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        <description>Welcome to Gospel Portions Story Time — a gentle place where children and families can listen to stories from the Bible, one small portion at a time.
Each episode invites young listeners to slow down, imagine the scene, and discover who Jesus is and what He has done. Just like breaking off a piece of warm bread, every Gospel Portion offers something nourishing for the heart.
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                <itunes:subtitle>Welcome to Gospel Portions Story Time — a gentle place where children and families can listen to stories from the Bible, one small portion at a time.
Each episode invites young listeners to slow down, imagine the scene, and discover who Jesus is and what He has done. Just like breaking off a piece of warm bread, every Gospel Portion offers something nourishing for the heart.
Our desire is simple: to help children grow in their love for God’s Word and to know Jesus more deeply — one story at a time.</itunes:subtitle>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Story Time: Gabriel Visits Mary (Luke 1) and Saying Yes to God</h2>



<p>In a family story-time setting on Gospel Portions, Brianna reads Luke 1 about the angel Gabriel visiting Mary, telling her she is highly favored, blessed, and that the Lord is with her. The family discusses Mary’s fear and how Gabriel replaces fear with God’s truth, and clarifies that being favored doesn’t mean Mary is sinless but that God looks at the heart. Gabriel announces Mary will become pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit and shares that Elizabeth will also have a baby, emphasizing that with God all things are possible. Mary responds as the Lord’s servant, saying yes to God’s word. The episode applies this to listeners, stating God chose each person for a special assignment, and closes with a prayer for children to know their gifts, say yes to God, and welcome His Spirit.</p>



<p>00:00 Welcome to Story Time</p>



<p>01:01 Gabriel Visits Mary</p>



<p>01:28 Fear Replaced by Truth</p>



<p>02:00 What Does Favored Mean</p>



<p>02:32 Mary Chosen for Jesus</p>



<p>03:25 Mary Says Yes</p>



<p>04:03 Our Special Assignments</p>



<p>04:36 Closing Prayer</p>



<p>05:43 Thanks and More Content</p>
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Story Time: Gabriel Visits Mary (Luke 1) and Saying Yes to God



In a family story-time setting on Gospel Portions, Brianna reads Luke 1 about the angel Gabriel visiting Mary, telling her she is highly favored, blessed, and that the Lord is with her. The family discusses Mary’s fear and how Gabriel replaces fear with God’s truth, and clarifies that being favored doesn’t mean Mary is sinless but that God looks at the heart. Gabriel announces Mary will become pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit and shares that Elizabeth will also have a baby, emphasizing that with God all things are possible. Mary responds as the Lord’s servant, saying yes to God’s word. The episode applies this to listeners, stating God chose each person for a special assignment, and closes with a prayer for children to know their gifts, say yes to God, and welcome His Spirit.



00:00 Welcome to Story Time



01:01 Gabriel Visits Mary



01:28 Fear Replaced by Truth



02:00 What Does Favored Mean



02:32 Mary Chosen for Jesus



03:25 Mary Says Yes



04:03 Our Special Assignments



04:36 Closing Prayer



05:43 Thanks and More Content
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<p>In a family story-time setting on Gospel Portions, Brianna reads Luke 1 about the angel Gabriel visiting Mary, telling her she is highly favored, blessed, and that the Lord is with her. The family discusses Mary’s fear and how Gabriel replaces fear with God’s truth, and clarifies that being favored doesn’t mean Mary is sinless but that God looks at the heart. Gabriel announces Mary will become pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit and shares that Elizabeth will also have a baby, emphasizing that with God all things are possible. Mary responds as the Lord’s servant, saying yes to God’s word. The episode applies this to listeners, stating God chose each person for a special assignment, and closes with a prayer for children to know their gifts, say yes to God, and welcome His Spirit.</p>



<p>00:00 Welcome to Story Time</p>



<p>01:01 Gabriel Visits Mary</p>



<p>01:28 Fear Replaced by Truth</p>



<p>02:00 What Does Favored Mean</p>



<p>02:32 Mary Chosen for Jesus</p>



<p>03:25 Mary Says Yes</p>



<p>04:03 Our Special Assignments</p>



<p>04:36 Closing Prayer</p>



<p>05:43 Thanks and More Content</p>
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Story Time: Gabriel Visits Mary (Luke 1) and Saying Yes to God



In a family story-time setting on Gospel Portions, Brianna reads Luke 1 about the angel Gabriel visiting Mary, telling her she is highly favored, blessed, and that the Lord is with her. The family discusses Mary’s fear and how Gabriel replaces fear with God’s truth, and clarifies that being favored doesn’t mean Mary is sinless but that God looks at the heart. Gabriel announces Mary will become pregnant with Jesus through the Holy Spirit and shares that Elizabeth will also have a baby, emphasizing that with God all things are possible. Mary responds as the Lord’s servant, saying yes to God’s word. The episode applies this to listeners, stating God chose each person for a special assignment, and closes with a prayer for children to know their gifts, say yes to God, and welcome His Spirit.



