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00:26 (Miss Ruthie) Welcome to Starting with Jesus boys and
00:28 girls. I'm so glad you're here. We want to encourage you to 00:31 start every day, everything you do with Jesus. Now we have an 00:36 exciting program for you today. And we have a Bible story with 00:40 Miss Michelle and we have our singing. Right? I hope you're 00:44 singing with us. Do you know one way that we can praise Jesus is 00:47 in song. So you don't want to miss out on our singing. 00:50 So let's go ahead and join in singing praises to Jesus. 00:55 ♪ ♪ 02:27 ♪ ♪ 03:16 ♪ ♪ 04:35 ♪ ♪ 04:39 Welcome back to our nature story for today. This one comes from 04:42 Bermuda (Eugene Prewitt) that little tiny island that exists 04:46 there off New York and New Jersey. One day I was there and 04:50 I was walking along the beach when I found a very interesting 04:55 rock. I looked it over for awhile and then I threw it into 05:00 the ocean. And something amazing happened. It floated and then it 05:07 came back to me. I picked it up. This is the rock right here. 05:12 This is the one I picked up. You know what this rock is? 05:15 It's pumice. It's a blob of lava that was boiling so hard that 05:20 when it came out of the volcano and it hit the water the water 05:25 hardened the outside of it and kept all the bubbles stuck 05:29 inside and that's why it floats. It's not nearly as heavy as it 05:33 looks. Pumice is interesting. You remember the story I told 05:37 you about it. When I threw that pumice into the ocean it came 05:43 back to me. That reminds me a lot about love. Do you know that 05:48 love isn't bossy. Love doesn't give commands so often as love 05:55 makes requests. Just like I threw this into the water and 06:00 gave it freedom and then it came back to me, when we give our 06:05 brothers and sisters, our moms and dads, our friends, when we 06:09 give them freedom they have a chance to show their love by 06:13 staying close to us. For example you might say, tell your little 06:18 brother, Go get my book. And maybe if he's afraid of you he 06:22 might go get it. But if you say to him, Do you have time to help 06:27 me get my book? By making that gentle, sweet request you give 06:33 him a chance to show love. What I see from this rock is that 06:37 God's law is a law of liberty. It's a law that while it tells 06:43 us what to do it gives us a chance to make our own choices 06:47 so that we can show our love. What if God made you like a 06:51 robot? You couldn't show your love that way. So I'm going to 06:55 keep this rock as long as I can, I've had it 20 years already, 06:59 I'm going to keep it because it reminds me that I have it 07:03 freedom and it came back. So I want to give my wife freedom 07:07 I want to give children freedom. I don't mean no rules, maybe I 07:11 want to give them a chance to make their decision about 07:13 whether they're going to show love or not. And if I give them 07:16 that chance I bet they'll do it. Let me read a verse to you. This 07:20 is from Colossians. Colossians chapter 4 and verse 6. 07:24 Colossians 4 and verse 6 says: 07:29 ♪ ♪ 07:36 That is, always let freedom or love be in your mouth. That's 07:41 like having good tasting food. Let me have a prayer with you. 07:45 Father in heaven, please teach us how to show love and give 07:49 liberty. I ask for that gift. In the name of Jesus, Amen. 07:56 ♪ ♪ 07:59 (Miss Michelle) Um, I'm sure glad that I'm borrowing my son's 08:02 book. Here. Oh, oh. Hey everybody. Welcome to Starting 08:07 with Jesus Story Time and you caught. I was just reading a 08:10 book. Can you see what it's all about. It's called How to Earn 08:15 Money: A Smart Kid's Guide to Personal Finance. I should 08:18 probably get the adult version for me. Right? But I thought I 08:22 would see if I could learn some new ways to make some money. 08:24 Well actually it has an illustration for today's story. 08:29 But when we think about making money we think about different 08:33 ways you can get money. Maybe the money is given to you, maybe 08:36 in an inheritance when someone in your family has died they 08:39 give you a large sum of money. Or maybe for your birthday you 08:42 got 10 bucks or 5 bucks or 20 bucks, whatever. Or the more 08:49 common way to make money is to get a job and do some work to 08:51 make some money. Right? There's another way to make money too. 08:54 If you put your money in the bank the bank will then use your 08:59 money while you have it there. Right? It's still your, but 09:02 they'll use it for other things like to give someone else a loan 09:05 or to pay a bill or do these things. When you go back you 09:07 still have money there but they'll give you something as a 09:11 little gift for having your money in the bank and that's 09:13 called interest. We're going to talk more about that today. 