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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 1, 2017 Read Through the Bible in One Year! Each week in 2017, HomeTouch will provide daily Scripture readings that will take you through the Bible in one year. Use this schedule to develop a habit of reading from God’s word every day, even if you can’t always read the entire passage. Sometimes, we will suggest a Verse to Remember. Many HomeTouch readers try to memorize these verses; memorization stimulates both the mind and the heart! Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Genesis 1-4 Monday: Genesis 5-11 Tuesday: Genesis 12-16 Wednesday: Genesis 17-21 Thursday: Genesis 22-26 Friday: Genesis 27-32 Saturday: Genesis 33-36

Find the missing words using the code below:

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

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

“As a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ looks after his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H S V K S V I W H X Z G G V I V W flock when _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them, so will I look after my S V R H D R G S sheep. I will _ _ _ _ _ _ them and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them. I I V H X F V K Z H G F I V will _ _ _ _ _ _ for the lost and bring back the _ _ _ _ _. H V Z I X S H G I Z B I will bind up the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and strengthen the _ _ _ _. R M Q F I V W D V Z P You are my _ _ _ _ _, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your H S V V K

God, says the Lord God.” Based on Ezekiel 34

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Verse to Remember

“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”

Genesis 15:1

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 8, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Genesis 37-39 Monday: Genesis 40-42 Tuesday: Genesis 43-46 Wednesday: Genesis 47-50 Thursday: Matthew 1-4 Friday: Matthew 5-7 Saturday: Psalms 1-3


Verse to Remember

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”

—Psalm 1:3

ANAGRAM ADVENTURE! An anagram is a word made of the same letters as another word. Find each word’s anagram in the lists below by rearranging the letters in each of these real words to form a new real word. Example: LISTEN = SILENT (SILENT is an anagram of LISTEN). Master = _____________ Ignores = ____________ Generate = _____________ Abroad = ____________ Weather = _____________ Diaper = ____________ Earnest = _____________ Scared = ____________ Glean = _____________ Alerted = ____________ Outside = _____________ Gallery = ____________ Nerve = _____________ Praised = ____________ Direct = _____________ Beard = ____________ Priest = _____________ Ideals = ____________ Roasting = _____________ Lameness = ____________ Reveals = _____________ Lament = ____________ Strut = _____________ Decimal = ____________ Forest = _____________ Serpents = ____________ Resist = _____________ Observe = _____________ Grown = _____________ Petals = _____________

ANAGRAM ADVENTURE: Left column — master=stream; generate=teenager; weather=wreathe; earnest=eastern or nearest; glean=angel or angle; outside=tedious; nerve=never; direct=credit; priest=stripe; roasting=organist; reveals=several; strut=trust; forest=softer or foster; resist=sister; grown=wrong. Right column — ignores=regions; abroad=aboard; diaper=repaid; scared=sacred; alerted=treadle, altered or related; gallery=allergy or largely; praised=despair; beard=bread or bared; ideals=ladies; lameness=salesmen; lament=mental or mantle; decimal=medical; serpents=presents; observe=verbose; petals=staple.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 15, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Matthew 8-11 Monday: Matthew 12-15 Tuesday: Matthew 16-19 Wednesday: Matthew 20-22 Thursday: Matthew 23-25 Friday: Matthew 26-28 Saturday: Psalms 4-6


EMPTY BOXES Arrange the numbers 2 through 10 in the boxes

so that each column, row and long diagonal add up to 18. One number is already given.

Can you do this in two minutes?

Here are 10 short words, all with the letter F in them. Can you unscramble them in two minutes? That’s about 11 seconds per word. Try it! yfl tefe hsfi gofr ofx nfa rouf rokf evfi fcea

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Verse to Remember

“He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of

the living God.’” Matthew 16:15-16

Can you do this in two minutes? fly, feet or fete, fish, frog, fox, fan, four, fork, five, face.

EMPTY BOXES: Top row: 9,2,7; Middle row: 4,6,8; Bottom row: 5,10,3.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 22, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Job 1-4 Monday: Job 5-7 Tuesday: Job 8-10 Wednesday: Job 11-13 Thursday: Job 14-17 Friday: Job 18-20 Saturday: Psalms 7-9 © 2016 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: HomeTouchMinistry.com.

UNSCRAMBLE THE MINOR PROPHETS Our readings this week take us into the Minor Prophets, so called because most of

them are short books. The list below contains all 12 of the Minor Prophets. Unscramble their names to discover their identities!

OJEL __ __ __ __ AZAEHINPH __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

MCIAH __ __ __ __ __ NJHAO __ __ __ __ __ ABKUKKAH __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ AGIAGH __ __ __ __ __ __

DHAIABO __ __ __ __ __ __ __ OASM __ __ __ __ MUNAH __ __ __ __ __ AHRIZAHCE __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ OAESH __ __ __ __ __ IHCMALA __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Unscramble the circled letters to reveal the secret word (the first letter is provided):

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What well-known

expression do you see here?

