THE LIFE OF JESUS: Jesus in the Temple

God's Big Story

The Village Church

Kids & Family

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Anna and Matt help kids discover that God wants to talk with us—and He does that through His Word, the Bible. Kids hear the only Bible story about Jesus as a child and learn how even at twelve years old, Jesus loved listening to His Father and talking about God at the temple. 🌟 What Kids Will Learn: God wants to talk with us, and the main way He does that is through the Bible Jesus was fully God and fully human—and He grew up just like we do Jesus loved being in God’s house and learning God’s Word We talk to God through prayer, and He speaks to us through Scripture God invites us into a relationship, not just rules or routines 📖 Bible Passage: Luke 2:46–47 🧠 Big Truth: God wants to talk with us.He speaks to us through the Bible, and we talk to Him through prayer. 🏡 Try This at Home: 📘 Family Bible Time: Read Luke 2 together and talk about why Jesus loved being in the temple. 🙏 Prayer Walk: Take a short walk as a family and thank God for His Word. 💬 Conversation Starter: Ask your child, “What do you think God might want to teach us today from the Bible?” 📖 Daily Habit: Set aside a regular time—even just a few minutes—to read the Bible together. 🎶 Song Featured: God Wants to Talk With Us by The Village Kids If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by⁠ The Good Podcast Co.⁠ For sponsorship inquiries, email ⁠sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co

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0:00.0	You're listening to God's big story, a podcast for kids.
0:15.1	Every week we teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with a friend or two.
0:20.5	I'm your host, Anna, and I'm here with my co-host, Matt.
0:23.6	Howdy, friends?
0:25.1	Today, we're going to talk about how God wants to talk with us
0:29.2	by reading a story together from the Bible.
0:32.3	That's right, Anna.
0:33.6	Wait, did you say God wants to talk with us?
0:37.3	Yes, Matt, he really does.
0:40.0	That's awesome, but how exactly does that work?
0:44.5	Is he on like the other end of a phone call?
0:47.9	Or do we get to talk like we're sitting across the table at Chick-fil-A with some nuggets?
0:54.1	Because Anna, that would be great.
0:56.9	That would be great.
0:59.2	But the way God has chosen to talk with us is even better.
1:04.1	The main way God talks with us is through his word, the Bible.
1:08.7	And that's why we do this show.
1:10.6	Every episode, we read a story from the
1:13.1	Bible and talk about what it means. In today's story, we'll read about a time when Jesus was a kid,
1:20.3	like many of our listeners. No way. I know Jesus was born as a baby. I mean, that's Christmas,
1:28.6	and we just celebrated that, but Jesus was a as a baby. I mean, that's Christmas, and we just celebrated that.
1:36.9	But Jesus was a boy? He sure was. He didn't stay a baby. He grew up, just like you and me.
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