Jesus and the Children
Luke 18:15-16 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!” Our true story is about some kids who wanted to meet someone very special. We begin with Jesus. We know that Jesus is very special. Jesus is God’s Son, and He came to do AMAZING things. Jesus and His friends, the disciples, did lots of important work. They taught people about God, and they helped people. Wherever they went, there was always a crowd of people who wanted to learn things from Jesus and get help from Jesus. EVERYONE wanted to be near Jesus. One day when Jesus was teaching, many, many people were around Him wanting to meet Him and get close to Him. There were lots of adults. Moms and dads and aunts and uncles. There were farmers and doctors and carpenters and fishermen. And there were children! The children knew Jesus was special and they wanted to see Jesus, too! But Jesus’ d...