Participants: Brenda Walsh
Series Code: KT
Program Code: KT000018
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00:03 It's time to share there's a world out there
00:07 Looking for a friend like Jesus 00:10 It's time to share there's a world out there 00:13 Let's tell them that He loves us so 00:17 Let's tell them that He loves us so 00:20 Kids Time, Kids Time, Kids Time, Kids Time 00:25 Hi, boys and girls. 00:26 Do you see what I have on the wall right here? 00:29 Just a white piece of paper, isn't it? 00:31 But let's have some fun. 00:32 I wanna show you something 00:33 we can do with this piece of paper. 00:35 I'm gonna turn this flashlight on right here, just like that. 00:38 And I'm gonna shine it on my hand. 00:40 I'm going to try to make some funny shapes. 00:42 Oh, can you see that? What does that look like? 00:45 Can you see that right there? Isn't that fun? 00:49 You know what, do you see what it is on the paper now? 00:52 You're right, it's a shadow. 00:55 And I can wiggle my fingers, I can even do this, 00:57 let's see, right here. 00:59 Look at that, may be,all right may be one of the dog. 01:04 But it's a lot of fun to do, isn't it? 01:07 But you can see that, I'm using the light 01:08 from the flashlight to cast a shadow. 01:11 And when the shape of my hand 01:12 comes between the light and the paper, 01:15 that's when we see the shadow, isn't it? 01:18 But there's-- you know a huge light in a sky 01:21 and a enormous blazing ball of fire 01:23 that shines on the earth and produce the shadows 01:26 all the time, it's called the sun. 01:28 And sometimes when you run, 01:30 you can see your shadow running too, 01:33 or if you jump, or bend over, 01:35 or wave your hands all around, 01:37 you can see your shadow doing the same thing. 01:40 And as long as that sun is 01:42 shining on you at the right angle, 01:43 you can't get away from your shadow. 01:45 It sticks right with you and no matter 01:48 how fast you run, you can't run away from it. 01:51 You know, our Bible story today tells us about a man, 01:54 who stuck so close to his hero that he was just like a shadow 01:58 and no matter where, Elijah went, Elisha was right there, 02:02 following him just like a shadow. 02:04 Elijah, even try to make, Elisha, stay behind, 02:07 while he went ahead, but just like a shadow, 02:10 Elisha, stayed right with him. 02:13 And he had a very special reason for doing this, 02:16 very good reason, and because he did, 02:18 you know what, Elisha, received something wonderful. 02:23 You know, you'll learn all about in our story today. 02:26 But first, Ranger Jim, 02:28 is gonna show us a Scarlet Macaw. 02:38 Hi, there, boys and girls. 02:39 This is, Ranger Jim, saying welcome to Nature Time. 02:42 We're glad you could join us today. 02:44 I have two special friends today. 02:46 This is, as you can see, a beautiful bird 02:49 and this is my friend, Debbie, 02:51 and, Debbie, would you tell us about 02:52 your organization, where you are here? 02:54 Sure, they glad to. 02:56 Boys and girls, this is Ellijay Wildlife Sanctuary. 02:58 We take orphaned, injured, rehab and release them back. 03:02 As you can tell, this is a scarlet red, 03:05 the red color, we call it Scarlet Macaw. 03:08 His name is, Peppy, and he came in, 03:10 because he came from South America, 03:13 and the people that had him was getting elderly. 03:17 And do you how long this, this Macaw lives? 03:21 They can live up to 80 years. 03:23 I hope, I make it 80. 03:25 Yes, and so elderly people get this bird as pets, 03:29 then if the bird outlives some of them, 03:32 what's gonna happen to the bird. 03:34 So they donated it to the rehab. 03:37 That's wonderful, then you can join him to, 03:38 boys and girls, and teach people 03:40 all about him and what have you. 03:41 And so--what kind of bird did you say it is? 03:43 It's a Red Macaw. 