{"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":"THE LIFE OF JESUS: Jesus Chooses the 12 Disciples","slug":"the-life-of-jesus-jesus-chooses-the-12-disciples","published_at":"2026-01-26T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/god-s-big-story-25317/the-life-of-jesus-jesus-chooses-the-12-disciples","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/LEACI7069255561.mp3?updated=1769394711","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdcn.co/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEACI7069255561.mp3?updated=1769394711","summary":"Kids learn how Jesus chose twelve ordinary people to be His disciples and invited them to follow Him. Through the calling of fishermen and a tax collector, we see that Jesus didn’t choose perfect people—He chose sinners He loved and came to save. 🌟 What Kids Will Learn: What a disciple is and what it means to follow Jesus Why Jesus chose ordinary people—not famous or important ones How Jesus called fishermen and a tax collector to follow Him That Jesus doesn’t wait for people to be perfect before loving them Why Jesus came to save sinners and invites us to follow Him too 📖 Bible Passage: Matthew 4:18–22 🧠 Big Truth: Jesus came to save sinners. He lovingly calls ordinary people to follow Him and uses them to share the good news about who He is. 🏡 Try This at Home: 🐟 Read Together: Read Matthew 4:18–22 as a family and talk about what the disciples left behind to follow Jesus. 💬 Tell a Story: Ask a family member or friend who follows Jesus when they first decided to follow Him. 🙏 Pray Together: Thank God that He loves and calls imperfect people—including us. 👣 Follow Jesus This Week: Talk about one way your family can follow Jesus through love, kindness, or obedience. 🎶 Song Featured: ⁠⁠Jesus Came to Save Sinners⁠ 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 learn how Jesus chose twelve ordinary people to be His disciples and invited them to follow Him. Through the calling of fishermen and a tax collector…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1388,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/god-s-big-story-25317/episodes/the-life-of-jesus-jesus-chooses-the-12-disciples/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/the-life-of-jesus-jesus-chooses-the-12-disciples.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}