Joy to the World - Week 3
Jesus came to bring PEACE TO THE WORLD!
What are your go-to Christmas traditions? It’s amazing how different all of our Christmas celebrations can be, especially when you take into account how Christmas is celebrated all over the world. This month, we’ll be reminded what a universal gift Jesus is, and how Jesus brought good news, joy, and peace on that very first Christmas so that the whole world could know God!
MEMORY VERSE:
"Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:14
Toddler Twist: "Glory to God in the highest!" Luke 2:14
MV COLORING PAGE: Luke 2:14
READ: Jesus is Born!: Luke 2:1-14; Micah 5:2-5a
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: Joy to the World
DISCIPLE:
Read Luke 2:1-14.
Jesus came to bring peace to the world! Not just to you and me. Not just to our church. To the
whole world! Use a globe or a picture of one to remind your family that the world is all connected- there are places in the world that really need Jesus’s peace right now. There are people going hungry. There are people who have lost loved ones and homes in wars. There are people whose relatives are very sick.
Let’s take a moment to pray for the world to have Jesus’s peace.
Pray: God, thank you for sending Jesus so that the world could know peace. Because Jesus was born,
we now have a way to true and forever peace with you! Help us to share your peace wherever we
go so that your creation could show more love toward one another. Amen.
DISCUSSION:
Why did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?
Who were the first people to hear about Jesus’s birth?
Why do you think God wanted them to know about Jsus?
Read Luke 2:14. What do you think it means to have God’s favor?
How would you describe peace?
How did Jesus bring peace to the world?
What can you do to help bring more peace to the world around you?