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Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/08/jesus-first-miracle.html On the third day there was a wedding. It took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” Jesus answered, “Woman, why did you come to me? My time has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you to do.” In that place there were six stone water jars. The Jews used jars like these in their washing ceremony. Each jar held about 20 or 30 gallons. Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled the jars to the top. Then he said to them, “Now take some out and give it to the master of the feast.” So the servants took the water to the master. The master tasted the water. It had become wine. He did not know where the wine came from. But the servants who brought the wine knew. The master of the wedding called the groom. He said to him, “People always serve the good wine first. Later, after the guests have drunk a lot, they serve the cheap wine. But you have saved the good wine until now.”

They asked John, “If you’re not the Messiah, Elijah, or the Prophet, why are you baptizing?” John answered, “I baptize with water. But someone you don’t know is with you. He is the One who comes after me. I’m not good enough to untie his sandals!” This happened at Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River. John was baptizing there. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him. John said, “Look! The Lamb of God! He takes the sin of the world away! This is the One I was talking about!” Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/07/the-lamb-comes.html

The Jews in Jerusalem sent some priests and assistants to John. The Jews sent them to ask John, “Who are you?” John came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah”. “Then who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “I am not,” he said. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered. Then they said, “Who are you? Tell us, so we can give an answer to the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” John replied using the words of the prophet Isaiah. John said, “I am a voice shouting in the desert, ‘Make the road straight for the Lord!’” Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/07/who-are-you.html

Full transcript available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/06/the-word-shows-us-god.html The Word became a human. He lived with us. We saw his glory. It is the glory of the only Son, who came from the Father. And the Word was full of grace and truth. John told about Him. John shouted, “This is the One I was talking about! I said, ‘The One who comes after me is greater than me. He existed before I did.’” All of us have received from His fullness. We received gift after gift. The law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No human has ever seen God. But the only Son is God. He is near to the Father’s side. He showed us God.

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/06/receive-him-and-believe-him.html The true light who gives light to everyone was coming into the world. The Word was in the world. And the world was made through him. But the world did not recognize him. He came to what was his own. But his own people did not receive him. Some people did receive him and did believe in his name. He gave them the right to become children of God. They were not born through their parents. They were not born because of a person’s desire or a man’s decision. They were born because of what God does.

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/05/the-word-and-witness.html In the beginning, the Word was already there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made through him. Nothing that has been made was made without him. Life was in him, and that life was the light for humans. The light shines in the darkness. But the darkness has not overcome the light. There was a man sent from God. His name was John. He came to be a witness about that light. He was a witness so that all people could believe. John himself was not the light. He came only as a witness to the light.

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. God said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain said, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guard?” God said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground. Now you will be cursed in your work with the ground. It received your brother’s blood from your hand. When you farm the ground, it will not produce good crops for you anymore. You will wander on the earth.” Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/05/story-13-first-murder.html

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/03/only-jesus.html Jesus brought Peter, James, and John up on a tall mountain. No other people were there. Jesus’ face became bright like the sun. His clothes became as white as light. Then Moses and Elijah appeared, and talked with Jesus. Peter told Jesus, “If you want, I will put up three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While Peter was talking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud. “This is my dear Son. I am very happy with Him. You must listen to Him!” Peter, James, and John were very afraid. They fell facedown on the ground. But Jesus came and touched them. He said, “Get up. Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw only Jesus.

Full script is available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/02/the-thankful-leper.html Ten men with leprosy met Jesus. They yelled from a distance, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” Jesus saw them. He said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” While the ten men were going, they were healed. One of the men went back to Jesus. The man praised God loudly. He fell down in front of Jesus to thank Him. The man was a foreigner. Jesus said, “Weren’t all ten healed? Where are the other nine? Only a foreigner came back to praise God?” Then Jesus said to the man, “Get up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

The sun went down. The people brought Jesus everyone who was sick. They also brought Him everyone who was controlled by demons. The whole town gathered at the door of the house. Jesus healed many people who had different kinds of illnesses. He also forced many demons to leave people. He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who Jesus was. Very early the next morning Jesus got up. It was still dark. Jesus left the house. He went to a place where He could be alone. There Jesus prayed. Simon and his friends went to find Jesus. They told him, “Everyone is looking for You!” Jesus answered, “Let’s go to another place, to the towns nearby. I must preach there also. That is why I came.” Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2020/01/jesus-prays-alone.html

You can read the full transcript at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/11/the-lost-sheep.html A man has 100 sheep. The man loses one of his sheep. The man leaves the 99 sheep. The man goes looking for the one lost sheep. The man keeps searching until he finds the sheep. When he finds the sheep, the man is very happy. The man puts it on his shoulders and goes home. He calls his neighbors and friends to come. “Be happy with me! I have found my lost sheep!”