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PALINDROME PUZZLE Directions: A palindrome is a word that reads the same backward or forward, like radar, sis, Bob or racecar. But here are short sentences

with the words mixed up. Rearrange the words so that the sentence is the same spelled

forward or backward. Write your answer on the line provided.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of January 29, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Job 21-24 Monday: Job 25-27 Tuesday: Job 28-31 Wednesday: Job 32-34 Thursday: Job 35-37 Friday: Job 38-42 Saturday: Psalms 10-12


N U M B E R F U N !

Using the numbers 1-8, pair off two numbers so each pair equals 9

COMPOUND INTEREST Take all of these words and create compound words using all the words once! 32 words=16 compound words. EXAMPLE: flower + pot = flowerpot.

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WRITE THE COMPOUND WORDS HERE:

1. ___________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________ 6. ___________________________________________ 7. ___________________________________________ 8. ___________________________________________ 9. ___________________________________________ 10. ___________________________________________ 11. ___________________________________________ 12. ___________________________________________ 13. ___________________________________________ 14. ___________________________________________ 15. ___________________________________________ 16. ___________________________________________

LIGHT

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 5, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Exodus 1-4 Monday: Exodus 5-7 Tuesday: Exodus 8-10 Wednesday: Exodus 11-13 Thursday: Exodus 14-17 Friday: Exodus 18-20 Saturday: Psalms 13-15


Verse to Remember “You shall have no other gods before me.”

—Exodus 20:3

CROSSWORD CLEANING! The theme of this puzzle is cleaning items.

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1 Across: Type of soap 1 Down: Apparatus to clean dishes 2. Vigorous physical effort 3. Used when washing hair 4. Used to hold debris 5. An old or torn cloth 6. Added to water to form cleaning solution 7. To whiten 8. Can be wet or dry 9. A cleaning powder 10. Pail 11. A water tube 12. Used to clean clothes 13. Used to remove dirt on knick-knacks 14. To vigorously rub 15. To brush away 16. Used to clean carpets 17. Fabric 18. Used to sweep

ANSWERS: 1 Across — detergent; 1 Down — dishwasher; 2. elbow grease; 3. shampoo; 4. dustpan; 5. rag; 6. ammonia; 7. bleach; 8. mop; 9. cleanser; 10. bucket; 11. hose; 12. washing machine; 13. duster; 14. scrub; 15. sweep; 16. vacuum; 17. cloth; 18. broom.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 12, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Exodus 21-24 Monday: Exodus 25-27 Tuesday: Exodus 28-31 Wednesday: Exodus 32-34 Thursday: Exodus 35-37 Friday: Exodus 38-40 Saturday: Psalms 16-18


WORD BOX The answer for each numbered clue will be the

same down and across

CLUES FOR WORD BOX

1. One who keeps money 2. On top of 3. Casts a ballot 4. A happening 5. Takes it easy

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VALENTINE’S DAY Millions of Valentine’s Day cards are being exchanged right now as we approach Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. How many words, of three letters or more can you find in the word “valentine”? Give it a try, and as you work on this, remember the people in your life for whom you have a special affection and love.

VALE NT I NE

Write your words in the empty space below.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 19, 2017

Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Romans 1-4 Monday: Romans 5-7 Tuesday: Romans 8-11 Wednesday: Romans 12-16 Thursday: Proverbs 1-4 Friday: Proverbs 5-7 Saturday: Psalms 19-21


CAPITAL INVESTMENTS! The answers to the following clues have one meaning when capitalized and a different meaning when not capitalized. Find the answer and write it in the space provided. Then

unscramble the circled letters to reveal a very old person from the Old Testament. Capitalized Non-capitalized 1. A large country in Asia porcelain tableware ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2. Denver football player untamed horse ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 3. Slavic language to shine something ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 4. A planet a silvery element ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 5. City in Iowa a couch ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 6. Expensive car buns ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 7. Citizen of country near Pakistan a woolen blanket or shawl ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8. Soft drink slang for illegal drug ___ ___ ___ ___ 9. Month rhythmic movement __ ___ ___ ___ ___ 10. Epic poet baseball’s biggest hit ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 11. Greek god of shepherds utensil ___ ___ ___ 12. Credit card passport stamp ___ ___ ___ ___

SECRET PERSON ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Verse to Remember

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of

everyone who believes.”

—Romans 1:16

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of February 26, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Leviticus 1-4 Monday: Leviticus 5-7 Tuesday: Leviticus 8-10 Wednesday: Leviticus 11-13 Thursday: Leviticus 14-16 Friday: Leviticus 17-19 Saturday: Psalms 22-24


This is the time of the year when snow is melting and rain begins to fall. Find the following forms of water in the word search puzzle to

the left:

cloud reservoir dew river

fog sleet frost snow geyser spring glacier steam hail vapor humidity waterfall hydrate ice iceberg lake ocean perspiration rain artesian well mineral waters

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

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Think Spring!

Verse to Remember “The LORD is my shepherd;

I shall not want.”

Psalm 23:1 (KJV)

Brain Stumpers: 1. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? 2. What can you catch but not throw? 3. What’s black and white and red all over?

