TABLE OF CONTENTS. foreword FOREWORD THE EVENT PROGRAMME CONCEPT THE PLANNING SCHEDULE TOOLS & RESOURCES PROGRAMME FORMAT PARTY PROGRAMME

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2 TBL O ONTNTS foreword ORWOR 2 TH VNT 3 PRORMM ONPT 4 TH PLNNIN SHUL 5 TOOLS & RSOURS 9 PRORMM ORMT 10 PRTY PRORMM 11 PPNIX Welcome & Ice-Breakers 20 PPNIX B hristmas Jingles & arols 24 PPNIX Stage Setup 34 PPNIX Personal Testimony uidelines 35 PPNIX Initation/3x3 Prayer/Response ard 36 PPNIX Breaking the Barrier Illustration 39 I ll Be Home for hristmas (IBH) ell Harest ent The Light Has ome is the theme for this year s IBH. It is an adaptation from hristmas andlelight rama by Melody M. Morris. The programme lasts approximately three hours. The prophet Isaiah prophesied that a Light has dawned on the people who were sitting in darkness, and to those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death. (Matthew 4:15-16). John proclaimed the fulfillment of this prophecy the true Light that gies light to eery man was coming into the world. (John 1:9). The Light of od has come into our world! The Light Has ome uses the Biblical account of the birth of Jesus, intertwined with hristmas carols, to proclaim the wonderful news of the coming of the Saiour into the world. The coming of the Light which took place more than 2,000 years ago brought light to all humanity. It transcends race, language, culture and age. ll oer the world, the hristmas season is celebrated with festiities of exchanging gifts, decorating the home, singing of carols and merry making with family and friends. When a person receies the true Light, his/her life would be enlightened. This is the beginning of a new life. The glory of the Lord has risen upon us as hristians. Let us now heed the Word of od to arise, shine; for [our] light has come. (Isaiah 60:1) Let us go forth and shine our light so others may receie this Light too! od Bless IBH Taskforce 2

3 TH VNT HRISTMS SSON any time from ecember 2014 To use the hristmas holiday season as an opportunity to share the ood News To communicate the ospel in a relaxed and non-threatening setting to eoke a personal response to the claims of Jesus hrist To follow up with an initation to our elebration Serices and ell meetings LLS To mobilise all cells and eery member to be actie and personally inoled in this churchwide outreach eent To use all resources aailable at our disposal to persuade men concerning the ood News (2 orinthians 5:11) 3 PRORMM ONPT The programme has three components: TH PR PRORMM ushers in light moments for the guests with a welcome drink, sered with snacks, followed by three hristmas related ice-breakers/games to melt the ice and prepare the guests to bond with one another. TH MIN PRORMM comprises three components: a) Light the way prepares for the Light to penetrate the hearts of the guests through the blending of our oices with hristmas jingles and carols, calling O ome ll Ye aithful to herald in the The Light has come. b) The Light has come is a narration of the hristmas story, interspersed with carols and the lighting of candles to represent the characters inoled in the narration the angels, wise men, shepherds, Joseph and Mary, and the infant Jesus at the appropriate moment. The narration leads up to the sharing of a personal testimony and an altar call, to inite the guests to come to the Light. The Light has come culminates in the declaration Joy to the World. c) Introducing the Light occurs when cell members are paired with the guests to share the John 3:16 presentation/breaking the Barrier illustration with them. TH POST PRORMM gies the cell members the opportunity to arise as they continue to mingle with the guests to get better acquainted with them and to deelop new and deeper friendships with the iew of initing them to our elebration Serices and cell meetings. 4

