<p>What Jesus Said</p> <p>miniBFFs, have you ever heard about the Sermon on the Mount? I know, it’s kind of a funny name right? But the Sermon on the Mount is a very important message that Jesus gave to a crowd of people about being a follower of God. Today’s story is an example of one of the many reasons why I am so thankful to have the Bible because it tells us about all the very important things that Jesus taught while He was on earth. </p> <p>This story, What Jesus Said, comes from the book <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a> and can be found on page 126. You can also read more about this story from Matthew 5:14-6:34 in the Bible. </p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonderkidz this season to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/products/annie-s-minibff-podcast-journey-through-the-gospels-guidebook">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of a candle! Or it could be a flashlight! Whatever kind of light you want just as long as it serves as a reminder that we are a light in the darkness because of the way we love Jesus.  </p> <p><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/nfdJii8xJFU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong> to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</strong></p> <p><br><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a><strong> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast.</strong></p>

<p>There is nothing I love more than reading about Jesus healing those who need healing! Right, miniBFFS??  In our story today, Jesus shows us that He loves everyone by taking care of the people who were not welcomed by others. He helps someone who is blind, someone who couldn’t walk, and someone who had horrible sickness that no one wanted to be around. Jesus not only wanted to be around them, He wanted to heal them. </p> <p>This story, Jesus Helps and Heals, comes from <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and can be found on page 152. You can also read more about this story from Matthew 9, Mark 2, and Luke 5 in the Bible. </p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonderkidz this season to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the <em>Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook</em> at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/products/annie-s-minibff-podcast-journey-through-the-gospels-guidebook">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of a bandaid! I know it’s silly but once you listen to the story I think you will understand why we picked that!   </p> <p><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/oZuAIII9bVQ"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong> to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</strong><br><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a><strong> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast.</strong></p>

<p>miniBFFs, we really love the story for this episode because we get to witness Jesus perform not one, but two, miracles. This is the story about a father who wanted his little girl to get better and about a woman who had been sick for a very long time and also wanted to get better. Spoiler alert - Jesus heals them both! But the way that these miracles happened is very different.</p> <p>This story, A Little Girl and a Poor Frail Lady, comes from the<a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415"> Jesus Storybook Bible</a> and can be found on page 214. You can also read more about this story from Luke 8 in the Bible. </p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonderkidz this season to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/products/annie-s-minibff-podcast-journey-through-the-gospels-guidebook">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of the little girl AWAKE in her bed!  </p> <p>Click <a href="https://youtu.be/rVX-9E76REQ">HERE</a> to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</p> <p>Click <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast.</p>

<p>Did you know that Jesus cares for you so much that no matter what, He will never stop loving you? It’s true, miniBFFs! And that is a topic we are learning about in this episode with the story of the woman at the well. This woman felt a lot of shame and sadness about the things she had done and thought no one loved her. But Jesus was about to tell her how much He loved her and how He had come to save her. </p> <p>This story, The Woman at the Well, comes from the <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a> Bible and can be found on page 132. You can also read more about this story from John 4:1-2 in the Bible. </p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonderkidz this season to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/products/annie-s-minibff-podcast-journey-through-the-gospels-guidebook">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of the well in the story. </p> <p><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/HzPAWt4MQXA"><strong>HERE </strong></a><strong>to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</strong><br><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a><strong> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast.</strong></p>

<p>So we know Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist from our episode last week. But what happened after that? Well, Jesus spent a lot of time in the desert of all places! That’s probably not where I would go right after being baptized, but it is where Jesus went and for a good reason. We also learn about Jesus calling his disciples and how important it was for Jesus to have close friends too. </p> <p><br></p> <p>This story, Let’s Go, comes from the <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a> and can be found on page 208. You can also read more about this story from Matthew 4, Mark 1, and Luke 4-6 in the Bible. </p> <p><br></p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonderkidz this season to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/products/annie-s-minibff-podcast-journey-through-the-gospels-guidebook">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all the fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of Jesus and his disciples. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://youtu.be/QtcfsrlHGz8"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong> to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</strong><br><strong>Click </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a><strong> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast.</strong></p>

<p>This episode today is all about John the Baptist. It is so important that we take time to learn about him because he is a very good example of wanting to tell everyone about Jesus. Even before John the Baptist had even met Jesus face to face, he knew that Jesus was someone that everyone needed to know about. </p> <p>This story, John the Baptist, comes from the <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a> book and can be found on page 114. </p> <p>We have teamed up with Zonder Kids this season to learn all about the gospels by reading stories from these three storybook bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels activity book at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of the white dove in the story. </p> <p>Click <a href="https://youtu.be/fd7zrXnwwQA">HERE</a> to watch Annie’s miniBFF Podcast on YouTube.</p> <p>Click <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">HERE</a> to subscribe to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast. </p> <p><br><br></p>

<p>Have you ever thought about what happened at the very first Christmas? Well in this episode we get to learn all about it from the story, The First Christmas, in <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> on page 119. </p> <p>This season we have teamed up with Zonderkidz to learn all about the Gospels by reading stories from these three storybook Bibles: <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415">The Jesus Storybook Bible</a>, <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-illustrated-bible-1?variant=34351669772424">The Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible</a> and <a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568">I Wonder</a>. Head over to <a href="https://faithgateway.com/collections/annie-downs-lets-read-the-gospels">faithgateway.com</a> and use the code AD20 for 20% off these three books. </p> <p>Grab the Journey Through The Gospels Guidebook at <a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/">shopanniefdowns.com</a> to join in on all fun for this season! This week we are drawing a picture of Baby Jesus in the manger. </p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/JCKmJxN-Feg">Watch</a> Annie’s miniBFF Podcast. <br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-year-new-episodes/id1585186846?i=1000637958850">Subscribe</a><strong> </strong>to Annie’s miniBFF Podcast. </p>

<p>We have a fun announcement just for you, miniBFFs! Annie’s miniBFF Podcast will be back with brand new episodes in 2024! Starting on Monday, January 8th we’ll be reading MORE stories from Annie’s favorite book, the Bible. But in this season, ALL of the stories are from the gospels as shared in some of our favorite storybook Bibles from our friends at Zonderkidz.  We can’t wait to learn more about Jesus with all our miniBFFs (and their grownups too) in the new year!</p> <p><br>Here are the children’s Bibles we’ll be reading from:<br></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-tiny-truths-bible-for-little-ones?variant=39499056808072" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Tiny Truths Bible for Little Ones by Joanna Rivard and Tim Penner</a></li> <li><a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/i-wonder-exploring-gods-grand-story-an-illustrated-bible?variant=39308878610568" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">I Wonder: Exploring God’s Grand Story: an Illustrated Bible by Glenys Nellist</a></li> <li><a href="https://faithgateway.com/products/the-jesus-storybook-bible-every-story-whispers-his-name?variant=13751222370415" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones</a></li> </ul> <p>Remember to use the code <strong>AD20</strong> for 20% off at <a href="http://faithgateway.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">faithgateway.com</a>!</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Stay up to date on all things miniBFF!</strong><br><a href="https://pod.link/1585186846" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe wherever you love to listen</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/minibffclub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Follow us on Instagram</a><br><a href="https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/1941770/1400192/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sign up for the miniBFF Email Newsletter</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Annie’s Kids Books</strong><br><a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/collections/youth/products/so-happy-to-know-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What Sounds Fun To You</a>?<br><a href="https://shopanniefdowns.com/collections/youth/products/what-sounds-fun-to-you-a-that-sounds-fun-book-for-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">So Happy To Know You</a>!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Annie F. Downs is a <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, podcaster, and loud laugher.</p>