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I n the beginning, God made every-
thing there is. He made...

The planets
and stars

The land
and sea

The plants
and trees

All kinds of
animals

People
(Adam and Eve)

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 The prayer of Jesus

Jesus taught us to pray like this:

“Our Father in heaven, may your
name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
May your will be done on earth, as it
is in heaven.
Give us today the food we need, and
forgive us our sins, as we have
forgiven those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation,
but rescue us from the evil one.”
Amen
Matthew 6:9-13 (NLT)

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G od put Adam and Eve in a

beautiful garden called Eden.
He told them that they could enjoy
Making a Salvation bracelet
This bracelet uses color to remind us
of what it means to be saved.
fruit from all the trees, except the
(Use pony beads and a nylon cord.)
tree in the middle of the garden. “Do
not eat of it,” God said. Dark - reminds us of sin.
Romans 3:23

Red - reminds us of Jesus’ blood,

when he died for our sin. John 1:7

White - reminds us of a clean

heart. Psalm 51:7

Green - reminds us to grow and

become more like Jesus. 2 Peter 3:18

Gold - reminds us of our eternal

life in heaven. John 14:2

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 Bible verses
for when you are...
Sad: Psalm 147:3, Psalm 34:17-18
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Discouraged: Psalm 42:5,
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Deuteronomy 31:8, Isaiah 41:10
Afraid: Isaiah 41:13, John 14:27,
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Psalm 91:11
Worried: Philippians 4:6-7,
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1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:25-34
Lonely: Psalm 68:6, Deuteronomy 31:6
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Angry: Proverbs 15:1, Ephesians 4:26,
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James 1:19-20, Proverbs 12:16 God. They decided to eat the fruit
Tempted: 1 Corinthians 10:13
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In trouble: Nahum 1:7
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That’s how sin came into the world and
Feeling guilty: 1 John 1:9,
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Isaiah 43:25 made everything go wrong! Sin brought
Feeling unloved: Jeremiah 1:5,
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Jeremiah 31:3

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Bible verses about... Meanwhile, sin spread from Adam and

Eve to their children and to every
Prayer: Luke 11:9-13, Isaiah 40:31
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The Bible: Psalm 119:9-11,
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That means, each one of us has
Psalm 119:105, Romans 15:4
disobeyed God. We have all done
God: Revelation 1:8
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wrong.
Jesus: Mark 1:10-11, Philippians 2:6-11
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The Holy Spirit: John 16:5-15
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The Church: Acts 2:42-47
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Heaven: Isaiah 66:1,
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Temptation: James 1:2-4, James 1:13,
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1 Corinthians 10:13
Wisdom: James 1:5
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Faith: Hebrews 11:1, Hebrews 11:6,
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James 1:3, Romans 10:17
Guidance: Proverbs 3:5-6,
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Isaiah 30:21, Psalm 48:14

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The people’s sin became like a thick Where to find it
cloud between them and God
in the Bible
God who is pure and holy could not even
look at sin, and so he could no longer Creation: Genesis 1
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come close to the people he loved. Ten Commandments: Exodus 20:1-17

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The Shepherd’s Psalm: Psalm 23
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God Jesus’ birth: Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2

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Jesus’ death: Mark 15, John 19
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Jesus’ rising: John 20, Luke 24
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Jesus’ ascension: Acts 1:6-11
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SIN Jesus’ return: John 14:1-4

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The Lord’s supper: Matthew 26:26-29
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Beatitudes: Matthew 5:3-12
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Love: 1 Corinthians 13
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The Armor of God: Ephesians 6:10-18
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Gifts of the Spirit: Romans 12:6-8,
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1 Corinthians 12:8-10

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But God loved us so much that he sent Jesus told us that He is coming back
his Son Jesus to take away our sin. soon. When we comes back, we will see
him in the clouds. Those who belong to
Jesus showed people how much God
Jesus will go up be with him. We will
loves them. But instead of listening to
have perfect bodies in heaven and be
Jesus and following God’s ways, some
so happy that we can’t even imagine
bad people hurt Jesus and nailed him to
what it will be like!
a cross.
We will also receive a beautiful crown
While Jesus was on the cross, God put
from Jesus; and each one of us will
the sin of the whole world on him.
receive a reward for the good we have
Then Jesus took done on earth.
the punishment
for everyone’s sin.

He died so that
we can have
never-ending life.

