Awana Trek Check

Our Trek group is part of a larger outfit called, AWANA. What do you think the letters in AWANA stand for?

"Approved Workers Are Not ________" (fill in the blank)

^{The Bible reference is 2nd Timothy 2:15}

• Alive

• Active

• Ashamed

• Astonished

In question #2, "Who is God?" we read in the Trek Check guide that the very first verse in the Bible introduces us to God as the Creator. Genesis 1:1 says that in the begining, God ...

• created holidays, vacations, and excursions.

• created the heavens and the earth.

• created so many things, Adam couldn't name them.

• created all the people to fill the earth.

In question #3, "Who am I?" we learn that God created mankind. What was special about mankind, which we learn from Genesis 1:27?

^{(check all that apply)}

• God created man to live in the garden.

• God created man in His own image.

• God created man to play with Him.

• God created man as male and female.

In question $4, "What's the problem?" we find out that all humans are at fault: we are guilty of sinful acts and thoughts against God. Which of the following things does Romans 6:23 tell us?

^{(Check only those things found in this verse)}

• The tree of life can make us whole.

• The consequence of unbelief is eternal darkness.

• The wages of sin is death.

• The gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In question #5, "What's the solution?" we discover that God loves us so much, He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to take the punishment for our sin. In Romans 5:8 we read that God's demonstration of His love was that while we were still sinners ...

• Christ took some time off.

• Christ went to the desert.

• Christ died for us.

• Christ looked for lost sheep.

In question #6, "What's next?" our Trek Check guide explains that if we believe and trust that Jesus paid the punishment for our sins on the cross, and then rose again from death, we will receive God's free gift of salvation. That means we will someday be with Jesus in Heaven for eternity! The Bible states in Acts 16:31, "Believe in _______ and you will be saved."

^{(fill in the blank)}

• The Good Book

• The Force in Nature

• The Goodness of man

• The Lord Jesus

Finally, in question #7, we're reminded that the Bible assures us that once we've trusted that Jesus has paid the price for our sins, we are completely forgiven. It's a gift that God gave us, free for the asking. As John 3:16 says, "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."

What does the phrase "not perish" mean?

• I can live past my expiration date, because science will find a way to keep me alive

• Even if my earthly body dies, by God's power I will be given a new body made for eternity

• I can preserve my thoughts, feelings, and personality by uploading them into the "matrix"

• My spirit will join all the other life forces in the great vastness of space