NT 04 Shepherds Visit Jesus

Reference: Luke 2:8-20

Big Idea: The good news of Christmas is Jesus is Savior.

Verse: Luke 2:11 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
Good - two thumbs up
News - cup your hands around your mouth, as if shouting
Christmas - form the letter “C” with your arms
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Savior - make the baseball “safe” sign

Motions for the Verse:
For unto you - point to another person
Born - pretend to cradle a baby
City of David - touch your fingertips together to form a “rooftop,” separate them, then form a rooftop again*
Savior - make the baseball “safe” sign
Christ - form a cross with your forearms (for Jesus)
Lord - point up (Lord is a word the Bible uses to say that Jesus is God)
*This is the ASL sign for city.

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who were out in the fields, watching their sheep at night? (Shepherds.)
Who appeared to the shepherd? (An angel.)
What good news did the Angel tell the shepherds? (A savior is born.)
What did the Angel tell the shepherds to look for in Bethlehem? (A baby, in cloths, lying in a manger.)
Who appeared with the first angel? (A large group of angels.)
Who did the shepherds find in Bethlehem? (Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, in a manger.)
Who did the shepherds go tell about Jesus? (Everyone.)
What did Jesus come to save us from? (Sin.)
What is today's big idea? (The good news of Christmas is Jesus is savior.)
What is today's Bible verse? (Luke 2:11 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ESV)

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NT 03 The Birth of Jesus

Reference: Luke 2:1-7

Big Idea: God sent his Son, Jesus, to save us from sin.

Verse: Matthew 20:28 - ...even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (ESV)

Motions for the Big Idea:
God - point up
Son - pretend to cradle a baby
Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Save - make the baseball “safe” sign
Sin - two thumbs down

Motions for the Verse:
Son - pretend to cradle a baby
Man - flex your muscles like a manly man
Not - wag your finger "no"
Be served - pretend to take an object from someone else
To serve - pretend  to give an object  to someone else
Give his life - hold your arms out like Jesus on the cross
Ransom - pretend to swipe a credit card
Many - gesture your arms in a wide circle

Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What did Caesar Augustus make everyone do? (Go and sign a list so they could be taxed.)
What town did Mary and Joseph need to travel to? (Bethlehem.)
What happened to Mary while they were in Bethlehem? (Time for the baby to be born.)
What did they place Jesus in when he was born? (A manger.)
Why did they have to place Jesus in a manger? (Because there was no room in the inn.)
What does Jesus’ name mean? (Savior.)
What did Jesus come to save us from? (Sin.)
How did Jesus pay the price to save us from sin? (By dying on a cross.)
What is today’s big idea? (God sent his Son, Jesus, to save us from sin.)
What is today’s Bible verse?  (Matthew 20:28 - ...even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. ESV)

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