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Series Code: JML
Program Code: JML210001S
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00:05 When my heart begins to fear
00:08 He is my light 00:10 I can smile for He is near 00:12 Jesus my light 00:15 When I am blue and feeling sad 00:17 He is my light 00:19 He reminds me I can be glad 00:21 Jesus my light 00:24 He is the Light, 00:26 Yes, Jesus my light 00:28 In Him is no darkness 00:30 in Him is no night. 00:33 Wherever He leads me He makes my way bright 00:38 I'll shine for Jesus Jesus my light 00:43 Here comes, Aunt Francine. 00:45 Hey kids, I'm so glad to see you. 00:48 Thank you for letting me come to your tree house. 00:52 I'm so excited where we can learn about Jesus. 00:56 Welcome to Jesus My Light, 00:58 where we learn to be shining for Jesus. 01:01 Do you know that Jesus has a very special place 01:04 for you in heaven? 01:06 But you know what? 01:07 He knows everything about you, even before you were born. 01:10 Did you know that? Yeah. 01:12 Yeah, I hope you do, because He is so wonderful. 01:15 He knows everything about you, even before you were born, 01:18 and it doesn't matter, 01:20 the most humble beginnings that you've had, 01:23 wherever you come from, it matters where you're going. 01:25 You know that? 01:27 Isn't He wonderful? 01:28 That reminds me of a song. 01:29 Would you like to sing it with me? 01:31 I'm thinking of a song, isn't He wonderful? 01:33 Can you play that for us, Ben? 01:35 Let's do it. 01:40 Isn't He wonderful Wonderful, wonderful 01:45 Isn't Jesus, my Lord, wonderful! 01:50 Eyes have seen Ears have heard It's recorded in God's Word 01:55 Isn't Jesus my Lord, wonderful! 02:00 Thank you. You're welcome. 02:02 I really enjoy singing. 02:04 I don't hold the note very well, but I like to sing. 02:06 You know what? 02:08 You know, would you help us see if there's any mail 02:10 that we have today? 02:11 I would like to see. 02:13 You know, sometimes we can read a love letter from Jesus. 02:16 We have some mail. 02:17 Oh, really? Yeah. 02:19 Wow, I can't wait. 02:20 I'm so glad that Jesus wrote His love letter for us. 02:23 But you know what? 02:25 I like reading letters for my kids too. 02:28 Do you want to see what it is? Yeah. 02:30 So can we put our crayons away 02:32 and let's see what this letter says. 02:35 I need to see. 02:37 There's a letter right here and it says, 02:39 "Dear Aunt Francine, my name is Aleigha. 02:42 And I'm almost seven years old. 02:44 And for my birthday, I've been saving up money 02:47 for the 3ABN Kids Network." 02:49 Oh, that's so sweet. 02:51 "I would like to be on one of your programs someday." 02:54 Wouldn't that be wonderful if she could join us 02:56 on Jesus My Light? 02:58 Yeah. Yeah. That would be wonderful. 03:00 Hey, thank you for coming, Ben. 03:08 Are you ready for a Bible story? Yes! 03:11 So let's start from the very beginning 03:13 of the New Testament. 03:14 Now who was going to be born in the New Testament? 03:17 Do you know who that is? Jesus. 03:18 You're right. 03:20 And even before Jesus was born, what town was He born in? 03:23 Bethlehem. 03:24 But did His parents come from Bethlehem? 03:26 No. No. 03:27 Do you know where they lived before that? 03:29 Nazareth. You're right. 03:31 And did you know that that was about a 90 mile track? 03:34 Now that might have taken, you right, it's wow. 03:37 It might have taken four to seven days 03:39 for them to travel. 03:40 And I'm assuming since Mary was very pregnant, 03:44 I'm thinking it was closer to the seven days, 03:46 don't you think? 03:47 Yeah. I think so. 03:49 And so when they finally get there, 03:50 what happened? 03:52 Was there room for them? 03:53 No. No. 03:54 Can you imagine that there's hardly any room? 03:57 And Joseph has to help with the delivery of the baby. 04:01 Oh my goodness. 04:02 Can you imagine your parents having a baby 04:04 and not even in a home in your own home? 04:07 That is pretty humble beginnings, 04:08 don't you think? 04:10 I can't imagine what that would have been like. 04:12 And so here they are, 04:14 and who comes to announce the baby? 04:19 To some of the lowliest people. 04:22 Who are they out in the fields? Shepherds. 04:24 Yes, right, the shepherds were out in the field, 04:27 and they were there 04:29 and they saw the beautiful angels? 