Story Summary:
God sent the angel Gabriel to a young girl named Mary. He gave her a message from God: she was going to have a baby. Gabriel said the baby would be God's Son, would be kind like David, and would rule his people forever. Gabriel said Mary's baby must be named Jesus.
Mary asked how this could happen. Gabriel told her that God's Holy Spirit would come down to Mary and she'd become pregnant. Mary said, "May this happen to me as you said it would." And so it did. The Holy Spirit came down to Mary, and she became pregnant.
Before all this happened, Mary had promised to marry a man named Joseph. When Joseph saw that Mary was pregnant (and knew that he wasn't the father), he planned to divorce her quietly. But before he could do this, God's angel appeared to Joseph in a dream. He told him to not be afraid to marry Mary, that the baby was from God's Holy Spirit. The baby must be named Jesus because he was going to save his people from their sins.
When Joseph woke up, he obeyed God and took Mary home to be his wife.
Big Idea and Motions: Jesus came as a human to save us from sin.
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Human - touch various parts of your body
Save - make the baseball “Safe!” sign
Sins - two thumbs down
Verse and Motions: Matthew 1:21 - She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” (ESV)
Bear - squeeze your belly
Son - pretend to cradle a baby
Call - pretend to call on a phone
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Save - make the baseball “Safe!” sign
Sins - two thumbs down
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the girl in today’s story? // Mary.
Who appeared to her? // The angel Gabriel.
What did Gabriel say Mary was going to have? // A baby.
Name one thing Gabriel said about the baby. // Son of God, King, rule forever, name him Jesus.*
What happened to Mary when the Holy Spirit came down to Mary? // She became pregnant.
Who was promised to be married to Mary? // Joseph.
When Joseph found out Mary was pregnant, what was he going to do? // Divorce her.
What did the angel in Joseph’s dream say? // Marry Mary; her baby is from the Holy Spirit.
What does Jesus’ name mean? // Savior.
* You can ask this question multiple times.
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