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Day 1- 01 THE STORY

A few weeks ago, you read about a rich man who couldn’t give all of what he had to God. Today you are going to read about a widow who gave everything she had. Jesus was watching different people give money to the temple, God’s house. Those who had a lot of money were giving some of what they had. The widow only had two measly mites. A mite was a coin in Jesus’ day, and it was very little. The widow was poor, but she gave all that she had.
Read Luke 21:1-4
What can you learn from the story of the widow?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESS

The widow did not know that God was watching her put the coins in the treasury. The truth is that God will always see what you give. He will also know your heart and why you are giving.
Read Matthew 6:3-4
Are you supposed to give to others for your own gain? Or to be recognized by others? Does God see what you give?
Do you give to please God or make yourself look good in the eyes of other people?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

It doesn’t matter the value of what you give God. He values your heart when you give. The widow gave her all, and she did it for God and not for herself. She gave what matters to God more than money.
Read Colossians 3:23
No matter what you do, who should get all the glory?
Do you give God everything you have when He asks you to do it?

GIVE IT A TRY!

At Kamp, we give out an award called the Invisible Hero. We give the award for people who give their all without caring if anyone notices. It’s a reward for “invisible acts of kindness”.
This week, try to do one or two invisible acts of kindness.
Help someone out without getting the credit. It can be as simple as getting your neighbor’s morning paper and putting it on their porch. Be creative and have fun!

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read 2 Corinthians 9:7 and write it out.
What should be your attitude when you give?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACTGiving is so much better than receiving. Ask God to show you how to give something to someone this week. Giving doesn’t always mean money. Sometimes, God asks you to give your time. God might even want you to give your help. Whatever He asks you to give… do it with a cheerful heart. What is one thing you can give today?

Give with a cheerful heart!

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of the widow.

Day 1- 01 THE STORY

Today, you will read a story about two great ladies, Mary and Martha. (This Mary was not Jesus’ mother, who was also named Mary). Jesus came to visit them, and Mary spent time with Jesus while Martha busied herself with making dinner, cleaning the house, and finishing everything that had to be done. Those things are good things to do, but Jesus says that one is better.
Read Luke 10:38-42
What did Jesus say was more important?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESS

Mary and Martha lived hundreds of years ago, and people still do the same thing today. I am sure you have witnessed this. Have you ever been too busy to spend time with Jesus? Sometimes all the great and important things we do in life get in the way of spending time with Jesus. Sports, school, activities, church, and all sorts of things can keep us from spending time with Jesus. Those things are not bad. We need to do them, but Jesus says it’s best if we make time to spend with Him.
Read Mathew 4:4
What is as important as eating food?
Do you make time to eat food every day?
Do you make time to spend with Jesus every day?

Day 3- 03 THE MOTIVE

Mary and Martha lived hundreds of years ago, and people still do the same thing today. I am sure you have witnessed this. Have you ever been too busy to spend time with Jesus? Sometimes all the great and important things we do in life get in the way of spending time with Jesus.

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read Matthew 6:33
What should you seek first?
If you do this first, will everything else fall into place?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

You can spend time with Jesus by praying, singing to Him, reading your Bible, memorizing a Bible verse, and so much more. Think about how you can add 5 more minutes in your busy day to spend time with Jesus. Or is there something you can take out of your schedule in order to replace it with time spent with Jesus?

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of Mary and Martha.

GIVE IT A TRY!

List things you do each day of the week to spend time with God.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY

WEEK 4- THE WIDOW

Day 1- 01 THE STORYA few weeks ago, you read about a rich man who couldn’t give all of what he had to God. Today you are going to read about a widow who gave everything she had. Jesus was watching different people give money to the temple, God’s house. Those who had a lot of money were giving some of what they had. The widow only had two measly mites. A mite was a coin in Jesus’ day, and it was very little. The widow was poor, but she gave all that she had.
Read Luke 21:1-4
What can you learn from the story of the widow?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESSThe widow did not know that God was watching her put the coins in the treasury. The truth is that God will always see what you give. He will also know your heart and why you are giving.
Read Matthew 6:3-4
Are you supposed to give to others for your own gain? Or to be recognized by others? Does God see what you give?
Do you give to please God or make yourself look good in the eyes of other people?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

It doesn’t matter the value of what you give God. He values your heart when you give. The widow gave her all, and she did it for God and not for herself. She gave what matters to God more than money.
Read Colossians 3:23
No matter what you do, who should get all the glory?
Do you give God everything you have when He asks you to do it?

