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On November 25, we began our annual “Loose
Change for Lost Souls” campaign. All proceeds
will go to missions work all over the world. Our
Goal is $5,000. Boxes will be collected on
December 23. Extra boxes can be picked up at
the Main Auditorium and Brown Chapel welcome
centers. Let’s make a difference!
MEMORY VERSE
WHAT DID WE TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK?
JESUS BEING BORN!
WHY DID THE ANGEL ANNOUNCE JESUS’ BIRTH TO
SHEPHERDS?
TO SHOW THAT JESUS CAME TO SAVE ALL
PEOPLE—NO MATTER HOW RICH OR POOR.
WHAT DID THE SHEPHERDS DO WHEN THEY HEARD
THE NEWS OF JESUS?
THEY WENT TO FIND JESUS, AND THEN TOLD
PEOPLE ABOUT HIM.
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND THE
BIRTH OF JESUS?
DISCUSS AS A FAMILY!
Around two years after Jesus was
born, the Wise Men, or Magi, arrived in Jerusalem looking
for Him. The Wise men were most likely educated men
from Persia. They had learned of the birth of the new king
by studying the stars, which suggests that they may have
been astronomers.
Jerusalem was the capital city and that’s probably why
the Wise Men went there. Expecting the new king to be in
a palace, they went straight to the palace of King Herod,
who was at that time king over the Jews. There the Wise
Men learned about an Old Testament prophecy that said a
King (the promised Messiah) would be born in Bethlehem.
So they traveled to Bethlehem and found Jesus (by then
no longer a baby, but a young child) living in a house with
His parents. They gave Him gifts of gold (wealth),
frankincense (expensive perfume used in temple worship),
and myrrh (a sweet-smelling liquid used in burials).
Having been warned in a dream not to return to tell
Herod where Jesus was, the Wise Men returned to their
homeland and avoided Jerusalem.
Herod had been appointed king of
Judea by the Roman government. Herod was a jealous and
ruthless ruler. To make sure no one could take his throne
away from him, Herod put to death his wife, 3 sons,
mother-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, and many others. He
killed anyone who might try to take his throne. So when
the Wise Men said a new king had been born, Herod
wanted to kill Him too.
Herod tried to trick the Wise Men into leading him to
Jesus. When that didn’t work, he had all the baby boys in
Bethlehem who were two years and under killed. In a
dream, God warned Joseph to take Jesus to Egypt and save
Him from Herod’s heartless response.
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