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WELCOME TO WEEK 3
What is your favorite way to worship? We can worship in many different ways. Worship is giving honor to God. We can worship Jesus because He is our Savior and worthy of our praise. This week we will see how we can worship Jesus.
BIBLE STORY
Cut the following sentences into strips and place them in a wrapped box like a gift, or in a gift bag. Take out a sentence strip one at a time, and do the activity listed.
All of those activities were acts of worship. We can worship God through lots of ways including singing, praying, dancing, or speaking words of praise to God. We can worship God in how we choose to live each day. This week we will continue reading the story of Jesus birth. The shepherds are told of the birth of Jesus and are so excited to meet the savior. The angels are so happy about the news they speak words of praise. The Wise men travel from far to meet and worship the King of the Jews. They all worship Jesus and we can worship Jesus as well!
Read or listen to the scripture story in Luke 2:8-20; Matthew 2:1-12;
Who did the angel appear to in the field? (The shepherds watching their flock)
How did the shepherds feel when they saw the angels? (They were terrified)
What was the announcement the angels gave? (Do not be afraid, I have good news, the savior was born in Bethlehem)
What did the angels who suddenly appeared begin to say? (Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests)
What did the Shepherds decide to do after the angels left? (Go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord had told them)
After seeing the baby, what did the shepherds do? (Spread the news to others about all that had happened and all they had seen)
BIBLE STORY ACTIVITY
The angels were praising God for Jesus being born in Bethlehem. They were excited about what the birth of Jesus meant! The Messiah was here and He would save His people from their sins. The shepherds heard the good news and wanted to share it with others as well. When we hear exciting news it is hard to keep it to ourselves! We want to spread the news to others and share what we have learned. The Wise men were also excited about Jesus’ birth and traveled far to come worship him. We can worship as well because the same good news is true for us, Jesus is coming again!
Activity
Create this manger animal handprint poem. Paint your hand with the color indicated for each animal and then imprint your hand in the box indicated for that animal. Add on the features of the animal by using a black sharpie marker. Alternative: trace the outline of your handprint and then color in the handprint using crayons or markers. Then add on additional features of each animal. See this webpage for the example animal handprint and other ideas.
Materials: paint, construction paper, sharpie marker
Alternate
Watch these step by step videos on how to draw shepherds and how to draw Mary and Joseph.
Materials: white drawing paper, pencil, markers, crayons, device to watch video
create activity:
Create a graham cracker nativity scene. Create the nativity scene using graham crackers to create the stable. Decorate the manger by using candy just as when creating a gingerbread house. Use animal crackers to add animals, and gumdrops to create people and crushed pretzels for hay or straw. Be creative in making your nativity scene. You icing to hold the pieces together if you want it to be edible, if not, you may use glue. Use this website as a guide and example: https://gluesticksblog.com/honey-maid-graham-cracker-nativity-scene/.
Materials: Graham crackers, icing, other candy or food to use in the scenery
ARTS & CAFTS
CRAFT 1
yarn star with craft sticks glued together. Then wrap the star in yarn or decorate with beads and sequence.
Materials: yarn, craft sticks, glue, beads or sequence
Craft 2
Coloring page
Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons
FOLLOW-UP
Read Luke 4:5-8
When Satan was trying to tempt Jesus in the wilderness to worship him, Jesus responded with scripture. Jesus responded, “It is written, Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.” We are all tempted to lose focus and begin worshiping something or someone other than God. We are called to only worship God, our creator.
What are some ways you have worshiped something else?
What does it mean to worship?
Is it easy to put something else we can see, feel, and enjoy above God?
How does the way we spend our time indicate what we believe is most important?
How do you worship God?
Is there only one or two ways to worship God?
Practical Application at Home
We can worship in many different ways. We can worship through prayer, song or music, we worship by telling others how good God is to us, and we can show other people God’s love through our actions towards them. There is not just one way to worship God and show Him how much we love him. Listen to the following scenarios. Decide if the person is worshiping God.
-Mother asks Sam to pick up her toys and put them away, Sam obeys right away.
-Carl brings his teacher a thank you note for teaching him so much about music.
-Ruby is glad it is her birthday so she can be first in line for everything today.
-During Sabbath school class, Arthur sings several songs with his classmates.
-On the playground a classmate gets hurt, Tami is too busy playing to stop and help.
-Riley decides to memorize her favorite scripture.
-Amy’s friend asks her why she loves God, and she describes how wonderful God is.
-Harry’s teacher passes out a treat to the class, he gladly takes it knowing he deserves the treat.
The shepherds worshiped God for the gift of Jesus as their long awaited savior. The Wise men saw the long awaited star in the sky that told them the king of the Jews had been born. They shared this exciting news with the other people. We can share the good news that Jesus is coming again. This time Jesus will take us to be where he is.
Additional Resources
Outings to Reinforce Lesson
Go to a park and spend time in worship and prayer. Ask God to show you ways to trust him and listen to his voice.