Stories from Canadian Bible Society: The Word for Families

Open the pdf reading and there are activities for children including coloring pages.  Enjoy spending time with your children telling the bible stories in a way that invites them into a relationship with Jesus.

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Holy Week Stories

Matthew 26:57-58, 69-75 After the last supper, Jesus and his friends, called disciples, went to a garden to pray. The disciples, including Peter, fell asleep .....Read more

Luke 22:14-23 All Jewish people used to get together with their families for the Festival of Passover. Jesus knew that he would soon be arrested ...Read more

Luke 22:1-13 The Festival of Thin Bread, also called Passover, was near. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus......Read more

Mark 14:1-9 It was now two days before Passover and the Festival of Thin Bread. The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were secretly planning to have Jesus arrested ......Read more

Luke 19:28-40 Jesus went on towards Jerusalem. As he was getting near Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples on ahead.....Read more

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John 11:17-27, 38-44 A man by the name of Lazarus was sick in the village of Bethany. He had two sis- ters, Mary and Martha. The sisters sent a message to Jesus and.....Read more

Revelation 21:1-7 John, who had been one of the followers of Jesus, was arrested and exiled because of his faith. While in exile, God .... Read more

Acts 27:9a, 11-25 Paul was a prisoner. He was being transferred to Rome by boat to stand trial. By now we had already lost a lot of time, and sailing was no longer safe. ....Read more

Acts 12:3b–16 Herod had Peter arrested during the Festival of Thin Bread. He put Peter in jail and ordered four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to put him on trial ...Read more

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Acts 9:36-42 In Joppa there was a follower named Tabitha. Her Greek name was Dorcas, which means “deer”. She was always doing good things for people.... Read more

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Acts 9:1-12 Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord’s followers. He even went to the high priest and asked for letters to the Jewish leaders in Damascus.  Read more here

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Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus said:
When the Son of Man comes in his glory with all his angels, he will sit on his royal throne. The people of all nations will be brought before him, and he will separate them, as shepherds separate their sheep from their goats.  Read more  here

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Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus left Galilee and went to the River Jordan to be baptized by John. But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?”  Read more here

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Luke 2:41-52 Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for Passover. And when Jesus was twelve years old, they all went there as usual for the celebration. Read more here

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Luke 2:22-35 The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Moses says a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born.  Click here for a download copy