GIVE IT A TRY!

At Kamp, we give out an award called the Invisible Hero. We give the award for people who give their all without caring if anyone notices. It’s a reward for “invisible acts of kindness”.
This week, try to do one or two invisible acts of kindness.
Help someone out without getting the credit. It can be as simple as getting your neighbor’s morning paper and putting it on their porch. Be creative and have fun!

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read 2 Corinthians 9:7 and write it out.
What should be your attitude when you give?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACTGiving is so much better than receiving. Ask God to show you how to give something to someone this week. Giving doesn’t always mean money. Sometimes, God asks you to give your time. God might even want you to give your help. Whatever He asks you to give… do it with a cheerful heart. What is one thing you can give today?

Day 1- 01 THE STORY

When you believe in Jesus, you will have to give up the things to make him the most important thing in your life. It is okay to have things like toys, money, and clothes, but those things should never be more important than Jesus. Things, no matter how cool or valuable the world says they are, should never get in the way of what God wants you to do.
Read Matthew 19:16-22
What kept the rich man from following God? What did God want the man to do with his money? What was God going to give him instead?

I PROMISE YOU

Make a list of everything that is valuable to you:
Would you be able to give up all these things to God? God promises you that He will reward you for what you give to Him. That reward will come true when you are with Him in heaven. There is nothing on earth that could compare to the sweet reward you have in heaven.

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESS

Read Matthew 6:25-33
Should you worry about things? Does this verse say that God will provide for you what you need? If the rich man would have given all his money away to the poor, would God have provided for what He needed? Have you ever seen God provide for you?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

Being rich isn’t bad. Loving being rich more than loving God is what is bad.
Money isn’t a bad thing either. God can use money for lots of good things.
Loving money more than God is what is bad. Loving money keeps you from loving God. The rich man wasn’t able to give up being rich to give his money to the poor because he loved his money and things too much.
Read 1 Timothy 6:10
Do you love God more than money? Do you love things more than God?

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read Luke 9:23
What do you have to do to follow Jesus?
Circle some ways you might have to deny yourself to follow Jesus.
(denying yourself means giving up what you want and doing what God wants)
Give up things and give them to others
Stop having a bad attitude
Stop treating people in a bad way
Stop doing things the way you think it should be done
Stop spending time with friends who encourage you to do bad things
Give up doing something you want to do to help someone else

Is there any other way you might have to deny yourself?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

This challenge is going to be a hard one. You get to decide if you want to do it. You know all that allowance you have been saving? What if you gave it to someone that needed it? What if you donated it to an organization that helps others? You might have a pit in your stomach because you don’t want to. That is probably how the rich man felt, too. Remember that God will provide for you, and He can use you to provide for someone else. We encourage you to talk to your parents about some ways you could donate or give away your money.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of the rich man.

Day 1- 01 THE STORY

Did you know that Jesus walked on water? He walked from the shore to His disciples, who were in a boat in the middle of the sea. Peter saw Him and wanted to walk on water to Jesus.
Read Matthew 14:22-31. Draw a picture of Peter walking on water.

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESS

It took a lot of faith in God for Peter to step out of the boat and take the first step on water.
Read Matthew 14:22-31 again
What did Peter do that caused him to fall?
Sometimes we take our eyes off of Jesus and look at the things around us instead.
Peter was walking on water but when he stopped and looked at the wind and storm, he fell. He fell because he was worried about the storm, and he took his eyes of Jesus. The good news is that Jesus was there to save him.
Have you ever been worried about what was happening around you, and you took your eyes off Jesus? What are some things that have caused you to take your eyes off of Jesus?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

All the disciples saw Jesus and Peter walking on water. If you went to a lake and tried to walk on water, it wouldn’t be possible. Peter couldn’t walk on water if he tried by himself either but anything is possible with God! When God called Peter to walk on water, he was able to do it.
Read Matthew 19:26
Write the verse here:
How does this verse help explain how Peter walked on water.
What does this verse say is possible with God?

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read Hebrews 12:1-2
What does God tell us to get rid of and forget about in verse 1?
Who are we to look at as we live our lives?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

God might not ask you to walk on water, but one thing is for sure. God can do impossible things through you if you keep your eyes on Him. Have you ever seen God do something impossible? Write about it here. If you haven’t, ask your parents or Sunday school teacher if they have.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from the story of Peter walking on water.

