Truth Seekers: Bible Stories for Kids
342 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 999 ratingsWelcome to Truth Seekers: Bible Stories for Kids, a biblically based podcast designed for young minds eager to explore the wonders of the Bible! Join host, Sherilyn Grant, to embark on an exciting journey through the captivating true stories of the Old and New Testament.Delve into the timeless stories of faith, courage, and redemption, carefully crafted to engage children and adults alike. At Truth Seekers, we believe that each story in the Bible forms a crucial piece of a grand narrative, unveiling God’s profound plan to rescue and renew humanity.Through the power of storytelling and Scripture, our mission is to illuminate the path of salvation, revealing God’s boundless love and unwavering faithfulness. Join us as we uncover profound truths and discover practical lessons that resonate deeply with our lives.Truth Seekers: Bible Stores for Kids is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org
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#193: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
September 04, 2023 14:08 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBMark 6. Jesus shows us that He is God. Only God can take what little we have and multiply it for His glory!
#192: Praying the Bible (John 10:11-18: I am the Good Shepherd)
July 15, 2023 12:39 - 6 minutes - 6.38 MBJesus is not only the gate for the sheep to enter, He is the Good Shepherd who leads and disciplines and protects.
#191: The Healing of a Demon-Possessed Man
July 10, 2023 00:50 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBEven the demons knew who Jesus was. In this story, Jesus name is revealed, but not by man, the demon refers to Jesus as “Son of the Most High God.” We have nothing to fear from the enemy when we realize that enemy cowers under the power and authority of Jesus’ name. When we have …
#190: Jesus Calms the Storm
July 05, 2023 01:31 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBIn every season, in every storm, He is faithful. He asks all those who follow Him, “Will you trust me, even in the storm?” He has promised to be with us in any storm, and He has the power to speak to the storms in your life and command them to be STILL. The disciples …
#191: Jesus Calms the Storm
July 05, 2023 01:31 - 14 minutes - 16.8 MBIn every season, in every storm, He is faithful. He asks all those who follow Him, “Will you trust me, even in the storm?” He has promised to be with us in any storm, and He has the power to speak to the storms in your life and command them to be STILL. The disciples …
#190: Parables of Jesus: Kingdom Parables
June 02, 2023 05:30 - 14 minutes - 15.7 MBJesus told many parables, and many of those parables were about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus wanted us to understand deep and spiritual truths about the Kingdom of God. He gave us many pictures and illustrations of what i means to be children of the Kingdom. We see in part now, but one day, we …
#189: Parables of Jesus: Kingdom Parables
June 02, 2023 05:30 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBJesus told many parables, and many of those parables were about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus wanted us to understand deep and spiritual truths about the Kingdom of God. He gave us many pictures and illustrations of what i means to be children of the Kingdom. We see in part now, but one day, we …
#188: Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Weeds
May 31, 2023 05:30 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBJesus told many parables to his disciples and followers to help them understand deep truth and to keep truth hidden from those who were enemies and unable to receive what Jesus came to offer. As we walk through different parables that Jesus told, may our ears be ever listening and our eyes ever seeing as …
#189: Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Weeds
May 31, 2023 05:30 - 9 minutes - 11 MBJesus told many parables to his disciples and followers to help them understand deep truth and to keep truth hidden from those who were enemies and unable to receive what Jesus came to offer. As we walk through different parables that Jesus told, may our ears be ever listening and our eyes ever seeing as …
#188: Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Sower
May 29, 2023 21:56 - 14 minutes - 16.6 MBJesus told many parables to his disciples and followers to help them understand deep truth and to keep truth hidden from those who were enemies and unable to receive what Jesus came to offer. As we walk through different parables that Jesus told, may our ears be ever listening and our eyes ever seeing as …
#187: Parables of Jesus: The Parable of the Sower
May 29, 2023 21:56 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBJesus told many parables to his disciples and followers to help them understand deep truth and to keep truth hidden from those who were enemies and unable to receive what Jesus came to offer. As we walk through different parables that Jesus told, may our ears be ever listening and our eyes ever seeing as …
#187: Praying the Bible (John 10:1-10: I Am the Gate)
May 08, 2023 00:42 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBJohn 10:1-10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to …
#186: Praying the Bible (John 10:1-10: I Am the Gate)
May 08, 2023 00:42 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBJohn 10:1-10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to …
#185: Jesus Teaches on Forgiveness
March 13, 2023 01:32 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWhen we realize how much we’ve been forgiven, we will be able to forgive much.
