Read the Story from the Bible together as a family.
After you have read it, watch the Bible Story Video during the Sunday Kids Service. Questions will include conversations about the Bible story to allow you and your children to reflect on the biblical truth and share your thoughts about the video with each other.
Included are coloring pages, activity sheets, games, additional questions and ideas to engage with the Bible story further at home with your child.
Sunday, December 22ndThe Shepherds Tell About Jesus Birth: Luke 2:14-20; John 1:12, 14
Talk About it:- What was your favorite part of the video we just watched?
- Have you learned anything about God that surprises you?
- How did the shepherds respond to Jesus?
- Why is Jesus a special baby?
- How are we supposed to share the Good news of Jesus?
Party Planning
Let’s pretend we are planning a party to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Each group is a party-planning committee in charge of something different.
Designate a Food, Entertainment, Decorating, and Presents Team. Provide party supply catalogs, grocery store ads, and department store ads to each group. Each group will plan its part of the celebration. While groups work, divide a whiteboard or large piece of poster board into four sections, and label each section with one of the committee names.
After about five minutes, groups will present their ideas and tape the pictures to their sections of the board. After all groups have shared, review the party plans with the whole group. There may be some unexpected ideas!
Say: Friendship with Jesus is a gift from God. Because of God’s great love, we can live as Jesus’ friends forever. It’s not a present that we open once, enjoy, and then never use again. When we’re friends with Jesus, there’s always more to discover about him. He grows up with us and never leaves us. Now that’s something to celebrate! Let’s see how the people at Jesus’ first party celebrated after they met him.