Hello boys and girls, this is Aunt Frenita
and I have a wonderful story for you called 'A Child Like Me'
Today's memory verse is from Luke 2:51
It says 'Then He went down to Nazareth...and was obedient'
The message for today's story is 'we are like Jesus when we obey and help'
How do you show someone you love them?
Do you give them lots of hugs?
Are you kind to them?
Do you give them presents?
Do you do what they ask of you?
Jesus was little just like you
He didn't go to nursery school. He stayed home with his mother, Mary
Everyday, she taught him about God
She told him stories about Adam and Eve
Noah and the Ark, David and Goliath
She taught Him how to pray
'Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me! Amen'
Mary, His mother, taught Jesus songs about God, like the ones you learn in Sabbath School 'Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me! Amen'
Mary, His mother, taught Jesus songs about God, like the ones you learn in Sabbath School
Jesus and Mary often went for nature walks
They listened to the birds sing
They watched beetles climb over logs
And spiders spin their webs
They studied the dew on the grass
They watched the animals play
They looked at the change in colors of the sky as the sun set
As they watched this, Mary told Jesus that God had made the world and everything in it
Jesus' family lived in a small house
but it was clean
Jesus helped his mother around the house
He helped set the table for dinner
He helped dry the dishes
He made his bed, He helped Mary make bread
Whatever His mother asked Him to do, Jesus did it cheerfully
Jesus helped his father take care of the animals
He fed them and he gave them water
He helped Joseph fix things too
When Jesus was older, he helped Joseph in his carpenter shop
Jesus was kind to neighbors and their children
He was helpful when he saw that someone had a need
such as helping the grandmother carry her heavy, heavy load of firewood
or making a sad child laugh
Jesus had time to play too
The other boys in his neighborhood liked to play with Him
When it was time to come in and his mother called Him, Jesus came quickly
Every Friday evening, Jesus' family ate a special meal to welcome the Sabbath
Jesus helped light the Sabbath candles for their meal
Then, he listened carefully as Joseph prayed and talked about God
On Sabbath, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to church
There, He heard the priest read from the books of the Bible
In those days, the Bible was written on scrolls
A scroll is a rolled up piece of paper with words written on it
Jesus listened carefully to the words from the scroll
He learned the words and could recite them from memory
Jesus song sangs while he worked
And people were glad to pass by His house because He was always singing
He made them feel happy
but most of all, Jesus made His family happy
by obeying and being helpful
Closed Captioning by Natasha Ten
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