Unimaginable
WELCOME TO WEEK 3
God can do the impossible. He sees each one of us and has something special for each of us to do. God called Mary to do something that seemed impossible, but she answered the call saying, “I am the Lord’s servant, may it be as you have said”. We can be ready to answer God in the same way because He can do impossible things.
BIBLE STORY
This month we’ve seen how God knew we needed a Savior. He also knew that we would need to wait and see what He had planned. Today we will see how God can do the impossible things. Have you ever dreamed of doing something hard or something that seems impossible? Listen to this list of actions and decide if this is something that is possible or impossible.
Climbing to the top of a high mountain
Giving up your favorite snack for a friend
Walking on water
Swimming across the pool without stopping
Eating worms
Eating a bowl full of rocks
Speaking in front of your entire school
Living in Antartica
Swimming with sharks
Eating an entire whale
Riding on a rainbow
Riding on a horse
Riding on an elephant
Talking to a unicorn
Some of those things are impossible to do! Even if we wanted to do them, it would be impossible to do them. We are limited in our abilities but God is not limited on anything. What is impossible for us is not impossible for God. This week we are reading about Mary and Joseph. They were living a normal life and making plans to get married when the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. Mary could have rejected God’s plan, deciding it would be too hard, but instead she decided to follow the plan God laid out for her. In so doing, the world was blessed by her obedience.
Read or listen to the Bible verse for this week: Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-24
Who did the angel Gabriel go to see in Nazareth? (Mary)
Who was Mary pledged to be married to? (Joseph)
How did the angel describe Mary? (You who are highly favored)
What was the good news he told Mary? (She would conceive and give birth to a son and name him Jesus)
What will the Lord God give him? (He will reign over the Jacob’s descendants forever)
How did the angel say it would happen? (The Holy Spirit will come on you and the power of the Holy High will overshadow you)
What was Mary’s response? (I am the Lord’s servant, May your word to me be fulfilled)
BIBLE STORY ACTIVITY
Activity
Using bricks or large blocks, build a tower or structure. Begin by making a plan of what you want to construct with your bricks. Allow your child to create the structure as they want, not giving much guidance. If their structure falls over, discuss what changes they need to make; such as a wider base. Many people’s lives are a lot like this structure. It falls over because it doesn’t have a strong foundation. Although the plans that we make may sometimes fail, God’s plans never fail. He knows exactly what He has created you for and has a plan for your life. We can allow God to be our foundation and follow His plan.
Materials: bricks or Legos
Alternate
Play a game of impossible shot. Using a small ball and your arms shaped into a round hoop, have your child try to shoot their ball into your arm basket. Make it trickier by moving your arms back and forth to see if they can still get the ball in your hoop. Some things that we see or do may seem impossible. There is nothing that is impossible for God even when we don’t see how it could happen.
Materials: medium sized ball
Independent activity:
Create a Mary and Joseph cardboard tube. With a pencil, outline a top portion of the tube to be the face. Paint each cardboard tube (tissue roll) a color of choice (Ex: Mary blue and Joseph dark brown). Mix brown and white paint to create their skin color and then paint the face area. Once the tube has dried, using various pieces of cloth or burlap scraps, attach a headdress and clothing if desired. Use a black permanent marker to draw their face (eyes, nose and mouth). Note: be prepared for messy painting. Use a pallet (or paper plate) to distribute small amounts of paint. This makes it easier for kids to use the paint as well as mix colors. See the following example.
Materials: cardboard tube, pencil, various paint color, scrap cloths, black permanent marker
ARTS & CAFTS
CRAFT 1
Create this Handprint angel
Materials:printed coloring sheet, crayons or other coloring utensils
Craft 2
Coloring page
Materials: printed coloring sheet, crayons
FOLLOW-UP
What was the angels name in the story?
How did Mary react to the news the angel gave her?
How did Mary show that she had faith in God’s plan?
How does God speak to us today?
How can we show that we have faith in God’s plans for us?
In what ways do you obey God?
Practical Application at Home
It’s easy to look at the stories in the Bible and wonder how anyone could have disobeyed God. It’s easy for us because we know the end of the story. We have seen past that moment and how God worked it out, but if we put ourselves in their shoes it might not be as easy. We live our daily lives and we also have a hard time trusting God’s plan sometimes. Think about the following situations and determine what you think God would want you to do and if it is an easy choice.
-Helping a new kid at school feel welcome
-Sharing your last of something
-Being kind to an opponent who beat you at a game
-help pass out food at a homeless shelter
-asking someone if they need help
-Obeying a rule of your parents that you do not like
-Saying hello to someone you pass along the street
-Saying thank you to the lunch servers in the cafeteria
Sometimes these seem like little things that do not matter, but God sees them as a way to show His love to the people around you. God can use a simple gesture of kindness and turn it into a big gesture for the person receiving that kindness. Our kind acts can soften someones heart and help them receive God’s love. We don’t have to worry about how God will use our actions, we just need to obey and trust God will use it in the way He knows is best.
Additional Resources
Outings to Reinforce Lesson
Enjoy the cool weather and take a nature walk. Observe the things God created and how they work together in His plan. What part do each of us play in God’s plan for us?