03:44 A Macaw, yes it's a Scarlet Macaw 03:47 and his name is, Peppy, and Peppy, is 27-years-old. 03:52 And if you look real good at him, 03:54 Jim, he kind of look scrappy, 03:58 see the plastic covering on his tail, 04:00 may be if we turn him. 04:01 they can see it little bit better in the back. 04:04 See the plastic little shabby but, you know what, 04:07 those are brand new feathers coming in. 04:09 Wonderful, wonderful. 04:11 They mowed a couple times a year, 04:13 couple times a year, and, you know what, 04:16 if you pinch it little bit, they kind of break that loose 04:20 and then it just peels off. 04:22 And there's a new feather under there. 04:23 And there's a brand new feather under there. 04:24 Well, I supposed it took them 04:25 millions of years to develop that, right. 04:27 Absolute, oh, yeah! 04:29 We know better than that, don't they? 04:30 We know better than Okay, our wonderful, 04:31 Jesus, made that, didn't He? Yes. 04:33 Okay, well, tell us something about 04:34 what this bird eats, and enjoys eating? 04:36 Okay, he is from, South America, 04:39 so over there, they eat fruits, nuts, vegetables. 04:43 Sound like a good diet to me. 04:45 Yes, Peppy here, he loves nuts, 04:48 orange is about his favorite here. 04:52 He mimics people, he talks actually. 04:55 Well, that might be a lesson there for boys and girls. 04:58 You might be careful what you say, 05:00 because someone might repeat what you say, 05:03 especially if you have a baby brother, 05:05 or baby sister around like that. 05:07 You want to be careful what you say, 05:08 because these birds do learn, don't they? 05:10 But you're teaching them to say. 05:11 Absolutely, and not only do they pick up on 05:13 what you tell them, 05:15 they mimic in the voice they hear. 05:18 Even though he is a male, 05:20 if he hears something said like, 05:22 hello in a female's voice, 05:24 he'll mimic in that tone of voice. 05:26 Well, is it a realistic voice, is it a just a squawk, 05:29 can you understand what it is? 05:30 You can understand, just as clear as you could, 05:32 if you, you and I talking together. 05:35 Well, that--if you would go into a build 05:37 and you didn't-- you know there was 05:39 no other human there and this voice spoke to you, 05:41 is that a new experience. 05:43 Yes. I'll tell you what. 05:45 You would swear at someone, lot of Macaws love to whistle. 05:48 Peppy, is no different. 05:49 And sometimes when you go in there, 05:51 he'll squeal so like you, he is attracted to you. 05:55 Uh, well, beautiful eyes, I noticed that beautiful eyes 05:58 and this large beak, what, what is this designed for? 06:01 What is this? It looks very powerful. 06:03 It is, actually when we go to grim him, 06:06 when the bat comes out, it takes two hands 06:08 to hold his beak for him to polish it. 06:11 Macaws take a lot of attention 06:13 and his beak is designed to hold nuts and crack them 06:17 without dropping them 06:18 and having to hold them with its feet. 06:21 You mean, he'll just take a nut in there and crack. 06:22 We have these kind of thing pinchers that we-- 06:24 Right, but he has a special design, God made him, 06:28 so he's able to take care of itself. 06:30 It's just almost impossible to believe, 06:32 that a creature with a head this small, 06:34 has that kind of powerful muscles 06:35 can crack shells of nuts to eat. 06:38 Well, he is a magnificent bird and these birds, 06:42 I have seen them in different sizes and what have you. 06:44 Is there any other interesting things 06:46 that you might recall 06:47 to tell the boys and girls about this. 06:49 Something that happened to you 06:50 or something interesting, what do you think? 06:53 Peppy is around a lot of people that we worked with. 06:57 And some of the things he says Peppy, is kind of unique. 07:00 A lot Macaws says, single words, 07:03 but, Peppy here, he says, synopsis. 07:05 If he hears, a knock he'll say, 07:08 "Who is out there?" In a really strange voice. 07:12 And if the phone rings once, he'll say, hello, rings again 07:15 he'll say, "Answer that thing." 