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  Job had lots of....um..well everything! But the lord took it all away from him his kids his sheep his live stoke and his health. his wife said cures God! But job praised God instead.  his so called friends came to him and sat down and put dust on there heads no noise then Job spoke, then his so called "friends" said you sinned! then one more guy named Elihu and a person named barachel was angry at job and, lots of other things happened in this story if you want to see the full story go to the book of Job.  But anyway Job did not sin! Then job said 'i did not do anything bad but they kept saying you sinned' after some time of taking of having to withstand that he got angry then he said let God come! so God came down as a twister! And God told Job the complexity of everything and how could job understand it all of course not! so how could job question God? then God blessed job with twice more than he previously had! Including camels! so that picture represents that. a...

  Stephen, now the apostles are telling the people about Jesus but the needy need help, so they appointed some good standing men to help them, but the Pharisees didn't like him then he was put on trial then false witness came then they said that blasphemed (said something bad about God!) (Stephen didn't blaspheme) then they asked Stephen if this was true? Instead of answering of cures not he said there history from Abraham to Moses he might have done this to show that the Old Testament points to Jesus, But the Pharisees didn't see that they had hard hearts.   they got angry took him to the gate and stoned him his words were "forgive them Lord" kind of like Jesus! But sadly Stephen died. But what we learnt is: we need to help the needy like Stephen. we shouldn't have hard hearts like the Pharisees. And that the Old Testament points to Jesus! And that we should love our enemies like Stephen and Jesus There was a man named Saul he had everyone's coats after s...

       God saved us from sin and hell, Jesus forgave us so we should forgive others too like Jesus, so Jesus forgave us for all our sins [the bad things we did] by dying on the cross for our sins by overcoming them God can rule it, if God is more powerful than the devil why didn't God just destroy sin?: because it’s like this, if someone is tangled in a rope when you want to rescue him with an axe won’t it hurt him? Think that the rope is sin and the person is you and me.  God saved us when we didn’t deserve it God loves us even when we don’t love back you have sinned and you and I don’t deserve forgiveness but God gave us grace even though we sinned so much remember when someone hurt or did something bad to you, you should also forgive them, when it’s hard to remember two things God forgave and this bible story, peter [a disciple of Jesus]  denied even knowing Jesus 3 times when he told he won’t when Jesus said” before the rooster crows you will deny me 3 ...

  Joy Isn’t Just a Feeling — It’s a Way of Living In a world that often feels heavy with anxiety, distractions, and pressure to “keep it all together,” one word shines like a beam of sunlight through the storm: Joy . But what is joy, really? Isn’t it just another word for happiness? Not at all. Happiness is fleeting—it can vanish in a minute. Joy, however, remains . It goes deeper. It isn’t tied to circumstances, good moods, or success. Biblical joy is a spiritual reality that stays rooted in the heart of every believer, no matter what storms may come. This is what Smiley the joyful emoji teaches in a fun and faith-filled video. With energy and truth, Smiley reminds us that joy is not a surface emotion — it’s a spiritual strength. And it’s not something we fake. It’s something we live . Joy Is Stronger Than Feelings Joy lasts when happiness doesn’t. That’s because joy flows from the presence of God, not from our situations. In Galatians 5:22, joy is listed as one of the fruit of ...

Hope when Jesus was born light HOPE filled the world! When Jesus was born angels came to some lowly shepherds and told them "You will find a baby raved in swaddling cloth lying in a manger" So the shepherds went, this means for the lowly there is hope for the poor and lowly; and Mary was just a virgin and Joseph was just a carpenter. Hope to the world because the world was rescued from sin and hell hope when there was darkness in the world, Jesus came as a baby why a baby why not something great? If that was so wouldn't some people get scared? Jesus came in a way that people could understand. Hope Joy and love to God love us love hides all wrongs So God should us love. Hope now we have the Hope that we are rescued from sin and hell because of God's love and grace. hope for the world! know God did this to us so shouldn't we show some of that love and grace to others it will be hard we did lots of sins maybe somebody might have done something bad to you but remember...