Several years ago I had a class of preschoolers. I made a colorful card with the word “Jesus” printed on it and taught them to read it. I told them that all Bible stories led to Jesus. Then when I told my Old Testament stories, I’d get to a point where I said, “And many years later . . . .” That was the kids’ cue to yell “Jesus!” as I reached for the card—and finished the story. A repetitive approach like this wouldn’t have worked with older kids, but it was just right for those preschoolers. They liked my little game. They also learned to look for Jesus wherever we started in the Bible. They
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