Children's Bible Stories

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

(Luke 16:19-31)

There was a rich man who likes to buy expensive clothes and dress like a

king. He also eats a lot of food and buys everything that he wants. At hisgates however, there lay a sick starving beggar. His name was Lazarus.

Lazarus was very sick. His skin was full of sores. He also had bruises because

people were mean to him and they always bully him. Lazarus had no money

and he can't buy the food that he needs. He only eats the crumbs left overby the rich man.



One morning, God decided that Lazarus does not deserve more suffering

and He took the poor beggar to heaven. Angels carried Lazarus' soul and he

met Abraham and he was comforted by God.

The rich man also got very sick because he lived an unhealthy life. Hismoney could not save him and eventually his soul departed from this world.

His soul was punished because he was very greedy had no love of God. He

had all the money he wants but he did not let God enter his life.



The Parable of the Gold Coins

(Matthew 25:23-30)

There was a master who was about to travel and so he entrusted his

properties to his servants. The master gave the servants gold coins

according to their own abilities. The first servant was given five gold coins,the second received two gold coins, and the third received one gold coin.

After a long time the master returned. He asked his servants how they took

care of his property and gold coins. The first and second servants explained

that in their limited abilities, they invested the gold coins to some goodwork and by doing so they have doubled the value of the master’s property

entrusted to each of them. The master was very happy and he rewarded the

two servants saying,



“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful oversomething little, because of this I will give you much more. Come to your

master. I am glad of what you have done.”

Then the third servant who was given one gold coin told the master,

“Master, I know that you are a very industrious person. I know that you

worked very hard for your properties, and because of this I thought it would

be best if I bury your money to the ground to keep it safe.”

The master, upon hearing this, angrily told his servant that burying the coinsto the ground was a bad idea since there is no profit in it. The master would

have been happier if the servant had invested the coins so that it could

profit rather than just bury them to the ground and waste the opportunity

to increase their value.



The Parable of the Bridesmaids

(Matthew 25:14-30)

Long ago, there was a wedding. Ten bridesmaids were tasked to wait for the

groom who was to come at night. The bridesmaids were instructed to bring

lamps. Five of the bridesmaids brought oil so that when their lamp died,they can light them again. The other five brought only the lamps with no

reserve oil. As the evening came, while they were waiting for the groom to

come, they fell asleep as they rested a bit.

Midnight then struck and the bridesmaids were awakened. Someone wasshouting that the groom is coming already. As their lamps were dimming,

the five bridesmaids who brought oil had their lamps replenished, while

those who did not bring oil realized that their lamps would be out of light

when the groom arrives.



The five bridesmaids who did not bring oil asked the other five to give themfuel for their lamps. However the oil they brought was only enough for the

five who brought it and so the bridesmaids who did not bring oil went out to

buy oil.

When the groom arrived, the five bridesmaids who were left welcomed himand they all went inside the wedding to feast. The other five who bought oil

came too late and they were not able to enter the feast because the door

was already closed. These five bridesmaids did not prepare enough and so

they were not able to fulfill their duties accordingly, while those who were

wise enough to prepare feasted and celebrated with the groom.



The Parable of the Faithful Servant

(Luke 12:35-48)

There was a master who was out of town because he attended a wedding

feast. He left his servants at home so that they can welcome him and light

him on his way home when he comes back.

When the master came back, he saw that his servants are still waiting even

though it is already very late. He was very thankful of these servants that he

let them recline and rest. The master then served his faithful servants to

show his gratitude. From then on, the master gave his faithful servantsenough food each day and without delay.



There was another master who also left to attend the wedding feast. Healso left his servants at home so that they can welcome him and light him

on his way home when he comes back.

Like with the other master, some of the servants faithfully waited but there

was one who had no patience in his heart. The unfaithful servant then, theevil that he is, started beating the other maidservants. He then got drunk

and ate the food of his master. One day, without the unfaithful servant

expecting, the master came back home. After seeing his servant’s

unfaithfulness and abuse, he punished him. For his transgression and evil

deeds, this master disciplined the unfaithful servant, while to the faithfulservants he rewarded them.



The Parable of the Budding Fig Tree

(Luke 21:29-33)

Jesus knew that his disciples are eager to know when the Kingdom of God

will arrive. He also knew that they are still unaware as to what is themeaning and the mystery of this event, because of this, He told them the

story of a budding fig tree.

Being surrounded by forest, Jesus pointed at the fig trees and said,

“See that fig tree, and all the trees. When they start budding you know

already that summer is near.”