09:15 So those are the different ways to make money. Right? Today 09:20 we're going to be talking about a parable Jesus told in the last 09:23 week of His life about money and about wise stewardship, how we 09:29 spend our money and how we use our money and other things too. 09:32 Dear heavenly Father, we praise you and we thank you for being 09:36 here with us now. Please send your Spirit to be with us as we 09:39 talk about things really important today. I'm so excited 09:43 that we're talking about this when these young people are 09:47 young because it will help them for the rest of their lives. We 09:49 Maybe your Sabbath School class or your church or your 09:56 Pathfinder club, or your family has come up with some sort of 09:59 investment project. For instance maybe you got some tomato seeds 10:03 and you planted them, and you watered them and you grew them 10:05 up and sold the tomatoes and made more money. Or did a car 10:08 wash to make money or a bake sale. Maybe people donated the 10:11 items for the bake sale and then anything you sold was a profit 10:14 and you could use that money for a mission or maybe a lemonade 10:18 stand. The options are through the roof. Right? Now today we're 10:23 going to talk about that parable about a man who wanted to make 10:27 money, but he did so in an interesting way. You see he left 10:30 on a trip, but before he did he give three of his servants some 10:35 money to invest and they were supposed to, while he was on a 10:40 trip. Sounds like a good deal for him. Right? They were 10:43 supposed to make him some money. And he knew what each servant 10:48 was capable of so he gave them different amounts of money which 10:51 at first I thought was unfair, but I think we'll see that it's 10:55 not as we read through this story. This story is found in 10:58 Matthew 25 verses 14 and 15 and it's called the parable of 11:04 the talents. 11:05 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far 11:08 country who called for his own servants and delivered his goods 11:12 to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, 11:16 and to another one talent, to each according to his own 11:19 ability. And immediately he went on his journey. 11:22 Farewell servants. All right, let's see what happens. 11:26 You see back them even one talent was an awful lot of money 11:30 so to even give one talent to his servant, to trust his 11:34 servant with one talent was a big deal. Let's see what 11:37 happened to the servants who had five talents and two talents. 11:40 Let's see. Verse 16 continues. 11:44 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded 11:47 with them and made another five talents. 11:51 Wow! He used those very wisely. I don't know if he was on the 11:55 stock market or what he was doing with those, but he was 11:58 able to double the money. Five to ten. Good job, servant. 12:03 And likewise he who had received two gained two more. 12:07 Nice work. Now let's check out that servant who received one 12:13 talent. 12:15 But he who had received one went and dug a hole in the ground and 12:18 hid his lord's money. 12:20 The equivalent to that would be he went home and put it in his 12:24 little savings bank. This is my son's; he has a little llama 12:27 savings bank. And he just left it there. Well kind of the 12:30 equivalent because we don't usually dig holes for money 12:33 these days. The other two had perhaps put it in the stock 12:37 market and got returns from companies that were doing well. 12:40 Or maybe they put it in the bank and they received interest or 12:43 maybe they did another investment where they bought 12:45 that wasn't worth a lot, they fixed it up and they sold it for 12:48 more. A lot of different ways you can make money. Right? 