https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories daily 0.75 2024-08-30 https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-3h36n-lylr3-lflzp-eenzk-64hsy monthly 0.5 2024-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/b918571c-7387-4a56-99ff-67af66c67878/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 6 - Hi!! Have you ever been really passionate about something? That is, have you ever really believed something so much that you would do anything to make it known. Well, the first disciples did. In fact, they became martyrs for Jesus. That means they were killed for their beliefs. That’s amazing! Let’s learn about the first martyr, Stephen. God bless! Emet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 6 Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 6 - To Think About I wonder how you would have acted if you were Stephen. I know that I would have been scared but I would hope that God would make me strong. You may like to read more of Stephen’s speech in Acts, Chapter 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 6 - Consider this… What was Stephen telling the religious leaders? (Vs 51-53) 2. Would they have liked this? 3. What did Stephen see ? (vs 55-56) 4. Read vs 60? Who else said this? 5. Read 8:1. Was this a good thing? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-3h36n-lylr3-lflzp-eenzk monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 5 - Consider this… What did the first followers share? (Vs 32) Where did they get their money and how else did they help each other? Do you think there are people like Joseph today? (Vs 36-37) Why were the people like this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/b918571c-7387-4a56-99ff-67af66c67878/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 5 - Hi!! Did you know that two-thirds of the world is living on the poverty line? That is, they do not have enough money to even be able to eat and live comfortably in the world. And what’s more? Did you know that we are amongst the top 5% richest people in the world? Wow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 5 - We don’t have to feel guilty about being rich but how amazing it would be if people were changed like the first followers of Jesus. They really took their beliefs seriously. Let’s find out how. God bless! Emet Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 5 - To Think About Imagine for a moment! Just imagine if all Christians acted like the first followers in this regard. What a different world we would have. How can we respond? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-3h36n-lylr3-lflzp monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 4 - To Think About Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord! All through the book of Acts we learn that Jesus is Lord. That means He is the King, Ruler, The One in this world. If that is true, we should really respond by accepting Him as our Lord, our King and our Ruler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 4 There’s one person who was changed by God big time!!! That is Peter. Read this passage and you will find him making such a strong stand for the Lord. I wonder who made him so strong and bold? God bless! Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/b918571c-7387-4a56-99ff-67af66c67878/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 4 - Hi!! Do you know what? People do change. Just go to a school reunion and you will be amazed at what different people have been doing in their lives. Some may have even been changed by God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 4 - Consider this… Can you remember why the people were amazed? (v11) Who healed the man? (Vs 1-6) Do Peter and John have any power to heal? (Vs 12) How does this passage help us today? What is faith in the Name of Jesus?? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-3h36n-lylr3 monthly 0.5 2024-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/b918571c-7387-4a56-99ff-67af66c67878/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 3 - Hi!! I hope you’re enjoying the study of the book of Acts. Today’s passage looks at what was really the Church. This may surprise you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 3 - Consider this… What did the Lord’s followers spend their time doing? (v43-47) What was Peter able to offer the man? (Vs 1-6) By what power was the lame man healed? (Vs 6-7) Does God still work so powerfully today and what does He ask of us? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 3 - To Think About They must have been amazing times during the Acts of the Apostles. God still chooses to act by miracles even today but that doesn’t mean that we should need miracles to believe in Him. He just says to believe and obey and all the glory belongs to Him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 3 When people hear the word “Church” today they often think about an old-fashioned building with old-fashioned people inside it singing old-fashioned hymns. Or they may even think about a modern building with modern songs coming from it. In fact, the church is not the buildings at all. The Church is people and what amazing people they were as we read in the book of Acts! They were anything but old fashioned! They were dynamic, lively, joyful witnesses to Jesus. Why? Because He lived in them. Let’s find out more. Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-3h36n monthly 0.5 2024-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/b918571c-7387-4a56-99ff-67af66c67878/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 2 - Hi!! I hope you enjoyed the first study of the book of Acts. Today’s passage is a most important one which sets the foundation of the whole book. I hope it helps you understand an amazing thing…that we can all know God!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 2 - Consider this… Where were the followers of Jesus and why? (v1) What happened when the Holy Spirit came? (Vs 2-13) What comment can you say about Peter and what he said (Vs 13-17) Does the Holy Spirit still come to people today ? (Vs 10-11) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 2 A little boy was flying his kite once and it flew so high that it was in the clouds and couldn’t actually be seen. A man was walking along the beach at the time and came up to the boy and asked him what he was doing. The boys said he was flying a kite but you couldn’t see it at the moment. “Well,” said the man, “if you can’t see it how do you know that it is there?” The boy replied, “I know because every now and then I feel its tug and know it’s there.” It’s a bit like that with God. How do I know He’s there? Because I feel him tug at my heart strings and I know He’s there. In our reading today we hear about when Holy Spirit came to the apostles after Jesus went to heaven. They really knew He was there!!!! Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 2 - To Think About You should never refer to the Holy Spirit as “It”. No! The Holy Spirit is God… God’s Spirit and we refer to Him as He. What a joy to know that God has sent His Spirit to live in us. Have you thought about that? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-cj634 monthly 0.5 2024-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/fd661b89-fb80-45c6-8ad5-186e446d036b/Emet_waving_city.