He continued saying,

“And so, like with the budding of the fig tree, for the Kingdom of God to

arrive all must be accomplished first. ”

Jesus told his disciples that all things necessary must be first completed

before the Kingdom of God arrives and that Heaven and Earth will certainly

pass away, but His words will never end.



The Parable of the Great Banquet

(Matthew 22:1-14)

There was once a king who had made a feast for the wedding of his son. He

sent his servants throughout the land to invite the people whom he wants

to come to the feast. When the servants came back they told the king thatthose invited did not want to come to the feast.

Although disappointed, the king again sent out his servants throughout the

land to those invited to tell them that he has already prepared the meat and

all other food for them in the feast. Yet again, those that are invited did notcome. Instead, they continued their daily lives. However, some of them took

the servants of the king, then after treating them shamefully, took their

lives.



When the King heard of what was done to his servants, he immediately

ordered his army to punish the murderers and the cities that they ruled.

Then he sent another batch of his servants and told them to go into the

intersections of highways and invite as many people as they can.

The servants came back and the wedding feast was filled with guests. The

king was so glad to see the feast filled with so many people, may they be

poor or rich, bad or good.



The Parable of the Tenants

(Luke 20:1-19)

There was a man who wanted to grow grapes, so he had planted a vineyard.

To protect his grapes, the man built a wall around the vineyard. He also built

a winepress so that he can make wine from his grapes.

One day, he was asked to go on a trip out of town. Before he left, he found

some farmers who agreed to stay at the vineyard and take care of his

grapes. A few months passed and the grapes were finally ripe and so the

man sent someone to harvest the grapes.

When the farmers saw that someone was about to collect the grapes, they

beat him up and sent him back to the owner of the vineyard empty handed.

The owner of the vineyard again sent another person to collect the grapes.



Yet again, the farmers beat him up and sent him back to the vineyard ownerempty handed. For the third time the owner sent another person to collect

the grapes. This time the farmers wounded the man sent by the owner and

sent him back again.

The owner then decided to send his own son thinking that the farmersmight recognize him and then respect him.

But the farmers were evil in their hearts and when they saw the owner’s son

they agreed to take his life so that the vineyard will be theirs. And so they

did.

The owner, upon knowing that his son was killed, went back to the vineyard

and took the life of the farmers. He then gave his vineyard to other people

who have shown goodness in their hearts.



The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

(Luke 18:9-14)

One day in God’s Temple at Jerusalem, two men went to pray. One them

was a Pharisee. He was a self-righteous religious leader. The other one was

a tax collector.

The Pharisee prayed to God these words,

“God, I thank You because I am not like other men who are extortioners,

unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.”

The Pharisee continued saying,

“God, You know that I fast twice a week. I also give money to the temple.”



Meanwhile, on the other side of the temple, the tax collector stood. The

humble that he is, he could not look up to the heavens. He beat his chest

and prayed with these words,

“God, be merciful to me who is a sinner!”

God then forgave the sins of the tax collector because he is righteous and

because of his humble heart and his desire for forgiveness, while the

Pharisee was boastful and proud.



The Parable of the Two Sons

(Matthew 21:28-32)

Long ago, there lived a father who had two sons. One day, the father said to

his first son,

“Son, go and work in my vineyard today.”

The first son answered saying, “I will not.” The father was disappointed. But

the son realizing what he has done regretted it and went to the vineyard to

work.

The father then came to his second son and again said,

“Son, go and work in my vineyard today.”



The second son answered saying, “Yes father, I will go.” When the father

left, the second son did not go to the vineyard. He lied to his father.

Seeing the deeds of his two sons, the father was glad that his first son was

humble and obedient. For the second however, the father was sodisappointed that he lied, and it broke his heart.



The Persistent Widow

(Luke 18:1-8)

Jesus knew that his followers lack persistence when praying to God. To help

them understand the meaning of prayer, he told them the story of a

persistent widow.

There once lived an unjust judge who was very strict. He did not fear God

and did not show mercy to the people.

One day, a widow came to his court and asked him,

“Honorable judge, please grant me justice against those who are unkind to

me.”



The judge did not budge and he did not listen to the widow’s plea. The next

day, the widow came back and again asked the judge,

“Honorable judge, please grant me justice against those who are unkind to

me.”

This went on until finally, the judged proclaimed,

“This widow, who showed great persistence, will be served justice.”

If a Judge who does not fear God and is not merciful to his people can give

the widow what she asks, how much more will our loving God give us if we

persevere? Truly God will favor our prayers if we persevere.



The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

(Matthew 20:1-16)

Long time ago, there lived a vineyard owner. His grapes were ready for

harvest but he has no workers to do it. So early in the morning, he went to

the town to hire some farmers. The owner hired people when they agreed

to be paid one penny, which is worth a day’s work.

At nine in the morning, while in town, the owner saw some idle workers in

the market and so he hired them. They agreed to be paid a penny each.

Again at twelve noon and at three in the afternoon he looked for more

farmers and hired them. Late in the afternoon, at about five o’clock, the

owner found another group of idle farmers. He asked why they were not at

work. The farmers replied, “No one has hired us sir.” And so the owner

hired them and told them that they will be paid a full day’s work as to be

able to feed their families.



When the evening came, the owner called one of his servants and told him

to call all the farmers, beginning from the last hired, and pay them their

wages. The first group was given a penny for each farmer, and so did thenext three groups of farmers. When the first group hired was then paid,

they murmured against the owner saying,

“The last group to be hired only worked for one hour while we, the first

group to be hired, worked from nine till evening. Why should they be paidthe same amount as with us?!”

The owner then replied, “Friends, I did nothing wrong. You all agreed to be

paid a penny each. Why did you think of me as bad when I only gave each of

you equal wages? Is it not rightful that these poor farmers also receive

wages enough to feed their families?” The last group then went silent and

having realized their greed, understood the good intent of the owner for all

of them.



The Prodigal Son

(Luke 15:11-32)

There was once a man who had two sons. The younger son asked his father

some of his inheritance. The father then divided his properties and gave

part of it to his youngest son. After a few days, the younger son travelled to

a country far away. He wasted his inheritance and lived a very luxurious life.One day, he found out that he had already spent all of his money. A severe

famine came to the country and he felt hungry. He worked for a farmer

feeding pigs in the barn so that he could earn some money for food.

Knowing that he is now living in desperation, he decided to return home to

his father.

Upon seeing his youngest son coming home, the father ran towards his son

then kissed and hugged him. The son was so ashamed but the father still



loved him very much. He told his servants to prepare a feast for his son and

to give him new clothes.

Seeing the celebration, the eldest son got angry. He did not join the feast.

Realizing this, the father talked to his eldest son. He asked him why he was

angry and he replied that he never left and rather worked in the fields but

the father never had a celebration for him. The father then explained,

“Son, you know that I am always there for your younger brother. It is only

right to celebrate your brother’s return for he had died and now he is alive.

He was lost and now he was found!”

The eldest brother then understood the love of his father to his brother. He

then regretted his anger because he realized that he was only angry

because he was envious and that the father is only very happy because his

brother has returned.



Jesus Heals the Leper

(Mark 1:40-45)

During the time of Jesus, lepers were considered unclean by society, thus

they were avoid and neglected. Leprosy is a disease that prevents the

healing of wounds and slowly eats away the flesh. However, there was oneleper, who having heard the miracles of Jesus, jumped in front of the Lord

and said,

“With your will Lord, you can make me clean.”

Jesus replied saying,

“Then I will it. Be clean.”



And suddenly the leper was healed and all his wounds vanished. In a rush,and after barely finishing thanking God, he shouted to everyone that he was

healed. Jesus preferred that the miracle was to be known only to the priest

in the Temple since it is what their Law required.

Because of the healed leper’s announcement to the crowd, the peoplethought that Jesus was some kind of a magician, which He is not. Jesus

healed the leper through the power of God. This miracle confirmed to the

people that God was indeed at work in their lives. But Jesus knew that the

people could not fully understand this, nevertheless He still healed the

people from their illnesses since they showed sincere faith in Him.



Jesus Makes a Man Walk Again

(Luke 5:18-26)

When Jesus went to Capernaum, the people eagerly went to where He

stayed. Jesus went to the house of Simon Peter. The house was filled with

many people and they even gathered around outside. Suddenly the roof of

Peter’s house began to move and a hole beginning to form. They then foundout that there were people on the roof who were trying to get inside the

house. They tried the roof since they were carrying a paralyzed man and

because the house was too crowded that they cannot enter through the

door.

The people in the roof then lowered the paralyzed man into the room

where Jesus was. Jesus was impressed by the faith of the people carrying

the paralyzed man that he said to the latter,



“My friend, I forgive your sins.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd whispered among themselves,

“Who does He think He is? God is the only one who could forgive sins!”

To show that He is healing through the power of God, Jesus exclaimed to

the paralyzed man,

“Stand up and take your mat, then go home.”

