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A Bright Light for Saul

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Acts 9:1-9 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Acts. That name is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” An apostle is someone who is sent to teach others about Jesus. Saul did not love Jesus. He didn’t want people to talk about Jesus or follow Him. Saul thought he was doing the right thing, but he was making people who loved Jesus feel scared and sad. One day, Saul was walking down the road to a big city called Damascus. He wanted to find more people who loved Jesus so he could stop them. But something amazing happened! Suddenly, a bright light from the sky shone all around him. It was so bright that Saul fell to the ground! Then he heard a voice say, “Saul, Saul, why are you hurting Me?” “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. The voice said, “I am Jesus. When you hurt My people, you are hurting Me.” Saul was surprised! He didn’t know that Jesus was real and alive. Now he knew that Jesus loved His people and wanted Saul to know Him too. When Saul got up, he couldn’t see. His...
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Nehemiah Asks for Help

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Nehemiah 1:1–6:15 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Nehemiah (pronounced “nee-ah-MY-ah”). The name Nehemiah means “God comforts.” Nehemiah lived far away from a city called Jerusalem. One day, Nehemiah heard very sad news: the walls around Jerusalem were broken, and the gates were burned. Without walls, the people were not safe! Nehemiah loved God very much. When he heard the sad news, he prayed to God. He asked God to help him. Then Nehemiah went to the king. He was very brave! Nehemiah said, “Please let me go and help fix the walls of Jerusalem.” The king said, “Yes, you can go!” Nehemiah traveled a long way to Jerusalem. When he got there, he looked at the broken walls and gates. They were in very bad shape. Nehemiah gathered all the people and said, “Let’s work together! Let’s rebuild the wall!” Everyone worked very hard. Some people carried rocks. Some people fixed the gates. Some people built new walls. Everyone helped! Even when mean people tried to scare them...
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Deborah Helps God’s People

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Judges 4:1-10, 14; 5:1-31 Our true story comes from a part called the Book of Judges. A judge is someone who tells people what the law says. A long time ago, God’s people, the Israelites, were in trouble. Their enemies were not being kind to them. God chose a very special woman named Deborah to help. Deborah loved God and listened carefully to what God said. She helped people solve their problems, and everyone respected her because she was wise and kind. One day, Deborah told a man named Barak, “God wants you to gather an army and go fight the enemy. God will help you!” Barak was afraid to go by himself, so he said, “I will go if you come with me!” Deborah said, “I will go with you.” She was brave and trusted God! When it was time to fight, Deborah said, “Go! God is with you!” And God helped Barak and his army win the battle! After the battle was over, Deborah and Barak were so happy that they sang a song to thank God. They praised God for helping them and keeping them safe. Deborah li...
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Aaron and Hur Help Moses

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Exodus 17:8-13 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.” One day, God’s people, the Israelites, were in trouble. Some enemies called the Amalekites came to fight them. Moses was the leader of God’s people. He said, “I will go up on the hill and hold up God’s staff while the people fight.” So, Moses climbed the hill and stood where everyone could see him. He held the staff high in the air. When he held it up, God’s people were winning the battle! But after a while, Moses’ arms got tired. His arms began to drop, and the Amalekites started to win. So, Moses’ friends, Aaron and Hur, came to help. They found a big rock for Moses to sit on. Then Aaron stood on one side, and Hur stood on the other side. They each held up one of Moses’ arms so that the staff stayed high in the air. With God’s help, and because they worked together, the Israelites won the battle! Moses needed help, and his friends Aaron and Hur helped him. God wants us...
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Noah Builds a Big Boat

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Genesis 6:8-9:17 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.” A long time ago, there was a man named Noah. Noah loved God and tried to do what was right. But many people around Noah were making bad choices and not listening to God. God said to Noah, “I am going to send a lot of rain. I want you to build a big boat called an ark.” So, Noah listened to God. He started building the huge ark, just the way God told him. People laughed at Noah, but Noah kept listening to God. Then God told Noah to bring animals onto the ark—two of every kind. There were big animals and little animals, birds and crawling animals. Noah obeyed God again and brought them all inside the ark. When Noah, his family, and the animals were safe inside, God closed the door. Then it started to rain—and rain—and rain! It rained for forty days and forty nights. The ark floated on top of the water, and everyone inside stayed safe. When the rain stopped and the land w...
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Jesus Makes Breakfast for His Friends

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John 21:1-14 Our true story is found in a part of the Bible called the Gospel of John. John was one of the friends and helpers of Jesus. And the word "Gospel" means "good news!" After Jesus came back to life, He wanted to see His friends again. One morning, some of His disciples were out on a big lake, trying to catch fish.  They worked all night, but they didn’t catch anything—not even one little fish! As the sun came up, Jesus was standing on the shore, but the disciples didn’t know it was Him yet. Jesus called out, “Friends, did you catch any fish?” They shouted back, “No!” Jesus said, “Throw your net on the other side of the boat.” So they did—and guess what? The net filled with so many fish that they could hardly pull it back into the boat! Then one of the disciples said, “It’s Jesus!”  Peter was so excited that he jumped right into the water and hurried to the shore.  When they all got to land, they saw a little fire with fish and bread cooking on it. Jesus sa...
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