level 4 * * Bibletime B12 Lesson No. 1 The Wonder of Christmas - A Son is Born C H _ R I _ S T Read Bible Studies

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1 arks (to be entered by eacher) Punctuality eatness nswers otal ub-otal Bonus/Prize ake sure your name and address are written here. ame ddress ge ate of Birth Class eacherʼs ame B esson o. he Wonder of Christmas - on is Born level 4 ead uke : 6-38 uke : -7 Bible tudies In the ospels uggested Further eading Isaiah 7: 4 & 9: 6 John : 6-4 Corinthians 8: 9 Key Verse uke : 35 he history of the whole world hinges on the birth of Jesus, the on of od. veryone s hope of being in eaven, depends on this. hat is why the announcement by the angel abriel, was very special. CI CIC he answers you need for this CIC are found in uke : * * C _ I _ e will be called the of the ighest. 9 ary was to have a. he was to come upon ary. What was Jesus going to do over the house of Jacob? With od, nothing is. ary said that she was the ord s. he angel abriel caused ary to be this. he was chosen by od. he one who brought the message. his promise was fulfilled. he message the angel abriel brought to ary came true, exactly as it was foretold. It could not have been easy for either ary or Joseph. hey probably had to face the misunderstanding of relatives and friends, who did not believe that the Baby to whom she was about to give birth, was given by the oly pirit, without the involvement of any man. his is explained in the Key Verse. Write what the angel said. Bibletime

2 B esson n the orders of the oman mperor, ary and Joseph had to travel south to another town, just before the birth of the Baby. ark on the map, the places mentioned in uke. 4 Fill in the V P. eason for travel. emo By order of. veryone had to. Why Bethlehem? Because Joseph was. ccommodation. o room at the. Baby s crib was a. Baby wrapped in. 3 ook up and write out Corinthians 8: 9. I YU W W, explain how Corinthians 8: 9 was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus. For teacher s remarks otal 0

3 B esson o. he Wonder of Christmas - aviour is nnounced uggested Further eading John 4: 7 omans 5: phesians : 7 ead Key Verse uke : 8-0 uke : esson Please put your name here ften we tell friends and relatives of the birth of a baby by sending specially printed cards. owever, when the ord Jesus was born, is birth was announced in a very different way! John and nne mith are pleased to announce the birth of a daughter: my-ouise on 4th ovember Weight 7lb 5oz Cross out the incorrect words to complete the sentences below. When od wanted to tell the world about the birth of is on on earth, e sent kings / angels / priests. hey were sent to tell shepherds / princes / tax men who were looking after their camels / donkeys / sheep in the fields. hese men were afraid / happy / sad because it was an unusual experience to see angels, but the news they were about to hear was very good. What was the good tidings of great joy for everyone to hear? he Baby who had been born had many names and titles. ook at the following verses to discover more about three of the names the angels mentioned. VIU - ead atthew : and write out why aviour is a very suitable name for im. CI - Christ means the ent ne. ead John 7: 3. Who sent Christ? (or aster) - ead Philippians : 9 -. Who will confess that Jesus is ord? hese names and titles help us to recognize that the Baby born that day, was different from all of us. o you realize that Jesus was sent to be your aviour? ave you ever acknowledged im as ord of your life?

4 B esson W C W I Y I Y P V B U ive the answers to the clues below circle them in the Word earch. hey are hidden up, down, backwards and forwards.. Who came to see the newborn Baby? _. Where would the Baby be found? 3. Who thought about these things? 4. he angels said, _ to od. 5. o where did the angels return? 6. By whom did the men say they had been told the news? (v.5) he 6 Use the left over letters to discover what the shepherds said. In those days, shepherds were not considered to be very important. owever, od decided to announce the birth of the ord Jesus to them! hey had the privilege of being the first to hear, and then to tell others, about the birth of Jesus, the aviour of the world. ook at Corinthians : 6-9, and write I YU W W the sort of people to whom od shows imself. ook at uke : 8 and write I YU W W how others reacted to the shepherds news. If we, like the shepherds, have believed the good news, we too, have the privilege of sharing it with others. If you have believed that Jesus is the Christ, and have confessed im as your ord, then you will want to tell others about im! For teacher s remarks otal 0