#184: Praying the Bible (John 8:12; John 9:1-5: I Am the Light of the World)
February 20, 2023 01:29 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBJesus said, “I am the Light of the World.” Only by Jesus, can we see what truth is. He is reality, and He illuminates all truth.
#183: Touching the Hem of Jesus’ Garment
February 12, 2023 19:05 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBMark 5:21-43. Jesus came as the Prince of Healers, but He also came as the Prince of Hope. He is the greatest happily ever after we will ever know. He longs that all should know the hope to which He has brought us. Release your discouragement today, and allow His hope to flood your heart.
#182: The Centurion’s Faith and the Widow’s Son
January 29, 2023 18:13 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBLuke 7. God is not so far removed from us that He does not know what we walk through. Immanuel, God with us, has come, and He is near to the brokenhearted. He sees our pain and our suffering and He is willing. Allow the Holy Spirit to come near today. Don’t let the pain …
#181: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man
January 17, 2023 16:46 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBJesus had the power to forgive sins because He is God, and only God can forgive sins and wash us clean. The Pharisees could not see or believe that Jesus was God, so they considered this blasphemy. They were more concerned with being perfect than having a relationship with God.
#180: The Authority of Jesus
January 08, 2023 19:26 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBAll authority from God had been given to Jesus. During Jesus’ earthly ministry, He revealed what the Kingdom of God looks like. He also revealed that He is WILLING. Do you feel far from Jesus today? He is willing to come near.
#179: Praying the Bible (John 6:32-40: I Am the Bread of Life)
January 02, 2023 19:51 - 18 minutes - 17 MBJesus gave us seven “I AM” statements in the book of John. Jesus echoes the covenant revelation of God as “I Am that I Am.” In His I AM statements, Jesus lets us know who He is and what He is like. The first statement we look at in today’s episode is His statement, “I …
#178: Jesus Fulfills Prophecy (Isaiah 61)
November 27, 2022 18:14 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBLuke 4 and Isaiah 61. Jesus went to His hometown of Nazareth to reveal to them that He was the promised Messiah that Isaiah had prophesied about in Isaiah 61. They could not believe it. They would not believe it, and because of their lack of faith, Jesus left Nazareth. What is our response to …
#177: Jesus Calls the First Disciples
November 14, 2022 02:05 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBMark 1, Matthew 4, Luke 5. Peter, Andrew, James and John did not have to think twice about whether or not they would follow Jesus. The Bible says, “immediately” they left everything and followed Him. It makes me wonder, does Jesus have my “immediately”? How often to I put Him off, delay my “yes” because …
#176: The Temptation of Jesus
October 31, 2022 01:20 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBMatthew 4. Jesus overcame the temptations of Satan by quoting Scripture. The power of the truth is something the enemy couldn’t do anything about. Eventually he gave up and left Jesus alone. All we need is the truth. We need it deep down in our spirit so that when the enemy comes in like a …
#175: Praying the Bible (Luke 6:46-49)
October 16, 2022 16:40 - 6 minutes - 5.66 MBThe Wise and Foolish Builders 46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation …
#174: John the Baptist Prepares the Way (The Baptism of Jesus)
October 02, 2022 23:21 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBJesus came in the power of the Holy Spirit. He ushered in the Kingdom of God which enables us to draw near to the Father. Only in Jesus are we made whole. Only in Jesus are we made compete. Only in Jesus do we have access the most holy place. Jesus was and is …
#173: In My Father’s House
September 18, 2022 22:35 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBLuke 2. When we are introduced to Jesus, we must make a decision. Jesus revealed at the age of 12 that His Father was God. He recognized who He was at age 12. He knew He must be about His Father’s business. More revelation would come as He got older, but this causes us to …
#172: Praying the Bible (Psalm 18:1-19)
September 06, 2022 02:05 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MBPsalm 18:1-19 I love you, Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield[b] and the horn[c] of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. 4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction …
#171: The Flight to Egypt
August 22, 2022 14:21 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBAfter Jesus was born, Joseph was warned in a dream to take his family to Egypt. Jesus’ entrance into this world was not easy. The same enemy of Jesus, is the same enemy that comes against us today. But God has given us His Holy Spirit to remind us of the truth and fight against …
