H e l lo ! ! !
There are so many exciting things in this Topz that I don’t know where to start! We look at our amazing bodies, and what God means when He talks about ‘His body’. Then there’s an introduction to Jesus’ team and the kind of people He picked to be part of it – people just like you and me, with all their faults and foibles! Swimming along next is a very fishy tale involving a man called Jonah. I remember singing the ‘Jonah-man Jazz’ at a school concert, and that’s how I still remember the whole story of Jonah and Nineveh! Watch out – I can still sing most of the words J December starts with the Gang rehearsing for their school nativity (yes, I did get to be Mary one year, inn-keeper, sheep and angels the other times), and later on starting their Christmas shopping. Also in December we find out what worship is all about, and we end with the greatest gift that God has given us: Himself, in the form of Jesus. In the buildup to Christmas this year I do hope and pray you will enjoy all the wonderful, fun things that happen at home, in church and in school – but that above all, you’ll enjoy the fact that God loves you so much that He sent His only Son to earth for us all. Knowing that makes it a Happy Christmas for sure! ‘‘ The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us. We saw his glory, the glory which he received as the Father’s only Son’ (John 1 v 14). P.S. The price of Topz has to go up to £2.85 from January 2012 ... still a bargain for all that’s in it!
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IN THIS . TOPZ .. Body Talk Page 3 Jesus and his team Page 14
A fishy Tale Page 23 Topz Bitz: Readers’ Own Club Pages page 36
Topz on Stage Page 40 Why Worship? Page 46
The Gift Page 58 God with us Page 65
Answerz and Topz Order Form Page 73
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