Speaker 1: Hello again and welcome back to kids' Bible stories. Today's
Speaker 1: story is called you Aren't Alone in your suffering. This
Speaker 1: comes from Tewod Corinthians, chapter one, verses one through ten.
Speaker 1: Last week we heard the Bible tell us that we
Speaker 1: can rejoice even in our sufferings because of what it
Speaker 1: can create in us endurance, character, and hope. Do you
Speaker 1: remember who wrote about that? His name started with the
Speaker 1: letter p Say it out loud if you remember.
Speaker 2: Paul.
Speaker 1: Yes, you got it. It was Paul, and we get
Speaker 1: to hear from him again today. Paul experienced lots of suffering.
Speaker 1: He was shipwrecked three times. Yeah you heard that three times.
Speaker 1: He was beaten put in jail, so he knows a
Speaker 1: thing or two about it.
Speaker 2: Well.
Speaker 1: Paul wrote a letter to the people who lived in Corinth,
Speaker 1: which is a city in Greece. You can pause and
Speaker 1: find Greece on a map if you like. Greece is
Speaker 1: a place where old ruins tell stories from long ago,
Speaker 1: and the bright blue sea sparkles under the warm sun,
Speaker 1: with olive trees on the hills and white houses on
Speaker 1: the cliffs. It's a country full of amazing history and
Speaker 1: stunning views. Now that you can picture where he is
Speaker 1: writing to. Let's jump right into today's scripture. Take it away, Paul.
Speaker 3: To the church that is at Corinth. Grace to you
Speaker 3: and peace from God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: Paul really knows how to start a letter. Wow, that's beautiful.
Speaker 3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
Speaker 3: the Father of all mercies and the God of all comfort,
Speaker 3: who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we
Speaker 3: may be able to comfort those in any trouble with
Speaker 3: the comfort that we ourselves are comforted by God. For
Speaker 3: as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ
Speaker 3: we share abundantly and comfort as well. If we are afflicted, Oh,
Speaker 3: it's for your comfort and salvation. And if we are comforted,
Speaker 3: it is for your comfort which you experience when you
Speaker 3: patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope
Speaker 3: for you is unshaken, for we know that as you
Speaker 3: share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
Speaker 1: Excuse me, Paul may point something out to them. Well,
Speaker 1: of course, did he just say the God of some comforts? No? No,
Speaker 1: did he say that God comforts us only sometimes.
Speaker 2: No, No, he said, God of all comfort, who comforts
Speaker 2: us in all our troubles.
Speaker 1: Thanks for your help. Okay, go ahead again.
Speaker 3: Paul, Yes, of course, for we do not want you
Speaker 3: to be unaware, of brothers and sisters, of the affliction
Speaker 3: we experienced in Asia. For we were so so utterly
Speaker 3: burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed,
Speaker 3: we felt that we had received the sentence of death.
Speaker 3: But that was to make us rely not on ourselves
Speaker 3: but on God, who raises the dead, and he delivered
Speaker 3: us from such a deadly peril. On him we have
Speaker 3: set our hope that he will deliver us again.
Speaker 1: Well, that is it for our story today. But before
Speaker 1: we go, let's think about what we just heard. I
Speaker 1: heard the word comfort a lot. Tell me what do
Speaker 1: you think that means?
Speaker 2: Being loved and cuddled?
Speaker 1: Thanks for sharing. Some of you may have said comfort
Speaker 1: is when you feel safe, cozy, and happy, like when
Speaker 1: you're wrapped in a soft blanket or hugged by someone
Speaker 1: you love. Have you ever felt that before? Yes, Well,
Speaker 1: when we feel God's comfort for us during suffering or troubles,
Speaker 1: it kind of feels like everything will eventually be okay,
Speaker 1: even if we can't feel it completely right now, it's
Speaker 1: a deep, deep truth that you know that comforts you
Speaker 1: even when life is very hard. Now does that mean
Speaker 1: you can't cry or shouldn't feel sad?
Speaker 2: No?
Speaker 1: No, that's right. Remember God sent his son Jesus. Remember
Speaker 1: we've heard episodes that told us Jesus he wept. Jesus
Speaker 1: gets it, and he loves you so so much that
Speaker 1: he tells us to cry out to him ask for help.
Speaker 1: You can tell them how you really feel, and tell
Speaker 1: your parents how you feel too, And remember Jesus loves
Speaker 1: you and wants to comfort you. Okay. Our last thing.
Speaker 1: I also heard this.
Speaker 3: So that we may be able to comfort those in
Speaker 3: any trouble with the comfort that we ourselves have been
Speaker 3: given by God.
Speaker 1: Let's think about that. Have you ever fallen down and
Speaker 1: skinned your knee?
Speaker 2: Ouch? Yes, if a.
Speaker 1: Friend helped you up and checked on you, maybe they
Speaker 1: got you a band aid. Did that bring comfort to you?
Speaker 2: Yes?
Speaker 1: I bet? And could you then do that for someone
Speaker 1: else when it happens to them, Yes, you could, and
Speaker 1: you do it because you remember how wonderful it was
Speaker 1: to feel that comfort, and you want to share that
Speaker 1: comfort with someone else. Now, each of you will have
Speaker 1: certain experiences that God comforts you in that makes you
Speaker 1: a great person to comfort someone else. One example I've
Speaker 1: seen has to do with glasses, the kind that you wear.
Speaker 1: Some of you may even wear glasses. Well. I remember
Speaker 1: one awesome girl who needed glasses, but she didn't want
Speaker 1: to wear them. To her, they felt different on her face,
Speaker 1: and she was a little afraid that she might stand
Speaker 1: out from others. And you know who was the perfect
Speaker 1: person to comfort her in this a sweet boy who
Speaker 1: also wore glasses. He understood what she was going through,
Speaker 1: so he comforted her with what he had learned.
Speaker 2: Wearing glasses might feel new and different, but God made
Speaker 2: you just the way you are, and it's always with
Speaker 2: you even things change. I can see so much better
Speaker 2: thanks glasses, and most likely no one even cares. They
Speaker 2: will them as they do. Who cares ignore them? Because
Speaker 2: God lives you so much.
Speaker 1: See, you get to play a part helping others in
Speaker 1: this very special way. God will always be there to
Speaker 1: comfort us. And when He comforts us in these specific
Speaker 1: troubles and the harder sufferings we experience, we are then
Speaker 1: able to comfort someone else going through the same thing.
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