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Series Code: 3CS
Program Code: 3CS190001S
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00:01 Christmas,
00:02 a time when the world pauses for a moment, 00:04 and whether or not they believe in Jesus, 00:05 the birth of our Savior's on everyone's mind. 00:08 We sing glory to God in the highest, 00:10 and on earth peace, good will toward men. 00:13 Celebrate this special season and worship our Savior 00:16 and King as we bring you Christmas 00:19 with the 3ABN Kids Network. 00:22 Hello, I'm Aunt Francine and with me 00:24 are some beautiful children 00:26 from the Marion Seventh-day Adventist School. 00:28 I'd like to say welcome to Aubrey, 00:31 Colton, Yosiah Isaiah, Jaylynn and Landon. 00:35 And I'm thankful also to have Miss Celestine 00:38 and Mr. Tim helping us. 00:40 Would you kindly lead us in "Away in a Manger" please? 00:44 Kids will stand up. 00:54 Away in a manger 00:57 No crib for His bed 01:01 The little Lord Jesus 01:04 Lay down His sweet head 01:08 The stars In the bright sky 01:12 Look down where He lay 01:15 The little Lord Jesus 01:19 Asleep on the hay 01:28 The cattle are lowing 01:31 The poor Baby wakes 01:35 But little Lord Jesus 01:39 No crying He makes 01:42 I love Thee, Lord Jesus 01:46 Look down from the sky 01:49 And stay by my side 01:53 'Til morning is nigh 02:09 Be near me, Lord Jesus 02:13 I ask Thee to stay 02:16 Close by me forever 02:20 And love me, I pray 02:24 Bless all the dear children 02:27 In Thy tender care 02:31 And take us to Heaven 02:34 To live with Thee there 02:47 So beautiful. 02:49 Thank you so much. 02:51 I'm excited to tell you a lovely story 02:53 that happened back in Pepinster, Belgium. 02:56 Do any of you know what continent Pepinster, 02:59 Belgium is? 03:00 Does anybody know? 03:01 It is in Europe. It is in Europe. 03:03 Good job, Isaiah. 03:05 You're right. It is in Europe. 03:07 And in that country, 03:08 it is close to a place near Holland. 03:10 And there's lots of water that sometimes there 03:13 and they would have a special wooden shoes 03:15 and grandma love to wear them. 03:18 And my grandmother, Louise, 03:20 she would just have fun with her shoes. 03:22 And she would clock around. 03:24 And she said, "Oh, Daddy, 03:27 can I wear these shoes later tonight?" 03:28 And he said, "Oh, yes." 03:30 Oh, Louise, would you be willing to help me 03:32 at the shoe store later this afternoon? 03:34 I think it's going to be a little busy 03:35 with Christmas coming around." 03:37 And she said, "Oh, Daddy, I would love to. 03:39 May I, please?" 03:41 And so she said, 03:42 "Oh, I will be there right after school. 03:44 I'll try to get my chores done, and I'll be there." 03:46 And so Louise went to school 03:47 and she had fun with her friend, Mary Lou. 03:50 And she said, "Oh, guess what? 03:52 I get to help daddy in the shoe store today. 03:54 I'm so excited." 03:56 And so she finished her chores and washed the chalkboard. 04:00 And she said, "All right, Mary, let's go home. 04:03 I'm excited to go. 04:04 Let's go. Let's go." 04:05 And so she walked with Mary Lou down the street 04:07 in Pepinster, Belgium. 04:09 And she said, "All right, bye, Mary Lou, 04:11 and she opened the door to her shoe stop. 04:13 And there in the shoe stop, 04:15 she saw a lady with two children, 04:20 a boy, a little boy, and a little girl. 04:23 And the boy was maybe about six some of your ages. 04:27 And the little girl looked about two, four. 04:29 And she said, "Oh, may I help you? 04:32 Are you looking for some shoes?" 04:34 "Oh, yes. 04:35 But it's not for me. 04:36 I want it for Willy?" 04:38 "Oh, let's see 04:39 where if we can find some shoes." 04:40 So Louise went to the shelf and she said, 04:42 "Oh, let's see if these shoes will fit." 04:46 And oh, they're too big. 04:48 And these are too small. 04:51 Oh, I see. 04:52 We have a problem. 04:54 These shoes just don't fit, 04:55 and I don't think I can make this one bigger, 04:57 and I can't make this one smaller. 04:59 I think I know what to do. 05:01 "Would you wait here just a moment?" 05:02 And so she went out to the back and she said, 05:05 "Oh, let me grab some leather." 05:06 And she grabbed some leather 05:08 and she started taking the measurements of the shoes. 