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Would you ever try eating insects? A famous chef has predicted that in a few years time we will all be eating insects without thinking about it – especially as there are hundreds of thousands of insects to every one person here on earth! The idea of eating fried mealworms or crispy crickets doesn’t appeal to me – but who knows, maybe one day I’ll try them? In the meantime, I will continue to eat my usual diet of meat, vegetables and chocolate, and be thankful to God for all the yummy food that goes into my tummy each day. I hope the section ‘Yummies for Tummies’ in this issue of Topz will help you to be thankful too!

Talking of insects, I’ve never liked seeing them close up, let alone eating them! I’m especially scared of giant black slugs and flying cockroaches. What makes you scared or afraid? You’ll see that poor old Dave has some fears of his own in this issue – of snakes, wild animals and wild dingoes! I hope you enjoy reading how he overcomes these fears and what happens to him. Whether you have fears and worries about slugs, wild dingoes, teachers, bullies or bad dreams – the great thing to remember is that Jesus can help you when you put your trust in Him. Tell Him about anything that frightens you and find someone you trust to talk to and pray with. I have found that really helps – and I hope you do too.

There are lots of other great things for you in this Topz – from time tunnels to prophets. Read on … and stay close to Jesus.

‘Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me.’ Psalm 50 v 15

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THe TIme TuNNel Page 9

Dave bOOmeraNgS back

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TOPZ bITZ: reaDerS’ OwN club PageS

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carry ON elISHa! Page 38

aNSwerZ aND TOPZ OrDer fOrm

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yummIeS fOr TummIeS Page 26

fuN wITH alex Page 55

Hello!!!

JeSuS’ frIeNDS Page 61

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the bible books How to use

1: Each day in Topz there’s a Bible reading. It’s shown like this:

2: To find this, turn to the Contents page near the front of your Bible and look for the name of the book – which in the example above is Genesis. Now find the page this book starts on and turn to it.

3: You will have to turn on a few pages now

to get to the right chapter.

4: Now look for the verse numbers which will be in smaller type. The chapter and verse will look like this: Chapter Verse

5: After reading the Bible passage, go back to the Topz page and see what it says. Each day ends with a prayer and sometimes an action point too. To solve the puzzles in Topz you will need a Good News Bible. If you don’t want to turn to the Contents page of your Bible all the time, you will see we’ve listed all the Bible books in order for you (see left). The ones you’ll be reading from in this Topz are highlighted with a star . Use this Topz Marker to keep your place in Topz. Cut it out and stick it to a piece of card to strengthen it.

It may be that some of you haven’t looked inside a bible very much before. If so, here are a few helpful hints:

Genesis 25 v 2–5

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NEw TESTAMENT MATTHEW MARK LUKE JoHN ACTs RoMANs 1 CoRINTHIANs 2 CoRINTHIANsGALATIANs EPHEsIANs PHILIPPIANsCoLossIANs1 THEssALoNIANs2 THEssALoNIANs1 TIMoTHY 2 TIMoTHYTITUsPHILEMoN HEBREWsJAMEs 1 PETER2 PETER 1 JoHN 2 JoHN 3 JoHNJUDEREVELATIoN


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lord Jesus, help me not to be discouraged easily.

Please give me patience to wait for you to keep your promises.

amen.

Only a week’s holiday

left!

Wow, look at that view!

Now I know why they’re called the

Blue Mountains.

We still have a long way to go for your

real surprise.

I wish Gordon

was here.

Here we are

at last!Great surprise, Dad,

but I can’t see a thing!

We have a few surprises

yet, Dave!

Where are we going?

Somewhere special – it’s a surprise.

Dave waited a long time for his surprise and even then couldn’t enjoy it

at first.

Though God always keeps His word, He waits for the right time when He knows we are ready.

so be patient and go on believing His promises.

Dave’s still on holiday in Australia ...

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Dave afraID ...THURSDAY1ST SePTemberHebrews 6 v 13–18


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lord, you are the only One who

completely understands me. Thank you that I am

special to you. amen.

Perhaps, like Dave, you are easily embarrassed when you

make mistakes. It can hurt when people laugh at you. But

God cares for you – you are special to Him and there is no one else quite like you in the

whole world.

Daytime! Now I can see where we are ... What’s all the noise outside?

Come on, Dave – we’ve been up

for hours!

