MIND-MAP (Directions below)

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F

A food

A verb

A state

A plant

A fictional character

A person’s name

A country

An animal

DIRECTIONS: Tomorrow is Independence Day. Write eight words that start with F, which today stands for FREEDOM, in eight (8) categories: an animal, a country, a person’s name, a fictional character, a state, a place, a verb and a food. Perhaps you can think of more than one! Write your answer(s) in the circles.

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BRAIN STUMPERS

DIRECTIONS: We get requests from time to time for harder puzzles. Your prayers have been answered. Here are a couple of stumpers for which some basic knowledge of mathematics is required. In each of these puzzles, you are given a number that you must construct out of several other numbers. You do this by taking the numbers and performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division operations on them. Each number must be used in the calculations exactly once, and only the four operations listed may be used. You may parenthesize your expression however you wish. For example, 5 may be obtained from 1, 2 and 3, with the expression (3 + 2) × 1. PROBLEM ONE: Make 12 out of 1, 4, 7 and 7. PROBLEM TWO: Make 32 out of 4, 7, 7 and 9. (Solution: below)

Solution: Problem One: ((7 × 7) - 1) ÷ 4 Problem Two: 4 × (9 - (7 ÷ 7))

WORD MAZE: In the Isaiah readings above, we find Isaiah 53:6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Now, to reinforce this message, find the same verse in the maze below by following the words forward, backward, up or down. Not all letters in the maze will be used, and some words may be split.

Allwelikesbelieveraywecommandsofdtherigtheousnessofs gospeltoshrevealstarthtestimonysnisLORDartheiniquity rightasisepraisedswilafootownwayapodsahutmcornersffo heavenoureisagoneadogvsickruootangerlaidoireasonssus returncanphavetrustedeallturnedresponsesnhtruths.lla © 2016 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: HomeTouchMinistry.com.

Use this space to figure:

END

Verse to Remember “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned … for I am the LORD, your God.” —Isaiah 43:2-3a

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Verse to Remember

“Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters … come, buy and eat!”

—Isaiah 55:1

SPELLING ALERT: Vowels Missing from Bible Verse!

Please look at the Scripture verses below and replace the missing vowels to reveal the verses.

T h _ r _ f _ r _ , _ s G _ d ’ s c h _ s _ n p _ _ p l _ , h _ l y _ n d d _ _ r l y

l _ v _ d , c l _ t h _ y _ _ r s _ l v _ s w _ t h c _ m p _ s s _ _ n , k _ n d n _ s s ,

h _ m _ l _ t y , g _ n t l _ n _ s s _ n d p _ t _ _ n c _ . — C _ l _ s s _ _ n s 3 : 1 2

F _ r b y g r _ c _ y _ _ h _ v _ b _ _ n s _ v _ d t h r _ _ g h f _ _ t h ,

_ n d t h _ s _ s n _ t y _ _ r _ w n d _ _ n g ; _ t _ s t h _ g _ f t

_ f G _ d — n _ t t h _ r _ s _ l t _ f w _ r k s , s _ t h _ t n _ _ n _

m _ y b _ _ s t . — _ p h _ s _ _ n s 2 : 8 - 9

Missing V

owels:

Therefore, as God’s chosen

people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves w

ith compassion, kindness,

humility, gentleness and

patience. —Colossians

3:12; For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your ow

n doing; it is the gift of G

od — not the result of

works, so that no one m

ay boast. —

Ephesians 2:8-9.

WAR and HATE The words hate and war have been removed from the following list of words. The letters of each word, when inserted in the same order, but not always consecutively, will give you a new word. Study the examples provided and then write the word in the space provided. 1. sm swarm 15. anniil

2. sn hasten 16. ind

3. eer 17. aspyxi

4. cpr 18. reabilit

5. homed 19. wver

6. posph 20. cs

7. cod 21. ern

8. encnd

9. den

10. rior

11. sete

12. hf

13. exusd

14. se

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AN

SWER

S: 3

. wea

rer,

4. c

hapt

er,

5. h

omew

ard,

6. p

hosp

hate

, 7. c

owar

d,

8. e

ncha

nted

, 9. w

arde

n, 1

0. w

arrio

r,

11. s

wea

ter,

12.

wha

rf, 1

3. e

xhau

sted

, 14

. sw

ear,

15.

ann

ihila

te, 1

6. in

war

d,

17. a

sphy

xiat

e, 1

8. r

ehab

ilita

te, 1

9. w

hate

ver,

20

. cha

ste,

21.

hea

rten

.