8 John 3:16-17, 1 Peter 2:24 Revelation 22:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 25

 Other important Jesus died with our sin, and his friends
things to know buried him in a tomb. That means, our
sin went to the grave with Jesus and
God has a special plan for you. He uses
stayed there.
things that happen in your life to help
But after three days, God brought
you become more like him and to carry
Jesus back to life again.
out his plan.

People will also start noticing changes

in your life. Like a tree that bears
fruit, your life will start showing fruit
that comes from your heart.

“The Holy Spirit produces this kind

of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace,
Jesus came out of the grave and had
patience, kindness, goodness,
a perfect body. He showed himself to
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-
his friends and followers so they could
control” Galatians 5:22-23.
see that he was really alive. Then he
And there is more exciting news! went back to his Father in heaven.

24 Romans 8:28, John 15:16 1 Peter 3:18, 1 Corinthians 15:4-5 9

Jesus can make you new

Stick together

Try to get together with others who

I f you want to ask Jesus to make
your heart new, here is a prayer
you can pray:
love Jesus.
Dear Jesus,
A church group is the best place to I know that I have
meet friends and be encouraged. sinned and done wrong.
Children’s Church or Sunday School is You are the only
a great place to worship God and learn one who can take
about the Bible. away my sin.
Please forgive me and
put a pure heart in me.

Amen

You can use your own words, and even if

they don’t come out the way you want
them to, Jesus sees your heart.
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Because Jesus died to take away sin, he Pssst!
can make your heart clean. When your
Tell others
heart is clean, God’s Spirit can come
and live in you and make you part of Jesus wants us to tell others about
God’s family. him. You could use this little book to
Would you like to become a child of tell your friends how Jesus saved you.
God? Important things to know:

God loves us.

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We have all sinned (done wrong).

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Jesus
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blame for our sin.

Jesus
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give us eternal life.

To be
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This is something you must decide! to forgive you and make you new.

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God doesn't only take away our sin. He Pray

makes us new on the inside. He gives us
Talk to God as often and as much as
a heart that wants to do right.
you want. He loves to hear your
The heart that the prayers! Tell him about everything
Lord makes new is Not me! that’s going on in your life. Thank him
not the heart that for all he has done for you, and also
beats in your chest. pray for others. You can pray...

It is the unseen heart inside you that any time.

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When you ask for something, believe
that God will hear your
prayer.

Then, keep on praying,

and patiently wait for
Old New God to answer.

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 Read the Bible The Holy Spirit in you
The Bible is God’s written Word. It has God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one.
everything God wants us to know.
Father

God
Son Spirit

When Jesus went back to his Father in

The Bible
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God better and love him more. and live in the hearts of those who

The Bible
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from wrong. The Holy Spirit:

The Bible
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strong in your faith. helps us to worship God.

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The Bible
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God wants you to do. helps us understand the Bible.
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God’s promises will encourage you!
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When God looks at you now, he sees you

as perfect. Even when you do some- Today, I asked Jesus to
thing wrong, God loves you just as forgive me and make me new. I
much. All he wants you to do is ask him am now a child of God and
to forgive you for that. belong to his family.
You now have the Holy Spirit living in
you to help you do what is right and
good. As you follow God’s way, you will
want do things that please Jesus
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instead of wanting to do wrong.

You belong to God now, and no one can

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snatch you away from him! And if you
ever doubt whether you are really a
child of God, remember that your name
has been written in God’s book. How
you feel won’t change that, and it won’t
change God’s deep love for you!

18 Hebrews 10:14, 1 John 1:9, John 10:28

 Grow in your faith
Bible verses
about being saved When a seed dries out, it’s as though
the seed is dead. But when that seed is
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, covered with soil and watered, it
and the life. No one can come to the begins to grow.
Father except through me.” John 14:6
In the same way, Jesus has put the
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Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, unless seed of eternal life in your heart and
you are born again, you cannot see the he wants you to grow and become more
Kingdom of God.” John 3:3 like him.
*** The Holy Spirit is like water, giving us
If you confess with your mouth that
eternal life; and God is
Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart
like the sun, shining his
that God raised him from the dead, you
goodness into our hearts.
will be saved. Romans 10:9
*** Yay!
I will give you a new heart and put a I’m alive!
new spirit in you. Ezekiel 36:26
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Your name has been written in the
Book of Life, which is kept safe in
heaven. (Revelation 3:5) How will
your life be
different?

M ost things will stay the same.

different.
You may not even feel any

From today, you have a new life

that will carry on for ever and ever. But a very important change has
When your time on earth is up, you happened in your life. You have been
will go live with God in his home. born into God’s family, which means,
(John 14:1-3) you’ve been born again (a second time).

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