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God’s Game Plan LESSON 9 Sometimes a Christian’s faith can get flabby and out of shape. Solve this puzzle to discover God’s game plan for a fit faith. This is a crossword puzzle with a twist—you have to figure out which letters go in the numbered squares. To get you started, the first word has been filled in. From the words reading, you know that every number 9 in the puzzle is the letter B, every number 16 is the letter I, every number 4 is the letter L, and so on. Fill in the letters you know, and then use the Scripture clues to figure out the other letters and words. As you learn more letters, put them in the coach’s clues.

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9 16 9 4 19 2 19 12 7 16 21 13 B I B L E R E A D I N G ______Scripture to help you 11 remember God’s promises.8 Proverbs 7:2-3 12 7 Have ______with other Christians who can encourage you. 1 John 1:7 19 1 15 17 Spend time in ____ , asking God to help you grow in your faith. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ______from mature Christians who will help18 19 16 you to grow strong. Proverbs 19:20

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Follow ’ instructions and 16 19 ______your faith in Him with others. Matthew 28:19-20 3 Practice loving others and ______them unselfishly. Ephesians 6:7

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COACH’S CLUES ___ _R__­ ______L ______D ___­ ___B ______1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

___A ___G ___­ ______I ______E ______N 1 4-5052 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 BIBLE STUDY BASED ON :1-3; 17:13-15; 1 & 2 TIMOTHY growing in the faith

ven as a boy, Timothy The believers E learned the Scriptures. immediately sent He was taught by his mother, Paul to the coast, but , and his grandmother, and Timothy 1 . Later Eunice learned stayed at Berea. 2In times this was a Roman 1These women were about Jesus from Paul. When Those who escorted province: now it’s the Jewish, but Timothy’s Paul came to on his Paul brought him country of Turkey. father wasn’t. Eunice and Lois taught Timothy the second journey around to Athens and then Old Testament. Minor,2 he asked Timothy to left with instructions for Silas and travel with him and Silas from Timothy to join him as soon as town to town as missionaries. possible. This was not always an easy trip for young Timothy. Why do you think Paul had to leave? How might Silas and But when the Timothy have felt? Why might the Jews in trip be hard for a young Christian? Thessalonica Read :7. How could Acts 17:13-15; learned that this Bible verse help Timothy? 1 Timothy 4:12, 15 Paul was preaching the word of God at Berea, Paul loved Timothy and taught him some of them went there too, many things. Paul especially taught agitating the crowds and stirring him about the Bible and the Savior, them up. Jesus. Paul and Timothy visited the 3 church in .3 After Paul left, Paul stayed in Ephesus (EF-uh- How did some local Jews react to Timothy stayed behind and worked suss) three years Paul’s preaching? Why do you think in the church in Ephesus. and began a church there too. they did this?

2 Following Paul’s instructions helped matters; Timothy grow stronger in his faith. give yourself wholly to them, Read Paul’s words in 2 Timothy so that everyone 3:14-17. How did Paul encourage may see your Timothy to grow in his faith? What progress. could equip him to grow? What was Paul telling Timothy? Don’t let anyone look down on you How can you set an example for because you are young, but set an others? 3 Paul stayed in example for the believers in speech, Ephesus (EF-uh- suss) three years in conduct, in love, in faith and and began a church in purity. . . . Be diligent in these there too.

3 Follow this five-week workout schedule to exercise your faith. Each week write a goal for one of the categories. For example, a goal might be to read one chapter of the Bible each day, or pray for ten minutes each day. Make your goals specific and realistic. Also, keep practicing the habits from the weeks before. As you check off the workout schedule, ask God to help you grow strong in your faith. FAITH Cut out the schedule and fold along the broken lines, beginning with Fold 1. Carry FITNESS PLAN your schedule with you to keep track of your progress. SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MONDAY IS: GOAL MY Week 1 2 Peter 3:18 KEY VERSE: Savior Jesus . 5 But grow in the grace and WEEK knowledge of our Lord and WORKOUT

FOLD 1 SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY 3 FOLD WEDNESDAY MONDAY IS: GOAL MY Week 2 Week 5 MY GOAL IS: MONDAY WEDNESDAY FOLD 2 TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY MONDAY IS: GOAL MY Week 3 Week 4 MY GOAL IS: MONDAY WEDNESDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY