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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.
Speaker: For kids! Welcome back to the podcast, friends. We are so happy that you are here to learn about God's big story. I'm Ms. April, and today we are learning more about Paul.
Speaker: Last episode, Ms. Hannah asked, How can your actions share more about your faith than your words? Here is what you told us. They can show that I love Jesus and not to be mean to other people and stuff.
Speaker: Your actions can teach people about Jesus by teaching them to pray and worship God. Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your answers. We love hearing from you.
Speaker: We are now going to hear from an awesome kid with some super fun facts about writing letters.
Speaker: It's time for us to float back! Before the postal system, letters were delivered by horseback riders and walkers. Paper used to be so expensive that people would fold letters and seal them with wax. This way they did not need to use an envelope.
Speaker: Today it costs 73 cents to mail a letter to a friend. When I was a kid, I loved to write letters. I loved using fun paper and stickers and cool pens. Creating the letter was so fun to me, and it was also a gift for the person that I sent the letter to.
Speaker: We have a cool gift in the Bible. Paul wrote letters too, and his letters are in the Bible for us to read. While he probably didn't use scratch and sniff stickers, he did write really important words to people so that they would understand who Jesus was and so that they would know how to follow him.
Speaker: Paul traveled all over the place. He went to many important cities and spoke with many leaders and rulers. He visited churches and talked to anyone who would listen to him.
Speaker: Paul wanted everyone to know about Jesus. People tried to stop him. They even had Paul arrested. But Paul used the opportunity to tell Caesar, the ruler of Rome, about his wonderful God.
Speaker: Paul was on a mission to help everyone know Jesus. He lived for God. One day he was on a ship and he could tell that it was not a good time to sail.
Speaker: He told the captain that they should wait, but the captain ignored him. Soon the ship was in a terrifying storm. Everyone was frightened and worried. Paul shouted over the crashing waves.
Speaker: Everything's gonna be all right. No one is gonna drown, but this ship is going to break up. God sent an angel to me and told me not to give up. Stay strong, friends. We will all make it to land.
Speaker: God is with us. That is exactly what happened. The ship fell apart, but everyone made it safely to land. People could tell that God was with Paul. This opened their hearts so that they too could understand that God was for them.
Speaker: So let's get to the point. Paul lived for God and I can live for God too. It's amazing to learn about Paul. Once he understood who Jesus was, he lived his whole life for God.
Speaker: He wanted everyone to understand that God loved them and that Jesus has given all of us the gift of life with God forever. It's free. There is nothing we have to do to earn God's love and forgiveness.
Speaker: We just have it. It is our most precious gift. Today with Your Family answered this question. What will you do with all the love that God has given you?
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