00:00 Welcome to Story Time



01:01 Gabriel Visits Mary



01:28 Fear Replaced by Truth



02:00 What Does Favored Mean



02:32 Mary Chosen for Jesus



03:25 Mary Says Yes



04:03 Our Special Assignments



04:36 Closing Prayer



05:43 Thanks and More Content
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                    <![CDATA[Jesus’ Family Tree and God’s Adoption of Us]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[In this Gospel Portions kids’ story time episode, Mommy Mirror and friends listen as Brianna Book explains Jesus’ genealogy from Matthew 1 and Luke 3, showing His family line goes back to Adam and includes Abraham and David. The characters ask about Jesus’ parents and siblings, learning that Mary was told by an angel she would give birth to Jesus, meaning “savior,” and that Joseph raised Him; Joseph and Mary later had four other sons and at least two daughters mentioned in the Bible, making Jesus the oldest in a large family. The discussion connects to the concept of adoption, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Sharing the Good News]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Sharing the Good News: Adam and Eve, Jesus, and a Bedtime Prayer</p>



<p>In this Gospel Portions episode, a family bedtime scene frames Brianna Book reading a story about “good news,” comparing the kids being lost and then adopted with how God restores what was broken. Brianna explains that God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden, but they disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after being tricked by a serpent, bringing sin and separation from God. She shares that people once brought offerings to God, but God gave a gift instead: Jesus, whose life is an example and whose death and resurrection make a restored relationship with God possible. The characters discuss telling others this good news, then Mommy Mirror and Daddy Delivery Truck lead a prayer thanking God for Jesus and asking for boldness to share the gospel, before directing listeners to gospelportions.com.</p>



<p>00:00 Welcome to Gospel Portions</p>



<p>00:14 Bedtime Story Setup</p>



<p>00:47 Why Good News Matters</p>



<p>01:24 Adam and Eve Fall</p>



<p>02:16 Sin and Separation</p>



<p>02:42 God Sends Jesus</p>



<p>03:33 Share the Good News</p>



<p>04:01 Prayer and Closing</p>
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Sharing the Good News: Adam and Eve, Jesus, and a Bedtime Prayer



In this Gospel Portions episode, a family bedtime scene frames Brianna Book reading a story about “good news,” comparing the kids being lost and then adopted with how God restores what was broken. Brianna explains that God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden, but they disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after being tricked by a serpent, bringing sin and separation from God. She shares that people once brought offerings to God, but God gave a gift instead: Jesus, whose life is an example and whose death and resurrection make a restored relationship with God possible. The characters discuss telling others this good news, then Mommy Mirror and Daddy Delivery Truck lead a prayer thanking God for Jesus and asking for boldness to share the gospel, before directing listeners to gospelportions.com.



00:00 Welcome to Gospel Portions



00:14 Bedtime Story Setup



00:47 Why Good News Matters



01:24 Adam and Eve Fall



02:16 Sin and Separation



02:42 God Sends Jesus



03:33 Share the Good News



04:01 Prayer and Closing
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<p>Sharing the Good News: Adam and Eve, Jesus, and a Bedtime Prayer</p>



<p>In this Gospel Portions episode, a family bedtime scene frames Brianna Book reading a story about “good news,” comparing the kids being lost and then adopted with how God restores what was broken. Brianna explains that God created Adam and Eve and placed them in the Garden of Eden, but they disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after being tricked by a serpent, bringing sin and separation from God. She shares that people once brought offerings to God, but God gave a gift instead: Jesus, whose life is an example and whose death and resurrection make a restored relationship with God possible. The characters discuss telling others this good news, then Mommy Mirror and Daddy Delivery Truck lead a prayer thanking God for Jesus and asking for boldness to share the gospel, before directing listeners to gospelportions.com.</p>



<p>00:00 Welcome to Gospel Portions</p>



<p>00:14 Bedtime Story Setup</p>



<p>00:47 Why Good News Matters</p>



<p>01:24 Adam and Eve Fall</p>



<p>02:16 Sin and Separation</p>



<p>02:42 God Sends Jesus</p>



<p>03:33 Share the Good News</p>



<p>04:01 Prayer and Closing</p>
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Sharing the Good News: Adam and Eve, Jesus, and a Bedtime Prayer



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00:00 Welcome to Gospel Portions



00:14 Bedtime Story Setup



00:47 Why Good News Matters



01:24 Adam and Eve Fall



02:16 Sin and Separation



02:42 God Sends Jesus



03:33 Share the Good News



04:01 Prayer and Closing
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