04:31 And they said, "Oh, we must go worship." 04:33 And were they excited? 04:34 Yeah! I think so. 04:35 They were really excited to see Jesus. 04:38 And so they come. 04:39 And I don't know what they did, but they were weary bit. 04:42 You have to understand that 04:43 one thing is a very interesting, 04:47 you know, shepherds, 04:48 did you know that shepherds weren't really looked upon 04:51 as having an important job? 04:55 People didn't look good upon them very well. 04:58 They kind of looked down on them. 05:00 But you know why Jesus was born 05:02 in Bethlehem? 05:04 And the angels told about Jesus? 05:07 Why do you think that is? 05:09 Can you think of it? 05:10 I think He wanted to say that Jesus is for everyone. 05:15 Do you know that there are some kids 05:16 that have no mommy? 05:18 Or sometimes they have been adopted? 05:21 Yeah. 05:22 Or they go from foster home to foster home? 05:24 And they don't feel like they have the love of Jesus, 05:27 and they don't feel loved. 05:29 Isn't that sad? 05:30 But Jesus wanted to be sure that everyone knew 05:33 how much He loved them. 05:35 And that's why He came and let the shepherds know 05:37 and to welcome baby Jesus. 05:40 But you know what? 05:41 Not only that, do you know that there's a... 05:46 Sometimes a mother sheep is called, 05:49 do you know what it's called? 05:51 What a mother sheep is called? 05:52 Do you know what it is? It's ewe. 05:53 An ewe. Good job. 05:55 It is a ewe. 05:56 And we sometimes for some reason or not, 05:58 we don't know why, she has a baby lamb. 06:03 And sometimes 06:05 she cannot take care of that lamb. 06:07 And she rejects that lamb and says, 06:09 "I don't want that lamb." 06:12 And you know what we call that lamb? 06:13 Doesn't it start with the B? 06:15 You're right. Do you know what it is? 06:17 It's called the bummer lamb. 06:19 Yeah, bummer lamb. Oh, bummer. 06:21 You know how you say, oh bummer, 06:22 and sometimes you make a mistake. 06:24 I sometimes make mistakes and we say, "Oh, bummer." 06:27 And so, yeah, it's a bummer lamb, 06:29 and that poor bummer lamb would totally die 06:33 if it wasn't for the shepherd getting involved. 06:36 And so the shepherd takes that little baby lamb home 06:40 and takes care of it and feeds it. 06:43 And then when that baby bummer lamb 06:47 is now all grown up, and is put back into the field, 06:50 and the shepherd starts calling, 06:52 hello, my sheep, who comes running first? 06:56 The bummer lamb. You're right. 06:57 The bummer lamb comes running first. 06:59 I wonder? 07:01 Because he knows the voice of the shepherd. 07:04 Do we know who the voice of our Shepherd is? 07:07 I hope so. You're right. 07:08 It's Jesus. We want Jesus in us. 07:12 Do we recognize His voice? 07:14 Now there's something in the Bible 07:17 that we know somebody else recognized Jesus 07:20 and it was at his dedication. 07:21 Do you know who that was? 07:23 Do you know who that was? Simeon. 07:25 It was Simeon. 07:26 And Simeon, he wanted, he recognized Jesus. 07:30 But you know what's interesting 07:31 is that the first priest who actually dedicated Jesus 07:36 didn't recognize who Jesus was as the savior of the world. 07:39 Can you believe that? 07:41 Why would He and Simeon recognize it? 07:46 I would like to see what it says in the Bible. 07:48 See, would you like to see some pictures? 07:50 Yes. 07:51 I would like to see what happens here. 07:55 And let's see, do we have this story? 07:59 Here is Simeon. 08:02 And I can just see the dedication of Jesus. 08:07 Wouldn't it be nice to just imagine 08:10 what it would have been like? 08:24 Now, Lord, let me Your servant depart in peace, 08:27 as You have said, 08:29 for I have seen with my own eyes 08:31 how You'll save Your people. 08:33 Now all people can see Your plan. 08:36 He's a light to show Your way to all the nations 08:40 and He'll bring honor to Your people Israel. 08:50 Many Jews will fall and many will rise 08:53 because of this boy. 08:55 He is a sign from God that many will not accept. 08:59 The secret thoughts of many will be made known. 09:02 And the things that happen to you 09:04 will be painful 09:06 like a sword cutting through your heart. 09:09 Joseph. Don't worry. 09:11 God will help us. 09:16 Oh, thank You, Lord. 09:17 I've seen the Savior of the world. 