DIGGER DEEPER WITH JESUS WEEK 4 December 22 & 23

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1 4TH & 5TH GRADE MAKE O THERS YOUR M ISSION DIGGER DEEPER WITH JESUS WEEK 4 December 22 & 23

2 WEEK FOUR DECEMBER 22 & 23 Bottom Line: Who needs to hear the Good News about Jesus? The BIG IDEA: Compassion-Caring enough to do something about someone else s need. Bible Story Passage: Start Spreading the News! Shepherds Visit Jesus. Luke 2:8-20 Our Memory Verse for November: God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son. Anyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life. John 3:16 Basic Truth: I can trust God no matter what. PRAY IT OUT 1. Please ask if there are any prayer requests or answered prayer. 2. When a request is shared, please ask someone in the group to pray for that specific request. 3. THE BEST PART!! Pray together as a small group. 2

3 SEARCH IT OUT Recite the verse together. See if anyone has it memorized and would like to say it out loud for the group. Reward with two coins. December Memory Verse: John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son. Anyone who believes in Him will not die but will have eternal life. November Memory Verse: Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do. October Memory Verse: Luke 12:15 Then He said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has." September Memory Verse: Colossian 3:23a Work at everything you do with all your heart. Work as if you were working for the Lord. August Memory Verse: James 1:5a If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. July Memory Verse: Philippians 1:6 "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." June Memory Verse: Psalm 27:13 "I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." May Memory Verse: Proverbs 10:9 Anyone who lives without blame walks safely. But anyone who takes a crooked path will get caught. April Memory Verse: Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord. Be strong and don't lose hope. Wait for the LORD! March Memory Verse: Romans 14:19 So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another. February Memory Verse: Luke 6:31 Do to others as you want them to do to you. January Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 4:8 Training the body has some value. But being godly has value in every way. It promises help for the life you are now living and the life to come. 3

4 SEEK IT OUT Bible Story Passage: Week 4 Luke 2:8-20 Start Spreading the News: Shepherds Visit Jesus *Leaders: Please read YELLOW Story summary to your group. WRITE IT OUT & TALK IT OUT Any kids who complete these questions will earn 5 coins today! Complete the devotions at the back of this booklet and earn 10 coins! 1. Read Luke 2:8-12. What is the Good News about Jesus? 2. Read Luke Who do you think the shepherds went to first to tell the Good News that their Savior had been born? Who would be the first person you would have told? 3. Read Luke How would you feel if you saw Jesus with Mary and Joseph? What would you have said? 4. Do you have a story of someone who shared the Good News of Jesus with you? When did you accept Jesus into your heart? Would you like to accept Jesus? 5. Who is someone that needs to hear about having a relationship with Jesus? What would it take for you to tell that person? 4

5 LEADING SOMEONE TO JESUS Read these verses together and pray a simple prayer inviting Jesus to be the boss of your life, asking Him to forgive you for your mistakes and sins and tell Him you believe He died and was raised to life again for you! Read Romans 5:8. But here is how God has shown His love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Read Romans 10:9. Say with your mouth, Jesus is Lord. Believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead. Then you will be saved. Read Romans 10:13. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Certificates and Parent letters available for students who accept Jesus. Please write their names and sign your name on the certificate. Please write their name and contact information so we can contact them! Thank you! DECEMBER CRAFT: Have fun making an ornament! 5

6 DAY 1 READ LUKE 2:8-20 Can you imagine being one of the shepherds in this story?! Before Jesus birth, there had been 400 years of silence after the last of the Old Testament prophets told the Israelites of a Messiah that was to come. These shepherds probably knew the prophecies from the Old Testament, but they most likely did not expect the prophecy to be fulfilled that night in their little no-name town. And they surely did not expect to be first ones to hear the news from an angel of the Lord! No wonder they were filled with fear! This passage teaches us that God often works in unexpected ways to accomplish His plans, and He used an angel to share the good news of what He had done. What exactly was the good news of great joy? Reread verse 11 aloud. You don t want to miss it! DAY 2 In the verses you read yesterday, we see the shepherd s response to the good news that the angel told them: First, they went to Bethlehem to see the baby for themselves. (verse 16) Then, they told everyone the news. (verse 17) And finally, they gave glory and praise to God. (verse 20) Spend some time today following the shepherds example by singing along to your favorite Christmas music about the birth of Jesus and giving glory and praise to God! HEAR FROM GOD PRAY TO GOD 6

7 DAY 3 DAY 4 Ask a trusted adult to tell you about the time that they first heard the Good News of the Gospel. How did they feel when they first heard and understood what God had done for them? How is their life different now than it was before they knew about God s greatest gift? THINK ABOUT YOUR OWN STORY. When did you first hear and understand the news of Jesus being sent into the world to save you from your sins? How did you feel? What is different about your life now? When you receive an awesome gift, the natural response is to share your exciting news with others. This should be our reaction to God s compassion to us through the sacrifice of His one and only Son. We should be so grateful and overjoyed about God s amazing gift that we can t help sharing that news with others. Think about people in your life that need to hear the Good News of Jesus. Who are they? How and when can you tell them? Now, don t stop there. The compassionate thing to do is to put those thoughts into action and do something about it! WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THE GOOD NEWS? TALK WITH GOD LIVE FOR GOD 7

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