4 TH PLNNIN SHUL 6 12 OTOBR (10 11 weeks to IBH) ell Leader (L) collects IBH Pack comprising: w Initation ards (10 copies) w Response ards (10 copies) w 3x3 Prayer ards (10 copies) w Leader s Manual (1 copy for hinese cells; -Leader s Manual can be downloaded at OTOBR (9 10 weeks to IBH) L to go through the IBH Pack and download the -Leader s Manual in nglish at [dditional Initation ards, Response ards and Prayer ards are aailable at the self-help counter and carousel at TOUHNTR s foyer.] -inite is aailable at OTOBR (8 9 weeks to IBH) ell decides on the date and enue of IBH. L to assign cell members to run the different segments of the programme. L to distribute Initation ards and Prayer ards to cell members. ell members to write down the names of their 3x3 contacts in the Prayer ards and use them for synchronised prayer with their two prayer partners. Using ppendix as reference, cell members to draft their personal testimonies to practise sharing with the cell members the following week. 27 OTOBR 2 NOVMBR (7 8 weeks to IBH) L to ensure that cell members assigned to different roles are familiar with the suggested openers to the segments of the programme they are undertaking. ell members to share and critique one another s testimony and present the improed ersion at the cell meeting the following week. ell prays for IBH eent and guests NOVMBR (6 7 weeks to IBH) ell members share their improed personal testimony in their 3x3 groupings. L to reise with cell members the John 3:16 presentation NOVMBR (5 6 weeks to IBH) ery cell member to share their fie minute testimony in the cell. Members practise their John 3:16 presentation in their 3x3 groupings NOVMBR (4 5 weeks to IBH) ell members to make contact with their 3x3 friends and find out their needs (if any). ell members to inite their 3x3 friends to IBH eent and follow-up with Initation ards or -inite. ell to pray and fast for IBH eent and inited guests. L to select a cell member to share his/her personal testimony. L to go through the preparations needed for IBH, including logistics for ice-breakers/games, name labels, pens, decoratie items, food/beerages, etc. ell to do a dry run of the ice-breakers/games NOVMBR (3 4 weeks to IBH) ell members to pray and fast for the IBH eent and inited guests. ell members to report on the initation progress and the number of children attending (if any). If there are children attending, L to make arrangements with Team Pastors to collect the Breaking the Barrier booklet for members to practise the following week and for use during IBH eent. L to direct cell members to download the Breaking the Barrier illustration from the B website at and practise on their own before the next cell meeting. ell members assigned to arious segments of IBH to do a dry run. ell to rehearse the main programme, personal testimony sharing, John 3:16 presentation and salation initation. 6

5 TH PLNNIN SHUL 1 7 MBR (2 3 weeks to IBH) L to rally and remind cell members of the importance of perseering in prayer for IBH eent. ell to pray and fast for IBH eent and inited guests. ell members to confirm the number of guests attending (for the purpose of food preparation or catering). L to teach cell members to use the Breaking the Barrier booklet to share the ospel with pre-belieing children (if any). L to go through with cell members on how to fill up the Response ard. ell to discuss the room setting. ell to run through and preferably hae a full dress rehearsal of the entire programme MBR 2014 (1 2 weeks to IBH) ell to intensify prayer and fasting for IBH eent and inited guests, especially to bind any spiritual forces seeking to hinder guests from attending IBH and coming to know hrist. ell to run through the entire programme with a full dress rehearsal. The day before IBH, cell members are to contact and remind their guests to come on time MBR 2014 (IBH) ell members to gather early to set up the enue. ell members to worship down the presence of od and intercede for the inited guests. ell members assigned to respectie tasks to do their set-up. L to do a final brief and pray oer all cell members as they undertake their roles and responsibilities. ill up the Response ards If guest responds: w Yes to salation. Record his/her particulars and lead him/her to say the Sinner s Prayer. w No to salation. sk them if they hae any prayer requests. w To all guests, inite them to our hristmas elebration Serices ell members are to be sensitie to the prompting of the Holy Spirit throughout the programme and always maintain a sweet spirit and demonstrate hrist-likeness. RPORTIN TO TM PSTORS L to send a text message to his/her 12 Leader immediately after the eent/by 11.00pm to report on: w Number of cell members attended w Number of guests attended a) dults; b) hildren w Number of Salations a) dults; b) hildren w Number of Re-dedications a) dults; b) hildren ell retains the Response ards for follow-up with the guests MBR 2014 (hristmas elebration Serices) ell members to bring inited guests to TOUHNTR for our hristmas elebration Serices. 29 MBR J N U R Y (Post ent ctiities) 7 L to conduct an ealuation of the cell s IBH eent. L to conclude by giing thanks and praise to our od! ell members to consolidate new belieers and continue to follow up with all the inited guests and inite them to cell and B s elebration Serices. 8

6 TOOLS & RSOURS 9 Leader s Manual (nglish and Mandarin ersions can be downloaded at Breaking the Barrier Illustration (an be downloaded at ccompaniment of hristmas Jingles and arols and paper figurines (To be gien out to Team Pastors for distribution to Ls during the decentralised Leaders Meetings in Noember 2014) hristmas Jingles and arols song sheets (See ppendix B) Sample stage setup arrangement of paper figurines and candles (See ppendix ) tablecloth (a soft and dark plain cloth is preferred) Books/small sturdy boxes under the tablecloth to simulate an undulating hillside andles* to represent the characters in the story w 7 yellow^ candles for the angels w 3 purple candles for the wise men w 6 green candles for the shepherds w 1 dark blue candle for Joseph w 1 light blue candle for Mary w 1 small white candle for the infant Jesus *andles (coloured/white) may be purchased from IK ^ andle colours may be changed by you as necessary Paper figurines to be placed in front of the candles Script for the Narrators Small candles with cardboard protectors for eeryone candle-lighter/matches flame extinguisher a cone made of thick paper underlaid with aluminum foil reatie dressing for children to be dressed up as the characters in the story shepherds, angels and the wise men. PRORMM ORMT (3 hours includes hristmas Meal & Interaction) PR - PR OR MM LIHT MOMNTS w Welcome w Ice-breakers 20 minutes 30 minutes M I N PR OR MM LIHT TH WY w hristmas Jingles 10 minutes TH LIHT HS OM w Includes Testimony Sharing w Includes all to come to the Light 40 minutes INTROUIN TH LIHT w 1-to-1 John 3:16 Presentation 20 minutes w 1-to-1 Breaking The Barrier Illustration POS T PR O R MM hristmas Meal & Interaction 1 hour 10

