86. The One Who Keeps God’s Promises

Acts 13:13 – 14:1

Paul and his friend Barnabas went to the city of Antioch to tell people there about Jesus.

“Long, long ago God promised Abraham a huge family,” they said. “God promised to give Abraham’s family a land to live in, and he promised to use Abraham’s family to bless people who lived all over the world.

He promised to give them a king who would rescue his people. And God made lots and lots more promises through the years.

“We are here to tell you about Jesus. He is the rescuer God promised to send. He died, but then he rose back to life. He is the one who keeps all of God’s unbreakable promises.”

Some people believed their message, and so the number of people living with Jesus as king got bigger and bigger. But at the same time, some people did not like the message, and they got angrier and angrier. They made Paul and Barnabas leave Antioch – so they went to the nearby city of Iconium and told people there about Jesus instead!

87. Jesus’ Friends in Philippi Acts 16:11-34

In Philippi, a city in Greece, Paul and his friend Silas met a woman called Lydia. When Paul told her his message, God made her able to believe in Jesus. “Please stay at my house while you’re here,” she said.

And it did.

The men who had been making the girl work for them were angry about what had happened, and they put Paul and Silas in prison. But in the middle of the night, while Paul and Silas were singing songs about Jesus, there was an earthquake, and all the prison doors swung open.

The prison guard knew he needed to listen to Paul and Silas’ message. “What must I do to be rescued by God?” he asked.

“Believe in Jesus as your King, and you will be rescued,” said Paul and Silas.