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welcome kids I knew you'll be here soon today I'm going to tell you the story of John
was the younger son of Zebedee and Salome and the younger brother of James the Elder
who was also a disciple of Jesus John was one of the most beloved Disciples of Jesus
and like his elder brother he too was a fisherman
John lived with his family in bethsaida Capernaum and later in Jerusalem he went around the world
preaching his master's doctrines and also went and preached in the churches of Asia Minor after
John became a disciple to Jesus he wrote the gospels of John 1 John 2 John 3 and Revelations
once John was banished to the Isle of Patmos as a prisoner for preaching in the name of Jesus
later he was freed and he eventually died due to old age John was not only a man of action
but he was also very ambitious and held no tolerance for unfair or selfish people
John was very close to another disciple named Peter and they would often be sent together for
Ministry work but it was John who always stood out and acted as the spokesperson of the band
as years went by old age caught up with him and he soon forgot all about his ambition all he
remembered was the Lord's command of love John once wanted to take his own life by drinking
poison from a chalice but the Lord spared his life for all the good deeds he had done all his life
he finally died of natural causes and the Chalice with the snake became his Apostolic symbol
that was the story of John I hope your children enjoyed it oh yes we sure did that was quite
an interesting story now it is time for me to take a nap kids see you soon bye bye bye holy
the holy Tales well today I'm going to tell you the story of Matthew but he also had another
name another name oh yes you 've also called Levi that sounds interesting all right then let's begin
with the story Matthew was the son of alphaeus and he lived in Capernaum and his name meant a
gift of God the call of Matthew to the band of Jesus's disciples is of great importance
Matthew's other name was Levi which was probably given by Jesus when he became a disciple Matthew
was a tax collector and a publican he was engaged in public service work and gathered the taxes
which the people paid however in those times the Jews hated the tax gatherers because they believed
that it was the right of the people to pay taxes as a tribute only to God paying it to someone
else meant breaking off the law the Jews hated the tax gatherers not only for this religious
reason but also because they were very unjust and unfair towards them the Jews regarded these Tax
Collectors nothing less than criminals Matthew was one of them like every other tax collector
he would assess taxes for other people and also lend them money and charge High rates of interest
from them yet Jesus chose him from amongst all the hated men and made him one of his own
being the master he saw the potential in the tax collector of Capernaum Matthew was
different from all the other disciples of Jesus who were mostly fishermen
he knew how to write and with the power of the pen he brought to the world the teaching of Jesus
in the Hebrew language the apostolic symbol of Matthew three money bags which help us to remember
that he was a tax collector before Jesus called him that was quite an interesting story holy
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today's story is about Simon the Zealot sell it who's a zealot let's listen to the story
and find out the zealots were one of the little known followers of Jesus who were also known as
the Canaanites or zelots the zelots also lived in Galilee and Simon the Zealot was
one of them the zealots were fanatical Jewish nationalists who completely disregarded the
suffering and struggle involved for what they regarded as the purity of their faith
the zealots had immense hatred for the Romans and it was this hate that destroyed the city of
Jerusalem Josephus records that the zealots were Reckless people and were zealous in good practices
not much personal information is known about Simon the zealot but from the background of
the zealots one can understand that he was a fanatical nationalist he had immense Devotion
to the law and bitter hatred for people who dared to compromise with Rome yet Simon emerged as a man
of Faith he gave up all his hatred for the faith he had in his master and the love he
was willing to share with the fellow disciples and especially Matthew the Roman tax collector
there was a time when Simon the Zealot would have killed anyone in loyalty to Israel he became a man
who understood that God will accept no forced service Simon the salad too died as a martyr
and his Apostolic symbol is a fish lying on a Bible which indicates that he was a
fisherman who later became a fisher of men through preaching that was an interesting story indeed
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the fourth day God created the Sun shine in the day the moon and stars to come out at night one
day Moses went to Mount Horeb with his sheep there God appeared to him as a flame of fire in
a bush since there was no room anywhere else they decided to spend the night in a stable
here Mary had her baby Jesus she wrapped him in a blanket and put him to sleep
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