12:50 But the last servant didn't do anything with it; it just sat. 12:54 Sat on the shelf. Nothing wrong with saving money and setting on 12:57 the shelf. Right? But parents, might want to get your kid a 13:00 bank account. Probably be kind of a cool way that they could be 13:03 earning a little bit of interest So talk to mom and dad about 13:05 that because it may be an option But he who had received the one 13:10 dug the hole in the ground and: 13:11 After a long time the Lord of those servants came back and 13:16 settled accounts with them. 13:17 Back from his journey and what did he find? 13:20 So he who had received five talents came and brought five 13:23 more talents, saying, Lord, you delivered me five talents. Look, 13:27 I have gained five more talents besides. 13:29 Do you think he felt proud of himself? I bet he did and I 13:32 think it's okay for him to feel that way, don't you? He had done 13:35 a really good thing. He had done what his master had asked him to 13:38 do. And his lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful 13:42 servant. You were faithful over a few things and I will make you 13:45 ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. 13:50 He also who had received two talents came and said, Look lord 13:53 You delivered me two talents, I gained two more talents besides 13:56 them. His Lord said to him, Well done good and faithful servant. 14:00 You have been faithful over a few things, I will make you 14:03 ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. 14:08 Then he who had received the one talent came and said: 14:14 Lord so I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you've not 14:17 sown and gathering where you've not scattered seed and [I'll be 14:22 honest] I was afraid and I went and I hid your talent in the 14:25 ground. Look I still have what is yours. [The one talent right] 14:29 But the lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy 14:33 servant. You knew that I reap where I have not sown and that 14:36 I gather where I've not scattered seed. 14:38 Here's a good business man, this master and he was not used to 14:42 not making money. 14:43 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers and 14:47 at my coming I would have at least received my own back with 14:50 the interest. 14:51 Remember that money that the bank gives you as a thank you 14:53 for letting them use your money. 14:55 Therefore, take the talent from him and give it to the one who 14:59 has 10 talents. 15:01 So they did. They took the one talent of money and they gave it 15:04 to the one who had 10, so now he had 11. Right? 15:07 For to everyone who has more will be given and he will have 15:12 an abundance. But for him who does not have even what he has 15:18 will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant... 15:24 Unprofitable means he didn't make a profit or make money. 15:28 into outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of 15:32 teeth. 15:33 What a sad ending? But isn't that sad that he also did not 15:37 make the good choice of even making a little bit of money 15:40 like his master had asked him to do. Hmm. Well as we talked about 15:45 before, with Jesus's stories there always comes a lesson. 15:49 Not just a little lesson that we should be good with our money. 15:52 Right? But also a spiritual lesson. Now today the parable 16:01 was called the Parable of the Talents and back then that's 16:03 what the money was called but what else do we call talents 16:06 today? You might see someone playing the piano, like whoa 16:09 they're really talented. That's awesome how well they play the 16:12 piano. Or wow, that person is really good at leading the 16:17 church in reading responsive reading and they're a really 16:21 great reader. How talented they are. Or maybe you see someone 16:25 who can really draw. Whoa can they draw! They're so talented. 16:28 Right? We have talents today. And our talents, the number one 16:33 important thing to remember, they don't belong to us. God 16:35 gives us those talents. Just like the master gave talents to 16:40 his servants in the story. And the second thing to remember is 16:44 that Jesus lets us choose how to use our talents. Now you 16:48 might compare yourself to others sometime and it's a bad 16:50 trap to fall into, isn't it? We might be the person with two 16:54 talents and say well oh well so and so has so many more talents 16:57 than I have. I shouldn't even try. That's like what happened 17:00 with the person in the story, the servant who had one talent. 