7 PRTY PRORMM TIM 60 mins before THINS TO O Pray or od s Presence to fill the room or guests by name or eerything to run smoothly or those in charge of logistics, testimony sharing, narrating, food, etc uitar/worship song sheets Set up the enue Lay out the food rrange the stage (See ppendix ) inal run through and briefing on the programme ames logistics (See ppendix ) Breaking the Barrier Booklets Response ards amera ccompaniment & player (nsure that all guests are taken care of and members are engaging the guests enthusiastically) Song sheets of hristmas Jingles & arols (ppendix B). Make as many copies as required Logistics hecklist (See Tools & Resources) Personnel hecklist: 1. Narrator 1 2. Narrator 2 3. Member to light and extinguish the candles 4. Member to share his/her testimony 5. Member to manage the player (Optional) 20 mins before 11 RQUIRMNTS TIM 20 mins THINS TO O PR PRORMM LIHT MOMNTS RQUIRMNTS Name Labels/Pens Buffer time for guests to arrie Welcome ie out name labels L determines when to start the party and gies instructions, e.g., Put on name tags and get to know those who are present, while waiting for the rest to come. 30 mins Welcome & Ice-breakers [See ppendix ] ame Logistics L starts by welcoming eeryone to the eent The Light Has ome Start by introducing yourself, e.g. Hi, my name is. Hae eeryone introduce themseles to each other L makes a short welcome message (See ppendix ) Ice-breaker #1 Snowball Ice-breaker #2 hristmas Balloon Pop Ice-breaker #3 hristmas harade Release eeryone to pick their friends up Host(s), ames Leader(s) and Narrators to be prepared 12

8 PRTY PRORMM TIM THINS TO O 10 mins MIN PRORMM LIHT TH WY (hristmas Jingles) [See ppendix B] Transition to Worship ather the people and distribute song sheets and candles with cardboard protectors to eeryone Start with some hristmas Jingles Hae eeryone sing the song #1, O ome ll Ye aithful as an introduction to the main programme RQUIRMNTS uitar/ Player/ ccompaniment L hristmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Today we are going to sing some hristmas carols that will tell the hristmas story in a special way. Let us go back to 2,000 years ago to witness the first hristmas. 40 mins Let s sing song #3: way In Manger 13 That night some shepherds were guarding their sheep outside the illage. Let s sing song #4: The irst Noel (Light Joseph and Mary candles) Narrator 2 (Light hrist s candle) RQUIRMNTS Narrator 1 (Light shepherd candles *et some children dressed up as shepherds to be stationed near the stage) *Optional Suddenly angels appeared to the shepherds and all around them was ery bright. They were afraid. But the angels said to the shepherds, o not be afraid. I hae good news for you. This night Jesus was born in Bethlehem. o and see Him. Jesus is wrapped in cloth and is lying in a manger. Narrator 2 (Light the tallest angel candle) Suddenly, a huge number of angels appeared praising od saying, ie glory to od in Heaen, and on earth let there be peace to the people that please od. Narrator 1 (Light all the angels candles as the Narrator continues reading *et some children dressed up as angels to walk across the room and station themseles near the stage) Narrator 1 Let s sing song #2: O Little Town of Bethlehem When they were in Bethlehem, Mary gae birth to her first child, a son. There was no place for them in the inn, so she laid him in a manger. THINS TO O Let s sing song #5: Hark The Herald ngels Sing MIN PRORMM TH LIHT HS OM One day the angel of the Lord appeared to Mary who was engaged to Joseph. The angel told her that she will conceie a son supernaturally. bout this time, the emperor commanded that all Roman citizens must return to their hometown to be registered. Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem. It was a ery long journey for both of them. nd Mary was about to gie birth soon. TIM The shepherds hurried to Bethlehem to see what the angels had told them. t about the same time, wise men saw a bright star in the east. They followed the star all the way to Bethlehem. The star stopped oer the manger where Jesus was. The wise men knew they found Jesus and were ery happy. They went to the manger and saw baby Jesus with his mother, Mary. They fell on their knees and worshipped Jesus. nd they gae him gifts of incense, gold and myrrh. Narrator 1 (Light wise men candles *et some children dressed up as wise men to present gifts to the Infant Jesus that are placed next to the stage) Let s sing song #6: What hild Is This 14

