Opening

• Ask the children who, parents are. ( A biological or adoptive person who has children in a family setting or someone who bears a
  child)

• Using plasticine, mould a Parent and a child. You can ask the kids to help you mould, with each of them moulding different parts of the body.

• Explain to them further who a parent is. The parent is one who moulds their child into a good image. A parent is one who sometimes shares their likeness with their child.

• Explain to the children ‘ADORE’ is – Adore means to worship, to love and to respect.

• Tell them we should adore GOD for sending His son to us.

Bible Story

• Mary gave birth to her firstborn, a son, Jesus. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger because there was no guest room available for them.
•  And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
• An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
• Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
• Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.”
• When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
• So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been said to them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
• The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
• The birth of Jesus is good news, we should worship God for it, and tell others about it too.
• Let us worship God for He is God, and He is supposed to be worshipped.

Questions

1. Who is the mother of Jesus? (Mary.)
2. What did Mary use to wrap Jesus? (Cloths)
3. Who appeared to the shepherds? (An angel and a heavenly host of angels)
4. What did the angels and shepherds do? (They worshipped God)