07:18 You know, words like that, he is very intelligent. 07:20 That would be a very interesting bird 07:22 to have around, wouldn't it? 07:24 If you don't answer the phone, 07:25 he says, answer the telephone. 07:26 You got it. Okay, well Peppy, 07:28 seems to be a wonderful creature. 07:29 Boys and girls, wouldn't it be fun to have him come 07:31 and to have our friend, Debbie, come and talk. 07:33 I enjoyed talking to her so much. 07:35 She just loves animals and here at this place, 07:37 she goes around and feeding the bears, 07:39 and feeding the panthers, and the bobcats. 07:42 And let me tell you a little secret about her, okay. 07:44 She talks to them just like they're boys and girls. 07:48 When she goes up to feed them, she says, 07:50 "Mommy is here with your food this morning," 07:52 and she kisses panthers and she kisses bobcats, 07:57 she even kisses skunks. 08:00 So, Debbie, is a special person, 08:01 that loves all of God's creatures. 08:04 Boys and girls, we thank you, Debbie, for telling us 08:06 about your friend this morning. 08:08 It's been a thrilling experience again, 08:09 boys and girls, to learn about God's creatures. 08:11 So, Ranger Jim, telling you once again, 08:14 He is coming soon. 08:15 Be sure to tell someone about Jesus, 08:17 so we can take them with us 08:19 and we're going on that nature hike 08:21 to the universe with Jesus. 08:22 So don't forget to tell, Jesus, how much you love Him, 08:25 because He really does love you. 08:35 Hello, boys and girls. 08:37 Have you ever thought about 08:38 what's really important in life? 08:40 Bethany, has a text that talks about that. 08:42 "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, 08:44 and His righteousness and all these things 08:46 shall be added unto you." Mathew 6:33. 08:51 Seek ye first the kingdom of God. 08:53 We've got a song that talks about that. 09:00 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God 09:05 And His righteousness 09:10 And all these things shall be added unto you 09:15 Hallelu, Hallelujah! 09:20 Man shall not live by bread alone 09:25 But by every word 09:30 That proceeds from the mouth of the Lord 09:35 Hallelu, Hallelujah! 10:02 Ask and it shall be given unto you 10:07 Seek and ye shall find 10:12 Knock and the door shall be opened unto you 10:17 Hallelu, Hallelujah! 10:22 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God 10:27 And His righteousness 10:32 And all these things shall be added unto you 10:37 Hallelu, Hallelujah! 10:54 Hi, boys and girls, have you ever seen a whirlwind? 10:57 You know where the winds whirls around and around a circle 10:59 and swishes everything up with it. 11:02 I wish you could have seen the whirlwind, 11:04 that I saw one day when I was a young man. 11:06 It was the, fiery chariot of God, 11:08 and it took my master, Elijah, right up to heaven. 11:12 It was really exciting and I'm gonna tell you about it. 11:15 But before I do, let me tell you who I am 11:18 and how I came to be a prophet of God, Most High. 11:25 I am, Elisha, and my story begins at a time 11:29 when most of the people in, Israel, had turned away 11:32 from serving the only true God of heaven. 11:36 They had turned and started worshipping the false God, Baal. 11:41 Well, the mighty, Prophet Elijah, 11:44 became very discouraged and he thought 11:47 he was the only person left in all Israel, 11:50 that yet served the only true God. 11:54 And yet God, spoke to him one day and told him 11:58 that there were still 7,000 left in Israel, 12:01 that had not bow their knee to Baal. 12:05 Well, my father and I were among those 7,000 faithful ones. 12:12 And God, also told Elijah, to anoint me, Elisha, 12:19 as prophet to Israel, to take his place after he was gone. 12:28 As a young lad growing up, my parents taught me 12:32 to love and serve, for great and loving God of heaven. 12:37 And they also taught me the importance 12:39 of doing the little things. 12:42 And so I helped around the house 12:44 and on the farm doing the chores. 