Joyful Moments in Christ

1. Able — Having the power or skill to do something.
2. Accept — To say yes to something or agree to it.
3. Again — One more time; once more.
4. Agreed — Said yes to a plan or idea.
5. Ahead — In front of or before someone else.
6. Ask — To say you want something.
7. Baptize — To dip a person in water to show they follow God.
8. Baptizer — A person who baptizes others.
9. Began — Started to do something.
10. Belong — To be part of a group or be connected with someone.
11. Blessing — A good gift or kindness from God.
12. Blind — A person who cannot see.
13. Blowing — When the wind moves something through the air.
14. Born — To come into the world as a baby.
15. Brought Back to Life — To bring a dead person back to life.
16. Call — To ask someone to come.
17. Children — Sons and daughters.
18. Clothes — The things people wear, like shirts and pants.
19. Come — To arrive at a place.
20. Compare — To see how two things are the same or different.
21. Crippled — Not able to walk or move the body in a normal way.
22. Cry — To make tears from the eyes when sad.
23. Dance — To move the body to music.
24. Dead — A person who is no longer alive.
25. Deaf — A person who cannot hear any sound.
26. Demon — A bad, invisible spirit.
27. Desert — A hot, dry, sandy place with little water.
28. Disease — A sickness that makes the body not work well.
29. Dressed — Wearing clothes and ready for something.
30. Drink — To swallow a liquid like water or juice.
31. Eat — To put food in your mouth, chew, and swallow it.
32. Ever — At any time.
33. Evil Spirit — A bad, invisible being that hurts people.
34. Expect — To believe something will happen.
35. Expert — A person who knows a lot about a specific subject.
36. Fancy Clothes — Very nice or expensive clothes.
37. Fine Clothes — Very nice or expensive clothes.
38. Flute — A long, thin musical instrument that you play by blowing air into it.
39. Followers — People who listen to and follow a leader or teacher.
40. Food — Something you eat to live and grow.
41. Friend — A person you like, trust, and care about.
42. God’s Kingdom — The place where God rules over people who love and follow him.
43. Good — Kind, nice, or helpful.
44. Good News — The message about Jesus saving people.
45. Great — Very big, good, or important.
46. Group — A number of people or things together.
47. Heal — To make someone well again.
48. Hear — To listen with your ears.
49. Heard — To listen to a sound.
50. Important — Something that matters a lot.
51. Inside — On the inner part of something.
52. John the Baptizer — A man who told people to turn from sin and baptized them.
53. King — A man who rules a country or group of people.
54. Law — A rule or command that tells us what to do or not do.
55. Least — The smallest or not important.
56. Left — To go away from a place.
57. Leprosy — A very bad sickness on the skin.
58. Let — To allow someone to do something.
59. Like — Similar to; in the same way as.
60. Listen — To pay attention to sounds or words.
61. Live — To be alive or continue to have life.
62. Lord — A name for God or Jesus.
63. Luxury — A very rich and comfortable way of living.
64. Many — A large number of people or things.
65. Marketplace — A place where people buy and sell things.
66. Men — Plural of man; adult male human beings.
67. Messenger — A person who brings a message.
68. More — A larger amount or extra.
69. Music — Sounds made by voices or instruments.
70. Of Course Not — A way to say no in a strong or clear way.
71. Other — A different person or thing.
72. Palace — A big and fancy home for a king or rich person.
73. People — A group of men, women, or children.
74. People of This Time — The people living in the world right now.
75. Pharisees — A religious group in Bible times who followed many rules.
76. Plan — A set idea about what someone wants to do.
77. Played — Made music with an instrument.
78. Poor — People who do not have much money or things.
79. Prepare — To get something ready.
80. Problem — Something that is hard to deal with or makes you stay away.
81. Prophet — A person who gives messages from God.
82. Question — Something you ask when you want to know more.
83. Really — Truly or actually; not pretending.
84. Refuse — To say no to something.
85. Right — Good, correct, or best.
86. Right Then — At that exact moment; immediately.
87. Sad — Feeling unhappy.
88. Said — Told someone something.
89. Say — To speak with words.
90. Scripture — God’s holy words written in the Bible.
91. See — To look at something with your eyes.
92. Seen — To have looked at something.
93. Send — To make something or someone go somewhere.
94. Sent — To have told someone to go.
95. Shown — Let someone see or learn something.
96. Sickness — When a person’s body is not healthy.
97. Sinner — A person who does things against God’s commands.
98. Sit — To rest on a chair or the ground.
99. Someone Else — Another person, not the first one.
100. Son of Man — A name Jesus used for himself.
101. Song — Words that are sung to music.
102. Stem of Grass — A thin, green piece of grass.
103. Talk — When a person speaks with words.
104. Tax Collector — A person who collected money from people to give to the government.
105. Teaching — The act of helping people learn something.
106. Things — Objects, events, or actions.
107. Told — Said something to someone.
108. Too Much — More than what is needed or more than what is healthy.
109. Usual — What happens most of the time; normal.
110. Wait — To stay in one place until something happens.
111. Walk — To move by taking steps.
112. Way — A road or path to follow.
113. Weak — Not strong; easily broken or moved.
114. Wind — Moving air that you can feel outside.
115. Wine — A drink made from fermented grapes.
116. Wisdom — Knowing what is right and good.
117. Written — Words put on paper or another surface.

