Jesus and the Very Big Surprise - A True Story about Jesus, His Return, and How to Be Ready

This beautifully-illustrated hardback book by well-known singer and TV presenter Randall Goodgame is based on the parable in Luke 12 v 35-38. It teaches children that Jesus will return, and when he does, there will be an amazing party where... SURPRISE!... he will serve his faithful servants! Jesus didn’t tell us when that party will be, but we can make sure that we’re ready for it by loving him and loving his people while we wait.

Publisher: Good Book Company
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781784984410

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Randall Goodgame is a critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter, and the creative force behind Slugs & Bugs. He has released 6 solo recordings, and has written many songs for other artists, including 17 songs for the award winning band Caedmon's Call. Randall has written several songs for Veggie Tales, and he spent 4 years as the worship pastor of Midtown Fellowship in downtown Nashville. Randall enjoys peanut butter and chocolate anything, and being home with his family of 5 in Nashville, TN.

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When our children were young, it did not take long for us to realize that "The moral of the story is..." can devolve into an insufficient story ending, even though it is a very popular one. If the main message we are sending to our kids is merely that they need to try harder, achieve more, serve better, and be good for goodness' sake, we are missing our opportunity to introduce them to the Source of all that is good. That Source is Jesus, who came to be our Suffering, Saving, and Surprising Servant. In characteristic fashion, Randall does a lovely job, and in a way that is accessible to kids from one to ninety-two, letting us know that our future is bright because Jesus has already done all the work to get us home. Scott Sauls, Senior Pastor, Christ Presbyterian Church; Author, Jesus Outside the Lines