Bible Stories for Big Kids

Locked room mystery and a need for proof

Jesus gives Nicodemus a lot to think about.

The story of how Jesus lost his @&*# at the temple

We’re not sure exactly who the wisemen were, but they were some bold and brave bearers of gifts

The story of Anna and Simeon who had been waiting for the baby Jesus

Listen to what happens AFTER Mary finds out she's gonna have God's baby. 

Jeremiah sends word to the exiles

The people who walked in darkness…

Solomon gives the Ark of the Covenant a permanent (well…semi-permanent) home

God throws tradition out the window and makes a strange choice

Also known as the story of the burning bush

The story of one brother tricking another out his birthright

The waiting prophet with his own (albeit short) book in the Bible

Our God is a relentless God

The story of Samson from Delilah’s POV

A miracle, a gender reveal, an encounter with the holy and a woman using her brain

Look at what God did with Jacob. Imagine what God can do with you!

Am I my brother’s keeper?

God has some fun with an errant prophet

The trouble doesn’t stop after Hagar has Ishmael

Hagar names the God who sees

The oldest of the old, old stories

An alliterative version of the story of The Road to Emmaus

One of the less fun parables Jesus told

There is much rejoicing when that which has been lost is found

The story of Esther

Jesus and his complicated relationship with fig trees

A classic

A boat full of fish. Some freaked out fishermen. A big career plot twist.

A hero is always without welcome in his/her/their hometown

J the B was not out to win friends, but he sure influenced a lot of people

The story of Ephiphany...celebrated on January 6

The only story we have of Jesus’ childhood—the one where he ditches his parents

The same angel who came to Mary in the light of day, show up for Joseph in the dead of night.

Envision a new and better future

We don’t know who was more afraid—Gabe or Mary.

To get to the manger, you gotta stop at the River Jordan

Delivered from the Lions

A new covenant written on the heart

It was in the year that King Uzziah died...

This may be the year we really get where Jonah was coming from.

Even in the Biblical equivalent of the Wild West, God provides

King David’s plans are derailed. Who can relate?

The beginning of Hannah’s story. She’s part of the rather exclusive club of women who are actually named in scripture.

When you wander in the desert too long, you start to believe you can make your own gods.

Hear how it all began

The story of Joseph’s rise and fall and rise and fall and rise again. Clearly, God loves a good rollercoaster ride.

The prequel to the Abraham and Isaac story

The Bible story that tells us something how we came to be and how we got where we are.