5 B esson o. 3 he Wonder of Christmas - overeign Worshipped uggested Further eading Isaiah 60: -3 Psalm 7: 0 & evelation 5: & ead Key Verse esson 3 atthew : - atthew : Please put your name here When a baby is born into a family, everyone wants to know all about it! ow is the mother? Is it a boy or girl? ow much does he weigh? What s her name? King erod wanted to find out all he could from these men who spoke of a newly born King. nswer the questions that erod may have asked. Who are these men??? Where have they come from? What has led them so far? What do they want to do when they find the new King? Where should they go? he travellers were wise men who studied the stars. heir studies told them of the birth of a King. hey thought that this King should be born in a palace. ow wrong they were! escribe how erod and the rest of the people in Jerusalem felt when they heard the news. 5 Unlike the shepherds, King erod was not too pleased to hear about the birth of the ord Jesus. e probably thought that this new King would take his throne. o he began to make plans to get rid of im! You can read in atthew : 3-8 what King erod did to try to kill the ord Jesus. oday, many people do not welcome the ord Jesus. Yet e still wants to be the King in your life. Will you allow im to rule over you? ven though the ord Jesus was under two years old, the wise men knew that e was very special. hey saw im as a King. When they found the ord Jesus, what three things did they do? (ee verse.)

6 B esson 3 ow write out the Key Verse. C W Fit your answers to the following clues in the Crossword. o help you get the words in the correct places, there are already some letters in position. t o n h s. erod called for these (two words).. his guided the wise men. 3. ne of the wise men s gifts. 4. nother of the wise men s gifts. 5. nd yet another of the wise men s gifts! 6. he title of the person who wrote verse 6. (ee verse 5.) 6 ook at the following verses and write I YU W W what you can do to honour the ord Jesus, as did the wise men. John 6: 9 John 3: 34 John 4: 5 For teacher s remarks otal 0

7 B esson o. 4 he Wonder of Christmas - alvation! uggested Further eading Isaiah 40: -5 ebrews : -4 Peter : 0- ead Key Verse uke : 5-40 Isaiah 7: 4 esson 4 Please put your name here pecial events, like holidays, Christmas and birthdays, always seem a long way off, as we anticipate them. Will it ever come? we say. hen the day arrives. ow exciting it is! imeon and nna waited nearly all their lifetime for a special event they knew would happen, because they had read about it in their criptures, the ld estament. hey knew od would keep is promise. he oly pirit had told imeon that he would not die before he had seen the Christ. nother name for the Christ is the essiah. Find one of the ld estament promises which imeon must have known well. (Isaiah 9: 6) Write in the boxes the names or titles which were going to be given to the Child. 5 he ne for whom imeon had been waiting had come, the long promised essiah! imeon had seen im with his own eyes! o wonder he praised od. Fill in the details to get a PFI F I. PFI F I Where did he live? What caused him to go to the emple Court? Whom did he take in his arms? What words describe his character? What did he then do? 5

8 B esson 4 J F P I I V I C Z U Y Z V VI P JV B K F K Y W Z Fill in the missing words from imeon s prayer, circle those words in the W Z. y eyes have seen Your. to the. he of Your people Israel. 4 imeon wasn t the only one who was eagerly waiting for the essiah. nna, the prophetess had served od for many years and she too, was overjoyed when she saw the ord Jesus. From which tribe did she come? What did she spend all her time doing? What did she do on seeing the Child? undreds of years before the birth of the ord Jesus, od had promised that e would send a aviour. ow e had come! od always keeps is promises. Write out the Key Verse and look at atthew : -3 3 In these studies we have seen that some people, like King erod, didn t welcome the news about the birth of the ord Jesus. owever, the shepherds, the wise men, imeon and nna, not to mention ary and Joseph did! re you pleased about is birth? ave you thanked im for coming into this world and asked im to be your aviour? Why not do that this Christmas? he Father sent the on to be the aviour of the world. John 4: 4 Very appy Christmas to You! eturn your lessons to: PB Centre or to: For student s comments or teacher s remarks otal 0 03 B / PB Centre, Box 0, Portage la Prairie, anitoba, 3B, Canada. Visit bible-n-more.com or phone for information. Charity B/egistration o