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Speaker: the following podcast is a Jill dev Divine Media production. We're just normal kids learning about God's big story. Welcome to Normal Goes a Long Way. For kids!
Speaker: Welcome back to the podcast, friends. We are delighted that you are here to learn about God's big story. I'm Miss April, and today we are learning about the last things Jesus did on earth to show His great love for us.
Speaker: Last episode I asked, what is your favorite thing about being a kid? Here is what you told us. Learning stuff. Learning stuff. Great answers, kids.
Speaker: We are now going to hear from an awesome kid with some super fun facts about Passover.
Speaker: It's time for some fun facts. Passover is a special holiday when people remember how God rescued his people from a hard life in Egypt. At Passover, families eat a special meal together.
Speaker: Passover is a celebration of God's goodness to his people. Jesus was loved by many, many people during his time on earth. His disciples adored him. He was so good at loving them and helping them understand the world better.
Speaker: Crowds of people had watched him perform miracles and had learned so much from the stories he shared. But not everyone loved Jesus. Some people were confused by what he said.
Speaker: The leaders of the church were angry that he was calling himself the Son of God and that so many people were following him. Jesus knew that it was time for his ministry and his time on earth to be over.
Speaker: Every year, the Jewish people had a Passover meal, remembering God's goodness to them. Jesus and his 12 disciples were gathered around the table, and Jesus told his friends that it would be their last meal together.
Speaker: Hard times were coming soon. Jesus took a loaf of bread, blessed it, and shared it with his friends. He told them that the bread was like his own body that would be given for them. "'Eat this to remember me,' he said.
Speaker: Jesus took a cup of wine, blessed it, and shared it with the disciples. "'This cup of wine is a reminder of my promise to be your Savior,' he said." What Jesus said next was shocking.
Speaker: One of you will turn against me and will give me to my enemies. The disciples were upset. Is it me? Each one asked. I would never do that, Peter protested.
Speaker: Jesus said, Peter, i am sorry to tell you that before morning, you will tell people that you don't know me three times. Ouch. Even though Peter loved Jesus, he made mistakes.
Speaker: That's just like us. We might love God very much, but we do things that are wrong. We need to be forgiven often for the things that we do. Poor Peter would soon learn that he desperately needed God's forgiveness.
Speaker: Late that night, Jesus went to a garden to pray. He asked God to give him courage. Some angry men showed up with Jesus' disciple, Judas. Judas greeted Jesus with a kiss, which was a signal to the leaders that this was the person they wanted to arrest.
Speaker: Judas was the disciple who had turned against Jesus. The police took Jesus away. All of the disciples were in a panic. Peter wondered, what are these soldiers going to do to Jesus?
Speaker: Where are they taking my Lord? The soldiers pushed Jesus through a gate and into a courtyard and Peter followed behind so that he might see what was happening. A girl recognized Peter.
Speaker: You're with Jesus, she said. No, no, I don't even know that man, Peter lied. The soldiers began making fun of Jesus and hitting him. One of the soldiers said to Peter, aren't you one of his disciples?
Speaker: I don't know what you're talking about, he said. Later, another soldier said to Peter, I saw you in the garden with Jesus. You are one of his disciples. Peter said, not me.
Speaker: As soon as he said these words, a rooster crowed his morning call. Peter remembered Jesus's words. You will deny me three times before morning.
Speaker: Peter cried and cried, being so disappointed in himself. Friends, have you ever been disappointed in yourself? Have you ever said something and then thought, ugh, why did I say that?
Speaker: Have you ever felt badly about the way you treated someone? We all make mistakes. We sin, and just like Peter, we need forgiveness. Jesus was sentenced to die.
Speaker: He was beaten, spit on, and made fun of. He was whipped and forced to carry a heavy wooden cross to the place where he would die. Some people in the crowd yelled at him and wanted this to happen to him.
Speaker: They didn't believe he was the Son of God. Other men and women cried and watched in horror because they knew that Jesus had never done anything wrong. Jesus was nailed to a cross.
Speaker: Some people wondered why he didn't perform a miracle and get himself down from that cross. But Jesus was there to die for sins. He knew that all people needed God's forgiveness, and this was the way to forgive everyone.
Speaker: Jesus sadly suffered for hours. The sun stopped shining and darkness covered the earth. Jesus cried out, it is finished. And he died. Jesus's friends took his body and buried it in a tomb.
Speaker: They cried for him and prayed together. But Jesus had one more amazing miracle to accomplish. So let's get to the point. Jesus died for my sins.
Speaker: Because of his love for me, i am forgiven. Jesus suffered on the cross and died so that we can be forgiven for our sins. He took the punishment for us. He could only do this because he dearly loves us.
Speaker: Today with your family answered this question. What would you like to say to Jesus? Make sure to tell us what your family talked about so we can feature you in an upcoming episode.
Speaker: Record a voice memo and send it in a text to 636-280-5433. We can't wait to hear from you. Don't forget, God loves you with a great big love.
