A Man Named Jesus

Chapter 1 - Based on Luke 1

Two Miraculous Babies

Our story began
about 2,000 years
ago in the small
town of Nazareth,
in Galilee.

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There lived a young woman Hello,
named Mary, who was promised Mary!
in marriage to a man named
Joseph, who was a carpenter.

Hello,
Joseph!

One day while Mary

was in her house…
I love
you!

I love
you, too!

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 …the angel Gabriel appeared
to her. Gabriel had a special
message from God.

Hello
Mary!

My name is
Gabriel. I was
sent by God.

Don’t be afraid, Mary.

God has chosen you to
be the mother of His
Son on earth.

You will give birth to

God’s Son, and His
name will be Jesus.

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Jesus will rule over Mary was very
God’s people, and surprised that God
His kingdom will had chosen her to be
never end. the mother of Jesus,
God’s Son.

Remember your cousin,

This might seem
Elizabeth? Though she is
impossible, but there
old and has never had any
is nothing that God
children, she is now six Then the angel
cannot do!
months pregnant. departed.

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Soon after, Mary went
to visit Elizabeth.

Hello cousin Elizabeth.

I am so happy to see Come inside, I
you again. have a true and
wonderful story
to tell you.

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 My husband, Zechariah, Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God
was chosen to serve in has heard your prayers, and your
the temple. wife Elizabeth will give you a son.
You will name him John.

While Zechariah was

praying in the temple,
suddenly an angel
appeared to him.

But how can it Believe God’s promise!

be possible? Because you have
My wife and I doubted what I’ve told Ever since I am so happy
are too old. you, you won’t be able Zechariah returned you will have
to talk until the baby home, he has been a child! I have
is born. unable to talk. come to bring
Instead he writes you wonderful
messages on a news.
tablet.

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 After Mary told her cousin Mary stayed three months
all that happened to her, they with her cousin and then
both gave thanks to God and returned to her home.
sang praises to Him.

Soon, the time

came for Elizabeth But Zechariah surprised them,
to have her baby, How proud and wrote that the baby would be
and she gave birth Zechariah must named John, not Zechariah.
to a son. be to have a
son who will be At that moment Zechariah
named after was able to speak again, and he
him! started praising God.

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The child, John, grew and developed in body and spirit.
When older, John lived in the desert until the day when
he appeared publicly to speak to the people of Israel.

He became known as
John the Baptist.

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