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Week 5Discovery Guide

John 11:1-45

Niki Knack’s Gritty Journal of AdventuringDiscovery at the Poisonous Peanut Plains

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“Eureka!” I shouted. “I found it!” Kiwi dropped his shovel and ran across the barren land. When he reached me he didn’t say anything. He looked at the rock poking out of the ground. His eyebrows told me he was not impressed.

I didn’t blame him. It looked like a plain old rock. Not exciting for a ninja gerbil. We’d been working on the Poisonous Peanut

Plains for weeks. The dry wind blew non-stop, whipping peanut shells everywhere. Not a tree in sight to offer shade. And so far we had dug 879,332 holes and found—nothing.

Well, we’d uncovered a bunch of dried-up peanuts. Thankfully, the peanuts had been buried for so long they had lost their poison. So, we ate peanuts for breakfast, lunch,

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4. What’s This Say about God?5. What’s This Say about Us?

What’s

1. Remember Verse2. What’s That Word?

3. Peaks and Pitfalls

4. Hear It

5. Tell ItTT

7. What’s Happeningin the Passage?

8. What’s This Sayabout God?

9. Record Your Discovery!

6.Embrace

It

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John 11:1-45

Follow this map and the 5 What’s as you explore the passage. Make sure

you have your shovel. Follow God! Go Discover!

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In his very nature he was God. Jesus was equal with God. But

Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact. Instead, he made himself

nothing. He did this by taking on the nature of a servant. He was made just like human beings.

Philippians 2:6-7 (NIrV)

For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands

formed the dry land.

Psalm 95:3-5 (NIV)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that

whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save

the world through him.

John 3:16-17 (NIV)

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust

in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the

power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13 (NLT)

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C

__ o__ o__ G __ d : A name for Jesus. Even though Jesus was born on earth, God is His Father. Jesus is fully God and fully human.

__ a __ __ h a : Older sister of Lazarus and Mary, and a friend of Jesus. She took care of everyone and took care of the house. One time, she chose her chores over spending time with Jesus. (Luke 10:38-42)

__ a __ y : The sister of Lazarus and Martha, and a friend of Jesus. This is not the mother of Jesus.

4. What’s This Say about God?5. What’s This Say about Us?

What’s

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A. Jesus was friends with a man named Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha. They lived in the village of Bethany. Lazarus got sick, so his sisters sent a message to Jesus to tell Him.

When Jesus received their message, He said, “This will not end in death. It will be for God’s glory.”

B. Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, but He waited two days after He got their message before He left to visit them. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus had already died and been buried for four days.

C. Martha came to meet Jesus. She said, “Lord, I wish you had come sooner! You could have kept my brother alive, but I know God will still give you whatever you ask for.”

D. “I am the resurrection and the life,” Jesus said. “Everyone who believes in me will never die. Do you believe that?”

“Yes,” Martha answered, “I believe you are the Son of God.”

E. Then Mary came to Jesus. She said, “Lord, you could have kept my brother alive.” When Jesus saw her crying, He was sad and He wept.

They led Jesus to Lazarus’s tomb. He told them to roll the stone away from the entrance.

F. Jesus prayed, and then He shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” Lazarus came out, wrapped in the clothes he was buried in.

When people saw what Jesus did, they believed in Him.

Eureka! Bible Passage:Eureka! Bible Passage: John 11:1-45

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and dinner. Peanut butter sandwiches, peanut pizza, peanut omelets, peanut jerky. You could say we were going a little nutty.

But it finally paid off. I pointed to the markings on the rock. I punched a few buttons on my Whazzzat Word Decoder. It confirmed what I suspected. This was the very top of the tomb of Prince Peter of the Plains! Prince Peter invented peanut paste, an ancient (and tasty) form of toothpaste. His burial place is one of

the seven wonders of the pre-historic peanut world. Back then, peanut fans came from around the world to pay their respects. Once we get it uncovered, people can visit again!

I looked at my sketches and estimated the tomb stood about three tree houses high. Or in this case, three tree houses deep. All we had to do was dig it up. I handed Kiwi a shovel. His eyebrows still weren’t happy. He threw a peanut in his mouth and groaned, “Aw, nuts!”

Niki Knack’s Gritty Journal of Adventuring

Keep your exploring skills sharper than the Whazzzat Word Decoder gadget. See what you discover as you dive into God’s Word and explore God’s love at home.

Kiwi buried 6 words from the Remember Verse in the Bible picture. Can you find them?

Niki used a word from the Eureka! Bible Passage in her journal. Can you find that too?

Kiwi’s

Record Your Discovery!

Draw something to help you remember what you’ve discovered in the passage.

Kiwi has been ninja-ing again. Write in the missing

Remember Verse words.

Psalm 95:3 (NIV)

For the LORD is the great God,

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For God so loved the world that

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I pray that God, the source of hope, will f

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tely with joy and peace.

John 3:16a (NIV)

For God so ___ the world that he gave his ____ and only ____, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal ______. John 3:16 (NIV)

For the _____ is the great _____, the great _____ above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the ____, and the mountain _____ belong to him. P

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In his _____ nature he was _____. Jesus was ____ with God. But ______ didn’t take advantage of that fact. P

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Romans 15:13a (NLT)

Philippians 2:6-7(NIrV)

Psalm95:3-5

(NIV)

John 3:16-17

(NIV)