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Jesus said:

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.� When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there.

Matthew

18:13-14

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Read aloud:

Can you tell me abo ut the las t tim e you rem em ber see ing a rea lly big sto rm ? Did you get cau ght in the rain , or we re you saf e and wa rm ins ide ? Sto rm s can be a littl e bit sca ry, esp eci ally if you are out sid e! Som e sto rm s are so big tha t I bet eve n Mr. Sea hor se and his frie nds in the oce an get a littl e sca red . Let me tell you a sto ry abo ut wh at hap pen ed wh en Jes us and his frie nds fou nd the ms elv es in a rea lly big sto rm out at sea . Wil l you hel p me act out the sto rm as you list en to the sto ry? (act ion words are bold )

One evening Jesus and his disciples decided to cross the sea in a small fishing boat. Jesus was very tired, because he spent all day telling stories and teaching big crowds of people about God’s love.

Jesus laid down to take a nap as the boat sailed across to the other side.

Suddenly, a great storm blew up. (thunder, lightning and big crashing waves) The wind blew, and the waves grew and splashed over the side of the boat. (Splashing waves and rain rock the boat) The disciples were afraid the boat would sink, so they woke Jesus up from his nap and cried, “Don’t You care that the boat is sinking?! Save us!” Jesus answered, “Why are you so afraid? What happened to your faith?” Jesus raised his arms and commanded the storm to be still (thunder waves and rain calm down) . The winds stopped and the waves grew calm.

The disciples were amazed by this. They looked at one another and asked, “Who is this man who could command the wind and waves, and they would obey him?” (Mark 4:35-41)

The dis cip les we re rea lly sca red of the sto rm . The y we re fille d wit h wo rry bec aus e the y did n’t kno w wh at wa s goi ng to hap pen . The y we re wo rrie d tha t the y mig ht fall into the wa ter or eve n tha t the ir boa t wo uld sin k! Som etim es, we bec om e fille d wit h wo rry , too . We can be sca red of the dar k, wo rrie d abo ut me etin g new frie nds , or som etim es we can fee l afr aid to visi t the doc tor .

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P a u s e & S s that bring you worry,

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It is oka y to fee l wo rrie d som etim es. Jes us say s tha t all we nee d to do wh en we fee l wo rrie d or afr aid is to pra y and tell God wh at’s wro ng bec aus e he car es for us. Jes us car ed for his frie nds wh en the y we re afr aid . He had to rem ind the m tha t all the y nee ded to do wa s pra y and bel iev e tha t God wo uld tak e car e of the m!

Jes us cal me d the sto rm bec aus e he is EVE N BIG GER tha n the sto rm . Jes us is EVE N BIG GER tha n the thin gs tha t wo rry us, too .

Let ’s say our me mo ry ver se tog eth er one mo re tim e.

1 Pet er 5:7 “Give all you r wor ries to him , bec aus e he care s for you .”

Can you rep eat it all by you rse lf?

Closing Prayer: Use this sim ple pra yer to tea ch you r chi ld(r en) tha t the y can pra y on the ir ow n any tim e the y fee l wo rrie d or afr aid .

Dea r God , I am wor ried abo ut ___ ___ ___ ___ I know tha t You are EVE N BIG GER and tha t ___ _, but You care for me. Am en.