Verse to Remember

“I will stand at my watchpost … I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, … the

righteous live by their faith.” —Habakkuk 2:1, 4b

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WORD SEARCH ROMANS 8

This is one of the great chapters of Scripture. In it we find such themes as what it means to walk in the Spirit and how we cannot be separated from the love of God. Find the words taken from this chapter in the word search below.

N O I T A N M E D N O C X V Q J J U S T I F I E S D G C E U I T C H S E L F N E G J V G E Q I K S P R N O I T P O D A S G R F A U D O F T A L D C D K G I X N R F I R S T B O R N U U P Z G P R T E E F F B E O I H S X E O E P Y D U A T A B L J R J L S E M A E D Q M T U P O E G S E D E C R E T N I G S R W S G O O D E P L C L O L V C O Y U H M E D C L E W N C Y D P I H S D R A H A L B D B P F R U I T S I R H C E P T W K H E A R T F A G H A G P Z D R

Abba elect Jesus adoption

family justifies angels firstborn

Lord bondage flesh love

called freedom peace Christ

fruits powers condemnation glorified

predestined conquerors good purpose

creation hardship redemption decay

died intercedes Spirit heart

ANSWER: 0 and 5. Subtract the lower line from the one immediately above it and put the answer directly below.

7 8 9 8

5 1 1 4

2 7 8 4

2 2 7 2

? ? 1 2

WHAT NUMBERS?

What numbers should replace the question

marks?

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Things in Common

What is the one thing

shared by all three items in the same group?

A a cow, a shoe, a baby B a doctor’s office a post office music C a zipper a shark a comb D restaurant goer a bird the Senate E a potato, a hurricane, a target F a river a person a cave

Yea or Nay?

Read the following question and

then answer with either a “yes” or a “no.”

If the day before the day after the day before today was hotter than the day

after the day before today, was the day before today

hotter than today?

An

swer

s: C

omm

onal

ities

A

. a t

ongu

e, B

. a s

cale

(or

a k

ey),

C.

teet

h, D

. a b

ill, E

. an

eye,

F. a

mou

th. Y

ea o

r N

ay?

Yes.

The

day

be

fore

the

day

aft

er t

he d

ay b

efor

e to

day

was

yes

terd

ay. T

he d

ay a

fter

th

e da

y be

fore

tod

ay is

tod

ay. A

nd t

he d

ay be

fore

tod

ay w

as y

este

rday

. Th

at’s

why

yes

terd

ay w

as h

otte

r th

an t

oday

.

Verse to Remember “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it

will be given you.”

—James 1:5

RIDDLE You throw away the outside and cook the inside. Then you eat the outside and throw away the inside. What did you eat?

Answer: An ear of corn or a chicken

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NUMBER STRINGS

Directions: Fill in the blank spaces with the correct numbers based on the “pattern” clue. Notice the example in letter A. A. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (pattern is x2) B. 5, 13, 21, 29, ___, ___, ___ (pattern is +8) C. 5, 7, 6, 8, 7, 9, 8, ___, ___, ___, ___ (pattern is +2,-1) D. 98, 93, 97, 92, 96, ___, ___, ___, ___ (pattern is -5, +4) E. 41, 39, 40, 38, 39, 37, 38, ___, ___, ___ (pattern is -2, +1) F. 10, 6, 18, 14, 26, 22, 34, ___, ___, ___ (pattern is -4, +12) G. 4, 20, 100, 500, ______, ______, ______ (pattern is x5)

AN

SWER

S: N

umbe

r St

rin

gs

B. 3

7, 4

5, 5

3 C.

10,

9, 1

1, 1

0 D

. 91,

95,

90,

94

E. 3

6, 3

7, 3

5 F.

30,

42,

38

G. 2

,500

, 12,

500,

62

,500

Verse to Remember

“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.”

—James 4:8

ADJECTIVE STRING:

Adjectives are words that modify nouns. “The big boy hit a small ball.” In this sentence, “big” and “small” are adjectives. We will give you a NOUN, and then you must write an adjective that begins with its last letter, and then continue to add adjectives with the last letter of the previous word, until you can do no more. Example: Motorcycle: eye-catching, green, new, wondrous, speedy. Here is your word: RIVER. Write your responses on the lines to the left. Have fun!

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Verse to Remember You who live in the shelter of the Most High,

who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my

fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2

MAGNIFICENT ENIGMAS

Consider the riddles and enigmas below and prepare to have your mind challenged! 1. What was it that Adam never had and never saw yet gave to his children? 2. When does a chair hate you? 3. Which candle burns longer, a wax candle or a tallow candle? 4. What kind of clock shows the exact time of day twice a day, but is wrong at all other times? 5. What question can never be answered by “Yes”? 6. Four large men are under one umbrella in a terrible storm. Why don’t they get wet? 7. What is bought by the yard yet is worn by the foot? 8. How far can you go into the woods? 9. If a telephone and a piece of paper had a race, who would win? 10. Can you change a dollar into 50 coins? 11. Can you walk 50 miles north, 1,000 miles west, and 50 miles south and arrive back at your starting point? 12. Why is Ireland the wealthiest country in the world? 13. Why is a man who doesn’t go to the race and bet just as bad as one who does?

Solu

tion

: 1.

Par

ents

; 2.

Whe

n it

can’

t be

ar y

ou;

3. N

eith

er;

they

bur

n sh

orte

r; 4

. A s

topp

ed c

lock

. A s

topp

ed

cloc

k w

ill s

how

the

cor

rect

tim

e tw

ice

a da

y; 5

. Are

you

asl

eep?

; 6.

It

was

a s

ands

torm

; 7.

Car

pet;

8. A

s fa

r as

the

ce

nter

; fr

om t

hat

poin

t on

, you

will

be

wal

king

out

of

the

woo

ds;

9. T

he t

elep

hone

, sin

ce t

he p

aper

will

alw

ays

rem

ain

stat

ione

ry;

10. 4

5 pe

nnie

s, 1

qua

rter

, 2 d

imes

, 2 n

icke

ls;

11. T

he t

rip s

tart

s an

d en

ds a

t th

e So

uth

Pole

; 12

. Bec

ause

its

capi

tal w

ill a

lway

s be

Dub

lin;

13. B

ecau

se h

e is

no

bett

or.

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Activity Page for the week of August 28, 2016 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Galatians 4-6 Monday: 1 Chronicles 4-6 Tuesday: 1 Chronicles 7-9 Wednesday: 1 Chronicles 10-13 Thursday: 1 Chronicles 14-16 Friday: 1 Chronicles 17-19 Saturday: Psalms 94-96 DOTS and CIRCLES: Can you place eight dots on the target below in such a way as to have two dots on every circle and two dots on each straight line?

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Verse to Remember “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law

against such things.” —Galatians 5:22-23

Solution to Dots and Circles:

The Dot in the Circle: Draw the figure below (a circle with a dot in the center) with one continuous line, that is, without lifting your pencil from the paper.

SOLU

TIO

N T

O T

HE

DO

T IN

TH

E C

IRC

LE:

Fold

one

co

rner

of th

e pa

per

up in

to t

he m

iddl

e (c

ente

r) a

nd m

ake

a do

t w

ith y

our

penc

il on

the

pap

er, a

nd

then

con

tinue

to

draw

fro

m t

he d

ot o

n to

the

fol

ded

corn

er

and

brin

g yo

ur li

ne

dow

n to

whe

re it

can

le

ave

the

fold

ed

pape

r an

d be

gin

to

draw

a c

ircle

on

the

face

up

side

and

co

ntin

ue d

raw

ing

the

circ

le, fla

tten

ing

your

pa

per

until

the

circ

le

is c

ompl

ete.

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� Accountant

� Actor/Actress

� Cashier

� Computer Programmer

� Babysitter

� Baker/Cook

� Bank Clerk

� Barber/Hairdresser

� Bus Driver

� Businessman

� Banker

� Carpenter

� Dentist

� Doctor

� Electrician

� Factory Worker

� Farmer

� Firefighter

� Flight Attendant

� Homemaker

� Hotel Manager

� Journalist

� Judge

� Landscaper

� Lawyer

� Librarian

� Mechanic

� Model

� Nurse

� Office Worker

� Photographer

� Pilot

� Plumber

� Police Officer

� Politician

� Letter Carrier

� Professor

� Psychologist

� Real Estate Agent

� Salesman

� Secretary

� Security Guard

� Social Worker

� Stockbroker

� Tailor

� Teacher

� Trash Man

� Travel Agent

� Truck Driver

� Waiter/Waitress

� Writer

LABOR DAY AND THE PEOPLE WHO LABOR To remember with gratitude those who work hard, go through this list and make a check mark beside each occupation, if the description identifies a friend or family member you know. Write on the back side of this paper or on the margins people you know who work in an occupation not listed here. Remember to pray for these people this week and to be grateful for all they do.

Global Awareness Directions: This is a rearrangement or unscrambling exercise. Each set of letters when rearranged will spell out the name of a country. Answers below. 1. A D E K M R N 2. G R B A A I L U 3. H P E I T I A O 4. D A U R O H N S 5. O A N M A R I 6. G L E D A N N 7. S H I N I N E C L T E E T 8. H F N N A A S T G A I 9. Y N G A R M E 10. S A T N K P I A

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AN

SWER

S t

o G

loba

l Aw

aren

ess:

1.

Den

mar

k, 2

. Bul

garia

, 3. E

thio

pia,

4.

Hon

dura

s, 5

. Rom

ania

, 6. E

ngla

nd,

7. L

iech

tens

tein

, 8. A

fgha

nist

an,

9. G

erm

any,

10

. Pak

ista

n. B

RA

IN S

TUM

PER

: An

Icic

le.

BRAIN STUMPER

What lives in winter, dies in summer and grows with its roots upwards?

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BEATITUDES Fill in the blanks below to complete the crossword. Answers are based on Matthew 5:1-13, New International Version.

DOWN 1. Blessed are the _______, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 3. Blessed are those who are ________ for righteousness’ sake. 4. Great is your _______ in heaven. 7. Blessed are those who ___________, for they will be comforted.

ACROSS 2. ______ and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. 5. Blessed are the ____, for they will see God. 6. Blessed are those who ___ after righteousness. 7. Blessed are the _______, for they will receive mercy. 8. Blessed are the ___, for they will inherit the earth. 9. Blessed are those who ____, for they will be filled.

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Activity Page for the week of September 25, 2016 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Acts 18:12–19:10 Monday: Ezekiel 4-7 Tuesday: Ezekiel 8-11 Wednesday: Ezekiel 12-14 Thursday: Ezekiel 15-18 Friday: Ezekiel 19-21 Saturday: Psalms 106-108 © 2016 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: HomeTouchMinistry.com.

TRUE OR FALSE? The questions below are based on the gospel of Matthew. Answer each statement True or False. Circle the letter in the correct answer column. (For

example, the first statement is false, so draw a circle around the N in the False column.) Then write each

circled letter on the appropriately numbered line below to discover the secret word that tells why Jesus died.

1. Jesus healed Peter’s wife (Matthew 8:14). E N 2. Jesus fed the 5,000 with 2 loaves and 5 fish (14:17). R A 3. Peter saw Jonah and Elijah talking with Jesus when he

was transfigured (17:3). M S 4. The rich, young ruler decided not to follow Jesus (19:22). T C 5. Jesus thought the temple had been turned into a house

of robbers (21:13). I G 6. Famines and earthquakes are some of the signs of the

end of the age, according to Jesus (24:7). V D 7. Jesus tells a story of the six wise and six foolish

Virgins (25:1-13). F A 8. Judas betrayed Jesus with a secret handshake (26:48). P L 9. The Roman governor of Judea who interrogated Jesus

was Polonius (27:11-14) . W O

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 3 2 8 6 7 4 5 9 1

TRUE FALSE