Tabitha Helps

Acts 9:36-42

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.

We begin with a woman named Tabitha.


Tabitha loved Jesus. Tabitha knew that the most important thing Jesus taught us to do is to love people the way Jesus loves us. So, that’s what Tabitha did! She looked for ways to love like Jesus.


Tabitha was good at making clothes and sewing so she looked for ways she could help others with her sewing. Let’s see how Tabitha helped.


What do you look like when you are cold? Do you shiver and shake? Yes. Oh, SO cold! If Tabitha saw someone who needed a coat, she made a coat for them.


Tabitha loved like Jesus and helped people. If Tabitha saw someone who needed new clothes, she made clothes for them.


Tabitha loved like Jesus and helped others, and we can love like Jesus too! So, when anyone asks you, “Who can love like Jesus?” You can say, “I can love like Jesus!”






Bible Verse: You are the light of the world. —Matthew 5:14, NIrV

Text Truth: I love like Jesus when I help others.



Family Devotional

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. —Acts 9:36

In our Bible Story, we learned how we can love like Jesus by helping others. Tabitha loved like Jesus by making clothes for people who needed them. She helped so many people! And every time she loved like Jesus and helped someone, she was a bright light for everyone to see Jesus. We can love like Jesus when we help others too. So, when anyone asks you, “Who can love like Jesus?” You can say, “I can love like Jesus!”

You are the light of the world. —Matthew 5:14, NIrV

With your family, take a piece of paper and make a list of ways you can help others. Have each member of your family write down one thing they can do to help others. And make sure each family member writes down their name next to the one thing they can do.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus to show us how to love others. Jesus helped so many people. Please help (say each family member’s name) love like Jesus by doing things like (read the list your family made). We want to be a light to the world so everyone can see that Jesus loves them! We love You, God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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