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God's Gift of Love

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Ephesians 2:8-9 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Letter to the Ephesians, which is a letter written to early Christians. Sometimes people think they have to do lots of things to make God love them. But the Bible says something wonderful—God already loves us! He gives us His love as a gift. The Bible says that God saves us by His grace. That means God is kind to us even when we don’t deserve it. God gave us Jesus, and when we believe in Jesus, we become part of God’s family. We don’t have to work hard to earn God’s love. We don’t have to be the best or the smartest or the strongest. God says, “Here is My gift for you!” and we can say, “Thank You, God!” We believe in Jesus. We trust Him. And we remember that everything good we have from God is a gift. God gives us His love as a special gift. We don’t have to earn it—He gives it because He loves us! When we believe in Jesus, we are part of God’s family, and we can say, “Thank You, God!” Dear God, Thank You for lovi...
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Peter Walks Out of Jail

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Acts 12:1-19 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Acts, which is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” An apostle is someone who is sent to teach others about Jesus. Peter loved Jesus and told many people about Him.  But a mean king didn’t like that.  So he put Peter in jail. He even told soldiers to guard Peter very closely. Peter had chains on his hands, and he had to sleep between two guards! Peter’s friends were very worried. So, they did something special—they prayed and prayed and prayed. One night, while Peter was sleeping, something amazing happened. A bright light filled the jail, and an angel woke Peter up. The angel said, “Get up quickly!” And guess what? The chains fell off Peter’s hands! The angel led Peter right out of the jail. The guards didn’t stop him. The doors opened by themselves!  Peter walked out into the night. He was free! Peter went to the house where his friends were still praying. He knocked on the door.  A girl named Rhoda...
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Peter Learns That God Loves Everyone

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Acts 10 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Acts, which is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” An apostle is someone who is sent to teach others about Jesus. Cornelius was a kind man. He was a soldier, but he also loved God. He prayed every day and helped people who needed help. One day, an angel came and said, “Cornelius, God sees you! Send for a man named Peter.” So, Cornelius sent some friends to find Peter. While they were on their way, Peter was on the roof of a house, praying. He had a dream. In the dream, Peter saw a big sheet coming down from Heaven. Inside the sheet were animals that Peter had never eaten before. A voice said, “Peter, eat!” But Peter said, “No! I don’t eat those animals.” The voice said, “God made them. Don’t call them bad.” Peter woke up and didn’t know what the dream meant. Then Cornelius’s friends came and asked Peter to come with them. Peter said yes. When Peter got to Cornelius’s house, lots of people were waiting!  Cornelius wanted...
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Saul Learns About Jesus

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Acts 9:10-31 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 couldn’t see. He sat and waited in the city. He didn’t eat or drink. He just waited.  Then God talked to a good man named Ananias. “Ananias,” God said, “go see Saul. I have a new job for him.” Ananias was afraid. “But Saul has been mean to people who love Jesus!” God said, “I’m helping Saul become one of My helpers.” So Ananias went to find Saul. He gently put his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, Jesus sent me to help you.” Right away, Saul could see again! He got up and was baptized. Then he ate some food and got stronger. He stayed with Jesus’ friends and learned more. Before long, Saul started telling people, “Jesus is God’s Son!”  Some people were surprised. Some were angry. Saul had to hide, and his friends helped him escape by lowering him in a basket. Then Saul went to a new c...
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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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