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Jesus Walks on Water
Did you know... that Jesus performed many miracles? This story is about Jesus walking on water! After the miraculous feeding of 5,000 people, Jesus told His disciples to get into a boat and cross a lake to a place called Bethsaida. Then he went up into the hills alone to pray. Meanwhile, the disciples found themselves in trouble. It was now night and they were far away from land. A strong wind had come up and they were fighting against big waves. The disciples were afraid and
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Sep 62 min read


Feeding the Multitude
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com Did you know... that Jesus was able to feed five thousand people with very little food? This story is about how two fish and five loaves of bread fed many, many people. One day Jesus saw many people. To Him they looked like sheep without a shepherd. Jesus felt sorry for them and began to heal them and teach them many things until late in the day. Kord tuli Jeesus jüngritega puhkama tühja kohta Keneetsareti järve lähedal. Siin tahtis Jeesus ööbid
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Sep 64 min read


The Parable of the Sower
Did you know... that a parable is a simple story that is used to teach people lessons? This story is about two parables - the sower and the mustard seed. Jesus wanted everyone to understand what He taught, so He used simple stories using earthly things to teach a moral or spiritual lesson. The stories that Jesus used are called “Parables”. With His disciples, Jesus went from village to village, town to town preaching to people about the Kingdom of God. One day Jesus was besid
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Sep 64 min read


Unforgiving Servant
Did you know... that we need to show mercy towards other people? Mercy means to be be kind, compassionate, and forgiving. This story is a parable about forgiveness. One day, Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who does something mean to me? Up to seven times?” “No,” Jesus answered, “Seventy times seven!” Now, let’s do some math here, that would equal 490 times! Basically Jesus is saying we should always forgive someone. Jesus told the st
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Sep 53 min read


Hains Tooming Violin Concert - August 27th - featuring Erik Kreem
Hains Tooming Violin Concert
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Aug 262 min read


Tartu Academic Male Choir Concert North American Tour including the Toronto Men's Choir at the August 22nd, 2025 Toronto performance
St. Peter's had the privilege and honour of hosting the Tartu Academic Male Choir...
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Aug 215 min read


Daniel in the Lion's Den
Did you know... that a man named Daniel was once thrown into a den of hungry lions just because he prayed to God? This is the story of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar & Daniel in the Lion's Den The Bible tells us about a King named Nebuchadnezzar. When he died, his son Belshazzar became the new king. Instead of doing the work of a king, he gave big parties. Instead of worshipping God, he bowed to false gods made out of gold and silver. During one of Belshazzar's parties, a man's
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Aug 134 min read


The Creation Story
Did you know... That God created the heavens and the earth, and He did this in six days? This story is about the Creation, a story that's found at the beginning of the beginning of the Bible, in the Book of Genesis 1 and 2. In the beginning, the earth was an empty, formless mass. Darkness was everywhere. The first day - On the first day, God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. He saw that it was good and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the li
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Aug 123 min read


Adam & Eve
Did you know... that the first people on earth were Adam and Eve? This story is about the Garden of Eden. After the Creation, God planted a garden in Eden. It was filled with all sorts of beautiful things, and trees of all kind that produced delicious fruits. God had formed a man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into him, and the man became a living person named Adam. God placed Adam into the Garden of Eden to tend and care for it, but God gave him a warning: "You m
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Aug 114 min read


Cain and Abel
Did you know... This story is about the importance of giving. If you were to give away a toy to a friend, it’s easy to give a broken toy, but much harder to give one that you love. After Adam and Eve were driven out from the Garden of Eden, they had two sons named Cain and Abel. When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, and raised sheep. Cain was a farmer, and tended the fields. One day it came to pass that Cain brought God an offering of some of his harvest. As his offeri
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Aug 103 min read


Noah Builds an Ark
Did you know... that a long time ago there was a lot of rain? and a great flood? This is the story of Noah.... In the book of Genesis in the Old Testament of the Bible, we read about a time when people were very wicked and that in their minds and their hearts, there was only evil. God looked down upon this and was very sad because he saw that all the people were very bad. God was so sad and hurt that he wanted to get rid of every person and animal He had created. There was a
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Aug 94 min read


The Tower of Babel
Did you know... That long ago, people tried to build a tall tower to reach the heavens? This story is about the Tower of Babel. After God made the covenant with Noah, Noah’s descendants increased greatly and one generation succeeded another. At this time, everyone spoke the same language and used the same words. As the people migrated eastward, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. They began to talk about construction projects. They talked about maki
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Aug 83 min read


Baby Moses
Did you know... that a Pharaoh in Egypt wanted all baby boys to be killed, but a smart mother saved her child with a basket? This story is called Moses in the bullrushes. A long time ago, a new Pharaoh ruled Egypt. He was very afraid of the hard-working Israelites and feared that they would gain power and take over his kingdom. The cruel Pharaoh made the Israelites his slaves and treated them very badly. He made them work in the fields, make heavy bricks out of mud, and carry
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Aug 73 min read


Moses and the Burning Bush
id you know... That God talked to Moses? This story is called Moses and the Burning Bush. Moses grew up as a royal prince of Egypt, but he never forgot where he came from or that he was a Hebrew, just like the rest of the Israelite slaves. Moses saw how badly the Israelites were being treated by the Egyptians. One day he saw an Egyptian beating an Israelite slave and cried for the slave-driver to stop! But the man continued to beat the slave. Moses became so angry that he str
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Aug 63 min read


Pharaoh and the Israelites
Did you know... that Moses returned to Egypt to free the Hebrew slaves? This story is about the Pharaoh and the Israelites. Following God’s command, Moses returned to Egypt. God had told him to go to the Pharaoh and tell him to let the enslaved Israelites go. He told Moses that the Pharaoh would be very stubborn and that it would take many signs and miracles before the Pharaoh would let them go. On the way, Moses met his brother Aaron, and together they went to Egypt. When t
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Aug 43 min read


Ten Plagues
Did you know... that God sent ten plagues against the Pharaoh and Egypt? This story is about how God showed His power by sending Ten plagues. Moses had tried to convince the Pharaoh to free the slaves of Israel, but the Pharaoh hadn’t listened. Now God commanded Moses to go and meet the Pharaoh again. When Moses saw him at the river, he called out and said to the Pharaoh again, “The Lord the God of the Hebrews has sent me to say, ‘Let my people go, so they can worship me in
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Aug 35 min read
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