{"podcast":{"title":"God's Big Story","slug":"god-s-big-story-25317","podcast_index_feed_id":25317,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEACI3029031814","website_url":"https://thevillagechurch.net/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6b00d458-f069-11ed-ad3f-5f22e14442b5/image/6a870b7573fb7b0e9423a23650be0603.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Village Church","episode_count":150,"summary":"God’s Big Story is a podcast for kids! On each episode, we’ll teach the Bible, sing the Bible, and talk about what it means with some friends.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T10:17:30.258827+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-big-story-25317"},"episode":{"title":"PRAYER: What is Confession and Repentance?","slug":"prayer-what-is-confession-and-repentance","published_at":"2026-06-22T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-big-story-25317/prayer-what-is-confession-and-repentance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-big-story-25317","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEACI2788402589.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEACI2788402589.mp3","summary":"kids will learn that lament is a type of prayer where we honestly talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, sad, or wrong. ⭐ What Kids Will Learn: 🙏 Confession is telling God the truth about our sin. 🔄 Repentance is turning away from sin to follow Jesus. ❤️ Jesus came to seek and save sinners. 🌳 Zacchaeus experienced forgiveness when he met Jesus. 🕊️ The Holy Spirit helps us recognize our sin and follow Jesus more faithfully. 📖 God hears our prayers of confession and gladly forgives His children. 📖 Bible Passage: Luke 19:10 🏡 Try This at Home: ✍️ Write or say a simple prayer of confession, asking God to forgive a sin you've committed. 👨‍👩‍👧 Share with a parent or trusted adult how God helps us turn away from sin. 📖 Read Luke 19:1-10 together and talk about how Zacchaeus changed after meeting Jesus. ❤️ Think of one practical way you can follow Jesus more faithfully this week. ❓ 5-Second Fly Through Review: God wants to talk with us. The primary way God talks with us is through the _____ (BIBLE) The primary way we talk to God is through ______ (PRAYER) True or False? Jesus didn’t forgive Zacchaeus right away _____ (FALSE) True or False? The Holy Spirit helps us know when we have sinned (TRUE) Confession is telling God the truth about our ____ (SIN) How did Zacchaeus repent? (HE REPAID ALL THE MONEY HE HAD STOLEN AND FOLLOWED JESUS) 🎶 Song Featured: ⁠⁠⁠The Lord's Prayer⁠⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Village Kids⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, one of the best ways to support the show and make sure others find it, is to subscribe and leave a review. Thank You! Editing and support by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Good Podcast Co.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For sponsorship inquiries, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sponsor@thegoodpodcast.co","meta_description":"kids will learn that lament is a type of prayer where we honestly talk to God about things that feel hard, hurtful, sad, or wrong. ⭐ What Kids Will Learn:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1273,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/god-s-big-story-25317/episodes/prayer-what-is-confession-and-repentance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-big-story-25317/prayer-what-is-confession-and-repentance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}