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 1 - Hi!! I’m Emet and I am going to help you understand the greatest book in the world, the Bible. In this series, we are going to learn about how God worked through His special people, the Apostles. Their story, which is His story, comes from the Book of Acts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 1 Many people have heard about the story of Jesus. You know! His miracles, teachings, death on the cross and resurrection. But what happened next? Where is Jesus now and how can people say that Jesus is with them when He is supposed to be in heaven? These are good questions which need answering. And that’s what we are going to do. By looking through the book of Acts, we’ll find out what did happen next and what this means to us. Enjoy! Let’s find out what the Bible says… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 1 - Consider This How long did Jesus stay on earth after rising and what this He do during this time (Vs 1-3) What were His instructions to the disciples? (Vs 4-5) Where was Jesus taken and why (Vs 6-10) The men dressed in white said something very interesting. What was it ? (Vs 10-11) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - The Acts of God - Part 1 - To Think About Today’s teaching is known as the “Ascension”. That is, Jesus was taken to heaven. I wonder if you’ve thought about it? Is Jesus still in heaven and is He still a man? Yes! But how can He be with us here, too? We’ll look at this next week. Maybe, you can read on in the book of Acts yourself and see God’s plan. https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2 monthly 0.5 2024-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/9c39ab86-a870-4365-811c-1c8c9cf3b28d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 1 - Consider This How did God create the world? Was it magic? What did He say after each day of creation? What is a day? (see Psalm 90:4) Who is the Word? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/f129a09b-2756-4fc6-8ebe-814f22aff938/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 1 - To Think About Did you know that many famous scientists such as Louis Pasteur, Thomas Lister and others believed what the Bible says about how God made the world. You’re not alone! Why not learn the memory verse to help you remember https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 1 - Did you know that when some Russians astronauts reached the edge of space they radioed back to earth and said, “We haven’t seen God yet!” They joked that God was not real. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/ee26eb0f-6967-4d4c-bf94-1044848e53e5/Emet_waving_trees.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 1 - Hi!! I’m Emet and I am going to help you understand the greatest book in the world, the Bible. In this series, we are going to learn about how God created the world. The world’s an amazing place! https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-g425w monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 2 - To Think About Have you heard the story about the man who was driving along in his ford and it broke down? well, the man jumped out and looked at the engine but he could find nothing wrong with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 2 - Many years ago, an African man was helping some Christians. He was their cook. As they traveled telling people about Jesus, well, he enjoyed listening to the men talk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/ee26eb0f-6967-4d4c-bf94-1044848e53e5/Emet_waving_trees.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 2 - G’day! how are you? It’s nice to live in God’s creation, isn’t it? Today we look at how God made humans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/e8eeabc6-c48f-4fcd-bf44-4d371291a53d/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 2 - Consider This Who is “we”? (verse 26) What does it mean by “They will be like us and resemble us? What did God make human beings for? Have we done this? Read verse 31, why was God “Very pleased”? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-tjpc6-nare7 monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 3 - To Think About The garden of Eden must have been a wonderful place. You know, sometimes when I hear birds singing I wonder…"If I could ask them why they sing I wonder if they would say they are singing to God” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/ee26eb0f-6967-4d4c-bf94-1044848e53e5/Emet_waving_trees.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 3 - Hi!! Do you realise that we only really know how much we like something by when it is taken away from us? Have you ever had a nice toy, a nice time or person you love taken from you? How did you feel? Yeah! Once they’re gone, it is then that you know how good it was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/bba9b874-53d9-4301-a9a2-aaed918b3eaf/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 3 - Consider This What is the rest? (verse 1-4) What did God do for man? (verse 7) What is the tree of life and what is the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Explain verse 23. Why were the man and the woman not embarrassed? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 3 - To understand why things are not perfect in today’s world, we need to know what the perfect world was like. Has anyone ever said to you, “Oh, it’s like the garden of Eden!” Let’s find out what the real Garden of Eden was like… https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-tjpc6-nare7-lk75h monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 4 - So they let it stay, the next night the camel came again and put the neck and head into the tent. Once again the other man said not to worry about it so they let it stay. Well the next night the camel came and put half its body in the tent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/ee26eb0f-6967-4d4c-bf94-1044848e53e5/Emet_waving_trees.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 4 - Can you remember my name? Emet. When I was about your age I heard a really cool story... Once there were two men asleep in a tent in the desert. One night a camel came and put its head in the tent. One man tried to push it out but the other man said, ” Don’t worry about it. It’s not harming us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 4 - To Think About I think that that story is one of the saddest stories in the Bible. I heard a man once say that before man sinned, he was like a great and glorious cathedral, shining and splendid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/bba9b874-53d9-4301-a9a2-aaed918b3eaf/greenbg_question_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 4 - Consider This Who is the snake (verses 1-5)? What made the fruit attractive to eat? (verse 7) What happened after they ate the fruit? Explain Verse 10, Why were Adam and Eve afraid? Did they own up to what they had done? https://www.itelluthetruth.com/stories/blog-post-title-one-y5cg2-93rew-tjpc6-nare7-lk75h-fw8xx monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/ee26eb0f-6967-4d4c-bf94-1044848e53e5/Emet_waving_trees.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 5 - Can I ask you a question? Have you ever come face to face with a poisonous snake? At all costs you must keep away from its mouth. They are very scary, vicious creatures if they become angry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/2d6e8987-d7bf-408d-acb3-a66683d7013a/Emet_bible.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 5 - How would you feel if you were cornered by a snake hissing and ready to strike? Not a nice thought eh? Well, would your feelings change if you noticed that its mouth couldn’t bite because its head had been crushed? Maybe it wouldn’t scare you as much. In our reading today, we hear about what happened to the snake in the garden of Eden Let’s find out… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/649258da4ecb462b3f2fb268/0fff82e0-041a-474a-a608-d4146a13c2d8/greenbg_lightbulb_emet.jpg Stories - In The Beginning 5 - To Think About Do you know what? I have come to learn over the years that God is always in control. The devil is real but God is stronger. So much Stronger! 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