12:47 And as I cooperated with my father, 12:51 I learned to cooperate with the God of heaven. 12:55 And I decided that I would always serve and obey Him. 13:01 Well, one day I was out in the field 13:04 plowing with twelve yoke of oxen 13:06 and Elijah came by and he cast his mantle upon my shoulders. 13:12 Well, the Spirit of God, impressed me 13:15 that what He had just done was a call from God, 13:19 to take Elijah's place as the prophet. 13:23 I ran after him and I said, "Let me kiss my father 13:27 and my mother good bye, and I'll follow you." 13:30 Elijah looked at me and said, 13:33 "Go back again for what I've done to you." 13:36 Well, I knew exactly what he had done to me. 13:39 He had called me to be a prophet 13:41 and I wasn't about to turn away from following him. 13:46 So I went home, I gave a feast for my family and my friends 13:53 and then I became Elijah's servant. 13:57 Once again, they served in the little things, 14:00 a common place duties of life. 14:02 I even poured water on Elijah's hands 14:05 when he needed to wash them, but I didn't mind it. 14:09 The person that's faithful in the little things 14:12 will also be faithful in the big things, you know. 14:18 As a prophet of God, one of Elijah's responsibilities 14:23 and privileges was to visit the schools of the prophets. 14:28 He will teach the young men there, more about the, 14:30 great God of heaven, and He would give them 14:35 a desire to exalt the law of God, 14:38 and to make it honorable. 14:40 Now the young men that went to the schools 14:43 were called sons of the prophets. 14:46 And as Elijah's servant, I was able to go with him 14:53 to visit the schools, it was my privilege. 14:57 Well, one day, God revealed to me, a fantastic secret. 15:04 He told me that He was going to take Elijah 15:08 to heaven without, Elijah, ever dying. 15:13 Man, that was some news. I wanted to stick 15:17 as close as I could to my master ever after that, 15:20 because there were so much more 15:22 that I wanted to learn from him. 15:26 There were just a few days remaining before he would go. 15:29 And I just needed to learn as much as I possibly could. 15:35 Well, the day that, God, took Elijah to heaven. 15:41 Elijah tested me three times, to see just how willing 15:45 I was to serve the great God of heaven. 15:49 At three different times at Gilgal, at Bethel, 15:53 at Jericho, Elijah said to me, 15:58 "Stay here and rest awhile." 16:03 But I was not going to turn aside from following him at all. 16:08 And so for three times a day, I told, Elijah, 16:14 as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, 16:18 I will not leave you and so we traveled on together. 16:24 Now when we left Jericho, 50 other sons of the prophets 16:30 followed us at a long distance, because, 16:33 God, had shown them that Elijah was going 16:35 to be taken from Me to heaven that day. 16:38 And they wanted to see what was going to happen. 16:42 Well, as we walked on, we came to the Jordan River 16:46 and Elijah, did an amazing thing. 16:49 He took off his mantle and he struck the river with it 16:54 and immediately the waters parted and the dry paths 16:59 stretch all the way cross to the other shore. 17:02 We walked right across that river on dry ground 17:05 just like the, children of Israel, 17:06 had done hundreds of years before 17:09 when they first entered the land of Canaan. 17:12 Well, as we walked on, Elijah, turned to me and said, 17:17 "Elisha, ask of me, what you would have me do for you?" 17:22 When now the thing that I wanted the very, 17:25 very most was a large measure of the spirit, 17:29 that God, had given my master Elijah. 17:34 I knew that only the Spirit of God could fit me 17:37 for that important place to which I have been called 17:40 to serve as the prophet. 