Speaker 1: Hello again and welcome back to Kid's Bible Stories. Today's
Speaker 1: episode is called do I Have To? And this comes
Speaker 1: from Colossians chapter three, verses twelve through seventeen and Ephesians
Speaker 1: chapter five, verse twenty. Once there was a man named Paul.
Speaker 1: Some of you may remember him, because we just talked
Speaker 1: about Paul two months ago. We joined him as he
Speaker 1: sailed through the rough seas headed to Rome. Remember the
Speaker 1: ship wrecked, but everyone made to shore safely. Well, this
Speaker 1: is that same Paul. Everyone shout out, Paul, Paul very good.
Speaker 1: Paul loved Jesus very much, and he wanted to tell
Speaker 1: others about Jesus. In order to do this, he would
Speaker 1: travel to other cities. Sometimes he traveled by boat. Other
Speaker 1: times he would walk and walk a lot. Now, if
Speaker 1: Paul could not get to a certain place, he would
Speaker 1: write a letter to them instead. Phones didn't exist back then,
Speaker 1: so a letter was his best way of reaching them.
Speaker 1: When the people received Paul's letter, they would open it up.
Speaker 2: Oh me, me, me, me, I want to open it.
Speaker 2: What's it say?
Speaker 1: They would read it and learn all about Jesus. Sometimes
Speaker 1: Paul's letters were meant to encourage teach about Jesus. Or
Speaker 1: even tell them if they were doing something wrong. Well,
Speaker 1: it just so happened that Paul could not travel to
Speaker 1: a certain city because of this. He took out his
Speaker 1: trusty pen and paper, and he wrote them a letter.
Speaker 2: To God's Holy people in Colose, the faithful brothers and
Speaker 2: sisters in Christ. Grace and peace to you from God
Speaker 2: our Father. We have heard of your faith in Jesus
Speaker 2: Christ and of the love you have for God's people.
Speaker 2: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. I
Speaker 2: remind you to set your hearts on things above, where
Speaker 2: Christ is seated at the right hand of God, and
Speaker 2: set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Speaker 2: God has chosen you and made you his whole people.
Speaker 2: He loves you, so always do these things. Show compassion
Speaker 2: to others, Be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Do not
Speaker 2: be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If
Speaker 2: someone does wrong to you, then forgive him. Forgive each
Speaker 2: other because the Lord forgave you. Do all these things,
Speaker 2: but most important, love each other. Love is what holds
Speaker 2: you all together in perfect unity. Let the peace that
Speaker 2: Christ gives you control your thinking. You were all called
Speaker 2: together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful.
Speaker 2: Let the teaching of Christ live in you. Richly. Use
Speaker 2: all wisdom to teach and strengthen each other. Sing psalms,
Speaker 2: hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Speaker 2: And whatever you do, whether in word or action, do
Speaker 2: it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
Speaker 2: thanks to God the Father through him.
Speaker 1: Now we close Paul's letter and turn in our Bible
Speaker 1: to Ephesians. It says, always giving thanks to God the
Speaker 1: Father for everything. I don't know how to thank you.
Speaker 1: Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in
Speaker 1: the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Well that is
Speaker 1: it for our story today. But before we go, let's
Speaker 1: think about what we just heard. We heard Paul remind
Speaker 1: those in Colossie and us that whatever we do not
Speaker 1: just the things we have fun doing, like plane tag
Speaker 1: or coloring. Rather, whatever we do like cleaning our room,
Speaker 1: speaking with our family, waiting in line at the store,
Speaker 1: all of these things we should do as if we
Speaker 1: were doing it for the Lord, and we give thanks
Speaker 1: for it. Paul reminds us that it's not mom or dad, Mimi, pop,
Speaker 1: pop or teacher that you are serving when you're doing things,
Speaker 1: but instead it is really Jesus and we should have
Speaker 1: thankful hearts. So instead of saying.
Speaker 3: Ugh, do I have to clean up my toys, we
Speaker 3: can say I get to clean out my toys because
Speaker 3: I'm thankful I even have toys to clean up.
Speaker 1: Instead of thinking ugh, yuck, I have to kill it
Speaker 1: and beings, instead we can think.
Speaker 3: I'm happy I get to have healthy food.
Speaker 1: Instead of complaining, oh, mom, do I have to brush
Speaker 1: my teeth, you can think cool.
Speaker 3: I get to brush my teeth. God, thank you that
Speaker 3: Mommy and Daddy brought me toothpaste and a toothbrush.
Speaker 1: We all need this reminder now and then this week,
Speaker 1: if you find yourself starting to grumble or complain about
Speaker 1: doing something, I want you to find one thing to
Speaker 1: thank God for and then ask yourself, do I have
Speaker 1: to do this or do I get to do I
Speaker 1: get to serve God in this way? Try that out
Speaker 1: this week. I think it's so amazing that in whatever
Speaker 1: we do, we can do it for Jesus. We don't
Speaker 1: have to be a pastor be famous or have a
Speaker 1: special job for Jesus to see us. Instead, you can
Speaker 1: serve Him and thank Him right where you are, in
Speaker 1: whatever you do well. That is it for our story today.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining us, and as always
Speaker 1: bye for now.