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Jesus gives us hope.“Jesus Christ . . . by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope” (2 Thessalonians 2:16, NIV)
Do you get excited when special people come to take you someplace? Soon a very special person will come for you. He will take you to His home. “Look, he is coming with the clouds” REVELATION 1:7, NIV. Jesus is coming soon!
Do you get excited when special people come to take you someplace? Soon a very special person will come for you. He will take you to His home. “Look, he is coming with the clouds” REVELATION 1:7, NIV. Jesus is coming soon!
Jesus gives us hope.“Jesus Christ . . . by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope” (2 Thessalonians 2:16, NIV)
Jesus gives us joy.“ ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord' ”(Luke 2:10, 11, NIV).
Have you ever seen a baby dedication in church? Were you dedicated to God? Jesus was. “Children are a gift from the Lord.” PSALM 127:3, ICB. God shares His gift with everyone.
Jesus gives us joy.“ ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord' ”(Luke 2:10, 11, NIV).
Have you ever seen a baby dedication in church? Were you dedicated to God? Jesus was. “Children are a gift from the Lord.” PSALM 127:3, ICB. God shares His gift with everyone.
Can you think of the best gift you've ever received? Were you excited? Is that the way you feel about Jesus, the really, truly best gift ever? “Today . . . a Savior has been born.” LUKE 2:11, NIV. Jesus is the best gift from God.
God gives perfect gifts, and His best gift is Jesus.“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father”(James 1:17, NIV).
Can you think of the best gift you've ever received? Were you excited? Is that the way you feel about Jesus, the really, truly best gift ever? “Today . . . a Savior has been born.” LUKE 2:11, NIV. Jesus is the best gift from God.
God gives perfect gifts, and His best gift is Jesus.“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father”(James 1:17, NIV).
Because God is our Friend, we are not afraid of Him. “ ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people' “ (Luke 2:10, NIV).
Do you like to hear good news? A long time ago angels brought good news to some special people. “The angels . . . serve God and are sent to help.” HEBREWS 1:14, ICB. God sends angels to help us.
Because God is our Friend, we are not afraid of Him. “ ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people' “ (Luke 2:10, NIV).
Do you like to hear good news? A long time ago angels brought good news to some special people. “The angels . . . serve God and are sent to help.” HEBREWS 1:14, ICB. God sends angels to help us.
Have you ever been on a boat? Was the water calm or choppy? Paul and his friends were on a boat in a bad storm, and something terrible happened. “Encourage one another and build each other up.” 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11, NIV. We serve others when we encourage
Jesus gives me what I need to serve Him. “ ‘Freely you have received, freely give' ”(Matthew 10:8, NIV).
Have you ever been on a boat? Was the water calm or choppy? Paul and his friends were on a boat in a bad storm, and something terrible happened. “Encourage one another and build each other up.” 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11, NIV. We serve others when we encour
Jesus gives me what I need to serve Him. “ ‘Freely you have received, freely give' ”(Matthew 10:8, NIV).
We prepare the way for Jesus when we serve others. “ ‘You will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him' ” (Luke 1:76, NIV).
We prepare the way for Jesus when we serve others. “ ‘You will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him' ” (Luke 1:76, NIV).
Paul and Silas were in jail. They could easily have grumbled and complained, but they loved Jesus and did some things very differently. Let's see how they shared Jesus. “Do what is right.” 2 CORINTHIANS 8:21, NIV. We share Jesus by doing what is right.
Paul and Silas were in jail. They could easily have grumbled and complained, but they loved Jesus and did some things very differently. Let's see how they shared Jesus. “Do what is right.” 2 CORINTHIANS 8:21, NIV. We share Jesus by doing what is rig
Do you like to visit other people's homes? Do you like to have people come to your house? When Lydia found out about Jesus, she invited some new friends to stay with her. It may have happened like this: “Come and stay at my house.” ACTS 16:15, NIV. We ser
We make friends for God when we serve others. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others” (1 Peter 4:10, NIV).
Do you like to visit other people's homes? Do you like to have people come to your house? When Lydia found out about Jesus, she invited some new friends to stay with her. It may have happened like this: “Come and stay at my house.” ACTS 16:15, NIV. We ser
We make friends for God when we serve others. “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others” (1 Peter 4:10, NIV).
Have you ever had to go a different way because the road was blocked? You had to take a detour. God once led Saul on a “detour.” “The Lord . . . has sent me so that you may see again.” ACTS 9:17, NIV. God leads us to serve others.
As I do my best in learning, I can serve others.“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10, NIV).
Have you ever had to go a different way because the road was blocked? You had to take a detour. God once led Saul on a “detour.” “The Lord . . . has sent me so that you may see again.” ACTS 9:17, NIV. God leads us to serve others.
As I do my best in learning, I can serve others.“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might” (Ecclesiastes 9:10, NIV).
We can serve God wherever we are. “Serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 10:12, NIV).
Have you ever done something really nice for someone? How did you make them feel? How did you feel? Dorcas did many kind deeds for others, and God cared for her in an amazing way. “Being kind to the needy brings happiness.” PROVERBS 14:21, ICB. Being
We can serve God wherever we are. “Serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul” (Deuteronomy 10:12, NIV).
Have you ever done something really nice for someone? How did you make them feel? How did you feel? Dorcas did many kind deeds for others, and God cared for her in an amazing way. “Being kind to the needy brings happiness.” PROVERBS 14:21, ICB. Being
In God's family we all work together. “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1, NIV)
Have you ever known someone who was in trouble? How could you help them? Peter's friends prayed and prayed and prayed for him, and something amazing happened. “The church kept on praying to God for him.” ACTS 12:5, ICB. In God's family we pray for one ano
In God's family we all work together. “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1, NIV)
Have you ever known someone who was in trouble? How could you help them? Peter's friends prayed and prayed and prayed for him, and something amazing happened. “The church kept on praying to God for him.” ACTS 12:5, ICB. In God's family we pray for
God gives us leaders to help us do great things for Him.“The Lord will do amazing things among you”(Joshua 3:5, NIV).
God gives us leaders to help us do great things for Him.“The Lord will do amazing things among you”(Joshua 3:5, NIV).
Who preaches in your church each Sabbath? Peter was used to preaching about Jesus only to the Jews. But God had other plans for him. “God does not show favoritism.” ACTS 10:34, NIV. God's children can be friends to everyone.
Who preaches in your church each Sabbath? Peter was used to preaching about Jesus only to the Jews. But God had other plans for him. “God does not show favoritism.” ACTS 10:34, NIV. God's children can be friends to everyone.
With our church family we listen and learn what is important.“ ‘Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well' ”(Matthew 6:33, NIV).
Do you like working with your mom or dad while you make a cake or wash the car? It's more fun to share the work. A long time ago some people were chosen to help the apostles in a special way. “Share with God's people who need help.” ROMANS 12:13, ICB. God
Do you like working with your mom or dad while you make a cake or wash the car? It's more fun to share the work. A long time ago some people were chosen to help the apostles in a special way. “Share with God's people who need help.” ROMANS 12:13,
Do you like to have company come to dinner? A long time ago some people were just learning about Jesus. Let's imagine how one little girl and her family shared with them. “They shared everything they had.” ACTS 4:32, NIV. God's children share what they ha
We encourage one another to follow the Lord.“Let us encourage one another” (Hebrews 10:25, NIV).
Do you have some rules in your house? Rules such as not eating between meals or putting your toys away? Rules help us. They helped the Israelites too. “We will do everything the Lord has said.” EXODUS 19:8, NIV. We thank God for showing us how to live.