A free comic book of the life of Jesus for children, with easy-to-understand text and explanations of basic terms for new believers. Written and illustrated by Willem de Vink.
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Jesus Messiah
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12 Foundation Stones Classes for Younger Children
The 12 Foundation Stones course will give your child a solid basis upon which to build his or her life. Wherever life leads in the future and whatever happens, your child will know Jesus as a close personal friend and have His promises to stand upon and His Word to light the way!
These classes are ideal for children ages 6 to 9 years old. Click here to download the “12 Foundation Stones” classes for older children (ages 9 an up)
Christmas Prequel
Christmas Prequel
The Gospel of John doesn’t tell the story of Jesus’ birth, but it tells us the prequel—the story that precedes what we are told in the birth narratives. This Gospel takes us back to the beginning, before our world existed, and tells us something about our Savior that was true well in advance of His earthly birth in Bethlehem two millennia ago. Understanding this part of the story is what brings clarity to who Jesus was, why He came, and what He accomplished.
The story begins like this: “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.” (John 1:1-3)
John looks back beyond the beginning of the creation of the universe, before time existed, and tells us that the Word was preexistent. The opening line of this Gospel repeats the first words of the Bible in Genesis: “In the beginning…” (Genesis 1:1). This expresses that the Word existed before creation and is eternal, that there was never a time when the Word was not. The Word was not part of what was created, meaning that the Word is greater than all things that were created.
We’re told that “the Word was with God,” and then it’s repeated a second time, “He existed in the beginning with God.” The emphasis here is that the Word exists in close relationship with God. That oneness is expressed in the phrase, “and the Word was God.” Everything that can be said about God can also be said about the Word.
This is what we celebrate at Christmas—that the Word, who existed with God before creation, who lived in face-to-face fellowship with His Father, who participated in the creation of all things, who is self-existent, and who is God the Son, was born as a human being and lived among humanity.
All that Jesus did during His time on earth—the words He spoke, the parables He told, His interaction with people, His confrontations with the religious leaders of the day, the miracles He performed—all of it revealed His Father’s love, care, and concern for humanity. It is through the Incarnate Word, Jesus, that we gain a deeper understanding of God, as well as of His desire to reconcile humanity to Himself. At Christmas, we celebrate that God entered our world for the purpose of making it possible for us to live with Him eternally.
The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us! What a wonderful thing to celebrate.
God in Three Persons: The Trinity
Basic Christian principles for young children. Click here to read/download more presentations in this series.
God has always existed as three persons in one being, each distinct from the other, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
There are Old Testament verses which infer that there is more than one person in God.
Genesis 1:26-27 – Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. … So God created human beings in his own image. He created them to be like himself. He created them male and female.
Isaiah 6:8 – Then I heard the Lord asking, … “Who will go for us?”
The understanding of the three persons in one God became clearer in the New Testament because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the believers. The followers of Jesus came to understand that Jesus is God, but He is distinct from the Father, and that the Holy Spirit is also God, but is distinct from the Father and the Son.
The concept of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit being one God is impossible for us as humans to completely understand. That might be disconcerting, but it’s also consistent with our belief that an all-powerful, all-knowing creator God exists.
As God reveals Himself to us, it stands to reason that understanding some aspects of Him might be beyond our human experience and understanding. So if you feel you can’t fully understand this, don’t worry about it. The important things are to know that there is one God, that there are three Persons in God, that God loves you and Jesus died for your salvation, and that the Holy Spirit is with you as a helper and counselor.
12 Foundation Stones Class 8B for Younger Children – The Greatest Love: Eternal Salvation
12 Foundation Stones Class 7 for Younger Children – Bible Prophecy: The Future Foretold
12 Foundation Stones Class 6B for Younger Children – Bible Knowledge: Prophecies
The Fall of Tyre
12 Foundation Stones Class 6A for Younger Children: Bible Knowledge – Know the Book
Part of the course “12 Foundation Stones for Younger Children.” This class explains basic Bible knowledge for kids ages 5-9.