Gordon! What are you doing here?

This is my uncle’s sheep farm! We arrived early yesterday. Get dressed and I’ll show you around.

Gulp! I’m glad I’m not a sheep having to drink

that water!

No, Dave! They don’t drink it –

that’s the sheep dip!

4

Dave afraID

FRIDAY2ND SePTember1 Peter 2 v 9–10


5

Jesus spoke of Christians walking

on a narrow path to show how easily we are tempted to go some other, easier

way. To stay on the right ‘path’, we

need to trust Jesus each day.

Let’s go horse riding up to

the hills.

Fair dinkum! ... I mean ... are you

serious?

Watch out, Dave. The path gets

narrow.

Don’t worry about me!

What happened?

My horse stumbled. I think I’ve

broken my leg.

I’ll have to leave you alone and go for help.

It will take a few hours.But there

are snakes and wild animals here ...

5

Dave afraID

SATURDAY3rD SePTemberMatthew 7 v 13–14


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Where is Gordon? He’s been gone hours.

It’ll be getting dark soon. I wish Gordon would come.

Here at last! But where’s Dave? What’s happened to him?

If he doesn’t come, I may be eaten by wild dingoes

or something.

Lord, if ever I needed You, it’s now. I’m scared and my leg really hurts – please help me to be brave and keep me safe.

fear may make you forget about God but it should

make you see how much you need Him.

His love will drive away all fear, so talk to Him and He will take away your fears.

lord, fill me with your love which will

drive away all fears. amen.6

Dave afraID

SUNDAY4TH SePTemberPsalm50 v 15


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I’m up here, Gordon.

Dave! Thank goodness! For a minute I thought you

were ...

How did you get up there

with your broken leg?

I’m not sure. I used the

rope from my saddle.

Thanks for rescuing me,

Gordon!

Well, I don’t reckon I did very

much, Dave.

I guess there’s only one person we can really thank.

When I heard about your prayer ... it made me think ...

I want Jesus for my friend too.

Imagine how happy both Dave and Gordon were!

Because of His amazing love God sent Jesus to save those

‘lost’ in sin.There is great happiness when someone is ‘found’ by putting

their trust in Jesus.

ask god to use you to bring friends to Jesus.

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Dave afraID

MONDAY5TH SePTemberLuke 15 v 1–7


8

Well, hop-along – your holiday is almost over!

Yes, but I’ve got some great photos

and memories.

The day out at Canberra ... the Blue Mountains ...

I’ll never forget your face when you fell off the surf board!

I’ve got a lot of new friends in Australia now ...

What three things does Paul tell Timothy he remembers in today’s

Bible reading?

He also reminds Timothy of what God gave him and tells him to

use His gift. Try to use your gifts to please God.

And one lasting memory to take home with me!

lord, I give back to you the gifts you have given me so that you can use me in your kingdom.

amen.YOU ARE HERE

2010

8

Dave afraID

TUESDAY6TH SePTember2 Timothy 1 v 3–7


Topz enjoyed visiting the museum that took them back in time.

Let’s travel down the time tunnel from our time to Jesus’ time 2,000 years ago! We’re going to stop off on the way to see

some friends of Jesus who did great things for God.

19902000 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 1930 1920 1910

YOU ARE HERE

1937 19271908

To the motor museum

2010

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The Time

Tunnel


Hudson Taylor wanted to tell the people of China some good news.

Today there are millions of christians in

china. Pray that even more people in china will know

Jesus.

In today’s reading Jesus said we should tell others about Him. Hudson Taylor told Chinese people about Jesus. who can you tell?

Hudson Taylor never asked for money for his work.

How did he get supplies?Clue:

When sarah had good news, she wanted to tell everybody.

Saucy’s had kittens!

Crack the code to find out what it was.Code:o = s E = ? s = ! U = b

J = z L = o Y = x V = d

z ? ! b ! o sd ? ! xsb

JameS HuDSON TaylOr1832 Born in England1853 Went to China1860 Came home ill1865 started a China missionary society1905 Hudson Taylor died

Colour in the years of Hudson

Taylor’s life. Do this each day for each famous

person.

18901900 1880 1870 1860 1850 1840 1830 1820

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WEDNESDAY7TH SePTemberMatthew 28 v 18–20

Tell everyone


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