Jesus in the Temple

For great Bible stories, Church at Home videos, and more, check out our YouTube Channel at  https://www.youtube.com/@SaddlebackKidsAnd to find great activities, craft ideas, and parent discussion guides, head over to https://saddlebackkids.com This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Jesus in the Temple. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Luke 2. Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.This is Jesus. Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in a barn because there was no room in the inn for him. After Jesus was born, his mother, Mary and her husband Joseph took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem. There was a man named Simeon who loved God. God had told Simeon that he would meet the Savior before he died. When Mary and Joseph arrived at the temple, Simeon was there. When Simeon saw Jesus he took him in his arms and blessed him. He knew that this was the promised child who would save them all. Mary and Joseph were amazed at his words.There was also a woman named Anna in the temple. When she saw the baby that Simeon was holding and heard all the he said, she gave thanks to God and told everyone that the Savior had come!When everything had been done as God commanded, Mary and Joseph went home to Nazareth. Jesus grew up. He became strong and filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. Every year Jesus’ parents traveled to Jerusalem for a festival. When Jesus was 12, they went just like every other year. But when the festival was over and Mary and Joseph were traveling back home, they realized that Jesus was not with them.  So they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. They searched everywhere and after three days they found him in the temple. Jesus was sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. When Mary and Joseph found him they said, “Why have you done this? We’ve been searching for you everywhere!” But Jesus said, “Why did you look for me? Didn’t you know I would be here in my father’s house?” But his parents didn’t understand what he meant. So Jesus left with them and came back to Nazareth where he obeyed them and he continued to grow in wisdom and favor with God and man.