God's Word in My Heart
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Authors: Paul J. Loth
Paul J. Loth
Illustrated by
Daniel
J.
Hochstatter
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Getting Help from God in
Prayer
Telling Our Friends We Love
Them
Prayer
Bible Reading
Letting the Bible Explain
Itself
Ch
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God
Keeping Our Minds on Good
Things
Friend
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Th
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Who Do Not Like Us
Praying for Those Who Do Mean
Things
Avoiding Bad Situations
Faith
Trusting God When We Are
Scared
You are special. God chose you to
be His child. He wants you to spend time with Him.
Spending time with God is called having devotions. You read
the Bible and pray.
This book teaches you what the Bible says about being God
’
s child. It explains how to make God happy.
Find a quiet time to be alone with God. It helps if this is
the same time each day. Find a place where no one will disturb you.
Each devotion in this book has three parts. Each part is
important.
This section asks you to think about your life. Then the
Bible lesson will be easier to understand.
Each devotion teaches you a new lesson from the Bible. It
shows you how to be a child of God.
Learning something can be easy. But doing something about it
can be hard. Praying helps you be a better Christian.
At the end of each devotion is a special verse from the
Bible. You might want to memorize this verse.
I hope this book helps you get to know God in a wonderful
way.
Paul
J.
Loth,
Ed.D.
Luke 5:27-39
When was the last time someone asked you to explain your
actions?
What did you say?
The Bible tells us we should act like Jesus. God sent the Ho
l
y Spirit to help us.
Jesus did not act like other people. People asked Him why He
acted different.
We should act like Jesus. Our friends will ask why we act
that way. We can tell them. It is because we love Jesus.
Make me brave enou
g
h to
act like Jesus.
an answer when someone asks you about your hope.
1 Peter 3:15
Doing Our Job
Acts 20:17-38
When was the last time you had a job to do?
Jesus has a job for us. It is to tell our friends about Him.
That is what Jesus wants us to do.
Paul told people about Jesus. Paul did his job. He told many
people about Jesus.
Our job is to tell our friends about Jesus. It is up to them
to trust in Him.
Please help me tell my friends about Jesus.
Acts 20:27
Getting Help from God
John 16:7-15
Have you told your friends why you believe in Jesus?
What did they say?
Jesus sent us a helper. The helper is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit helps us. He helps when we talk to our
friends. He will help us know what to say. He helps us tell them about Jesus.
We must ask the Holy Spirit for help. We do this by praying.
The Holy Spirit will help us.
May the Holy Spirit help me talk to a friend.
John 16:8
Getting Help from God in Prayer
Romans 8:26
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28
Do you always know the right thing to say?
Sometimes we don
’
t know
what to pray for. We need help.
God helps us remember what to pray for.
We need to listen to God when we pray. Then we will be sure
to pray for the right things.
Help me to know what to pray for.
Romans 8:26
A Good Testimony
Acts 26
Have you ever told a friend about Jesus?
What did you say?
Paul knew about the Bible. He became a Christian. He told
people about Jesus.
Paul told what Jesus did for him. He said that Jesus helped
him each day.
We can tell our friends what Jesus does for us.
What can I tell my friends that Jesus has done for me?
Please show me.
Acts 4:20
Helping Jesus, Our Friend