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Jesus gave his disciples a tough mission. He said it in Matthew 28:16-20, something we call “the Great Commission.” The mission was for his disciples to go out and make disciples. There was a problem, though: they had no idea how to do that! I was thinking about that
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Read part 1 Pentecost is a very important day. You can read about it in Acts 2:1-21. It’s the day that we celebrate the Holy Spirit coming down into our hearts. I was wondering what that means for you and me, and my friend Barty Badger told me
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Jesus talked in John 14:15-21 about how he will send a helper to us, the Holy Spirit. I was thinking about what it means that we need a helper and I talked it over with my good friend Barty Badger, who told me this story. One day, as the
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In John 14:1-14, Jesus talked to his friends about what it was going to be like when he wasn't there anymore. Jesus knew that his friends would have some tough times and he wanted to comfort them. He said he was going to prepare a place and
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Jesus once talked about being a shepherd for us. You can read about it in John 10. His sheep (that's us) listen to his voice and he leads them. I was wondering what that means for you and me, so I asked my friend, Barty Badger, who told me this story, and it helped me to understand.
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After Jesus rose from the dead, he did all kinds of amazing things - like walk through locked doors! His friend Thomas missed one of those moments. You can read about it in John 20:24-31. I was wondering what Thomas's questions can teach us, and my good
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Today is Easter! Do you know what we celebrate on Easter? You can read about it in John 20:1-18 Jesus was dead. Really dead. But then God made him alive again! I've been thinking about that a lot, wondering what it means for you and me, and
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John 11 is the story of Lazarus. Take a moment to read it. Jesus’ dear friend had died. And Jesus wept — he was so sad. But then he did something no one expected. He went to the tomb and called into the dark, “Lazarus, come out!” And Lazarus came out.
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Once, Jesus healed a man who was born blind. Pause for a moment and read John 9:1-41. That’s amazing! The man had never seen in his life until he saw Jesus. But there were lots of other people who couldn’t see that what Jesus did was good.
Barty Badger
There's a story about Jesus at a well, talking to a woman from a place called Samaria. You can read about it in John 4. Other people, and even the woman herself, had all kinds of reasons why Jesus shouldn’t be talking to her, but he still
Barty Badger
In the Bible is a story called The Transfiguration. You can read it in Matthew 7:1-9. Jesus took three friends up on a mountain and then he changed. He became all shiny and bright and God spoke and said in loud words “THIS IS MY SON AND I LOVE
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We heard Jesus say whoever listens to these words of mine and does them is wise. Pause for a moment and read Matthew 7:24. I was thinking about that, about what it means to both listen and do what Jesus says, when I heard this story and it helped
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