What do you do when something really wonderful happens? Do you want to tell someone else? Do you ever feel like singing? “Every perfect gift is from God.” JAMES 1:17, ICB. Jesus is God’s precious gift to us.

Have you ever been on a long trip? Have you wished you could stop and rest? A long time ago Mary and Joseph traveled to a city called Bethlehem. That trip changed their lives. “Thanks be to God for his . . . gift!” 2 CORINTHIANS 9:15, NIV. We worship God

Have you ever planted a seed? Did it grow fast or slow? Short or tall? Are you growing? “Grow in the grace . . . of . . . Jesus.” 2 PETER 3:18, NIV. God’s love helps us grow to be more like Him.

Have you ever disobeyed your parents? How did you feel about what you had done? Did you wonder if they would still love you?“You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive.” PSALM 86:5, NKJV. God is always ready to forgive us.

Have you ever lost your favorite toy? Did you look every place you could think of? Your lost toy is like a coin in a story Jesus told. “[God] said, ‘I love you . . . with a love that will last forever.’ ” JEREMIAH 31:3, ICB We are important and precious t

Have you ever been in a store or at a park, and when you looked up you couldn’t see your parents? Did you feel lost? Did you cry? You probably felt like the sheep in a story Jesus once told “[Jesus says,] ‘You can be sure that I will be with you always.’

Have you ever felt really sad about something? So sad that you cried? That’s how the mother in our story today felt. “God has come to help his people.” LUKE 7:16, NIV. We serve God when we help people who are sad.

When something wonderful happens to you, whom do you tell about it? A long time ago something wonderful happened to a blind man. Whom do you think he told? “One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!” JOHN 9:25, NIV. We serve God when we tell others

Some things you just can’t do by yourself. And when you need a friend to help you, you’re always glad when one is there. But would your friends cut a hole in the roof for you? “There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” PROVERBS 18:24, NIV. We s

Have you ever had a high fever? Do you remember how it felt to be so hot and sick? A long time ago Jesus helped someone with a high fever. “I was sick and you looked after me.” MATTHEW 25:36, NIV We serve God when we help sick people.