9 PRTY PRORMM TIM THINS TO O Narrator 1 (xtinguish wise men candles *Hae the children dressed up as wise men moe quietly away from the stage) nd the shepherds went back to work, glorifying and praising od for eerything they had seen and heard. Narrator 2 (xtinguish shepherds candles *Hae the children dressed up as shepherds moe quietly away from the stage) Narrator 1 (xtinguish angels candles *Hae the children dressed up as angels moe quietly away from the stage) nd many years later, Mary and Joseph died. (xtinguish Mary and Joseph candles) But the Light that began in Bethlehem was life. nd this life was the Light of all humanity. The Light still shines in the darkness, and the darkness can neer put it out. Narrator 2 nd it all began on a silent, holy night, long ago Let s sing song #7: Silent Night, Holy Night NOT: s the people are singing, Narrator 1 comes to light a small candle from the flame of the hrist candle and lights the first candle of one of the guests. The flame is passed from candle to candle. Singing continues until all candles are lit. 15 THINS TO O *lternate the stanzas with male and female singing RQUIRMNTS Let s sing song #8: O Holy Night. *et a good singer to sing solo and eeryone else joins in at the chorus Jesus hrist, the Light, still shines today and is liing in the hearts of those who beliee in His name. In a short while, the flame in our hands will be extinguished. Howeer, to those who hae receied Him, we know that the light of hrist still lies in our hearts. Narrator 1 (nsure that all the children hae moed away from the stage) I hae personally receied this gift of Light and so hae all of us who inited you to this hristmas celebration. I want (name of Testimony Sharer) to come and share with us what it means to him/her to hae receied this gift of od s Light. (t this point, the Testimony Sharer is ready to take oer from Narrator 1) RQUIRMNTS Then, since they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the wise men went back to their own country by a different route. nd the angels returned to heaen. TIM (xtinguish all candles held by members) all to ome to the Light Sharing of Testimony [See ppendix for the guidelines of the testimony.] Testimony Sharer should begin by saying, hristmas is a special time to me because of the joy of haing receied od s gift of loe. Because of Jesus, my life has been changed Testimony Sharer Thank you, (Testimony Sharer s name), for sharing with us your testimony. Narrator 1 rom the sharing, we know that od is a personal od. The Bible tells us that od loes eeryone and has gien us His only Son to light our paths so that eeryone who beliees in Jesus will not perish but hae eternal life. His initation to you this hristmas is for you to receie His gift of light. He wants to come into your heart, and He will when you open your heart to Him. The gift is only truly yours when you make a decision to receie it. 16

10 PRTY PRORMM TIM THINS TO O RQUIRMNTS I would like to make this hristmas een more special by leading you to inite Jesus into your life as your Saiour, Lord and Light. I would like eeryone to bow our heads and close our eyes right now and I want to gie you the opportunity to receie this gift of Light from od by initing Jesus hrist into your hearts. If this is what you would like to do, then I inite you to repeat this prayer after me. (t this point, get eeryone to close their eyes and bow their heads and encourage them to follow the prayer with you.) s we end this programme, I would like for us to pair up with one another so that we may share a little more with you and also that we may pray od s blessings upon you and your family. 17 RQUIRMNTS losing The Session If the guest says Yes to Salation, confirm the decision using Scriptures w Open your Bible to John 1:12. sk the guest: When you receie Jesus hrist into your life, what hae you become? nswer: hild of O w Let the guest read the Scripture and answer your question. w ongratulate the guest for the decision made. You may say this: Lord, I thank You for the salation of (uest s name). I pray that You will fill him/her with the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and that he/she will experience Your loe and Light on a daily basis. I ask for the full blessings of the ross to be upon him/her. Lead him/her in Your ways. Surround him/her with Your protection. In Jesus Name I pray, men. Let s sing song #9: Joy to the World MIN PRORMM INTROUIN TH LIHT Break into groups of twos for one-to-one sharing including the John 3:16 Presentation or the Breaking the Barrier Illustration THINS TO O Still within small groups, all cell members are to ask the guests if there is a need he/she can pray oer. Pray a prayer of blessing for each of the guests, and as the Lord leads, release the Holy Spirit s fullness before moing on to the last phase of the programme. Lord Jesus, thank You that You loe me and came 2,000 years ago to gie Yourself to me. I acknowledge that I am a sinner in need of forgieness for all my sins. Please forgie my sins. Right now, I inite You to come into my life to be my Light, Saiour, Lord and King. ome into my life right now and help me to be the kind of person You want me to be. I will worship You and You only. Let me experience Your loe and Light daily from now on. In Jesus Name I pray. men. 20 mins TIM Narrator 2 (et ready Response ards, Breaking the Barrier booklets & Pens) w Proceed to fill up his/her details in the Response ard. w Inite the guest to join your cell actiities and to come for the hristmas elebration Serices. If the guest is not ready to receie hrist but is open to know more about od, you may want to say the following: I understand that you are not ready at this point to make this decision to inite Jesus into your life. But like what I hae shared, od is real and hears our prayers. May I pray for you that od will reeal Himself to you and help you to experience His loe and Light in your life? If this is what you want, please repeat this prayer after me and mean the words in your heart. 18