1. Accept — To say yes to something or agree to it.
2. Ate — Put food in the mouth, chewed, and swallowed.
3. Baptize — To dip a person in water to show they follow God.
4. Bend — To move something so it is no longer straight.
5. Blade Of Grass — A thin, green piece of grass.
6. Blessed — Made happy by God.
7. Blind — A person who cannot see.
8. Call — To ask someone to come.
9. Came — To arrive at a place.
10. Clean — Free from dirt or sickness.
11. Compare — To see how two things are the same or different.
12. Cry — To make tears from the eyes when sad.
13. Crowd — A large group of people.
14. Dance — To move the body to music.
15. Dead — A person who is no longer alive.
16. Demon — A bad, invisible spirit.
17. Demand — Something that must be done.
18. Desert — A hot, dry, sandy place with little water.
19. Dressed Up — Wearing nice or fancy clothes.
20. Drink — To swallow a liquid like water or juice.
21. Dreaded Skin Disease — A very bad sickness on the skin.
22. Evil Spirit — A bad, invisible being that hurts people.
23. Expect — To believe something will happen.
24. Fancy Clothes — Very nice or expensive clothes.
25. Fast — To not eat for a time, often for religious reasons.
26. Found — Discovered something or someone.
27. Glutton — A person who eats too much food.
28. Go Back — To return to a place you were before.
29. Good News — The message about Jesus saving people.
30. Greater — More important or better than others.
31. Group — A number of people or things together.
32. Happy — Feeling good or glad.
33. Heal — To make someone well again.
34. Heard — To listen to a sound.
35. Indeed — Truly or really.
36. John The Baptist — A man who told people to turn from sin and baptized them.
37. Kingdom Of God — The place where God rules over people who love and follow him.
38. Lame — A person who cannot walk.
39. Least — The smallest or not important.
40. Lord — A name for God or Jesus.
41. Luxury — A very rich and comfortable way of living.
42. Marketplace — A place where people buy and sell things.
43. Messenger — A person who brings a message.
44. Outcast — A person not accepted by others.
45. Obey — To do what you are told.
46. Open — To make something ready for others to come.
47. Palace — A big and fancy home for a king or rich person.
48. Pharisees — A religious group in Bible times who followed many rules.
49. Play Music — To make sounds with instruments or singing.
50. Poor — People who do not have much money or things.
51. Preach — To tell people about God’s word.
52. Prophet — A person who gives messages from God.
53. Purpose — The reason something is done.
54. Raised To Life — To bring a dead person back to life.
55. Reject — To say no or refuse something.
56. Righteous — Doing what is right and good in God’s eyes.
57. Scripture — God’s holy words written in the Bible.
58. See — To look at something with your eyes.
59. Sent — To have told someone to go.
60. Sickness — When a person’s body is not healthy.
61. Sit — To rest on a chair or the ground.
62. Sight — The ability to see.
63. Someone Else — Another person, not the first one.
64. Son Of Man — A name Jesus used for himself.
65. Speak — To say words out loud.
66. Suffer — To feel pain or be in trouble.
67. Tax Collector — A person who collected money from people to give to the government.
68. Tell — To give information to someone.
69. Teachers Of The Law — People who taught God’s rules in the Bible.
70. True — Something real and right.
71. Walk — To move by taking steps.
72. Way — A road or path to follow.
73. Went — Moved to a place.
74. Wedding — A special event when two people get married.
75. Wine — A drink made from grapes.
76. Wisdom — Knowing what is right and good.

