Character Connections

Jesus called Peter to get out of the boat and come to him. Peter came, but it didn't take long before he started sinking. Jesus kept Peter safe and he will do the same for you.

When a Seesaw is out of balance one person is stuck at the top and the other crashes to the ground. The same goes for our unbalanced sense of forgiveness: only through God's forgiveness can we forgive others.

Kids aren't the only ones who deal with fear. We are all afraid of something, but we never have to face it alone. Jesus loves you so much that he faced hell so that you never have to!

Change isn't always easy to handle and bullies are hard to love, but God can help you with both. Just ask Matthew.

A Roman soldier asked Jesus to heal his servant, but he asked in a way that amazed Jesus. The soldier knew that when Jesus says something, it happens. We can be just as certain.

Where is your favorite place to pray? God invites us to talk with him anywhere, anytime. Jesus not only taught his followers how to pray, he showed them.

Loving a neighbor isn’t always easy, but loving an enemy just seems crazy. When Jesus taught about love it was more than a warm, fuzzy feeling. The love that he described was self-sacrificing…and it took him all the way to the cross.

Who came to the manger? Christmas cards and nativity scenes often feature a few shepherds and three wise men crowding together to see baby Jesus…but is that the way it really happened?

When was the last time someone told you ‘I forgive you’? Many of us only hear about forgiveness at church. What if those words became a part of your daily life? Jesus was born as a baby to make that possible.

When you want your family to meet a new friend, an introduction is needed. Once Matthew became friends with Jesus, he wanted his Jewish family to know him…so he wrote a book about it.