Story Time with Oma Carr: Recent Episodes
Oma Carr
Oma (Grandma) tells five minute stories for children to listen to in the car, at bedtime, or anytime during the day.
Find out what happens to Saul as he is blind and waiting for God's disciple to come to him.
Saul does not like Jesus, and he doesn't want people to follow Jesus. But he has a big surprise coming for him.
The Spirit of God takes Philip to the desert to meet one of the officials of Candace the Queen of Ethiopia.
Stephen is brave in the face of danger and persecution. God takes him to heaven and allows him to see heaven before he gets there.
Peter and John preach about Jesus. The other disciples pray for boldness so that they are able to keep preaching and working.
The disciples gathered together in an upper room after Jesus ascended into heaven, and they chose another disciple.
Jesus forgives Peter for denying him. Jesus forgives us when we sin and then ask for forgiveness.
We confess in the Apostles' Creed that we believe in the Holy Christian Church. We are thankful that we belong to the church.
In the Apostles' Creed we confess that we believe in the Holy Spirit. He creates faith in us. We are so thankful to God for our faith.
We learn in the Second Article of the Apostles' Creed that Jesus redeems us from sin, death, and the power of the devil.
We learn in the explanation of the First Article of the Apostles' Creed that God does everything for us out of His mercy, even though we do not deserve it.
We learn in the explanation of the First Article of the Apostles' Creed that God our creator protects us from danger.
In the explanation of the First Article of the Apostles' Creed we learn that God creates, sustains, and maintains our lives.
Learn about the Fourth of July. Say the Pledge of Allegiance. Hear the Star Spangled Banner. Celebrate!
The sheep were left in the river with howling wolves on the river bank! Will the Shepherd be able to save them?
God gives his people and us the 10 Commandments so that we know how we should live our lives.
God leads his people out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. God's mighty power saves them.
Joseph's brother travel to Egypt to find food and they also find forgiveness from their brother.
Today is a special day - Ascension Day! Come and hear about how Jesus ascended into heaven.
Joseph's brothers hated him and were jealous of him. They did something terrible to him.
Jacob the trickster got tricked by his uncle. He ended up getting something he didn't want.
Abraham and Sarah had a baby when Abraham was 100 year old! Come and hear the story of baby Isaac.
Abraham has some special visitors from heaven. Come and hear what they told him would happen.
Come along and hear how God changed Abram's name to Abraham. God made a special promise to Abraham.
God chose Abram to follow Him. Come and hear how Abram trusted in God and did what God asked him to do.
Why do we call the day that Jesus died Good Friday? Come and hear this special story about Jesus. Jesus loves us so much!
Jesus and his friends share a special meal. They go to a Garden for Jesus to pray. Jesus is arrested and taken to be crucified.
Both Judas and Peter did something wrong. One asked for forgiveness. The other did not.
One of Jesus' friends shows him kindness. We can show kindness to Jesus when we are kind to others.
The shepherd left the 99 sheep to find the one who was lost. God wants to find his lost sheep as well. Jesus loves us so much!
Jesus cared for the people and did a miracle to feed over 5000 of them who were with him in a desolate place. Jesus loved them, and He loves us.
Jesus tells us about the Kingdom of Heaven being like a mustard seed that grows into a large plant.
Jesus tells the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 and then explains it to his disciples.
Jesus says in Matthew 12: 33-37 that we know a tree by its fruit. Hear about the chicle tree that grows in the jungle. Is it a good tree or a bad tree?
Today we hear a story from Matthew 12:9-14 about how Jesus healed a man with a sore hand. We also meet our friends in the jungle.
We have some special guests join us today to help with the podcast. Come and hear what happens on the farm.
You need rest for your body, but you also need rest for your soul. Jesus gives that to you. Hear the words from Jesus in Matthew 11:25-30.
Jesus wants us to help others, even if we don't receive a reward. He tells us this in Matthew 10:40-42. Mouse and lion help each other. Our reward is in heaven. We love because God first loved us.
In Matthew 10 we hear about how God takes care of the birds. He takes care of us too so we don't need to be afraid.
Do you know who Jesus' special helpers were? There were 12 of them. Read about them in Matthew 10.
What does Lent mean? What happens on Ash Wednesday? How long is Lent? Is Lent important?
Do you know the Lord's Prayer? Jesus teaches us how to pray. Come and listen as Oma tells us the story from Matthew's account of the Sermon on the Mount.
Do you help others? Do you give things to people who need them? Today we hear about how the sheep didn't want to share. Llama teachers them to share. Jesus teaches his friends to share.
Have you ever gone fishing? Jesus went fishing one time and caught something other than fish. Listen to Oma tell the story of how Jesus found his helpers.
What can we learn from the silly Llama? Two of my grandsons helped write this story. We hope you enjoy it.
Oma Carr tells the story of Baby Jesus for children. This is a five minute story that you can share with your children in the car, at bedtime, or anytime during the day. Listen as Oma shares the story for her grandchildren as well as all of the children who come along.