Have you ever made a good picture of an animal and felt pleased about it? God made real live animals and a whole new world—and it was very good! “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” GENESIS 1:31, NIV. God made a wonderful world because He

Do you get excited when special people come to take you someplace? Soon a very special person will come for you. He will take you to His home. “Look, he is coming with the clouds” REVELATION 1:7, NIV. Jesus is coming soon!

Have you ever seen a baby dedication in church? Were you dedicated to God? Jesus was. “Children are a gift from the Lord.” PSALM 127:3, ICB. God shares His gift with everyone.

Can you think of the best gift you’ve ever received? Were you excited? Is that the way you feel about Jesus, the really, truly best gift ever? “Today . . . a Savior has been born.” LUKE 2:11, NIV. Jesus is the best gift from God.

Do you like to hear good news? A long time ago angels brought good news to some special people. “The angels . . . serve God and are sent to help.” HEBREWS 1:14, ICB. God sends angels to help us.

Have you ever been on a boat? Was the water calm or choppy? Paul and his friends were on a boat in a bad storm, and something terrible happened. “Encourage one another and build each other up.” 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11, NIV. We serve others when we encourage

Paul and Silas were in jail. They could easily have grumbled and complained, but they loved Jesus and did some things very differently. Let’s see how they shared Jesus. “Do what is right.” 2 CORINTHIANS 8:21, NIV. We share Jesus by doing what is right.

Do you like to visit other people’s homes? Do you like to have people come to your house? When Lydia found out about Jesus, she invited some new friends to stay with her. It may have happened like this: “Come and stay at my house.” ACTS 16:15, NIV. We ser

Have you ever had to go a different way because the road was blocked? You had to take a detour. God once led Saul on a “detour.” “The Lord . . . has sent me so that you may see again.” ACTS 9:17, NIV. God leads us to serve others.

Have you ever done something really nice for someone? How did you make them feel? How did you feel? Dorcas did many kind deeds for others, and God cared for her in an amazing way. “Being kind to the needy brings happiness.” PROVERBS 14:21, ICB. Being