John Sends Men to Ask Jesus a Question
18 John’s followers told him about all these things.
John called for two of his followers.
19 He sent them to the Lord to ask,
“Are you the one we heard was coming, or should we wait for someone else?”
20 So the men came to Jesus.
They said, “John the Baptizer sent us to you with this question:
‘Are you the one who is coming, or should we wait for someone else?’”
21 Right then Jesus healed many people of their sicknesses and diseases.
He healed those who had evil spirits and made many who were blind able to see again.
22 Then he said to John’s followers,
“Go tell John what you have seen and heard:
The blind can see.
The crippled can walk.
People with leprosy are healed.
The deaf can hear.
The dead are brought back to life.
And the Good News is being told to the poor.
23 Great blessings belong to those who don’t have a problem accepting me.”
24 When John’s followers left, Jesus began talking to the people about John:
“What did you people go out into the desert to see?
Someone who is weak, like a stem of grass blowing in the wind?
25 Really, what did you expect to see?
Someone dressed in fine clothes?
Of course not.
People who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury are all in kings’ palaces.
26 So what did you go out to see?
A prophet?
Yes, John is a prophet.
But I tell you, he is more than that.
27 This Scripture was written about him:
‘Listen!
I will send my messenger ahead of you.
He will prepare the way for you.’
28 I tell you, no one ever born is greater than John.
But even the least important person in God’s kingdom is greater than John.”
29 (When the people heard this, they all agreed that God’s teaching was good.
Even the tax collectors agreed.
These were the people who were baptized by John.
30 But the Pharisees and experts in the law refused to accept God’s plan for themselves; they did not let John baptize them.)
31 “What shall I say about the people of this time?
What can I compare them to?
What are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace.
One group of children calls to the other children and says,
‘We played flute music for you, but you did not dance;
we sang a sad song, but you did not cry.’
33 John the Baptizer came and did not eat the usual food or drink wine.
And you say,
‘He has a demon inside him.’
34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking.
And you say,
‘Look at him!
He eats too much and drinks too much wine!
He is a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’
35 But wisdom is shown to be right by those who accept it.”

Luke 7:18-35 (ERV)

The Messengers from John the Baptist
18 When John’s disciples told him about all these things, he called two of them
19 and sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”
20 When they came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask if you are the one he said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?”
21 At that very time Jesus healed many people from their sicknesses, diseases, and evil spirits, and gave sight to many blind people.
22 He answered John’s messengers, “Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.
23 How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”
24 After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak about him to the crowds: “When you went out to John in the desert, what did you expect to see? A blade of grass bending in the wind?
25 What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in fancy clothes? People who dress like that and live in luxury are found in palaces!
26 Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet. 27 For John is the one of whom the scripture says: ‘God said, I will send my messenger ahead of you to open the way for you.’
28 I tell you,” Jesus added, “John is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John.”
29 All the people heard him; they and especially the tax collectors were the ones who had obeyed God’s righteous demands and had been baptized by John.
30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law rejected God’s purpose for themselves and refused to be baptized by John.
31 Jesus continued, “Now to what can I compare the people of this day? What are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other, ‘We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn’t dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn’t cry!’
33 John the Baptist came, and he fasted and drank no wine, and you said, ‘He has a demon in him!’
34 The Son of Man came, and he ate and drank, and you said, ‘Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!’
35 God’s wisdom, however, is shown to be true by all who accept it.”

Luke 7:18-35 (GNT)