09:19 Blessed be His holy name. 09:21 I have seen Jesus. 09:23 I'm so glad it wasn't only Simeon 09:26 that recognized Jesus. 09:27 Who else recognized Jesus? 09:29 Anna. Anna. 09:31 Do you know how old she was? 09:33 She was 84 years old. 09:35 Wow. She was kind of old. 09:36 But you know what? She prayed and she fasted. 09:39 Do you know what it means to fast? 09:40 Yeah. What does it mean? 09:42 Should not eat. 09:43 Not eat, because she wanted to hear God's voice 09:45 and listen to the Bible. 09:47 I'm so glad that Anna and Simeon recognized Jesus. 09:50 And you know what? 09:51 He wants us to recognize Him too in our hearts, right? 09:54 But how can we do that? 09:56 What can we do to have Jesus? By praying. 09:58 By praying. What else can we do? 10:00 Reading the Bible. 10:01 Now let me ask you this, fellowshipping 10:03 and telling others about it, about shining the light. 10:06 You're right. But you know what? 10:07 How many of you 10:09 actually have done that this week? 10:11 Have you done that this week? Yes! 10:12 Oh, yes. 10:14 We need to be able to do something like that, would you? 10:17 Hey, how many of you are excited about 10:19 having some questions? 10:20 Do you think you can handle some questions? 10:22 Yes! And see if you were listening? 10:25 But even before that, 10:27 let's start with something else. 10:28 I have some interesting. 10:30 Let's see if we can find out a little bit more 10:34 about the bummer lamb. 10:35 Do you see this picture of the bummer lamb? 10:37 Yeah. Does he look sad? 10:39 Yeah. Yeah, he looks pretty sad. 10:41 And here's Jerusalem. 10:43 Do you know how many watchtowers they had? 10:46 Sixteen. No, they had 34. 10:50 And you know what? 10:51 The walls were 2.5 miles long, 10:56 and they were 40 feet high, 11:00 and they were eight feet thick. 11:02 That's pretty amazing. But you know what? 11:04 It was a big center place for everyone to be there. 11:07 Are you ready for those questions now? 11:09 Yeah! 11:11 Everything was pretty big. All right. 11:13 Let's see if you were paying attention. 11:15 Approximately how many miles did Mary and Joseph travel? 11:20 Was it A, let's do some sign language, 11:22 A, 35 miles? 11:24 No. Was it B, 50? 11:28 Or was it C, 90? 11:31 How many of you think you know? C. 11:33 C. You're right. 11:34 Thank you. You're right. 11:37 How about, here's another question, 11:38 how do we know that God knew you 11:43 before you were born? 11:44 Is it A, because it says it in the Bible? 11:47 Is it B, because your parents told you so? 11:51 Or is it C, because I just know it? 11:54 A. 11:56 A. You're right. 11:57 Where's that found? It's in Psalm 139. 12:00 One more question. 12:01 Are you ready for the third question? 12:03 Yeah. All right. 12:04 We know that that little lamb 12:06 that was abandoned was called what? 12:09 A bummer lamb. 12:11 A, a bummer lamb? 12:13 B, you were paying attention, a baby lamb? 12:16 Or C, what? 12:18 Let's see, a little lamb? 12:20 What do you think it was? A. 12:22 We said A, a bummer lamb. 12:23 You're right guys, so all know it. 12:25 Hey, you're ready to do a craft? 12:27 Yeah, Levi, come and bring that craft over. 12:30 We're going to have to make some room. 12:34 And let's see, Ginger, you ready to come? 12:36 Let's make some room. 12:39 Oh, you can put the picture right here. 12:42 And, oh, do you know what this is? 12:44 Since we were talking about the bummer lamb, 12:46 do you know what this is? 12:47 It's a horn. It's a horn. 12:48 It's a ram's horn. 12:50 Do you want to try blowing that for me? 12:55 Oh, that's pretty cool. You're right. 12:58 So how many of you would like to work 12:59 on the curly lamb craft? 13:01 Me. Yay! 13:03 Yes, let's work on that. 13:04 How many of you... 13:06 Would you like to help me pass this out? 13:07 Let's make some room and pass this out. 13:12 It doesn't matter where you come from. 13:14 But what does matter 13:16 is who lives in your heart, right? 13:18 We want Jesus as our example to shine through us 13:21 in every which way. 13:22 So let's pray that Jesus will live in your heart. 13:26 Ask your parents to call 618-627-4651 13:30 to get your own copy of Jesus My Light calling, 13:33 an activity book, to learn more about God's Word. |
Revised 2022-03-29