#170: The Gifts of the Wise Men
August 16, 2022 01:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe gift that Jesus came to give is for all, not just the poor. All men and women, rich, poor, young, and old are offered the gift of salvation, for we all are in need of a Savior! Both the wise men and the shepherds came to bow and worship before Jesus, the Messiah. So, …
#169: Praying the Bible (2 Corinthians 5:17-21)
August 02, 2022 01:14 - 10 minutes - 9.99 MB2 Corinthians 5:17-21 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has …
#168: Jesus (The Messiah) is Born
July 25, 2022 22:07 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBLuke 1-2. Matthew 1 Jesus, God with us, was born in a manger. He grew as a man and knew what it was like to experience what we experience. No other false god in history could boast such an accomplishment. To come as a man, to live and dwell among us, make Him the most …
#167: Gabriel’s Message to Mary
July 09, 2022 23:59 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBGabriel’s Message to Mary Luke 1 They had waited hundreds of years. They were looking for a man, for a king, for a Messiah. Did they know God had decided to send HIMSELF? No, they didn’t. They simply could not fathom that God’s plan was to send Himself. It was the most miraculous message ever …
#166: Zechariah and Elizabeth
July 05, 2022 18:01 - 8 minutes - 7.67 MBLuke 1. God’s plan was beginning to unfold. It began with an angel named Gabriel, sent to tell Zechariah that he would have a son, and his son was to be named John. John would be the messenger to prepare the way for the Lord.
#165: Waiting for the Messiah
July 05, 2022 17:37 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBGod is not slow in keeping His promises!
#164: The Coming Messiah (Clues)
June 19, 2022 22:11 - 20 minutes - 19 MBGod spoke to His prophets long before Jesus appeared on earth. God had a plan from before the world began. Jesus was and is the Lamb who was slain at the foundation of the world. God gave glimpses of His plan to His people hundreds of years before Jesus came. There was no possible reason …
#163: Praying the Bible (John 14)
June 05, 2022 23:26 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBJesus said, “I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life….” He also said that He would send the “Spirit of Truth” which is the Holy Spirit. The world would try to tell us that we can create our own truth, but God has already declared what truth is. He IS truth. He defines truth, …
#162: The Lord Speaks to Job
May 30, 2022 02:06 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBThe only explanation that Job’s friends could find for why Job was suffering was to think it was because he had done something wicked. Their theology only left room for the wicked to suffer. Yet, we learn from the story of Job, that the righteous will face suffering and persecution as well. God is good …
#161: A Man Named Job
May 23, 2022 03:35 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBJob 1-2 We must get a right theology of God for when we face suffering. We will suffer in this life, and that does not mean that God is bad. The first thing Satan wants us to do is curse God when we are in pain because He knows that will bring separation between us …
#160: Praying the Bible (Jeremiah 17:5-10)
May 01, 2022 22:56 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBGod promises us that if we rely on Him, we will be like a tree that is planted by streams of living waters, flourishing and prospering with roots that go deep. The one who trusts in himself will be like a bush in the desert…dead and lifeless. God’s Word is truth, and His promises are …
Holy Week: Palm Sunday
April 10, 2022 04:05 - 10 minutes - 17.1 MBOn Palm Sunday, we celebrate when Jesus entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey as the people shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Easter Series Announcement
April 04, 2022 23:09 - 54 seconds - 1.03 MBJoin us this Sunday, April 10th as the Truth Seekers Podcast begins its Easter series leading up to Easter Sunday. Every day beginning Sunday, a new episode will be released as we remember Holy Week and celebrate Easter Sunday.
#159: Nehemiah Restores Worship at the Temple
April 03, 2022 18:36 - 19 minutes - 18 MBNehemiah 12-13. Nehemiah understood the importance of order in worship. He reminded the people of the God’s command to tithe and keep the Sabbath. Both of these practices are safeguards to make sure worship is a regular part of our lives. When we give back to God what He has given to us, we are …
#158: Ezra Reads the Law (The Joy of the Lord is your Strength)
March 27, 2022 19:17 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBNehemiah 8-9. Upon hearing the Word of the Lord read aloud, the people’s hearts were stirred. They fell on their faces in worship before the Lord. They repented of their sins and renewed their covenant with Yahweh. God’s Word is alive and active and will always accomplish its desired purposes in the lives of people. …