Family Worship is a devotional plan which equips your family to build upon the gospel truths your child learns Sunday in children’s church.
We include scripture, questions, and a prayer for you and your child to engage with throughout the week. It is our goal to give you tools to help model a personal worship practice for your children.
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Christmas Lessons • Session 3
Big Picture Unit Question:
Why was Jesus born? Jesus was born to rescue us from sin.
Christ Connection:
From the moment sin entered the world, its consequences were obvious. God’s people were separated from Him; they did not enjoy the intimate relationship with their Creator for which He had created them. People were affected by sickness and pain. Corruption spread quickly throughout the earth. The situation seemed hopeless, yet God did not leave His people without hope.
It was into this hopelessness that God spoke. Hundreds of messages came through the prophets concerning a coming Messiah—One who would rescue people from their sins. But when would this Promised One come? How would He come? Would the people recognize Him?
The prophet Isaiah—who lived hundreds of years before Jesus was born— spoke specifically of the Messiah’s birth. Isaiah told King Ahaz what the Lord would do. “The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14). He described the birth of a “Prince of Peace”—a Son of David who will reign forever. (Isa. 9:6-7) Isaiah said that He would be a King! (Isa. 11:1-5)
Everything God said about Jesus’ birth came true. Hundreds of years later, Jesus was born into the world. After Jesus was born, Mary laid Him in a manger. A king in a manger! It was so unlikely. But Jesus was no ordinary baby. He was God’s Son, sent in the most humble of positions. He “did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28).
Questions:
1) Why is trusting in Jesus better than any Christmas gift we could receive?
Discuss how God gives us good gifts and we can enjoy the gift He gives, but Jesus is the greatest gift because only He can save people from their sin. Tell kids that earthly gifts will not last, but the gift of salvation is forever. Discuss how only Jesus can fully satisfy our hearts, and His presence in our lives is our greatest good. Remind kids that those who trust in Jesus not only receive forgiveness of sins but also eternal life with God.
2) What did the shepherds do after they heard the good news of Jesus’ birth and saw Him?
Remind kids that the shepherds went and told others the good news, and they praised God for the gift of Jesus’ birth. Discuss how we can share the good news with others and that we should praise God for all He has done.
3) Who can you share the good news of Jesus’ birth with?
Answers will vary. Tell kids that if we are Christians, God has commanded us to share the gospel with other people He places in our lives. Discuss how every person needs to hear the gospel because it shares the only way for people to be saved from their sins. Tell kids that God helps His people share about Jesus and that He is glorified when we are obedient to His commands.
Pray:
God, thank You for the gift of Jesus. Thank You for sending Jesus to be born in Bethlehem so that anyone who trusts in Him will be saved from sin. Help us share this good news with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Worship Video
The Apostle’s Creed
We believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
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