This Week in NewLife Kids

Professor Playtime’s Christmas Shop of Wonders - Elementary and Pre-K

Main Point: Jesus Is The Greatest Gift!

Parents ask these questions to review today’s lesson:
Who was the main person in today’s Bible Story? (Jesus.)
What is the gift that Jesus gave us? (Forgiveness for our sins.)
What price did Jesus pay for our gift of forgiveness? (He died on the cross.)

Bible Verse: “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 NLT

Read The Bible Story Together: (Luke chapters 2, 23, and 24.)

Parents ask your children to explain to you why Jesus was born and died on the cross.

Jesus Saves
Jesus didn’t just come to make people happy, or so that we could sing songs and give gifts. Jesus came to give us the gift of salvation. To do that, He had to die on the cross for our sins. This week, work with your children to think up different times they could be sharing with others the good news of Jesus Christ. Ask them if they have any friends who they want to know about Jesus’ gift of forgiveness. Make a calendar of the week and write one friend’s name on each day. Commit to praying as a family for that person to accept Jesus gift.

Christmas With The Veggie Tales – Toddlers

Main Point: God loves me

Memory Verse: “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, He is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11

Bible Story: Jesus is born Matthew 1:18-2:12

This week we talked about the true meaning of Christmas. It’s not the toys, the tree, or all the other distractions of Christmas – but it is the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Happy Birthday, Jesus!!



Parent Devotional - Jesus Is The Greatest Gift!

Think about past Christmases. What was the best present you ever received? Was it the new video game that you wanted ever since you heard about it or the doll dream house with a working elevator? Maybe it was big, like a car or a new house, or maybe it was something small and sentimental? Any of these might be your greatest gift. They might have been personal. They might have been valuable. They might have been costly. But there is one thing they all have in common. They don’t last. Eventually the toy will break. The car will get old and break down. You’ll get a new game system with new games. And even that small, sentimental thing may get lost or damaged or put away in a box and forgotten.

But there is one gift that does not break. There is one gift that will not become old and outdated. It is eternal. It is the greatest gift of all time. It is the forgiveness and salvation of Jesus Christ. Jesus’ gift is personal. Jesus makes it possible for us to have a personal relationship with God. Jesus’ gift is valuable. Through Jesus, we experience freedom, love, and forgiveness. Jesus’ gift was costly. He paid for it by dying a painful death on the cross, taking the punishment that should have been ours. Sometimes we lose sight of how special and great Jesus’ gift truly is. Christmas is a great time to remind ourselves of that.

May every gift you give or receive this Christmas remind you of the greatest gift ever, Jesus. And whether you are thanking Aunt Mabel for a sweater you’ll never wear, or your children for a handmade card that will go on the refrigerator for decades, take a moment to thank Jesus for His gift of salvation that is given especially to you.

“Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5 NLT

“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.’” Matthew 11:28 NLT

“He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.” Ephesians 1:7 NLT

This week take time to reread The Salvation Story. (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)

Merry Christmas!

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