17:43 And so I said to Elijah, 17:45 "Please let a double portion of your spirit rest upon me." 17:53 Elijah looked at me and said, 17:55 "Now you have asked the hard thing, 17:59 yet if you see me when I'm taking from you. 18:04 Then you will know that you have the thing 18:07 that you're asking for. But if you don't see it happened, 18:13 then you won't get your request." 18:18 Well, suddenly, horses in chariot of fire, 18:21 they're straight between us and separated us 18:24 and a whirlwind took my master right up into heaven. 18:28 It was so exciting, I just cried out. 18:31 My father, my father, the chariot of Israel 18:34 and the horsemen thereof. And then I saw him no more. 18:40 The Lord God Jehovah, had taken him to heaven 18:44 and I had actually seen with my very own eyes 18:48 and right at that moment, I knew that I had that thing 18:54 what I had asked for, I had a double portion of his spirit. 19:02 Now when that whirlwind took my master to heaven. 19:07 The mantle that he had been wearing, 19:08 felt to the ground and I reached down 19:10 and I picked it up and I hurried back to the, Jordan River. 19:15 When I got there, I gave the river 19:17 a mighty blow, then I called out. 19:20 Where now is the, God of Elijah, 19:23 immediately the waters parted 19:27 and for the second time that day, 19:29 I walked right across the Jordan River, on dry ground. 19:36 Well, now the sons of the prophets 19:38 that had followed us from Jericho, 19:40 when they saw the, Jordan River, 19:43 part for me as it had for, Elijah. 19:46 They said, "The spirit of Elijah rests upon Elisha." 19:54 You see, I have been faithful in the little things 19:59 and God, so fit to place far 20:02 greater responsibilities upon me. 20:08 And ever after that, I stood in the place of, Elijah, 20:15 as God's prophet to Israel. 20:19 What a privilege that has been, what a privilege. 20:25 And so, boys and girls, always be faithful 20:28 in doing the little things around the home 20:31 that your parents asked you to do. 20:34 The person that is faithful in the little things 20:37 will also be faithful in the big things. 20:51 Don't build your house on the sandy land 20:56 Don't build it too near the shore 21:00 Well, it might look kind of nice 21:02 But you'll have to build it twice 21:04 Or you'll have to build your house once more 21:09 You want to build your house upon a rock 21:13 Make a good foundation on a solid spot 21:18 Though these storms may come and go 21:22 But the peace of God you will know 21:27 Don't build your house on the sandy land 21:32 Don't build it too near the shore 21:36 Well, it might look kind of nice 21:38 But you'll have to do it twice 21:40 Or you'll have to build your house once more 21:55 Thank you, Haley, for that beautiful song, 21:57 I've really enjoyed it. 21:59 But joining to me today on Sharing Time, 22:00 it's my friend, Taylor. 22:02 And Taylor, you've had an experience for you, 22:05 and you're able to share your faith. 22:07 Can you tell how you share, Jesus? 22:10 I told my friend, Branyn, how you die 'cause he thought 22:15 may be a ghost came, he picked you up 22:18 and brought you to heaven. 22:20 But I said, "No, that's wrong." 22:23 Jesus--when you're buried in the ground, 22:26 then Jesus comes back, when Jesus comes back, 22:31 you'll go to heaven. That's right. 22:33 When Jesus comes again, now your friend, Branyn, 22:35 his grandmother had died, hadn't she? Yep. 22:38 And so he was very sad and went wondering 22:40 what happened to his grandma, 22:41 and you were able to help him and tell him 22:43 his grandma only sleeping, isn't she? Yep. 22:45 And she's not gonna go to heaven till Jesus, comes. 22:47 Isn't that a wonderful way to share Jesus, boys and girls? 22:50 So I think that was nice. 22:52 You've a letter in there from, Nichole. 22:54 Can you hand it to me and I'll read it 22:56 to the boys and girls at home. 22:58 And may be if you can get the next letter 22:59 ready to open, all right. Oh, you know what, 23:02 first hold this picture up. We've got a picture of Nichole. 23:05 Oh, I love it when you sent pictures, boys and girls. 