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 5, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Leviticus 20-23 Monday: Leviticus 24-27 Tuesday: Mark 1-3 Wednesday: Mark 4-6 Thursday: Mark 7-10 Friday: Mark 11-13 Saturday: Psalms 25-28 A rookie zookeeper one day is preparing to place new signs on all the animal exhibits, but he trips over something and spills all the letters on the ground. Now he has to unscramble the letters so that he correctly identifies the animals in the zoo. Can you help him?

NLOI _________________ RAFEGIF ___________________

RLUTTE _________________ GPEUNINS ___________________

KAESNS _________________ LAORP ERAB ___________________

LOW _________________ CURPOENIP ___________________

EHCTEHA _________________ HISF ___________________

GREIT _________________ BIGBON ___________________

KOMEYN _________________ RREEENID ___________________

RABE _________________ BZREA ___________________

EESTPNALH _________________ KSSRAH ___________________

PDALEOR _________________ SINCTSE ___________________

RROTPA _________________ GORSF ___________________

LKAAO _________________ LMAEC ___________________ © 2016 CRI, 23A Market, Unit 1, Beaufort, SC 29906-9184. 1-800-992-2144. Visit us at: HomeTouchMinistry.com.

PROBLEMS AT THE ZOO!

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HomeTouch® ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 12, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Mark 14-16 Monday: Numbers 1-3 Tuesday: Numbers 4-6 Wednesday: Numbers 7-10 Thursday: Numbers 11-14 Friday: Numbers 15-17 Saturday: Psalms 29-30


WORD SEARCH Today is the Second Sunday of Lent. Find the words below that are all

associated with the Lenten journey toward the cross.

crown donkey hosanna penance Pilate sins colt crucifixion forsaken kiss prayer suffer confess death Gethsemane lots repent thorns cross denial Golgotha palms silver vigil

E N A M E S H T E G R L W Y

C L E U X B M T H B U C W B

N R I K Y P A T E T I Y X Y

A V J G A L B R E Y A R P B

N G N L I S N L A I N E D X

E W M P R V R D H B N R D F

P S O G O L G O T H A B S C

D L N R O C O N F E S S I K

O T H T C P E K W U O U N D

M N S H N P W E D R H F S K

U N F O E T K Y C S G F O E

H E C R E V L I S W Q E C M

H V H N C X S O C C J R L O

F Q E S U D S H C A A Y M C

C R U C I F I X I O N S R V

Word Picture

What expression comes to mind when you

study this drawing? Write your answer below.

JACK

Word Picture: Jack in the box.

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 19, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Numbers 18-20 Monday: Numbers 21-24 Tuesday: Numbers 25-27 Wednesday: Numbers 28-30 Thursday: Numbers 31-33 Friday: Numbers 34-36 Saturday: Psalms 31-32


Verse to Remember

“Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”

—Psalm 32:1

WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR DOES THIS SECRET CODE SUGGEST?

ANSWERS: What month? Place your hand or a piece of paper horizontally across the top of the four symbols and the month JULY is revealed.

Thought-provoking questions: 1. Every month has 28 days; 2. You don’t bury survivors!; 3. The match; 4. Half-way. As soon as the dog goes more than half-way, the dog is running OUT of the woods.

1. Say the days of the week backwards, then in alphabetical order. 2. Say the months of the year in alphabetical order. Easy? Well, why don’t you try doing so backwards, in reverse alphabetical order? 3. Find the sum of your date of birth, mm/dd/yyyy. Want more exercise? Do the same with friends’ and relatives’ dates of birth. 4. Name two objects for every letter in your complete name. Work up to five objects, trying to use different items each time. 5. Wherever you are, look around and within two minutes, try to find five red things that will fit in your pocket, and five blue objects that are too big to fit.

Exercise Your Cranium!

THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS

1. In a year there are 12 months. Seven months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? 2. A plane crashes on the border of the U.S. and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors? 3. You are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match. What do you light first? 4. How far can a dog run into the woods?

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ACTIVITY PAGE for the week of March 26, 2017 Daily Bible Readings Sunday: Deuteronomy 1-3 Monday: Deuteronomy 4-6 Tuesday: Deuteronomy 7-9 Wednesday: Deut. 10-12 Thursday: Deut. 13-16 Friday: Deuteronomy 17-19 Saturday: Deut. 20-22


MUSIC MYSTERY! Directions: Fill in the blank boxes below by choosing the correct letter from the two clues provided to spell

a famous composer’s name. Answer below.

A B C D E

1 W T E D E

2 F C R H P

3 E U A I U

4 K M B V S

5 O L J G N

4C 1E 3A 3C 2D 3E 1C 1E

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1A 3D 4E 1B 5A 5A 4D 5E

Answer: Beethoven

Verse to Remember

“The LORD watches over the way of the

righteous.”

—Psalm 1:6

B I B L E C R Y P T O - F U N ! C l u e s : R = I , M = T

M Y L C L O Q Z C M Y L P Z Q N R V

M Y L H L D R F F R F D Z C G R V N Z U . For solution, see Psalm 111:10 (NIV)

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