Mary’S Gospel Glory Stories

By Mary Heyn

Marys Gospel Glory Stories is a collection of all my favorite Gospel stories written in poetic language to be easily read by fifth-grade students and above or to be read to younger children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503580664

Mary Heyn

Mary Heyn is a retired Christian elementary school teacher with a love for words, a love for God and people, and an active imagination. She desires to share her faith with others and prays that lives are transformed and new hope is born.

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Rev. date: 06/24/2015

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CONTENTS

The Farmer’s Seed

Zachary’s Visitor

Mary’s Visitor

Elizabeth and Mary

The King Comes

The Temple Visit

The Wise Guys’ Gifts

The Holy Immigrants

The Found Boy

The Baptism

The Test

The Call

Water pot Wedding

The Introduction

John’s Question

The Beatitudes

The Leper

Micah the Model

Young Jason’s Choice

The Fuming Farmhands

The Widow’s Son

Two Sons

Jesus and the Bad Sad Woman

Two Sisters

Unbent

Excuses! Excuses!

Jesus Heals

The Mean Servant

The Bad Lad

and Super Dad

Lazarus and

the Rich Man

The Tax Man Cometh

The Baptist’s Head

That Wonderful Well

Sabbath Power

The True Bread

Loaves and Fishes

Zacheus

Jairus’ Daughter

The Glory Time

The Rich Man’s Regret

Jonadab’s Case

The Secret Meeting

Speak Out

Lazarus, Come Out!

Ride, Jesus, Ride!

The Final Feast

The Prayer in the Garden

Peter’s Failing

The Cross

The Burial

The Glorious Rising

The Lakeside Breakfast

THE FARMER’S SEED

A Crowd of folk from all around came out to Jesus’ preaching.

He told this parable to show how to receive his teaching.

"A farmer went to plant his crop. He tossed out all his seed.

Hoping it would grow to feed the hungry people’s need.

Some seed fell right on the path where people walked along.

The birds came down and ate it up. They sang a happy song.

Some landed on the solid rack where they could grow no roots.

The sun came out and dried them up while they were tiny shoots.

Still other seed fell down where all the thorns and thistles tried

To choke them when they first came up. Those seedlings also died.

But some seed fell on good soil, put down roots, rose to the sun.

It put a hundred times more fruit out then for everyone.

ZACHARY’S VISITOR

When Herod was the king there was a priest named Zachary.

His wife was named Elizabeth of Aaron’s ancestry.

Both were worthy in God’s sight and both observed God’s law,

But they were childless, growing old, and had no evil flaw.

Now, Zachary’s time had come to serve within the temple walls

When his turn came to burn incense an angel came to call.

Zachary was shaken, but the angel’s voice was mild.

He said, "Don’t fear, your prayers are heard, and you shall have a child.

And you must name him John, for he’ll be great and hear God’s voice.

He’ll be your joy and great delight, and many will rejoice.

He’ll never drink wine or strong drink, but be filled with God’s Spirit.

He’ll bring back many to God’s ways, all those who can hear it.

And with Elijah’s power he will turn fathers’ hearts back

To their own children and set disobedient back on track.

Zachary then said, "How can I know all of this is true?

Give me some proof so I will know the next thing I must do."

I am old and my wife too is getting on in years,

How can we be sure that God has heard our cries and tears?"

The angel said, "I’m Gabriel. I stand before the Lord,

And I have come to bring you good news, not the plague or sword.

But since you didn’t believe you will not speak until he’s born.

Now you’ll be silent saying nothing ’til that happy morn."

The people standing at the door didn’t know why Zachary stayed

Inside the sanctuary or the silent signs he made.

And when he finally came out he decided to go home.

The strangely silent Zachary made