Hello boys and girls, this is Aunt Frenita
And I have a wonderful story for you called "Jesus Loves Me"
Today's memory verse is Revelation 4:11
It says 'You are worthy, God, to receive glory and honor and power'
The message for today's story is 'we praise Jesus for doing hard things for us'
Have you ever had to do something really hard?
Jesus did something really hard for you
After sharing supper, Jesus and the disciples walked to a garden
'Pray for me', Jesus said to his friends
Then he went a little ways away to pray
He knew he would die very soon
'Father', he prayed, 'I don't want to suffer. But if it is your will, I will do it'
God sent an angel to encourage Jesus with words of comfort and hope
When Jesus went back to his friends, he found them sleeping
Just when Jesus needed them most
There, in the middle of the night, Jewish leaders came with soldiers to arrest Jesus and to take him to the high priest
Peter followed. He slipped into the yard and sat near the fire the guards had built
A servant girl saw him. 'That is one of Jesus' followers!', she said, pointing to him
Peter was afraid. 'I don't even know Jesus!', He exclaimed
Soon, a man stared at Peter. 'You must be one of Jesus' special friends', he commented
'I am not!', Peter insisted
A little while later, another man studied Peter's face
'This must be one of Jesus' disciplines', he said
'I don't know what you are talking about!', Peter shouted
Jesus heard. He look at Peter with eyes filled with sadness.
Peter felt terrible. He was so ashamed
He hurried away crying bitterly
The guards put a blindfold on Jesus
One hit him while the other shouted, 'You are a prophet. Tell us who hit you!'
The Jewish leaders gathered together. 'Are you the Messiah?', they asked Jesus
Jesus answered them 'I will soon be sitting at God's right hand'
The leaders faces turned red with anger
They wanted Jesus to die right then
They thought that should happen to someone who called himself God
But Jewish leaders had to get permission first from the Roman ruler, Pilate
The leaders let Jesus to Pilate's palace
Pilate did not believe the lies they told about Jesus
But he was afraid of the Jewish leaders
Finally Pilate agreed to do what they wanted
'Take him away!', he ordered
Soldiers dressed Jesus in a purple robe
They made a crown of sharp thorns and placed it on his head
They knelt down and pretended to honor Jesus, and then they spit on him
But Jesus did not fight back
His heart was breaking, but he was not angry at the leaders or the soldiers
He forgave them because he loved them
Jesus would die for the people who hurt him
Jesus would die for you and for me
Closed Captioning by Natasha Ten
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