A Story About Friends... and Lions!

Show Notes

The friends at Happy Harbor learn about someone who was good friends with God. His name was Daniel! His story is in God's special book, the Bible. Let's check out his story!

Creators and Guests

Producer

Saddleback Kids

At Saddleback Kids we believe every kid should be known, connected, equipped and empowered. KNOWN by another kid and a leader. CONNECTED to a group where they can grow spiritually. EQUIPPED with the tools and the knowledge to develop a strong faith in Jesus. EMPOWERED to serve others and share Jesus in the world. To sum it up, Saddleback Kids exists to connect kids to God and others while helping them live a purpose driven life.

What is Happy Harbor?

Welcome to Happy Harbor, where we know that God made you, God loves you, and God wants to be your friend! Join Arlo the bear, Tilly the penguin, and Kelby the Octopus as they go on their adventures in Happy Harbor each week!

And parents, you can join in the fun with craft and activity ideas in the show notes and ways to talk about the Bible story with each episode!

• • • • • • Welcome to my favorite place. It's Happy Harbor. • • We'll have so much fun playing with our friends there's. All of the bear until he the penguin in an octopus name.
Speaker B
Can be. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker C
God made • • you. • • • • • God. • • • • • • • • • • • • • God wants to be your friend. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • God made you. • • • • • • God loved you. • • • • • God wants to be your friend. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker D
Hello, m • • friend. I'm Arlo. What's your name? • • • • • • • • • Oh, that's a wonderful name. Can we be friends? • • • I just love having more friends. • • • Did you know that God wants to be our friend? • • God made us and God loves us too. • • I think God is a really good friend because he is nice and strong and he's good at making things. Oh, and he makes everything so much better. • • I think Kelby has a picture of someone who is friends with God. • • Let's see if he can show us. • • Come close and look through my spy glass with me, friend.
Speaker E
Do you see Kelby yet? Oh, there he is.
Speaker D
Hi, Kelvy.
Speaker E
Hi.
Speaker F
Uh, Arlo.
Speaker E
Uh • • and typhoon kelby.
Speaker D
I was hoping to learn about someone new today.
Speaker E
That sounds fun. • •
Speaker D
Can you open your treasure chest and.
Speaker E
See who it could be? I can do that, Arlo. • • • • • • • • • • • • I'll just open up my treasure chest and • • • • • • bubble. • • • • • • Can you help me pop them?
Speaker B
All right.
Speaker E
Here we go. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker B
Uh, • • • • • • • • • • • • • m • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • bubbles.
Speaker C
Yeah.
Speaker B
Yeah. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker E
Thank you for helping me. We popped so many bubbles. Now let me see who is in here. • • • • • • • Who is this?
Speaker D
That's Daniel. He was good friends with God. Thanks, Kelvy.
Speaker E
You're welcome allo. • • • • • •
Speaker D
I am so happy that we get to learn about Daniel today. He was friends with God and God wants to be our friend too. Um, I remember there was something special about Daniel's story. • • • • • Um, • • • • • let me see if I can find the book with Daniel's story in it. I'm looking for the Bible. • It's God's special book for us. • • • • • •
Speaker E
Oh, yeah.
Speaker D
Here it is. • • • • Oh, that's right. Daniel's story has lions in it.
Speaker E
Roar. • • • • • • • • • • • Yay.
Speaker D
The Bible train is here. Let's meet up with Tilly and see a story with her. Come on. Let's look through our spyglass and find the train. • • • • •
Speaker E
Hi Tilly. Hello Arlo. Um, and hello friend.
Speaker D
Do you have a special story from the Bible you could show us today?
Speaker E
Let's find out together. • • Come on, friend. I'll uh, aboard the Bible train. • • • •
Speaker C
You too.
Speaker B
Climb up for the Bible train. So much to learn. So glad you came to the Bible. He's got special books of the moment. Now let's take a look. • • • • Judge • • • • • • you • • • chug each other. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Climb up for the Bible train. So much you learn. So glad you came. The Bible here's. Got special books to go on. Now let's take a look. • • • • Chugged. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker E
Are you excited? I know I am. Let's open up Kat's special book together and watch the Bible story. • • • • • • • •
Speaker G
Stories of the Bible Jr. • • • Daniel. • • Let's meet Daniel.
Speaker B
Oh, hey.
Speaker G
Who worked for the Babylonian king Daniel loved God and tried to do the right thing. • • Daniel was a good man and he made the king's glad. But this made the other court officials jealous and mad. • •
Speaker C
Eh, • • wait.
Speaker G
Daniel prayed to God three times a day. • • So the officials thought, Come on, they'd get him this way. • • • • • They went to the king • • • • excuse me, you made you say and told him to make a decree. It would say no one can pray to any god but me.
Speaker C
I like it. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker G
Daniel heard the law and he prayed, as he always did. • • The court officials caught him, gotcha and threw him in the lion's den. This made the king sad and he hoped God would rescue him. But the law said to seal the den with Daniel trapped in • • • • • in the morning.
Speaker C
Hey, Daniel.
Speaker G
The king asked Daniel if he was all right • • and Daniel said that God shut the lion's mouth tight. • • Daniel was safe and there was not a scratch in sight, • for he trusted God and he saved him from the lions that night. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker E
I love that story. I wonder what other stories I could hear from the Bible. Did you know that we can always.
Speaker D
Find more stories in God's special book?
Speaker E
All we have to do is open up the Bible and take a look. Well, I have to take this train to the next stop. See you around, friend. And bye, Arlo.
Speaker D
Bye, Julie.
Speaker E
Two. Two. • • • • • • •
Speaker D
Daniel was so brave and he did the right thing. God kept him safe from the lions. • • Daniel was friends with God and God wants to be our friend too. I know that God is just the best friend that we could have because God made us and loves us. • • I have an idea. Let's sing a song to thank God for being a great friend.
Speaker E
Here we go. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker F
Thank you for my hands so I can clap, clap, • • clap, clap • • • thank you for my feet so I can jump, jump, • • jump, jump • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • out. • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker C
Thank you for my own life, • • mhm? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker F
Thank you for the birthday sweet, sweet, sweet, • • sweet? • • • • Thank you for the big • • • • oink oink, • • oink, oink • • thank you for the cow safe?
Speaker C
Little milk, • • little milk, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • m? • • • • • • • • •
Speaker F
Thank you for my head blue I.
Speaker C
Can clap clap • • m clap clap • • • thank.
Speaker F
You for my feet so I can jump • • • • jump, jump • • • thank you for my voice so I can shout out. • • • • • • • • • • Thank you for my open life. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Speaker D
Um • • • thank you, God. God is so great. God made you, god loves you and God wants to be your friend. • • Let me think. • • What are some fun things I could do with my friend God? • • Maybe we could look at the clouds together. • •
Speaker H
Or splash in the waves together.
Speaker D
Or build a sandcastle together. • •
Speaker E
Oh, boy. • •
Speaker D
All those sound like such fun things to do with our friend God. • •
Speaker H
Remember that even though we can't see.
Speaker E
God, he's always with us.
Speaker H
Thank you for coming to see me.
Speaker D
At Happy Harbor today.
Speaker H
I hope you have fun with your friend God today.
Speaker E
See you around, friend. Bye. • • • • • • • • • •