn’t burn up
2] God calling “Moses, Moses”
3] take off his sandals
4] send him to Pharaoh to bring his people out of Egypt
5] I will be with you

MORE:

1. B (beside his tent)
2. C (on dry land)
3. A (in the temple)
4. D (outside at night, under the stars)
5. E (at a party)

February 11

Answers for "On the Run"

MORE:

1.True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True

February 10

Answers for "Nile Rescue"

TO CHEW ON:
1.D
2.C.
3.H
4.G
5.A
6.F
7.E
8.J
9.B
10. I

After Moses was born, his mother (1) (D) hid him for three months.
When he got too big to hide she put him in a (2) (C) papyrus basked covered with (3) (H) tar and pitch.
After putting baby Moses in it, she placed the basket in the (4) (G) reeds along the Nile and had (5) (A) his sister watch.
(6) (F) Pharaoh's daughter saw the basket and sent her slave girl to get it.
When the princess saw the baby was (7) (E) crying she felt (8) (J) sorry for him. She let Moses’ sister get one of the Hebrew women to (9) (B) nurse the baby.
The girl got (10) (I) the baby's mother.

February 9

Answers for "Tears of Joy"

TO CHEW ON:

Joseph wept or cried.

February 4

Answers for "Isn't this the plan?"

Crossword puzzle solution

February 3

Answers for "Hard Times"

TO CHEW ON:
1. God’s blessing was on Potiphar’s house because of Joseph.
2. God was with Joseph, showing him kindness and giving him favor with the warden.

February 2

Answers for "Jealousy's Rotten Fruit"

TO CHEW ON:
1. killed him
2. stripped off his coat
3. threw him in a cistern
4. sold him to the Ishmaelites

SUPERSIZE IT:
cross out 5

February 1

Answers for "Jealousy"

MORE:
1. D

2. C

3. B

4. A

January 31

Answers for "He's Back!"

TO CHEW ON:
1. He stopped for the night, to sleep
2. During the night he had a dream
3. God promised He would be with him, watch over him and bring him back to this place.
4. Yes - God kept His promise.

January 30

Answers for "Reunion"

TO CHEW ON:
1.Esau ran to meet Jacob, embraced him, hugged his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
2. Jacob
3. Esau

SECOND HELPING: no right or wrong answers for personal opinion.

January 29

Answers for "God is Here"

SECOND HELPING:

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False

January 26

Answers for "Deceit and Trickery"

TO CHEW ON:

Number 7 is untrue.

SECOND HELPING:

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B

January 25

Answers for "Now - or Later?"

TO CHEW ON:
Esau: 1] was a skillful hunter, 2] liked the outdoors, 3] was loved by Isaac.

Jacob: 1] was quiet, 2] liked staying at home (around the tents), 3] was loved by Rebekah.


SECOND HELPING:

IR (Instant Reward)
1, 3, 4

DR (Delayed Reward)
2, 5, 6

January 24

Answers for "God, I need help!"

TO CHEW ON:

Servant's words unscrambled: water, jar

Rebekah's words unscrambled: drink, camels

January 23

Answers for "The Big Test"

TO CHEW ON

Here's the story in the right order:

1. C. Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it.

2. F. Abraham tied up Isaac and put him on top of the wood.

3. A. Abraham took the knife to kill Isaac.

4. E. An angel told him to stop.

5. B. Abraham saw a ram, caught it and sacrificed it instead.

6. D. God promised to bless Abraham because he was willing to sacrifice Isaac.

January 22

Answers for "Promises, promises"

TO CHEW ON:
1. Sarah laughed
2. Isaac means "he laughs" or "laughter"

Crossword

January 21

Answers for "God the Judge"

TO CHEW ON:

- Lot's wife was turned to a pillar of salt.
- four righteous people were found in Sodom
- Lot saw burning sulfur raining on Sodom and Gomorrah
- Lot was saved because of Abraham

January 19

Answers for "More than a Promise"

TO CHEW ON:
A covenant is a promise, a contract, a pledge

SECOND HELPING:

1.e Abram to Abraham
2.a Sarai to Sarah
3.f Jacob to Israel
4.c Gideon to Jerub-Baal
5.d Solomon t0 Jedidiah
6.b Saul to Paul

January 18

Answers for "Can't Wait"

TO CHEW ON:

God promised:
1. Abram he would become a nation.
2. He would have as many descendants as there were stars in the sky.

SECOND HELPING:

Things that may show impatience:
1. 3. 4. 6.

January 16

Answers for "Faith Adventure"

TO CHEW ON:

God made seven promises to Abram:
1. God would make Abram into a great nation.
2. God would bless Abram.
3. God would make Abram's name great.
4. God would Make Abram a blessing.
5. God would bless those who blessed Abram.
6. God would curse those who cursed Abram.
7. God would bless all people on earth through him.

January 15

Answers for "Questions Answered?"

SECOND HELPING:

2 and 6 are not true

January 13

Answers for "Job's very bad, terrible, no good day"

TO CHEW ON:
1.c
2.a
3.d
4.b

Job said "The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised."

SECOND HELPING:

draw God: "Have you noticed..." and "Okay"

draw Satan: "Her serves..."

January 12

Answers for "Human Towers"

TO CHEW ON:

3.

January 11

Answers for "Everyday Life"

TO CHEW ON:
1.d
2.e
3.a
4.b
5.c

SECOND HELPING:The order of colors in a rainbow:
RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, INDIGO, VIOLET

Red is at the top edge, violet at the bottom edge.

A trick for remembering them: pretend they are a name -- ROY G. BIV

January 8

Answers for "Strong Noah"

TO CHEW ON:

Noah was a leader. He was courageous. He also had faith in God, strong beliefs and respect for God.

January 7

Answers for "Choices"

TO CHEW ON:
Cain chose 3.

January 6

Answers for "Enter Sin"

SECOND HELPING:
True: 1., 2., 4.
False: 3., 5.

January 5

Answers for "Hiding"

SECOND HELPING:

1.- b - iii]
2.- c - i]
3.- d - ii]
4.- a - iv]

January 4

Answers for "Consequences"

TO CHEW ON
1. d
2.a
3.e
4.b
5.c

Consequences of breaking God's rule: Adam and Eve would die.

January 3

Answers for "Special Creation"

TO CHEW ON: 3

MORE: 1, 4, 6

January 2

Answers for "From Moons to Mollusks"

TO CHEW ON

1. seahorse
2. starfish
3. anemone
4. shark, squid
5. anemone, coral
6. whale
7. clownfish, coral
8. squid, plankton (is invisible because it's so small)
9. plankton