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Jesus Healed a Blind Man at Bethsaida

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Matthew 9:35-36; Mark 8:22-25; Acts 10:38 Our story comes from the Bible. It is found in the book, or part of the Bible called Mark. Part of our story is from the part of the Bible called Matthew. The Bible tells us about Jesus. It tells us Jesus went to many towns and villages. Jesus taught about God and His love. He taught the people how to love each other. Jesus forgave the people for the wrong things they had done. Jesus also helped people by making them well when they were sick. Jesus cared for people who needed His help. One day, Jesus walked to a town called Bethsaida. A man who was blind lived there. The man couldn't see anything. He couldn't see any people. He couldn't see his house. He couldn't even see sunshine. Everywhere he looked, all he could see was darkness. The man probably used his fingers to touch what was around him and his ears to hear all the sounds. The blind man had some friends who brought him to meet Jesus. The fr...

Jesus Taught from a Boat

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Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 5:1-11 Our story comes from the Bible. It is found in the book, or part, of the Bible called Matthew. Matthew was one of the special helpers of Jesus. Parts of our story also comes from another book of the Bible, called Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wrote about Him so that others could know Jesus and love Jesus, too. The Bible tells us about Jesus. People liked to listen to Jesus tell about God. One day when Jesus was standing near a lake, many people came to listen to Him. Jesus saw that they needed more room. Jesus had an idea. Some fishermen, named Peter and Andrew, were nearby washing their nets. They had two boats. Jesus got into Peter's boat. Jesus asked Peter to take the boat out into the lake a little way from the shore. Now everyone could see and hear Jesus tell about God. When He was finished teaching, Jesus told Peter to take the boat farther out into the deep water of the lake. Jesus said, "Put your nets in the water. You...

Jesus and His Family Went to the Temple

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Luke 2:42-51 Our story comes from the Bible. It is in the part, or book, of the Bible called Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wrote about Him so that others could know Jesus and love Jesus, too. The Bible tells us about Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. From the time that Jesus was a little boy, they lived in a town called Nazareth. Every spring, Mary and Joseph took a trip to the city of Jerusalem. They went to the temple for the Passover Feast. This was a special holiday where people worshiped God. This year, Jesus was 12 years old. It was time for Him to go with them. Some of their family, friends, and neighbors probably went with them. They all walked on the long trip to Jerusalem. The trip would take a few days. In Jerusalem, Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and all the people went to the temple to worship God. When it was time to go home, Mary and Joseph packed their things and started home with their friends and neighbors. Jesus wasn't with them, but Mary and Joseph weren...

Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth

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Deuteronomy 6:4-7; Matthew 13:55-56a; Luke 2:40, 52 Our story comes from the Bible. It is found in the book, or part, of the Bible called Matthew. Matthew was one of the special helpers of Jesus. Parts of our story also comes from another book of the Bible, called Luke. Luke loved Jesus and wrote about Him so that others could know Jesus and love Jesus, too. Parts of our story also comes from a book in the Bible called Deuteronomy (due-ter-ON-oh-me). The Bible tells us that God sent His Son. God became a man to save us. God's Son was Jesus. Jesus was born as a baby to Mary and Joseph. But Jesus had to grow up to save us. Jesus grew to be a little boy. Jesus lived in the little town of Nazareth. Mary took care of the house. She cooked food, like this bread. Mary took care of Jesus by loving Him, feeding Him, and teaching Him about God. Joseph taught his family to love and honor God. He taught his family God's Word. Jesus' family taught Him many things He nee...