11 PRTY PRORMM TIM THINS TO O ppendix WLOM & I-BRKRS RQUIRMNTS You may want to pray the Seeker s Prayer : ear Jesus, I do not know You but my friend tells me that You are real. I would like to know You more and I pray that You will reeal Yourself to me in the way You hae shown Yourself to other hristians. Please help me to know Your loe and Light. Thank you for hearing me and I pray this in Jesus Name, men. If the guest says No to Salation, probe to understand his/her concerns and offer to pray a blessing oer him/her. You may say this: Lord, I thank You for this chance to share Your loe and Light with (uest s name). I ask that You will continue to keep him/her in good health and in joyful spirit, and that one day, (uest s name) will come into the wonderful experience of knowing and walking with You. Seal this truth in his/her mind. Thank You in the Name of Jesus, men. Inite the guests to join your cell actiities and to come for the hristmas elebration Serices. Thank them for coming and wish them Merry hristmas and a Blessed New Year. 60 mins 19 LOISTIS HKLIST hristmas Jingles song sheets Materials and Worksheets needed for the chosen Ice-breakers. Opening Welcome: Merry hristmas to eerybody! On behalf of the friend or family member who inited you, I want to welcome each of you to this ery special hristmas party. We hae entitled our hristmas party, I ll Be Home or hristmas. We are ery pleased that you can be here to be a part of our hristmas celebrations. We hae a wonderful programme lined up for you, especially towards the end when we want to make a special presentation to you of the true meaning of hristmas. We shall begin our eening with a round of singing of some familiar hristmas Jingles. Let s begin with song #1 We wish you a Merry hristmas. nsure that the hristmas Jingles song sheets are distributed to the guests and members POST PRORMM hristmas Meal & Interaction 20

12 ppendix SUST I-BRKRS I-BRKR #1: Snowball NOT: The idea of this session is to warm up the guests and wait for latecomers to arrie. When most of the guests hae arried, moe into the ice-breakers/games. lternatiely, you may want to intersperse your ice-breakers with the singing of hristmas Jingles. You are free to choose any or all of the following icebreakers. o not exceed 40 minutes so that it will not eat into the time for the rest of the programme, unless you hae good reasons for doing so. Remember that you are to build relationships through fun and games. Stop the game once the people hae warmed up sufficiently so that they can hae more time to fellowship during the meal. Try to pre-assign each cell member to pair off with an inited guest. ncourage members to make special effort to relate to them. Time Limit: 10 minutes Materials Needed: Two rolls of seriettes length of string (4-5 metres long) Prize for the winning group Instructions: 1. iide the group into two teams 2. Pass a roll of seriettes to each team 3. Team members roll the seriettes into snowballs 4. Place the string on the floor to separate the 2 groups 5. t the signal o, the members on each side will throw their snowballs oer to the other side 6. t the end of one minute, the team which has the most number of snowballs on their side loses 7. Repeat the game once or twice to decide on the winner The winning team wins a prize I-BRKR #2: hristmas Balloon Pop Time Limit: 10 minutes Materials Needed: Slips of paper Red and green balloons player & music Instructions: 1. Write the name of a few popular hristmas carols on each slip of paper. You may write one carol on three slips, two if the group is fewer than 10 persons 2. Place one slip inside each balloon and distribute the balloons to the group 3. Hae the people blow up the balloons to a size that is easy to pop, and tie the ends (Blow up a balloon as a sample of the size of the balloon.) 21 22

