Welcome to Virtual Kids Church: Dec. 20, 2020
Elem/PreTeen Week 3
Key Question: What are you giving this Christmas? Christmas is all about God’s love for us. God loved us so much that He gave us His One and Only Son. God’s gift to us should compel us to give to others. We hope that as kids answer this question, they start to see the ways they can show their love for others by giving of themselves. We can give gifts, but we can also give our time and attention to help others know how much we love them and how God loves them too!
As we kick off the week of Christmas, we head to Luke 2:1-7 and discover more about when Jesus was born. From a human perspective, this whole situation must have seemed crazy to Mary and Joseph. Not only was Mary expecting the baby who would save the world, but now she and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem for the census. When they arrive, there’s no room for them to stay except for the place they keep the animals. As hectic as this moment was, this is just how God wanted Jesus to enter the world.
Bottom Line: God loved us so much that He gave us a Savior. Looking back over the stories included in the Bible, time and again it comes back to God’s love for His creation. Right from the start, God wanted to have a relationship with us. Even when we messed that up with our sin, God continued to love and make a way to rescue us. Jesus is proof that God loves us unconditionally.
Elementary Message Summary:
Bible Story: How He Loves (Jesus Is Born) • Luke 2:1-7
Today’s Bottom Line: God loved us so much that He gave us a Savior.
Monthly 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)
Monthly Life App: Christmas—Celebrating Jesus, God’s greatest gift
Basic Truth: I can trust God no matter what.
PreK Week 3
Story Focus: The angels tell about Jesus. This week, the kids will hear how the angels shared the Good News about Jesus to shepherds who were watching sheep in a field. Those shepherds ran as quickly as they could to go see the baby. After seeing Jesus, they went and told everyone in town so they would know about the special baby too!
PreK Message Summary:
Bible Story Focus: I can thank God for good things. Every Good and Perfect Gift, James 1:17; Genesis 1
Memory Verse: “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.” Psalm 107:1, NIV
Key Question: Who is good?
Bottom Line: God is good.
Basic Truth: God made me.