Bible Lesson on the Angel Tells Joseph Mary's Going to Have a Baby

Scripture: Luke i:26 – 38, Matthew 1: 18 – 24

Target Age Group: 1st through 6th form

Welcome the children to the classroom and conversation with them about their week as they gather around the table.

Pray and ask God to teach the children not but head knowledge, but also heart noesis.

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Bible Lesson:
Have the children open their Bibles to Luke 1 and Matthew 1.

(Read the story to the children considering at this historic period some of the children do not read smoothly, which hinders comprehension for the whole class.)

God sent the affections Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin'south name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you lot who are highly favored! The Lord is with y'all."

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do non exist afraid, Mary; yous have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He volition be neat and will be chosen the Son of the Most High. The Lord God volition requite him the throne of his father David, and he volition reign over Jacob'south descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."

"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit volition come up on you lot, and the power of the Most Loftier volition overshadow you. Then the holy ane to be born will be chosen the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to take a kid in her onetime historic period, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth calendar month. For no word from God will e'er fail."

"I am the Lord'due south servant," Mary answered. "May your word to me exist fulfilled." Then the affections left her.

Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.  Because Joseph her hubby was true-blue to the law, and nevertheless did non desire to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But subsequently he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not exist agape to take Mary abode as your married woman, considering what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the proper noun Jesus, considering he will save his people from their sins."

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will phone call him Immanuel" (which means "God with the states").

When Joseph woke up, he did what the affections of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary dwelling house every bit his wife.

Discussion:

• Who came to run into Mary?  Gabriel, an angel
• How did the affections greet her? "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you lot."
• What else does this passage tell us nigh Mary? She was a descendant of David.
• Practice you lot think the promise that God gave to David? His kingdom would last forever.
• Is Mary happy to see the affections?  No. At first she is afraid of him.
• Simply, the angel told Mary non to exist afraid.  What else did he say to her? You have found favor with God. Yous will have a son.  You will name him Jesus.  He volition be dandy.  He will exist chosen the Son of the Nearly High. God volition give him David's throne.  He will reign forever.
• Mary asks how this will happen since she isn't married.  What does the angel tell her? "The Holy Spirit will come on you."
• How else would she know that this was true?  Her cousin, Elizabeth, who was likewise onetime to have a baby was pregnant, as well.
• Did Mary concord to have this baby?  Aye.  She said, "I am the Lord's retainer. May your word to me exist fulfilled."
• If God asked you to do something special, what would yous say?  Would you say "I am the Lord's servant?  Or would you say "No." ?
• How did Joseph take the news that Mary was going to have a infant?  He was sad.  But, he followed God's law, so he was going to divorce her quietly.
• Then what happened?  An angel came to visit him in a dream, likewise.
• What did the affections tell him?  That it was OK to ally Mary, because the baby was from the Holy Spirit.
• What name was he to requite the baby?  Jesus
• What does Jesus mean?  Savior
• Did Joseph obey the angel?  Yes, he took Mary dwelling house to exist his wife.
• What do you remember would take happened if Mary and Joseph hadn't obeyed the affections? Jesus wouldn't have been born.
• It's very important that we be willing to exercise what God wants us to do.  Let's pray and inquire the Lord to assistance us to be willing servants.  And let's thank him for sending us his son to salvage united states of america from our sins….

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During the remaining form time practise activities that help to reinforce what the children accept learned. Hither are some suggestions…

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Memorize the poetry.

"You are to give him the name Jesus, considering he volition salvage his people from their sins."  Matthew ane: 21

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Have the children use colors or pastels to depict their ain vision of the story on a sketch pad page. Or take them colour a color folio related to the story.  An excellent colour folio book is "Through-the-Bible Coloring Pages For Ages iv-8" past Janet Skiles.  The pages are reproducible.

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Have the children fill out these worksheets and color page from Calvary Curriculum.

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Share a video of this story:

Video #ane "He's Hither" by Sally Loyd Jones from the Jesus Story Book Bible.

Video #two from Crossroads Kids' Club

Video #3 Song "Dear Crashed Into the World" past Crossroads Kids' Society

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Share this children's sermon from Sermons4kids.  Don't forget the activities at the bottom of the page!

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Have the children make an affections craft:

This  craft from Jenny Allsorts is very beautiful.

Younger children will savor this one from Flame Creative Children's Ministry building.

Make one of these angel crafts from Action Hamlet.

Or brand this folded paper angel from Danielle's Place. (In that location are several crafts at this link.  Roll down to the centre of the page to discover it.)

Brand an angel Christmas carte from The Toy Maker.   Encourage them to give it to a friend who needs to hear the good news of Jesus birth.

This affections craft is from Jesus Without Language.

Here is a Joseph and the affections craft from Jesus Without Language.

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Have the children make this story cube.

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This lesson from the Church of God likewise has worksheet and a color page.

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Use this game from Teach Them to aid older children remember why Jesus came to earth.

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Sing "Favored Ane/ What Child is This?" by Mary Rice Hopkins

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The Good News of Jesus had anybody in the story singing.  It should have united states of america singing besides, so sing some Christmas carols.

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Evaluate what the children have learned.  While they are coloring or crafting ask each i what they learned today.

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Send each child's parent an email (or a hard copy) of theParents' Page.

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