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Jesus is Born: The Shepherds Story.

Bible Reading

Luke 2

 ¹And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
 ²(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
 ³And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
 ⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
 ⁵To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
 ⁶And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
 ⁷And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
 ⁸And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
 ⁹And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
 ¹⁰And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
 ¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
 ¹²And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
 ¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
 ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
 ¹⁵And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
 ¹⁶And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
 ¹⁷And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
 ¹⁸And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
 ¹⁹But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
 ²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

This story the best way to tell it is by reading Bible reading.

Things to explain to the kids:

1. What is taxes?  To pay money to the government for govermantal services.
2. What are swaddling clothes? Stripes of cloth the they would wrap a baby in shortly after the baby was born.

Questions/ Reflextion

1.  Who sent out a tax throughout the world?
2. What where the angels name who told Mary that she would have Jesus?
3. What was Jesus wrapped in when he was born?
4. What did the multitude of angels say?
5. Who where in the fields watching sheep?

Key Verse Luke 2:11  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Memory Verse

John 3:16   (KJV)

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Character Buliding: Thankfulness

Thankful Songs

I hope you enjoy these songs on being thankful.

 

Bible Story: The Man Who Said Thank You!

Before you tell kids this story read the prompt.
  Prompt: 

Luke 17:11-19

King James Version (KJV)

 "¹¹And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

 ¹²And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

 ¹³And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

 ¹⁴And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

 ¹⁵And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

 ¹⁶And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

 ¹⁷And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

 ¹⁸There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

 ¹⁹And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."

Now here's how you can tell the story to kids about The Man Who Said Thank You!

THE MAN WHO SAID THANK YOU!

 Once along time ago back in a place called Israel.  There where Ten lepers.  Do you know what a leper is?  (wait for answers if one of them gets it right tell them and continue.)  A leper is a person with a sickness that makes their skin really dry and makes them get sours (Owies for really little kids) and even makes their skin start to peal off.  These Ten lepers were all sitting in the outside of town because they where not aloud to go into the city because they had leprosy.  All of a sudden they saw a man and a group of others entering the city.  Can you guess who they saw? (let them answer) They saw Jesus! And they started yelling  "Jesus! Master have Mercy on us!" Can you yell? (have the kids yell with you or skip the yelling)  Then Jesus saw them and he said to them "Go show yourselves to the priests."

So they obeyed Jesus and went to show themselves to the priests. (pretend to walk to the priests by stomping your feet on the ground or if at a table tap your hands on the table.)  (calm the kids down and then continue)  And guess what happened when they went to see the priest like Jesus had said?  They were healed the priest said that they where all better!  Jesus had healed them! They where all so excited all of them ran off into the city, except for one.  This man ran to go find Jesus, he thought to himself I must find Jesus and thank him!  When he found Jesus Fell at Jesus' feet and thanked him and praised him, giving glory to God.  Then Jesus asked "Were there not ten healed? But where are the other nine?

"They did not return to give glory to God." replied the man.

And then Jesus said to him "Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."

Jesus was happy when he saw the man thanked him.

STORY QUESTIONS/ REFLECTION

1.  Do you think Jesus likes it when you say thank you to him?
2. Did Jesus like it when the man came back to him and said thank you?
3. Have you said thank you to Jesus today?
4. How about your parents?

KEY VERSE

^{LUKE 17:16 "}And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan."

Memory Bible Verse

Psalm 106:1
"Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever."

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