13 4. Start playing the music. The people will hae to keep the balloons in the air till the music stops. When the music stops, each person grabs a balloon, pops it, and retriees the slip of paper inside. 5. They must then sing the carol written on their slip of paper while looking for eeryone else in the room who are singing the same carol 6. fter they hae found their partners (those with the same carol), hae them introduce themseles to each other in the group, using the following: a. Their name, including surname b. Their occupation c. Where they stay d. The composition of their family HRISTMS JINLS 1. We Wish You Merry hristmas 3. eck The Hall We We We nd eck the hall with boughs of holly T is the season to be jolly on we now our gay apparel Troll the ancient Yuletide carol wish you wish you wish you a Happy a merry hristmas a merry hristmas a merry hristmas New Year ood tidings we bring To you and your kin ood tiding for hristmas nd a Happy New Year I-BRKRS #3: hristmas harade Time Limit: 15 minutes Materials Needed: harade cards (See sample in the lists below) Prize for the winning group 2. Jingle Bells LIST LIST B LIST LIST Baby Jesus 3 Wise Men Shepherds ngels Turkey Ham andy Stick Log ake Stockings Bells hristmas Tree Snow Sending hristmas ards hristmas Shopping iing hristmas Presents Singing hristmas arols Long Time go In Bethlehem Silent Night, Holy Night We Wish You Merry hristmas 12 ays Of hristmas Instructions: 1. iide the people into groups of fours 2. ie a similar set of cards to each group 3. representatie from each group acts out the words listed on the card 4. The group members try to guess the word acted out 5. The group that guesses all the items in the shortest time wins 6. token prize will be awarded to the winning group 23 ppendix B ashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob-tail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing sleighing song tonight Jingle bells Jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh ast away the old year passes Hail the new ye lads and lasses Sing we joyous altogether Heedless of the wind and weather 4. ngels We Hae Heard On High ngels we hae heard on high Sweetly singing o er the plains nd the mountains in reply cho back their joyous strains lo-ria In ex-celsis eo lo-ria In ex-celsis eo ome to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing ome adore on bended knee hrist the Lord the newborn King 24

14 ppendix B 3. eck the Halls (K=) HRISTMS JINLS (WITH HORS) 1. We Wish You Merry hristmas (K=) We wish you a Merry hristmas 7 7 We wish you a Merry hristmas B7 We wish you a Merry hristmas 7 nd a Happy New Year horus ood tidings we bring 7 To you and your friends ood tidings for hristmas nd a Happy New Year Jingle Bells (K=) ashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, 7 O er the fields we go, Laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tails ring, 7 Making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing 7 sleighing song tonight. Oh! horus Jingle bells, jingle bells, 7 Jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride 7 (7) 7 () In a one-horse open sleigh (repeat) eck the halls with boughs of holly, Tis the season to be jolly, 7 on we now our gay apparel, Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, 7 ast away the old year passes, Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, 7 Sing we joyous all together, Heedless of the wind and weather, 7 4. ngels We Hae Heard on High (K=) ngels we hae heard on high Sweetly singing o er the plains nd the mountains in reply, choing their joyous strains horus lo ria in excelsis eo lo ria in excelsis eo ome to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels Sing ome, adore on bended knee hrist, the Lord, the newborn King (repeat chorus) 26

15 ppendix B HRISTMS ROLS 1. O ome ll Ye aithful O come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem ome and behold Him Born the King of angels O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him hrist the Lord Sing choirs of angels Sing in exultation O sing all ye citizens of heaen aboe lory to od lory in the highest 2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem How still we see Thee lie boe Thy deep and reamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in Thy dark streets shineth The eerlasting Light The hopes and fears of ll the years re met in Thee tonight Yet in Thy dark streets shineth The eerlasting Light O come to us abide with us Our Lord Immanuel way In Manger way in a manger No crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet head The stars in the sky Looked down where He lay The little Lord Jesus sleep on the hay The cattle are lowing The Baby awakes But little Lord Jesus No crying He makes I loe Thee Lord Jesus Look down from the sky nd stay by my cradle Till morning is nigh Be near me Lord Jesus I ask Thee to stay lose by me foreer nd loe me I pray Bless all the dear children With Thy tender care nd fit us for heaen To lie with Thee there 4. The irst Noel 6. What hild Is This The first Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds In field as they lay In fields where they Lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter s night That was so deep What hild is this who laid to rest On Mary s lap is sleeping Whom angels greet With anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping Noel Noel Noel Noel Born is the King of Israel This this is hrist the King Whom shepherds guard nd angels sing This this is hrist the King The Babe the Son of Mary 5. Hark The Herald ngels Sing Hark the herald angels sing lory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild od and sinners reconciled Joyful all ye nations rise Join the triumph of the skies With angelic hosts proclaim hrist is born in Bethlehem Hark the herald angels sing lory to the new-born King Hail the hea n born Prince of Peace Hail the Sun of Righteousness Light and life to all He brings Ris n with healing in His wings Mild He lays His glory by Born that man no more may die Born to sae the sons of earth Born to gie them second birth Hark the herald angels sing lory to the new-born King 7. Silent Night Holy Night Silent night holy night ll is calm all is bright Round yon irgin mother and child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heaenly peace Sleep in heaenly peace Silent night holy night Shepherds quake at the sight lories stream from heaen afar Heaenly hosts sing alleluia hrist the Saiour is born hrist the Saiour is born Silent night holy night Son of od loe s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus Lord at Thy birth Jesus Lord at Thy birth 28

