Storytime With Auntie Bev

Shakeem was a shrewd man who coveted his neighbor’s axe. He devised a scheme to get his neighbor to bend and allow him to borrow the axe. At the end, Shakeem deceived the neighbor and claimed the axe as his. He went as far as taking his neighbor before the court of law where, even the judge, had to rule in his favor.

The failing businessman went to a loan skark for a loan. The condition was, if he could not repay the loan, the loan, shark would cancel the loan but would marry the businessman’s only daughter. The businessman could not meet his commitment neither could he rescue his daughter. The daughter’s alertness helped her observe the shrewdness of the loan-shark and avert her marriage to him. The table turned, the loan-shark lost his business and had to leave town and the businessman’s  business began to thrive. Be sure your sin will find you out.

A story about Marianna.

A little seven-year-old boy who could not swim did not think twice and jumped into raging water to save his little five-year-old friend who fell into water. The little boy was elated when his heroic deeds made news in the local newspaper. Yes, the Angel of God came to Adrian’s rescue before his mom and dad could get to him. Your Angel is there to protect you, too.

Denny was a very overactive little boy. His mother did not know what to do with him because everyone complained about his misbehavior. When she realized that things were getting out of hand, she asked her husband, Denny’s stepdad, to help. The dad used a hammer, a thick piece of wood, and some nails to demonstrate to Denny that our words and our actions can hurt others. He showed Denny that even after we say we are sorry we may not be able to undo the harm our words or actions may have caused. You will love the reformed Denny. Just Listen!

The lesson- If you have nothing good to say about someone, don't say anything at all.

Mother and her family went to the furniture store to buy a sofa set. She chose a beige sofa over other colors at the furniture store even after the store clerk and her husband told her not to. The rule was, from that day, “No sitting, no standing, no eating or drinking on my sofa.”

Listen to hear about the Fall, a red jelly stain, and the argument that followed to find and punish the culprit. Later, the set was returned to the store in exchange for one that the clerk advised mother to get in the first place.

The lesson-We are all stained because of our sin, but there is forgiveness and cleansing in Jesus.

Megan transferred from her school because her mother felt she was not being treated fairly. Things were not better in her new school, so she returned to her former school. She did not stop the habit of exaggerating or cheating and, before long she was caught in the web that she set.

She stole the teacher’s math test, copied the answers, and boasted openly that she had aced the test minutes after the test ended. Students were stunned because the test was difficult, and Megan was not even an average math student. What she did not realize was the teacher observed that someone had interfered with her test and had changed it. The answers Megan gave were correct for the first test, not the one just administered. She failed badly and blamed the teacher for being unfair. 

The principal was called in and Megan had to pay the price for cheating and being disrespectful.

Sonia knew that her friend cheated on her tests in class but did not want to tell the teacher to end their friendship. Her mother advised her to tell the teacher, maybe, write a anonymous note. Sonia did better than involving the teacher. She confronted her friend and demanded that she stopped cheating, or their friendship would end immediately. As a result of Sonia’s intervention, Sonia gave up her cheating and studied harder instead. Their friendship was saved.

Angelica was well-loved in her school, except for one boy, James, who coveted her popularity. He tried every way to get the little girl into trouble, but the other students would not allow him to hurt her. His day came when the teacher was not attentive during a spelling test. Angelica was singled out for undeserved punishment, but Omar, one of the boys in the class, jumped forward and took the punishment for her. He did no wrong, but willingly took her place just as Jesus did for each and every one of us.

Boston Mark is zealous for the Lord. He wanted everyone to give their life to Jesus. In his zeal, he submerged two of his friends under the water, and then claimed that he had baptized them.

He excitedly confronted his dad with the news that he had baptized two of his friends. When he explained what had happened, his dad explained to him where he went wrong, and promised to help him the right way. Dad promised Boston Mark a Bible lesson for his friends and him, followed by their baptism some time during the following year.