You can read the full transcript at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/11/let-children-come.html People brought their small children to Jesus. They wanted Jesus to touch their children. The disciples saw this. They scolded the parents. But Jesus called the little children. “Let the children come to Me. Don’t stop them. The kingdom of God belongs to people who are like children. Everyone must receive the kingdom of God like a child. Otherwise, he will never enter the kingdom.”

Full script can be read at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/11/what-do-you-care-about.html The next morning God sent a worm. The worm killed the plant. When the sun came up, God sent a hot wind. The sun beat down on Jonah’s head. Jonah became very weak. He begged, “I want to die, not live.” But God said, “Are you right to be angry about the plant?” Jonah said, “Yes! I’m so angry I want to die!” God said, “You cared about the plant. You did not work to make the plant grow. The plant grew in one night and died in one night. Shouldn’t I care for Nineveh, the big city? More than 120,000 people live here. They don’t know what to do. Many animals live here too.”

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/11/the-happy-sitter.html God said to Jonah, “Are you right to be angry?” Jonah left Nineveh. He sat to the east of the city. He made a shelter for himself. He sat in the shade. He waited to see what would happen to the city. God made a plant grow up quickly over Jonah. The plant gave shade to Jonah’s head. Jonah was very happy about the plant.

Full script available free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/10/the-angry-prophet.html God saw that the people of Nineveh turned from their evil. God changed his mind. He did not destroy them. But Jonah did not like this. Jonah became very angry. He said to God, “I knew this would happen! I tried to prevent this. That’s why I ran away to Tarshish. I know You are kind, slow to get angry, and full of love. You change your mind about destroying people. So, God, please kill me. I prefer being dead to being alive.”

Read the full script for today's episode at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/09/the-king-repents.html The king of Nineveh heard the news. He got up from his throne and took off his robes. He put on rough clothes and sat in ashes. He sent a message throughout Nineveh. “The king and his important men command this! No person or animal may eat or drink anything. Every person and animal must wear rough clothes. People should cry loudly to God. Everyone must turn from his evil and violence. “Who knows? Maybe God will change his mind. Maybe God will stop being angry. Then we won’t die.”

The full script for this episode is available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/09/the-shortest-sermon.html God spoke to Jonah a second time. “Go to Nineveh, the big city. Preach against it the message that I give you.” Jonah did what God said. He went to Nineveh. Nineveh was a big city. It took 3 days to walk through it. Jonah walked 1 day. He called out, “Nineveh will be destroyed in 40 days!” The people of Nineveh believed in God. They stopped eating food. They put on rough clothes. Everyone did this, from the most important to the least important.

Full transcript available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/09/swallowed-by-fish.html The sailors cried to God, “Please don’t let us die. Please don’t punish us for killing this man. God, You did what You wanted to do.” They threw Jonah into the sea. The sea became calm! The sailors feared God greatly. They made promises to God. God sent a big fish. The fish swallowed Jonah. Jonah was in the stomach of the fish for 3 days and 3 nights. Then Jonah prayed to God. God spoke to the fish. The fish spit Jonah up onto the dry land.

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/09/whos-to-blame.html The sailors said to each other, “Let’s roll dice. Let’s find out who is to blame for this disaster.” So, they rolled dice. Jonah was picked. They asked, “What should we do to you? How can we make the sea calm?” The sea was becoming even more rough. Jonah answered, “Throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm. This big storm is my fault.” The sailors rowed very hard. They could not get to the dry land. The storm grew worse and worse.

Full script available for free at https://www.lifelineenglish.com/2019/08/the-storm-on-sea.html God threw a big wind on the sea. There was a big storm. The ship was about to break apart. The sailors were afraid. Each man cried to his own god. They threw the cargo into the sea. This made the ship lighter. But Jonah had gone down into the ship. He had lain down and fallen asleep. The captain went to Jonah. The captain said, “How can you sleep? Get up! Pray to your God! Maybe your God will notice us. Maybe He will save us!”