05:10 And she said, "Oh, let's see." 05:11 Let me put... Put your feet right here. 05:13 She took the measurements and she said, 05:15 "I think I can have them, 05:17 it would be about three weeks just before Christmas mark." 05:18 Oh, that would be wonderful said Willy's Mom. 05:22 Yes, they are really his Christmas present. 05:24 He needs some new shoes. 05:25 And so Louis said, "All right, 05:27 let me get your name and your address just in case." 05:30 And they will be ready for you here in three weeks. 05:34 Oh, thank you. 05:35 I'm surprised. How old are you? 05:37 And Louis said, "Well, I'm about 10 years old, 05:39 but I'm happy, Dad. 05:41 This is my first day helping out at grandma's 05:43 and grandpa's, and my dad's and mom's shoe store. 05:45 And so Grandma Louise she said, "Oh, I'm so excited." 05:48 And say, "All right, goodbye." 05:50 So they walked out the door. 05:52 And just as Louise was starting to write some notes, 05:56 she's noticed how in the window 05:58 were two little girls 06:00 peering in the window. 06:04 I've never seen those two little girls before. 06:08 Boy, it's cool. 06:10 It's starting to snow, it must be cold outside. 06:12 So Louise would open the door and said, 06:14 "Would you girls like to come in?" 06:16 And the girls looked excited and said, "That sounds nice." 06:21 But the mom said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 06:24 We're not buying any shoes." 06:25 And Louise said, "That's okay. 06:27 There's not a lot of people right now in our shoe store. 06:29 They can come in and spend some time with me. 06:31 I can show them around." 06:33 All right. 06:34 And so the two little girls went 06:36 and while mom was talking with a church member, 06:39 and so the girl said, "Oh, you know what? 06:43 I have a little snack. 06:45 Would you like a snack? Let me get a little snack." 06:46 And so Louise went out back and she grabbed 06:50 what was left out of her lunch pail. 06:52 And she said, I don't have much but I do have an apple, 06:55 the two of you could share and so she pulled out the apple 06:59 and she gave it to them. 07:02 And she said, "Oh, thank you". 07:05 And Louise was noticing while they were sharing 07:07 the apple taking one bite each other. 07:10 She said, "I noticed 07:12 that they have holes in their shoes." 07:13 She's thinking in her mind and their clothes. 07:17 I don't think they have nice clothes like I do. 07:20 She's like, let's pretend, 07:22 "Hey, what if we took your measurements? 07:24 This is the kind of thing I did." 07:26 So she said, "All right, Louisa, 07:29 would you let me measure your shoes?" 07:32 And so Louisa said, "Oh, thank you. 07:34 Oh, this is fun." 07:36 And so her sister, Ella, said, "Oh, yes. 07:39 Measure mine too. 07:41 Measure mine too." 07:42 And so Louise took down the measurement 07:45 and traced the leather 07:46 just as if she was really going to make the shoes. 07:50 And Louise thought, I don't know. 07:54 I know they can't afford this kind of money. 07:56 And so she was asking them. 07:58 Well, tell me a little bit about you? 07:59 Where are you from? 08:01 We're from the countryside far away. 08:03 And we've just moved here into Pepinster 08:06 and there's not a lot here. 08:08 And my dad is sick. 08:11 He has tuberculosis. 08:12 And so we're just trying to figure out what we can do. 08:15 And so they thought, Oh, Louise said, "Oh my." 08:18 And by that time her mother came into the store. 08:22 All right, girls, you ready to go? 08:24 All right. 08:25 And so the girl said, 08:26 bye said Louise to her new friends. 08:30 That evening, she decided to ask her parents 08:34 about it when they were in family worship. 08:36 And Friday night, 08:38 they would often sing songs in French, 08:41 and they would... 08:43 Louise would play the piano not as well as Mr. Tim, 08:47 but she loved to play the piano. 08:49 And she would also sing with her family, 08:52 and while her father would play the violin. 08:55 And sometimes 08:58 they would just sing Christmas songs especially. 09:01 But Louise seemed a little sad. 09:04 And so her mother said, "Louise, 09:06 I noticed that you're a little bit sad. 09:08 What's wrong? What's wrong?" 