The Good Shepherd: A Life of Christ for ChildrenAnonymous
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The Good Shepherd: A Life of Christ for Children
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Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
When Peter heard that, he jumped into the water, so as to get quicker
to land. The other disciples stayed in the boat, and dragged the fish
along after them. When the boat got to land, Peter helped the other
men to pull the net in. It was full of great fishes--a hundred and
fifty and three. Jesus had got a fire of coals ready on the beach, and
some bread; and some fish were broiling on the fire. And now Jesus
said to the tired fishermen, 'Come and dine,' and He waited upon them
Himself.
After that day by the Sea of Galilee, the disciples went to a mountain
which Jesus told them about. And Jesus met them there, and said to
them, 'Go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. AND LO I AM WITH YOU
ALWAY, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE WORLD.' There is another splendid
missionary text.
[Illustration: The Mount of Olives.]
Jesus stayed on earth for forty days, and when the forty days were
over, He went for a last walk with His disciples. He took them the way
they had so often gone together--over the Mount of Olives, and so far
as Bethany. There He stopped, and lifted up His hands, and blessed
them. And it came to pass, that while He blessed them, He was taken
from them, and carried up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand
of God. As the disciples looked up earnestly towards heaven after
Jesus, two angels in white robes came and stood by them, and said, 'YE
MEN OF GALILEE, WHY DO YOU STAND LOOKING INTO HEAVEN? THIS SAME JESUS
WHICH IS TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN SHALL COME AGAIN IN THE SAME WAY
AS YOU HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN.'
Yes, dear children, Jesus is coming again some day. He will not come
as a little baby next time. He will come as a King, to cast out Satan,
to judge the world, and to take away all who love Him to be with Him
forever.
"SAVIOR, LIKE A SHEPHERD, LEAD US."
Savior, like a shepherd, lead us,
Much we need Thy tend'rest care,
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.
We are Thine, do Thou befriend us,
Be the Guardian of our way;
Keep Thy flock, from sin defend us,
Seek us when we go astray.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Hear, O hear us, when we pray.
Thou hast promised to receive us,
Poor and sinful though we be;
Thou hast mercy to relieve us,
Grace to cleanse, and power to free.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
We will early turn to Thee.
"ONE THERE IS ABOVE ALL OTHERS."
One there is, above all others,
Well deserves the name of Friend;
His is love beyond a brother's,
Costly, free, and knows no end.
Which of all our friends, to save us,
Could or would have shed his blood?
But our Jesus died to have us
Reconciled in him to God.
When he lived on earth abased,
Friend of sinners was his name;
Now above all glory raised,
He rejoices in the same.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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