17:03 Isn't' it? So Jesus wants us to have our talents grow and if we 17:09 don't use those talents for Jesus Satan wants those talents 17:12 where he can use them to destroy us as well. A lot of 17:15 times if we think about talents being specific things like 17:19 playing an instrument or being good at art or things like that. 17:22 But there are so many talents that you have and that you can 17:26 sit down with your parents or another trusted adult and talk 17:29 about those things because some people are just really good at 17:32 making friends. That's a talent folks. Or maybe they're really 17:36 good at designing things or fixing things when they break or 17:39 maybe you're really good at technology like you can always 17:42 figure out what's wrong with the TV or the internet even though 17:45 your mom and dad can't. Maybe you're really good at sports. 17:49 That's a talent. Right? All of those talents Jesus would love 17:53 for you to use for Him. Our lesson goes into some categories 17:57 of talents. Maybe you have a thinking talent; you're really 18:01 good at thinking through problems and helping people 18:03 solve their problems. Or a speaking talent. You're not 18:06 afraid to get up in front of people and share with them about 18:09 Jesus or just about learning different things. Right? Maybe 18:13 you're really good at learning and studying or reading and 18:16 these are all really great things that you can use for God. 18:21 Maybe you have the talent of influence. Maybe you're a 18:24 natural leader and people listen to you. Well, Miss Michelle, how 18:28 do I know if I'm a natural leader or not. Well one good 18:32 way to check is if you're in the room and people are planning 18:34 something or talking about something, when you talk do 18:37 people look your way and pay attention to your ideas? Now if 18:41 they don't, that's okay because followers are important too. 18:44 But maybe you've noticed that people really do listen to your 18:47 ideas. Whoa! That's a huge responsibility and talent that 18:50 God has given you and you want to use that for Him. Right? 18:54 Because we can use influence for good or for bad and it can help 18:58 or hinder others, our influence and what we do. Time is a huge 19:03 Talent and that's one that Miss Michelle has trouble with 19:06 sometimes. Sometimes I waste time. You probably do it as well 19:10 I'm not going to say you do because I don't know you 19:11 personally. But we all have the same amount of time in the day 19:14 and how we spend our time is really a talent that we can 19:18 use for Jesus, isn't it? Our health is a talent and being 19:22 good to our bodies and helping other people learn about how to 19:25 be good to our bodies by following the laws of health. 19:28 That's a talent as well. And of course, our money is a talent. 19:31 God has given us money as well that we can use for Him and that 19:36 we can use to help other people. The second story that I'm going 19:40 want you guys to check out is also in Matthew and it's in 19:45 chapter 25 and we're going to talk more about this in upcoming 19:49 stories but I'm just going to kind of summarize it for you, 19:51 If you want to read it, it's in Matthew 25 starts in verse 31. 19:54 And Jesus was talking about the different kinds of people in 19:57 this world. But he called them two different animals. Have you 19:59 read this before. He called for all the sheep to go on His right 20:03 hand and all the goats to go on His left. Now it helps to 20:08 remember when I say right is right. So you want to be a sheep 20:11 Baa, baa, baa, baa. Right? And it goes into greater detail here 20:15 and I really encourage you and your family to either pause the 20:17 video now if you can and read it or read it later. Matthew 25 20:22 verse 31 and on. But there's a really important part at the end 20:27 and it says: (Let's do the ones on the right.) 20:33 And this He will say to those on the right, For I was hungry 20:39 and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, 20:42 I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed 20:44 me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came 20:48 to me. Then the righteous will answer and say, Lord, when did 20:51 we see you hungry and feed you and thirsty and give you drink? 20:55 And He will say, As you have done it unto the least of these 20:58 my brethren, you've done it to me. 21:01 Wow! Let's use our talents for God. 21:03 ♪ ♪ 21:08 Thank you Miss Michelle for that Bible story. Now I know that you 21:12 all saw those questions last week because I know I've got a 21:16 whole long list of names of those of you who sent in your 21:18 answers and I am so proud of you. Great job for sending in 21:22 your answers to the questions we had. So, let's see who sent in 21:27 their answers and if you guys got them right. 