The paralyzed man immediately stood up, took his mat and thanked God for

the miracle that has happened. Everyone was so amazed and they felt one

of God’s infinite wonders.



Jesus Calms the Storm

(Matthew 8:23-27)

There was a night during one of Jesus’ ministry, while He and His disciples

were crossing the Sea of Tiberias, a strong wind blew and unleashed its fury.

The boat was then flooded due to the high waves caused by the wind. The

disciples panicked. Meanwhile Jesus was sleeping. The disciples then

decided to wake Him up and they told Him,

“Lord, are you not worried? We are about to die!”

The awoken Jesus gently spoke to the wind and the sea saying,

“Be quiet!”



The sea and the wind obeyed Jesus and they became calm. He then turned

to His disciples and told them,

“Why were you so afraid? Did you lose your faith in me?”

The disciples humbled themselves and then they murmured to themselves

these words,

“Who is this man? The wind and the sea easily obeyed His command! Truly

He has power over nature and death!”



Jesus Feeds the Crowd

(Matthew 14:15-21)

Once, when Jesus and His disciples decided to rest for bit they went to a

deserted place. But when they arrived to that place, a huge crowd had

already gathered and they were waiting for Jesus to share His words andheal the sick.

Jesus decided not to send the people away. He and His disciples stayed with

the crowd the whole day until evening. As the sun went down, the disciples

realized that the people have to eat and yet they don’t have food. They told

Jesus about the lack of food. But Jesus answered to them,

“Give them your food.”



The disciples collected the food that they brought but there were only fiveloaves of bread and two fish! Jesus then asked the crowd to settle down and

sit. He then took the loaves of bread and the two fish in his hands. He then

raised them up to the sky and He prayed to God. Jesus then blessed the

bread and broke it into pieces and gave them to His disciples. The disciples

then took the bread and fish from Jesus and they distributed the foodamong the crowd. The food was disseminated to everyone until everybody

was full. The disciple then collected the left overs and they filled several

baskets of food!

The crowd was amazed at the giving power God through the miracle of

Jesus.



Jesus and the Man who was Deaf and Mute

(Mark 7:31-37)

Jesus went to Decapolis from Galilee to spread the good news of God’s

Kingdom.

While in Decapolis, a group of people approached Jesus. They asked Him to

heal a man who was deaf and had trouble speaking.



Jesus then took the deaf man. He touched the deaf’s ears and then He alsotouched his tongue. After Jesus had done these things, the deaf began to

hear and talk.

The healed deaf then thanked God and he spread the story of Jesus’

miracle.



Jesus and the Man who was Blind

(Mark 8:22-26)

In the village of Bethsaida, when Jesus arrived, some people went to Him

carrying a blind man. Being compassionate, Jesus took the blind man in a

corner where no one can see His miracle.

Jesus did not want to be known only as a healer and distract the people

from His purpose. He wants to be known as a proclaimer of God’s coming

Kingdom.

In the private corner, Jesus put His hand into the blind man’s eyes. He then

asked the blind saying,

“Do you see anything?”



The blind man replied with the words,

“I see people, but my sight is not very clear. I can see them as if they are

walking trees.”

Jesus then touched the man’s eyes again. This time his sight became clearerand he could now see the world. Jesus instructed the man saying,

“You can go home now, but do not pass in the village.”

The man went away shouting for joy for the miracle that has been done.



Jesus is Stronger than Death

(Christ’s Passion from the Four Gospels)

During the last days of Jesus, He was accused by Jerusalem’s religious

leaders of bad things since He claimed to be the Son of God. The leaders

then decided to take the life of Jesus and crucify Him.

In His last supper, Jesus blessed the bread and wine and distributed them to

his apostles. He told them that His life is to be offered for the salvation of

everyone. He also promised to be with His apostles forever. However it was

also the night that He was arrested.

Many people knew that Jesus was innocent, but the people were still

persuaded to have Him sentenced with crucifixion. He was crucified

between two thieves. While nailed to the cross, Jesus asked God to forgive

the people who made Him suffer.



After He died, Jesus was buried in a tomb by His friends. The tomb was then

sealed with a large stone door.

Two days later, Mary Magdalene together with two other women went to

visit the tomb. To their surprise the tomb was open and the large stone was

moved aside.

When the women entered the tomb, they did not found the body of Jesus.

In its place were His empty burial cloths. Also inside the tomb was an angel

of God who told them that Jesus had risen from the dead and that He will

now live forever. Upon hearing this, the women ran back to the apostles to

share the wonderful good news.

To this day we must spread the good news that Jesus has power over death

and that God has prepared for us a place in heaven.

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