Opening Activity

• Review last week’s story about the angel’s message that Zechariah and Elizabeth were going to have a baby. Shortly after that, God sent the angel to make another special visit.

Bible Story

• Contrast Mary with Elizabeth. Mary was just a young girl, engaged to a man called Joseph and lived in the town of Nazareth. One day she had a visit from an angel called Gabriel. (Luke 1: 26-27) (Help the child understand that this was not a usual occurrence and Mary was naturally afraid.)
• The angel told her not to be afraid. She listened carefully as Gabriel told her that she was going to have a baby son. Mary was a little confused; she didn’t have a husband yet. The angel told her that God the Holy Spirit would give her this special baby. She was to call Him Jesus. (Luke 1: 29-34)
• Jesus would be greater than any other baby that had been born. He would be the Son of God. It may have been hard to understand but the angel told Mary that nothing is impossible with God. (Luke 1: 35-37)
• Mary believed the message that she had been told. Mary was willing to be part of God’s great plan to send His Son into the world. The birth of Jesus would be a wonderful miracle. (Luke 1: 38)
• Have you ever been promised something that you found hard to believe?
• Why do you think Mary believed the angel?
• God wants each of us to be able to trust Him, in the same way as Mary did.