09:10 She said, 09:11 "I saw two little girls today in the store 09:15 and their clothes were rattled and their shoes, 09:19 their shoes had holes in them 09:20 and they must be cold and wet in the snow." 09:23 And so, "Mama, you remember that doll 09:28 that you gave me for my birthday? 09:31 Would you mind 09:32 if I give it to the little girl?" 09:35 Mom said, "You would give your nice doll, 09:38 your birthday present 09:40 for Christmas present for another girl." 09:42 "Oh, yes, Mama, can I do that?" 09:44 And then I know the other sister would love 09:46 my other Christmas present 09:48 that you gave me last year of my doll. 09:51 And she said, "You would do that?" 09:53 "Yes, Mama, but they really need new shoes. 10:00 I know I can save up a little bit 10:01 of money with the money 10:03 that I'm helping at the shoe store. 10:04 Could I make some shoes for these two little girls?" 10:08 And mom and dad had to look give each other the wink. 10:10 Have you seen your parents give each other that wink 10:12 every once in a while. 10:14 They gave a wink and said, 10:16 "Wow, little Louise was willing to do that." 10:19 Now she didn't have her shoes ready for Christmas. 10:22 But she did go find those girls a few houses down. 10:27 And she said, "Oh, here's a doll for you." 10:31 Now this isn't the doll she gave 10:33 because she gave the doll. 10:34 This happens to be my grandmother's doll 10:37 when she was little. 10:40 But this is the only doll she had left 10:41 because many times 10:43 she would give her nice dolls to her friends. 10:46 She tried to give her very best to them. 10:49 And, you know, God wants us to give your very best to Him. 10:54 But it doesn't mean 10:55 that you have to give your best toys. 10:57 Is that what that means? 10:58 Not necessarily. 11:00 But He does want you to see needs and eventually, 11:03 you know, she was able to be kind 11:05 and do something nice for somebody else. 11:07 And that's sometimes 11:08 when we ask you every once in a while, 11:11 when you see somebody in need, do you help somebody at school, 11:15 or maybe sometimes we can share a little snack. 11:18 Would you be willing to sometimes see 11:20 where somebody else could do something? 11:22 I hope you too at home can also think of times 11:26 when you can help Jesus. 11:28 And this reminds me of a favorite song 11:30 that my grandmother loved to sing. 11:32 Of course, it was in French, 11:34 and it was said something like... 11:39 Now I'm not expecting you to be able to say it in French, 11:43 but I think we could possibly, would you, 11:46 do you think you'd be willing to sing it 11:48 for me in English? 11:50 That would be so special. 11:52 I would really like that. 11:54 So if you please, let's go ahead and sing. 11:56 Kids, lets stand up. 12:04 Now is born the divine 12:07 Christ child Play the musette 12:10 Play the tuneful oboe 12:12 Now is born the divine Christ child 12:16 Sing we all And rejoice this day 12:20 He was born in a stable bare 12:24 On bed of straw How He sleeps so soundly 12:28 He was born in a stable bare 12:32 Let us worship and to Him bow 12:37 Now is born the divine Christ child 12:41 Play the musette 12:42 Play the tuneful oboe 12:45 Now is born The divine Christ child 12:49 Sing we all And rejoice this day 12:57 Ages long since are past And gone 13:01 When the wise men foretold His coming 13:04 Ages long since are past And gone 13:08 When the wise men foretold His birth 13:13 Now is born The divine Christ child 13:17 Play the musette 13:19 Play the tuneful oboe 13:21 Now is born The divine Christ child 13:25 Sing we all And rejoice this day 13:35 Thank you. 13:37 Jaylynn, would you mind having closing prayer for us? 13:45 Thank you for coming as a baby 13:47 and begin the light of the world. 13:50 We have a lot to be thankful for and to rejoice 13:53 in your promises. 13:54 Please help us share Your love 13:56 with others this Christmas season. 13:58 We love You, Jesus. 14:00 Please come into our hearts, amen. 14:03 How many of you are willing to be like Louise? 14:07 I do. 14:09 Remember that when you help others, 14:11 it says, if Jesus is living in your hearts, 14:13 and would you be willing to share the light of Jesus? 14:17 I hope so. 14:18 Yeah, the Christmas season is a special time 14:20 to be able to do that because we want to wish 14:23 everyone a very special Merry Christmas! |
Revised 2020-01-08