Day 1- 01 THE STORY

Have you ever seen someone at you church get baptized? Or have you been baptized?
People choose to be baptized after they give their life to Jesus. Baptism doesn’t save you. It’s something you do after to tell everyone around you that Jesus is your Savior. Did you know Jesus was baptized? He is God so He didn’t need to get baptized, but He did it so everyone would be sure that He is God’s son.
Read Matthew 3:13-17
What happened after Jesus was baptized? What did God say? Where was God?

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESSES (#92dad9 BKG) (#ffffff Font)

You never have to wonder if Jesus is God’s son. God said it Himself, out loud and everyone who was there heard it and saw the sky open up. Cool, huh? All throughout Jesus’ life, people recognized that Jesus was God’s son. One of Jesus’ 12 disciples was Peter – he spent a lot of time with Jesus.
Read Matthew 16:15-16. What does Jesus ask Peter? What is Peter’s answer?

Ringing the bell at Kamp is a way you can tell others that you believe in Jesus. Read about it at the end of your book.

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

Jesus is God’s son, but He is also God!
Read John 1:1 and John 1:14
Who/what was in the beginning with God? Does the Bible say the Word was God?
In verse 14, what does it say the Word changes into?
Sometimes the Bible uses the word “flesh” to talk about humans because we are made of skin…in other words, flesh! Jesus is the “Word” these verses are talking about.
Jesus is God and He became flesh… human!
Why do you think it’s cool that God became human?

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read John 3:16 and memorize
Do you believe that Jesus is God’s son? Do you believe that Jesus is God?
Your answer to these questions will be what helps you decide how you live your life! Jesus is the most important person to ever live, and many people don’t pay attention to Him because they don’t answer yes to those two questions!

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

Re-read the verses in Day 1 and draw a picture of what you think the sky looked like after Jesus was baptized.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from this part of the story of Jesus’ baptism.

Day 1- 01 THE STORY

John the Baptist’s mother Elizabeth was cousins with Jesus’ mother Mary. This made John the Baptist Jesus’ second cousin. John the Baptist loved the Lord. God gave John the Baptist the role of preparing the way for Jesus to start His ministry. Jesus is the Savior. He saves you and everyone who has ever lived of their sins. Jesus died on the cross so we could have salvation from our sins. The truth is, if you don’t know that you sin, you won’t see the need for Jesus. That is what John the Baptist’s job was. He told people to repent. He challenged them to see their sin and turn from it. God used John the Baptist to help people realize they need Jesus.
Read Matthew 3:1-6
What did John the Baptist tell people?
What did John the Baptist wear?
Do you think clothes and nice things were the most important thing to John the Baptist?
What was important to John the Baptist?

Repent (v): to feel bad for something bad you did and decide to turn away from the bad thing and not do it anymore.

Day 2- 02 THE WITNESSES

Did you know that John the Baptist experienced being around Jesus when he was in his mother’s womb. John the Baptist also got to baptize Jesus.
Read Luke 1:39-45
What happened to John while he was in his mother’s womb?
When did it happen?

Day 3- 03 THE SOURCE

John the Baptist was a different dude. He lived in the wilderness, ate bugs, wore Old Testament looking clothes, and preached a really tough message to preach. The people of Israel became obsessed about image and status, but John wanted to be really different. He didn’t want to draw attention to himself for his own gain, but he wanted to be different so people would listen to what he had to say about God. You don’t have to eat bugs and wear crazy clothes to be different. That made sense in John the Baptist’s time. You CAN be different in how you act, how you treat others, what you wear, what you listen to, what you watch, and how you talk.
Read Romans 12:2. Why does God tell us not to be like the world?
Why is it good to be like God instead of being like the world? How can being like the world hurt you? How can you be more like God and less like the world?

Day 4- 04 THE MOTIVE

Read 2 Peter 3:9
Why does God have patience?
What does He want everyone to do?
How does this verse explain why God sent John the Baptist to tell others to repent?

Day 5- 05 CAUGHT IN THE ACT

This week you learned about why God wants you to repent. He wants you to realize you need Jesus AND wants you to be protected from how sin can hurt you. Write down a sin that you have done this week. Did you know that Jesus has already forgiven that sin?
Pray to Him today and tell Him you’re sorry. Ask Him to help you not do it anymore.

Write down on your character sheet what you learned from this part of the story of John the Baptist.