loved the world, that he gave his only Son

[to come to earth to die], that whoever

believes in him should not perish but have

eternal life” (John 3:16).

You don’t have to be afraid anymore.

Jesus didn’t stay dead. Three days later he

came back to life! That proves that he is

stronger than death or anything else that

you may be afraid of. Jesus can help you

learn how to please God, and someday he

wants you to come to live with him forever

in heaven.

Would you like for Jesus to forgive your

sins and give you eternal life? If you believe

that he died for you and came back to life,

you can tell him in words like these:

Dear Jesus, I know that I have done wrong

things that you had to die for. I believe that

when you died you were being punished for

my sins. I want your forgiveness. Thank you

for coming to take my place so I can learn

to please you now and live forever in heaven

with you someday!

When you know Jesus,

you don’t have to be

afraid of bad and scary

things around you. Jesus

made this promise to all

who believe in him: “I will

never leave you nor forsake

you” (Hebrews 13:5). And that’s the truth!

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R emember when one of your friends

sneaked up behind you when you

weren’t looking and yelled,

You nearly jumped out of your skin! For

just a moment you were scared. Then you

laughed when you saw who it was. It was

just a trick to scare you!

But when Halloween first started a long

time ago, the truth is that lots of people

were really afraid of ghosts and the devil. They believed scary creatures were roaming

around on Halloween night who could

hurt them.

Are you ever afraid of things? Sometimes

I am. And when I am, I remember that Jesus

told his friends not to be afraid because he

is stronger than anything in the whole wide

world (John 16:33).

The Bible, God’s special book to us, says

that Jesus is God’s Son who came to earth

to live. He never did anything wrong. But

Jesus knew that you and I had done wrong

things that God his Father would have to

punish. Those wrong things are called “sins.”

Jesus loved us so much that he

was willing to die on a cross and take

the punishment for our sins! That made

it possible for God to forgive us because

Jesus died for us. The Bible says, “God so

”Boo!”

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Good News Publishers

Trick or Truth

Children have fears and get scared. This gospel presentation helps them understand

how they can be safe in the care of God. Prayer of Salvation included.

Package contains 25 tractsHalloween/cHildren

forgiveness. Thank you for coming to take my

place so I can learn to please you now and

live forever in heaven with you someday!

When you know Jesus,

you don’t have to be

afraid of bad and scary

things around you. Jesus

made this promise to all

who believe in him: “I will

never leave you nor forsake

you” (Hebrews 13:5). And that’s the truth!

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