I'm sitting in my car after church frantically googling "Bible stories for kids" because Sarah's mom just ambushed me in the hallway. She wants to know which stories her seven-year-old should really know and I'm standing there like an idiot going "Uh... Noah?"

Eight years I've been doing this. You'd think I'd have a better answer than that.

But it got me thinking. What stories actually matter? Not the cute ones that make good bulletin boards but the ones that stick when kids hit sixteen and life gets messy.

So I made a list. Because apparently that's what I do when I panic.

Tonight we're talking about the ten Bible stories that build everything else. The ones that show kids who God really is instead of just entertaining them for thirty minutes. From creation to resurrection and why a kid's packed lunch matters more than you think.

Plus which stories kids actually remember years later and why sometimes being confused together is better than having all the answers.

Spoiler alert: there's still glitter on my shirt from a craft we did two weeks ago. No idea how.

For teachers who've been caught off guard by simple questions, leaders trying to figure out what actually matters, and anyone who's ever wondered if these ancient stories still mean something to kids today.
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