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God Hears Our Prayers

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Luke 1:5-25, 39 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” A long time ago, before Jesus was born, there was a kind man named Zechariah and a kind woman named Elizabeth. They loved God very much. They prayed to Him, trusted Him, and tried to do what was right every day. Zechariah and Elizabeth wanted a baby, but for a long time they did not have one. This made them feel sad sometimes. Even so, they did not stop loving God or praying to Him. They believed that God was listening. One day, Zechariah went to God’s special house, the Temple, to pray. While he was there, something amazing happened. God sent an angel with an important message. The angel said, “Zechariah, God has heard your prayers. Elizabeth will have a baby boy.” Zechariah was very surprised. He wondered how this could happen. But God always keeps His promises. Soon, just as God said, Elizabeth...
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Jesus Makes Time to Pray

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Luke 5:15-16 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” Jesus loved people. Everywhere Jesus went, people wanted to see Him. They wanted to hear Him teach about God. People who were sick came to Jesus because they hoped He would help them. Soon, more and more people heard about Jesus. Big crowds came to see Him! Jesus was very busy teaching people, helping people, and caring for them. But even when Jesus was busy, He remembered something very important. Jesus made time to pray. Sometimes Jesus would leave the busy crowds and go to a quiet place. There, Jesus could spend time talking with God. Jesus loved His Father, and prayer was an important part of His life. We can make time to talk with God, too. We can pray when we wake up in the morning. We can pray before we eat our food. We can pray while we are outside enjoying God's beautiful world. We can p...
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Jesus Prays for Peter

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Luke 22:31–32 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” Jesus had a friend named Peter. Peter was one of Jesus' disciples. He traveled with Jesus, listened to Jesus teach, and learned many things from Him. Jesus loved Peter very much. One day, Jesus knew that Peter was going to have a difficult time. Peter would be afraid, and he would make some wrong choices. Jesus cared about His friend. So, Jesus did something very special. Jesus prayed for Peter. Jesus told him, “I have prayed for you.” Jesus talked with God about His friend Peter. Jesus asked God to help Peter keep trusting Him, even when things became difficult. Jesus knew that Peter would make mistakes. But Jesus also knew that Peter could come back and keep following Him. Jesus wanted Peter to become strong in his faith. Then Peter could help Jesus' other friends become strong, too. Jesus...
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Ask, Seek, Knock

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Matthew 7:7–11 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. And the word gospel means “good news!” One day, Jesus was teaching His friends about God and about prayer. Jesus wanted them to know that they could ask God for help. Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.” Jesus was teaching His friends to keep trusting God. If you need something, you can ask . If you are looking for help, you can seek . If you need someone to answer, you can knock . Then Jesus talked about parents and their children. Jesus said, “If a child asks for bread, would a loving parent give the child a stone instead?” No! Jesus said, “If a child asks for a fish, would a loving parent give the child a snake?” Of course not! Parents want to give their children good things. Then Jesus explained that God loves and cares for us even more . God knows ...
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Jesus Thanks God

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Luke 10:21–22 Jesus loved to talk with God. One day, Jesus was very happy. His friends had been doing the work Jesus had asked them to do, and Jesus knew that God was doing wonderful things. Jesus was filled with joy! And do you know what Jesus did when He was joyful? Jesus talked with God. Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth.” Jesus praised God and thanked Him. Jesus knew that God was good and that God was doing good things. Jesus called God His Father. He knew that His Father loved Him, and Jesus loved His Father. We can talk with God when we are happy, too. When we see a beautiful flower, we can say, “Thank You, God!” When someone gives us a hug or helps us, we can say, “Thank You, God, for people who love me.” When we eat good food, play with a friend, see an animal, hear a bird singing, or enjoy a sunny day, we can thank God. We can also praise God just because of who God is. We can say, “God, You are good!” We can say, “God, You are wonderful!” We can say,...
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Jesus Teaches Us to Pray

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Luke 11:1–4 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” One day, Jesus was praying. Jesus often talked with God. His friends, the disciples, saw Jesus pray, and they knew that prayer was very important to Him. When Jesus finished praying, one of His friends said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus was glad to teach His friends how to talk with God. Jesus told them that when they prayed, they could begin by talking to God as their loving Father. They could tell God how wonderful and holy He is. Jesus taught them to ask God for the things they need each day, like food to eat. He taught them that when they do something wrong, they can ask God to forgive them. And Jesus taught them to forgive other people, too. Jesus also taught His friends to ask God to help them make good choices. Jesus wanted His friends to know that they could talk with God about all kinds of...
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The Good Samaritan

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Luke 10:25-37 Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” One day, a man asked Jesus an important question: “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered by telling a story. “There was a man traveling on a road,” Jesus said. “Suddenly, some robbers came. They hurt the man, took his things, and left him lying by the road.” The man was hurt and needed help. After a while, another man came walking down the road. He saw the hurt man—but he walked right past him and did not stop. Then another man came. He also saw the hurt man—but he walked past him, too. The hurt man was still lying there, waiting for someone to help. Then another traveler came. He was called a Samaritan. When he saw the hurt man, he felt very sorry for him. The Samaritan stopped right away. He gently helped the man. He cleaned his wounds and made him feel better. Then he carefully put the man on his o...
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