MEMORY VERSE: Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11, NIrV

LIFE APP: Christmas: Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift

BIBLE STORY: Jesus Is Promised Isaiah 9:6

BOTTOM LINE: We can have hope because God keeps His promises.

FAMILY ACTIVITY: Guess the Gift

WHAT YOU NEED:

Random toys, one gift bag

WHAT YOU DO:

Tell your child you’re going to play a game. Set out the toys and ask your child to study them, trying to memorize which ones are in the pile.

Put all the toys into the gift bag. Reach into the gift bag and choose a toy without pulling it out. Describe it to your child without telling them what it is. Then, let them guess which toy you’ve chosen. When they’ve guessed correctly, switch roles. Let your child be the one describing the toy while you try to guess which toy they chose. Alternate back and forth, describing and guessing each toy in the gift bag.

Say, “It’s fun to guess when someone describes something you can’t see. That’s how it was for the people who were waiting for a Savior. They knew God had promised to send a Savior, but they didn’t know who that Savior would be!”

Talk about the Bible Story:

Review the words from Isaiah 9:6 that describe God’s promised Savior:

- Wonderful Counselor

- Mighty God

- Everlasting Father

- Prince of Peace

*How do we know we can have hope?

*Why is hope important?

*How can we stay hopeful this time of year, especially with everything going on in our world right now?

*Parent: Share a story about a time when you really hoped for something.

FAMILY ACTIVITY: Phrase Fun

WHAT YOU NEED:

Note cards or strips of paper, pencil or pen

WHAT YOU DO:

Write each of the following words on a note card or strip of paper:

Wonderful

Counselor

Mighty

God

Everlasting

Father

Prince

Of

Peace

Mix up the cards/strips of paper so they’re not in any particular order. Read the week’s verse (below) aloud, one time. Based on just one reading of the verse, challenge your child to use the cards to create four phrases that describe God’s promised Savior.

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6, NIV

Give your child a few moments to arrange the cards in order. If they can’t quite complete the verse, you may have to read it one or two more times.

Talk about the Bible Story:

*What’s your favorite thing to do during the Christmas season?

*What brings you joy and fun at Christmas time?

*What are you hoping for right now? (Not just in terms of what are you hoping to receive for Christmas . . . but what is something you are hoping will happen, or how do you hope Christmas will turn out this year?)

*Why is hope important?

*How can we stay hopeful this time of year, especially with everything going on in our world right now?

Parent: Share a story about a time when you really hoped for something.

FAMILY PRAYER TIME:

Use this prayer as a guide, either after talking about the Bible story or sometime before bed tonight

“God, thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus. Thank You for keeping Your promise to send a Savior. Because of Jesus, we can hope—when things are good, and also when we feel scared or nervous. Thank You for the hope we have in Him. We love You. Amen!”

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