16 ppendix B HRISTMS ROLS (WITH HORS) 8. O Holy Night 9. Joy To The World O holy night Joy to the world the Lord is come Let earth receie her King Let eery heart prepare Him room nd heaen and nature sing nd heaen and nature sing nd heaen and heaen nd nature sing The stars are brightly shining It is the night of The dear Saiour s birth Long lay the world In sin and error pining Till He appeared nd the soul felt His worth thrill of hope The weary world rejoices or yonder breaks new and glorious morn Joy to the world the Saiour reigns Let men their songs employ While fields and floods Rocks hills and plains Repeat the sounding joy Repeat the sounding joy Repeat repeat the sounding joy all on your knees O hear the angel oices O night diine O night When hrist was born O night diine O night O night diine 29 He rules the world With truth and grace nd makes the nations proe The glories of His righteousness nd wonders of His loe nd wonders of His loe nd wonders and wonders Of His loe 1. O ome ll Ye aithful (K=) B7 O come all ye faithful B7 Joyful and triumphant #m O come ye #m B7 B7 O come ye to Beth-le-hem ome and behold Him #m B7 Born the King of angels horus O come let us adore Him B7 O come let us adore Him B7 O come let us adore Him #m B7 hrist...the Lord B7 Sing choirs of angels B7 Sing in exultation #m #m O sing all ye citizens B7 B7 Of heaen aboe lory to od #m B7 lory in the highest (repeat chorus) 2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (K=) m O little town of Bethlehem How still we see Thee lie m boe Thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in Thy dark streets shineth The eerlasting Light m The hopes and fears of all the years m re met in Thee tonight Yet in Thy dark streets shineth The eerlasting Light m O come to us abide with us m Our Lord Immanuel 30

17 3. way In Manger (K=) 7 way in a manger no crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet head 7 The stars in the sky Looked down where He lay The little Lord Jesus 7 sleep on the hay 7 The cattle are lowing The Baby awakes But little Lord Jesus No crying He makes 7 I loe Thee Lord Jesus Look down from the sky nd stay by my cradle 7 Till morning is nigh 7 Be near me Lord Jesus I ask Thee to stay lose by me foreer nd loe me I pray 7 Bless all the dear children With Thy tender care nd fit us for heaen 7 To lie with Thee there The irst Noel (K=) The first Noel the angel did say m Was to certain poor shepherds m in field as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter s night m that was so deep horus Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel m Born is the King of Is - rael 5. Hark The Herald ngels Sing (K=) Hark the herald angels sing lory to the new-born King Peace on earth and mercy mild od and sinners reconciled #m Joyful all ye nations rise #m Join the triumph of the skies With the angelic hosts proclaim 7 hrist is born in Bethlehem Hark the herald angels sing 7 lory to the new-born King Hail the hea n born Prince of Peace Hail the Son of righteousness Light and life to all He brings Ris n with healing in His wings #m Mild He lays His glory by #m Born that man no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth 7 Born to gie them second birth Hark the herald angels sing 7 lory to the new-born King 6. What hild Is This (K=m) m What hild is this Who, laid to rest Bb 7 On Mary s lap is sleeping m Whom angels greet with anthems sweet Bb 7 m While shepherds watch are keeping horus This, this is hrist the King Bb Whom shepherds guard 7 and angels sing This this is hrist the King Bb 7 m The Babe, the Son of Mary 7. Silent Night Holy Night (K=) Silent night holy night 7 ll is calm all is bright 7 Round yon irgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild 7 #m Sleep in heaenly peace Sleep in heaenly peace Silent night holy night 7 Shepherds quake at the sight 7 lories stream from heaen afar Heaenly hosts sing alleluia 7 #m hrist the Saiour is born hrist the Saiour is born Silent night holy night 7 Son of od loe s pure light 7 Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace 7 #m Jesus Lord at Thy birth 7 Jesus Lord at Thy birth 32

