#412: A Very Unlikely Team - Mark part 11

Kids Bible Stories

Jessica White

Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Stories For Kids

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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📚 Series: The Gospel of Mark Mark 3:7–19 🎧 Episode Summary: Why would Jesus choose these men? In today’s episode, we step into a moment where crowds are pressing in from every side—people eager to see Jesus, hear Him, and be healed. But then, something quieter—and just as important—happens. Jesus goes up on a mountainside… and begins calling people to Himself. One by one, He chooses twelve men—very different from each other—to be His apostles. But this wasn’t random. In this episode, kids will learn: Why Jesus chose twelve apostles What the word “apostle” means How this connects to the 12 tribes of Israel Why Jesus chose such a variety of people And what this teaches us about the family of God This story helps children see that the good news of Jesus isn’t just for one kind of person—it’s for everyone. 🧠 Key Teaching Moment: Jesus didn’t choose the same kind of people. He chose a very unlikely team—men with different jobs, personalities, and backgrounds. Why? Because the Gospel is for all people. 👉 Even though we are all different, Christians are brought together by one thing: We believe in Jesus. We love Him. And we follow Him. 2 Ways to keep the impact going!!!! If this podcast has blessed your family and you’d like to play a part in helping it continue to reach children with God’s Word, there are 2 simple ways to support the ministry: 1.Join the Family Library on PatreonWhen you join, you’ll get access to weekly resources designed to help your family go deeper, including things like bonus content, parent resources, coloring pages, and more ⁠Join here: ⁠ 2. Give a one-time donationIf you’d rather make a one-time gift, that is a wonderful way to help support the ongoing work and impact of Kids Bible Stories. ⁠Give here:⁠ Thank you for helping keep Kids Bible Stories going and growing for families all over the world.

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0:00.0	Hello again and welcome back to Kids Bible Stories. Today's story is called A Very Unlikely Team.
0:08.0	This is part 11 in our Mark series and comes from Mark chapter 3, verses 7 through 19.
0:15.0	We are continuing our series in the book of Mark. This is super exciting because we are going to go through this entire
0:22.1	book in the Bible called Mark. That's pretty special. So if you've missed it, make sure that
0:29.3	you listen to these in order because they do build upon themselves. Okay, quick recap from
0:35.8	last week.
0:38.6	Last week we heard Jesus healing the man's hand on the Sabbath.
0:43.7	If you remember, tell me out loud what did the Pharisees think about all of that.
0:52.9	Thanks for sharing.
0:54.6	If you said something like they were upset about it, you would be correct.
1:00.2	In fact, they were so upset that they teamed up with another group called the Herodians,
1:07.3	and they worked together on figuring out how they could plan to destroy Jesus.
1:13.6	We pick up our story here.
1:22.6	Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
1:37.3	Listeners, why do you think a crowd would follow him?
1:45.0	Because it was so amazing?
1:49.0	Thanks for sharing.
1:52.0	Remember, there are a lot of people who are excited about Jesus.
1:57.0	Surely, news was traveling.
2:04.6	You hear what Martha was telling folks? No. Was it? Was it about that man named Jesus?
2:08.6	Oh, why, I would just love to hear him speak.
2:12.6	They heard of the miracles he was performing.
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