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A Christ-Centered Family Home Evening: The Baby Jesus
Emily Belle Freeman | Dec 17, 2017
You're doing it! You've made it to the last week before Christmas and your to do list is getting smaller and smaller! But if you're still feeling the hustle, this Family Home Evening from Emily Belle Freeman's A Christ-Centered Christmas - Children's Edition will help you slow down and put your focus on the reason for the season.
THE LESSON JESUS TAUGHT US ON THE NIGHT HE WAS BORN
READ JESUS’S SCRIPTURE:
Luke 2:11-12
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
JESUS' STORY:
Choose one child to hold the picture of Jesus up while someone reads the story.
The first gift of Christmas was wrapped in swaddling clothes. It was a tiny baby. That’s how Christmas came to be.
It started because of a gift. God’s greatest gift.
A gift that prompted giving in return.
The innkeeper made room.
Joseph acted in kindness.
Mary pondered.
Angels rejoiced.
Shepherds shared His goodness.
Wise men began to seek Him.
On the night Jesus was born, those who loved Him offered gifts from their heart.
Could you?
JESUS' QUESTION & ACTIVITY
What will be your gift to Jesus Christ this Christmas season?
Spend a quiet moment thinking about what your gift to Jesus could be. Choose one gift and write it down. Place it in a white envelope and put it somewhere for safekeeping until next year, when you can open and review it to remember your offering. When you have finished, place the baby Jesus figure in your waiting stable.
For more beautiful traditions that can help guide your Christmas celebrations closer to the Savior visit Christcenteredcelebrations.com or find A Christ-Centered Christmas - Children's Edition at Deseret Book.
