God's Greatest Gift to me - Jesus and the Wisemen

Circle Time

            Opening prayer

            Hello song.

Introduction to Bible Lesson

Each one of us is very special to God. The last few weeks we have heard about the wonderful world God created for us. We also learned about the garden that God created for people to live with him in. But Because of Adam and Eve’s choice to disobey, people could no longer live with God. They were sent further out into the world God created and could not live with God anymore because they had sinned. But – God had a special plan. He planned to give a special gift to all people, including you and me, so that we could live with him once again. Let’s hear about God’s special gift to us.

Bible Lesson

 In the desert, wise men were traveling with their camels. On the night that Jesus was born, the wise men looked up into the sky and noticed a very different star. They knew that this star meant a new king had been born. They followed the star all the way to Judea.

The wise men started to ask people where the new king was. When King Herod, the ruler of the land, heard about their inquiries, he called a secret meeting with the wise men. He asked them when the star had appeared and if they had found the child yet. King Herod was very worried because he wanted to stay king. He told the wise men to find the child and to come back and let him know so that he too could worship him.

After the wise men spoke to King Herod, they left to find the child. They didn't know where he was, but they followed the star until it stopped over the place where the child was living.

The wise men were very excited and happy. They found Jesus in Mary's arms and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they gave the gifts that they had brought Jesus. These were very expensive gifts that you would give a king. There was gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Mary thanked them for the gifts.

The wise men decided not to tell Herod about God’s precious gift and left by a different way.

Crafts

1.      Frankincense and Myrrh Christmas Ornaments

Materials: 4 inch round circles of gold material with gold cording threaded through it approx 1 inch in., potpourri, small satin flowers

Put a 1 tbsp potpourri in the center of a material round. Pull the ends of the cording and gather round into a small bag. Stick small flowers onto bag.

2.      Gold Wreath Christmas Ornament

Materials: Gold, pearl and clear craft beads, white chenille stem, gold cording

Children string beads onto chenille stem. Tie into wreath shape. Tie a piece of gold cording on to hang.

Snack Time

Circle Time

            Song 1 – Away in a manger

            Song 2 – We three kings

            Book “The Animal’s Christmas Eve”

Christmas Activities

1.      Nativity Scene

Materials: stickers, nativity scene backgrounds.

Children put stickers on background and make their own nativity scene.

Closing

                        Closing prayer

 Virtue to work on: Thankfulness. Being thankful for every gift we receive.