21:30 ♪ ♪ 21:56 Well, it's time for our new questions. Are you ready? 22:01 Question #1: 22:12 There were three servants. How many talents were given to each 22:16 servant. Question #2: 22:31 And question #3: 22:47 Now you can send your answers to us at: 22:48 answers@startingwithjesus.com and you will get a shout out 22:52 in next week's lesson at our website at startingwithjesus.com 22:57 You can see those shout outs and we love to see you answering 22:59 those questions and listening closely. So send your answers to 23:02 answers@startingwithjesus.com 23:05 ♪ ♪ 23:10 Hello boys and girls. Today's memory verse is found in 23:13 Matthew 25 verse 40: It says: 23:22 ♪ ♪ 23:39 Hello welcome to activity time. My name's Amy and I'm really 23:42 excited about the program we have planned for you today. 23:45 The things you will need are a paper towel roll or you can 23:51 use some card stock, roll it up and tape it together. Then 23:56 you'll need some scissors and something to write on the paper 24:02 plate and the paper towel roll or card stock that you have. 24:06 And then you'll need a paper plate. So the first thing you'll 24:10 need to do is take the scissors and you'll need an adult's help 24:16 for this, and cut little lines like that along the end like 24:23 that on the end of your paper towel roll or card stock on each 24:28 side. I already had my aunt do this so... And if you're doing 24:33 the paper towel roll you'll probably need an adult to take 24:39 bigger scissors to do it for you Next we're going to set that 24:41 aside and get our paper plate cut. So we're going to want to 24:46 cut it kind of like that. So I'm going to draw a line of 24:50 where I want to cut. Next I'm going to ask my aunt to cut for 24:59 me. Aunt Ruthie, would you cut it for me? Sure. ♪ ♪ 25:09 Next you're going to write on your paper plate: 25:14 DO NOT BURY YOUR TALENTS because we do not want to bury 25:18 our talents. 25:19 ♪ ♪ 25:30 We're going to be making a shovel and this is the handle of 25:34 the shovel. So, on your shovel you can either draw your talent 25:37 or you can print out pictures of your talent or you can write the 25:42 word of your talent or you can cut them out from magazines and 25:47 take a minute to do that. 25:50 ♪ ♪ 25:57 You can write down more. And if you're having trouble thinking 26:00 of a talent ask your parents. Everybody has a talent of time 26:06 so you could always write down time. So now, you might want a 26:11 parent for this part. Remember where you cut on your handle? 26:16 You're going to put the paper plate in that cut. If you're 26:21 using your card stock you can tape it or you can even finish 26:26 cutting it here and then tape it flat. Okay. Here's your shovel. 26:34 And you can always remember Do Not Bury Your Talent. 26:39 I hope you had fun making it. 26:42 ♪ ♪ 26:46 Thank you so much for joining us today. Now some of you might not 26:51 know that you can send your memory verse videos in to us too 26:55 at videos@startingwithjesus.com We are always excited to see you 27:01 sending in your memory verses. Do you know why? Because we know 27:04 that you are memorizing God's word and hiding it in your heart 27:07 So you can send you memory verse videos to us at: 27:12 videos@startingwithjesus.com Let's pray and ask Jesus to be 27:16 with us. 27:17 Our Father in heaven, thank you so much for today. Thank you 27:19 for the talents that you give us Thank you for the talent of time 27:23 that each one of us has that we can use it for you. I pray that 27:27 we will use our time for you, that we will use every talent 27:30 that you give us whether it be music, maybe we might be 27:33 musicians, maybe we might be very friendly, maybe we might be 27:38 really good at writing, maybe we might be really good at sharing 27:42 things with others. I pray that you will help us to use whatever 27:46 we have, whatever talent that is that you will help us to use it 27:50 for you. I pray that you will be with us today and that you will 27:55 help us to listen to your voice when you speak to us and help us 27:58 to be missionaries to everybody we're around and to share your 28:01 love with them. We love you Jesus and we thank you. In 28:04 Jesus' name, Amen. 28:05 Thank you for watching. Have a blessed week and keep in touch. 28:08 ♪ ♪ |
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