18 8. O Holy Night (K=) O holy night The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the ear Saiour s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining #m Till He appeared #m #m nd the soul felt His worth horus thrill of hope The weary world rejoices or yonder breaks anew new and glorious morn #m #m all on your knees #m O hear the angel oices #m O night diine O night When hrist was born O night diine O night O night diine Joy To The World (K=) Joy to the world The Lord is come Let earth receie her King Let eery heart prepare Him room ppendix c SMPL ST STUP nd heaen and nature sing nd heaen and nature sing nd heaen and heaen and nature sing Joy to the world The Saior reigns Let men their songs employ While fields and floods Rocks hills and plains Repeat Repeat Repeat the sounding joy the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy He rules the world With truth and grace nd makes the nations proe The glories of His righteousness nd wonders of His loe nd wonders of His loe nd wonders and wonders of His loe 34

19 ppendix PRSONL TSTIMONY UILINS ppendix INVIT R Personal Testimony uidelines What hristmas means to you and how Jesus came into your life (5 minutes) lign your personal testimony with the concept of this IBH: Let the questions below guide you in the writing of your testimony. 1) How your life was like before you become a hristian What awakened a need for od within you 2) How you became a hristian Who introduced Jesus to you What you heard about who od is and what He did to show you that He loes you How it was presented to you What caused you to make a decision to beliee in od What you did to inite Jesus into your life 3) How life was after you became a hristian What your life was like immediately after you gae your life to Jesus How long you hae been a hristian How od helped you to sole the problem or struggles that you had before you became a hristian Write down three things you are thankful to od for since you became a hristian 35 36

20 ppendix 3X3 PRYR R 37 ppendix RSPONS R 38

21 ppendix BRKIN TH BRRIR ILLUSTRTION xplain to the children that we hae a od who is great and who created the unierse! He created the stars, moon, sun, trees, animals, eerything! (Stick the od sticker) Tell the children that one of His first few choices was to create Man. Yes, He created you and me, He created eeryone! (Stick stickers 2, 3, and 4 and write You and Me in blanks 2 and 3) Share with the children that He created us so that He could spend life foreer with us! (Stick the Life oreer sticker) Tell the children that Man chose not to hae life foreer with od; instead Man chose to do things their own way. They chose not to listen to od and instead chose to do wrong. This is called sin. nd by choosing to sin, we choose to build a sin barrier between od and us. (Stick Sin Barrier sticker) Because of our choice to sin, we cannot be with od, because od is holy and pure. nd the more we choose to sin, the more we are separated from od. nd it leads to us being separated from od. (Moe the stickers down to the corresponding spaces at the bottom of the sheet) xplain to the children that because of this separation, we will no longer hae life foreer, but we will instead be led to death foreer. (Stick eath oreer sticker and stick the pink feet stickers from their names to the eath sticker) 39 Help the children understand that we hae tried many ways to get back to od. Sometimes, we try to do good deeds, like helping the elderly, helping my mummy wash the dishes, but no matter how much we do, we will not be good enough for od (Stick the Being ood sticker). Sometimes we choose to turn to other gods, but there is only one true od (Stick the Other gods sticker). Sometimes we also try to be kind to others, but you know what, we still loe ourseles the most (Stick the Being Kind sticker). nd sometimes, we think we can get back to od by choosing to go to church, but going to church is not enough if we are still the same inside (Stick the oing to hurch sticker). Remember, od chose to create you and me. This means that od chose to loe us, and in fact, He still chooses to loe us. He loes us so much that He chose to send His Son Jesus, down to earth. (Stick the half of the cross pointing downwards) When Jesus was on earth, He chose to share with us through miracles and wonders, how much od loes us! But people still chose to sin. o you think Jesus chose to gie up at that time? No, He did not! Jesus chose to show us just how much He loes us by choosing to die on the ross for us! That was the ultimate price He could pay for our sins. nd guess what, Jesus did not stay dead, three days after He died on the ross, He rose again! nd because He was no longer dead, He had power oer death and broke the sin barrier, giing us a way to go back to od again (Stick the other half of the cross pointing upwards). Tell the children that Today, Jesus wants you to know that He chose to loe you, een when you hae done wrong before. He has chosen to be your friend, but He also gies you a choice. Will you choose to allow Jesus into your heart as your riend? Will you choose to allow Jesus to take away your sins and will you choose to follow Him? If the children s answer is Yes, get them to repeat this prayer after you: ear Jesus, thank You for choosing to loe me. Thank You that Your loe for me neer ends. Today I am making a choice. I choose to loe You. I choose You to be my Saiour and my riend. Please forgie me for all the wrong things I hae done. I choose to belong to You.In Jesus name I pray, men 40