23:07 This one says, "Dear Brenda, I share Jesus, 23:09 by being kind and loving to others and if someone falls, 23:12 I don't laugh at them, I try to help that person up. 23:16 I love watching Kids Time and I learned a lot. 23:18 Come visit the Bahamas, real soon, love Nichole." 23:21 She's from the Bahamas. Well, thank you, Nichole, 23:24 I'm so glad you wrote to me. 23:25 You've another letter there, Taylor. Yep. 23:28 I'm gonna read that one, and another picture, oh, 23:33 can you hold that picture up, 23:34 I'll see if I can get the letter. 23:36 Well, oh, you know what, hold that picture up, 23:39 the letter is the picture. 23:40 May be I hold this one for you. 23:41 It says, "Dear Brenda, I am waiting to hear 23:45 you read my letter and show my picture on Kids Time. 23:47 Thank you for sharing, Jesus, with us, Joshua." 23:51 And there's Joshua, and Joshua is from, Honduras. 23:56 Thank you, Joshua. There you go, Joshua-- 24:00 I think you wrote me once before, didn't you Joshua? 24:02 But you didn't sent a picture, 24:03 so I'm glad you wrote back and sent me a picture. 24:05 You can do that too, boys and girls. 24:07 We have another letter over there, okay. 24:10 Oh, you're doing a good job at this, Taylor. 24:12 It says, "Dear Brenda, I am nine-years-old 24:15 and I have a sister who is five-years-old. 24:17 We love your shows and so does my mom and dad 24:21 and we want to know if you have a website." 24:23 Well, we don't have a website yet, 24:25 but if we do we'll let you know, okay. 24:27 It says, "My name is Kelly. 24:29 Please write me back as soon as you get my letter." 24:32 Well, I assure, you should hear from me very soon. 24:35 If you don't hear from me, boys and girls, 24:37 you've already written. 24:38 Remember to write again and send me a written address, 24:40 'cause that's the only reason I wouldn't write back, 24:42 otherwise we definitely write back. 24:44 We'll send you a Kids Time Activity Book, okay. 24:47 We have another letter in there. 24:49 From Nathan. Okay, let's read Nathan's letter. 24:54 Oh, Nathan, he looks like he drew us a picture, didn't he? 24:57 Let's see what, Nathan, has to say right here. 25:01 Oh, look at, Nathan, drew us a picture 25:03 and put his name on it. I'm not sure, 25:04 what that picture is Nathan, but it's real pretty 25:07 and I thank you for, for sharing it with us. 25:10 Okay, I think I have a letter over here from, 25:15 let's see from Kayla. 25:17 Can you hold this picture up for me? Yeah. 25:19 Let's see, this one says, 25:20 "Dear Brenda, my name is Kayla, 25:22 and one time we passed our Bible stories 25:25 in our neighborhood and we had 20 Bible story books. 25:28 But when we got done, we only had five. 25:31 So I hope that they will become, Christians, 25:33 from reading those books. 25:35 I'm almost 10-years-old, love Kayla." 25:37 Kayla, thank you very much for that letter. 25:40 I hope they become, Christians, too. 25:42 Remember whenever you witness for Jesus, 25:44 make sure you pray, okay. 25:45 And ask Jesus, to bless your efforts. 25:48 And I think we might have time for one more right here. 25:51 There's a picture, can you hold this up for me? 25:53 It said, "Dear Brenda, I showed, Jesus, 25:55 love by helping a person that didn't know Jesus, 25:57 move into their new house." 25:59 Well, you know what, this says, love Kerstin. 26:02 Well, Kerstin, that was a wonderful way 26:03 to share Jesus, wasn't it? 26:05 See there she looks like she is riding a llama, doesn't it? 26:08 Well, I want to thank Taylor, for joining me today. 26:11 Thank you, Taylor, for sharing your faith 26:13 with our boys and girls and for witnessing to your friend, 26:16 Brandon, and that was some special to do, wasn't it? 26:19 And I really enjoyed having you here today. 26:21 Boys and girls, remember, 26:23 Jesus is coming soon, He loves you. 26:25 So wherever you are, whatever you do, 26:27 remember its Kids Time to share Jesus. |
Revised 2014-12-17