It sure does! The Bible tells us that Jesus didn’t just show up for the first time as a baby in Bethlehem. In fact, the story of Jesus is all over the pages of the Bible. In fact, Jesus is in the Old Testament!Jesus is God, and has always existed. He became a man by being born to Mary, but that wasn’t the beginning of Jesus. In John chapter 1, Jesu

The Bible doesn’t say for sure if we will eat in heaven, but we probably will.Heaven will be perfect. This means we won’t have to eat to stay alive (Revelation 7:16).Heaven will also have food. Revelation 22:2 says, "...On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing 12 crops of fruit. Its fruit was ripe every month..." There will be plen

God forgives us when we do bad things and we can learn from His example.God wants us to forgive those who hurt us. In order to do that, we need to understand God’s forgiveness. God does not forgive everyone automatically. His forgiveness requires us to change our minds and admit what we did was wrong. Our sin is forgiven by Jesus.Ephesians 4:32 say

Israel in the Bible is a person, a place, and a promise.Israel the PersonIsrael was a man, whose original name was Jacob. He was the twin of Esau and the son of Isaac and Rebecca. Jacob’s name means “supplanter.” This means he is a deceiver. Jacob lived up to his name and deceived many people including his family. Jacob took the birthright from his

Yes, He does!God knows everything. There is a big word for this—omniscience. That means there isn’t anything God doesn’t know. He knows the big things, and He even knows the little things—what we ate for breakfast and whether we brushed our teeth. Omniscience also means that God knows what will happen in the future—tomorrow, next week, and even to

Kids, you can stand up for your faith by living for Jesus!The best way to stand up for our faith is by loving others. You can show Jesus’ love in your actions. Smiling at a person as you pass by, being kind to kids at school, and helping your parents are easy ways to shine the love of Christ by living out your faith. Another way to stand up for you

Nicodemus was a Pharisee who was interested in learning more about Jesus.Nicodemus was part of the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin was made up of Pharisees, people who were known for their legalistic teachings of the Old Testament. They expected everyone to follow unrealistic rules. Jesus often went against the Pharisees and told them that what they were

Trusting Jesus is the only way to heaven.God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth 2,000 years ago in Bible times. Jesus was the only perfect man because He was also God. He didn't deserve death, which is the punishment for sin (bad things we do). But Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment we deserve for our sins. After 3 days, God made Jesus alive

Zechariah and Elizabeth's story tells us about the birth of John the Baptist.Zechariah was a priest of the tribe of Levi. He served under the reign of King Herod in Judea. Elizabeth was his wife and she was a descendant of Aaron. Both Zechariah and Elizabeth loved God and desired to serve Him. When we first see them in the Gospel of Luke, they are

Joy can be a very happy feeling, but it can also be a way we can respond to all God has done for us. It is a fruit of the Spirit.When something good happens, it’s easy to feel happy. Think about one of the best times in your life, and how happy that made you. Maybe it was when you got exactly what you wanted for Christmas, or you traveled to somepl

God had a great plan to get all the animals on the ark!God designed the ark, and it was a very large boat. God told Noah, "Here is how I want you to build it. The ark has to be 450 feet long. It has to be 75 feet wide and 45 feet high" (Genesis 6:13). That’s longer than a football field! The ark would be a very stable boat, like a barge, able to fl

No, the Bible does not mention Jesus having kids.Jesus would have been a wonderful dad, because not only did He never sin or get angry for the wrong reasons, but He also loved kids (see Matthew 19:13–14). The Bible doesn’t say that Jesus had kids, though, or that He was even married. If he had kids, the Bible would have mentioned it somewhere.There

He sure does! God even cares about the little things.Sometimes we feel unimportant, unknown, and unloved. In moments like that we might feel like even God can't possibly care about us. But we're wrong, because God does care. He wants us to know that He cares so much that He compares us to a sparrow that falls. Imagine that you’re sitting at home wh

Jesus was God from the moment He was born, but the Bible does not tell us much about him as a baby.As a baby, Jesus may have cried just like any other human baby. Crying is not a sin (either as a baby or as an adult). For babies, crying is how they express their needs when they are unable to talk. The Bible says that Jesus grew up in "wisdom and st

The greatest lesson we can learn from the story of David and Goliath is how God helps those who love Him.David, a shepherd, was the youngest of his family. While visiting his brothers, David volunteered to fight a huge man named Goliath. Goliath was 9-foot tall Philistine and that people group was known for their strength and victory. To fight a Ph

Glory is a word we use to describe how beautiful God’s character is.God is amazing. Everything about Him is wonderful and a part of His glory, like His love, kindness, power, patience, and more. God is the only one with true glory, because He is perfect. He is also the only one worthy of our worship. God says in the Bible, "I am the LORD. That is m

We praise God when we say or show how wonderful we think He is.When we think of praising God, probably the first thing that comes to mind is singing. There are "praise bands" at church and "praise songs," so we might associate praise with singing. Singing can be a great way to praise God, but it isn’t the only way we can praise Him.When our friends

Jesus is the path to eternal life in heaven.Every person is a sinner. We do, say, and think wrong things that displease God and break His commands in the Bible. Because of our sin, we deserve to die and go to hell away from God eternally. But because God loved the world, He sent His only Son, Jesus, to make a way for believers to live eternally (fo

Mary was the mother of Jesus."'I serve the Lord,' Mary answered. 'May it happen to me just as you said it would'" (Luke 1:38).Mary was a young girl who loved and served God. One day, an angel named Gabriel appeared to her with an important message. He said, "God has chosen you to be the mother of His Son, Jesus." Jesus was coming to earth as a baby