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But Jesus blessed the bread and broke it and gave it to the people.
They all had all they wanted, and there was a good portion left.

Jesus was the Son of God, and anything he said would be done. So it
was with the bread. He multiplied it, so that the people were all
satisfied.

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In the Bible we read: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and
forever." This means that he has just as much power today and can do
as much for us as he did when he was here upon earth.

The Death of Jesus

Many were the good deeds done by Jesus while he was here on earth, and
many people believed on him and followed him.

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Some very wicked men did not like Jesus and abused him whenever they
could. Just before they killed him, they put a crown of thorns on his
head, and the sharp points pierced his brow and were very painful.

He was nailed to a large cross, and was left there until he died. Some
good men buried him in a stone tomb, but in three days he arose and
afterwards he went up to heaven.

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He died for our sins, so that we can be saved from our sins in this
life and go to live with him when we die.

Jesus Our Savior

Our Savior is Jesus. He died to save us from our sins in this world,
and to save us from eternal death when we die.

Suppose that a girl should be out on the water in a boat and should
fall out of it into the water, and some men close by with a large boat
would get to her right away; they would save her life, would they not?
Yes.

Just so Jesus came to save us. We were lost because we all have
sinned and disobeyed God, but we can be saved from our sins if we ask
Jesus to forgive us. He will forgive our sins and will not hold them
against us any more.

When our sins are forgiven, we are Christians, and Jesus will help us
to live right from that time on.

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We shall not have a desire to do the bad things which so many boys and
girls do, but we shall want to live right and be good.

He can keep us from sin every day and hour if we trust him. So Jesus
is our Savior.

Moments of Prayer

How good it is that all can pray! The Lord is always waiting to hear
and answer our prayers. When we pray, we talk with God; we must listen
closely when he talks to us and do whatever he says.

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When we get ready for bed in the evening, we should not forget to
pray. We should remember