Christmas 1: Angel and Zechariah

The Angel Comes to Zechariah Lesson: There was a priest named Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth that were very old.  They obeyed God and did the things He wanted them to do.  But they were sad because God hadn’t given them any children-make a sad face.  They prayed very hard for a little boy or [...] Read more »

Nativity Flannelgraph

Homemade Nativity Flannel Graph For Each Child: 1- 12×9 inch piece of cardboard 1- 12×3 inch piece of tan felt 1- 12×6 inch piece of dark blue Tan: 4 bodies, 1 baby head Brown: 1 manger, 2 stable legs, 1 stable top, 1 dress, 1 head band Turquoise: 1 dress, 1 head band, 1 head [...] Read more »

Nativity Flannel Graph

Homemade Nativity Flannel Graph About five years ago, I had the bigger kids in our ministry help make the little kids a Nativity Flannel Graph.  They had great fun and learned more about giving.  I couldn’t find the patterns I used at the time, so I created some more.  This is a fun activity for [...] Read more »

Jesse Tree Daily Advent Devotional

Jesse Tree Kit with Devotional $10 plus $4 Shipping (USA) The Jesse Tree Devotional What is a Jesse Tree? The name “Jesse Tree,” comes form a passage in Isaiah (Isaiah 11:1-2) that tells of the Messiah coming form the family of Jesse.  God’s plan to save his people was to come through Jesse and King David.  [...] Read more »

Magi

Magi go to Bethlehem Bible: Matthew 2:1-12 (Paraphrase Matthew 2:1-5, Read Matthew 2:6-12) NIrV Lesson: After Jesus was born, there was a big star in the sky and the Wise Men from the East rode on their camels following the star to come see the King of the Jews, baby Jesus. When they got to [...] Read more »