God is PATIENT

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

4.6 • 955 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Anna and Matt hop into the time machine to meet Thomas—yes, Doubting Thomas! Through his story, kids learn that God is Patient—He is slow to anger. When Thomas struggled to believe Jesus was alive, Jesus didn’t get angry or give up on him. Instead, He kindly appeared again to help Thomas believe. This episode reminds listeners that God is patient with us too—He understands our doubts, helps us believe, and always invites us closer to Him. What You’ll Learn: ✨ God is Patient: He is slow to anger and full of kindness. 🙌 Jesus Helped Thomas Believe: Even when Thomas doubted, Jesus lovingly met him where he was. 💖 God’s Patience Toward Us: Like Thomas, we can trust that God is patient with our questions and helps us grow in faith. 📖 Memory Verse: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love.” — Psalm 103:8 🎶 We sing together: “⁠⁠⁠Our Great God (Attributes Song)⁠⁠⁠” Try This at Home: ✅ Family Talk: Share with your family about a time you had questions or doubts and how God helped you understand or trust Him. ✅ Encouragement Activity: Write or draw a picture of someone being patient—maybe a parent, teacher, or friend—and thank God for showing His patience through them. ✅ Prayer Time: Pray together as a family, thanking God for His patience and asking Him to help you believe when you have doubts. Parents—want screen time that helps your kids grow in faith? With ⁠⁠⁠⁠Minno⁠⁠⁠⁠, they can! It’s the #1 Christian streaming app for kids—packed with shows like Young David, God’s Greenhouse, The Dead Sea Squirrels, and classics like VeggieTales—all ad-free. 👉 Get your one-month FREE trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠GoMinno.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ with code STORY.

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0:00.0	Parents, want screen time that helps your kids grow in faith?
0:06.6	With Minnow, they can.
0:08.3	It's the number one Christian streaming app for kids.
0:11.6	Packed with shows like Young David, God's greenhouse, the Dead Sea Squirrels, and classics, like veggie tales, all ad-free.
0:19.8	Get your one-month free trial at go-mino.com with the code story.
0:25.6	That's g-o-m-I-N-O-N-O-com, code story, a podcast for kids. Every week we teach the Bible,
0:52.8	sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend or two.
0:56.3	I'm your host, Anna, and I'm here with my co-host, Matt.
0:59.8	Howdy, friends?
1:01.1	Matt, I'm so excited about today's story.
1:05.0	Me too. Talking about God's big story is always amazing, but today we're learning about one of my favorite
1:13.0	disciples. Oh, oh, oh, oh, can I guess? Um, is it Peter? Nope. John? Good guess, but no.
1:21.9	James. Getting colder. I'll give you a clue. I doubt you're going to get it right on the next try. Oh, Thomas.
1:31.2	You mean doubting Thomas. Yep, that's correct. Thomas. And yes, he doubted, but God was patient with
1:40.3	him. And patience just happens to be today's attribute. That's right. All season long,
1:47.5	we're talking about the attributes of God. Remember, an attribute is a word that tells what someone
1:55.0	or something is like. So the attributes of God are words that tell us what God is like.
2:02.0	And today's attribute is God is patient.
2:06.1	He is slow to anger.
2:08.4	I'm so glad Jesus was patient with Thomas and showed him his scars to help him believe.
2:14.4	I wonder what that was like.
2:16.8	You know, Matt, there's one way we can find out.
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