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2026-02-15 Jesus the Savior is Born

Introduction

Today’s lesson is on the birth of Jesus. The miraculous birth of the baby wrapped in swaddling cloths lying in a manger is just the beginning of God’s greatest miracle. That tiny baby will grow to be a Man, the perfect Son of God, and His obedience on the cross will fulfill God’s greatness in saving His people from their sins.  

Praise and Worship (15 mins)

Parents: The parent and child scheduled for this week will lead us in singing on Sunday. Please take time to practice the songs together at home, helping your child feel confident and joyful as they prepare to lead.

Suggested Songs:

  • I Got the Joy, Joy, Joy
  • Lord I Life Your Name on High

 

Prayer and Offering (5 mins)

Parents: Please encourage your children to bring an offering to church. You may help your child prepare by setting aside a coin for them to bring on Sunday. This is a great opportunity to teach them about giving to God with a thankful heart and trusting Him to provide.

What is Offering?

Offering is when we give something to God to show our love and thankfulness. In church, we often give money as an offering, but we can also give our time, talents, and kindness to God and others.

Why Do We Make an Offering?

To Thank God – Everything we have comes from God! Giving back is a way to say, "Thank You, God!"
To Trust God – When we give, we show that we trust God to take care of us.
To Help Others – Offerings help the church teach about Jesus, help people in need, and share God's love.

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 9:7,
"God loves a cheerful giver!" That means God is happy when we give with a joyful heart!

Prayer for Offering
Dear God, thank You for giving us everything we need. We want to give back to You with joyful hearts. Please use our offering to help others and share Your love. Help us to always trust You. In Jesus' name, Amen!

Review 

  • Teacher: “We’veLast beenweek, learningwe alearned about promises.David. WeCan learnedyou Godtell makes lots of promises and He always keep them. What wereme some of the promisesthings we learned?”
  • Teacher: “Whyhe did God send a flood overin the whole world?Bible?”
  • (Expected response:answers: Godshepherd, neverwrote floodingPsalms, thedefeated worldGoliath, again,Israel’s Godgreatest promising to give Abraham lots and lots of children and He will love them all forever)king)
  • Teacher: “LastWas week,David wealso learneda about Abraham and Sarah. We learned that Abraham always trusted God even when it was hard to do so.sinner? What were some of the ways Abraham showeddid he trusted God?do?” 
  • (Expected response:answer: leftyes, theirhe home and moved tokilled a newman place,so sacrificedhe Isaac)could marry that man’s wife)
  • Teacher: “Was David sorry for his sin?”
  • (Expected answer: yes)
  • Teacher: “ThereDavid knew he cannot fix his sinful heart on his own, he needed God’s help. Did God forgive David?”
  • (Expected answer: yes)
  • “God is ahappy specialwhen wordwe are sorry for whenthe sins we have done. We can always trust God to fix our sinful hearts. When we trust God withto allfix our heart.sinful Do you remember that word?”
  •  (Expected response: faith)
  • Teacher: “Because Abraham had so much faith in God,hearts, God madegives us a verybrand specialnew promisered to Abraham: He promised to give Abraham many, many grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren- as many as there are stars in the sky. And God will bless everyone in Abraham’s family.”
  • “Isn’t that wonderful? God is so powerful and great, He can love so many people at once!heart.”

 

Bible Story (10 min)

Introduction (2 min)

Props Needed:

  • ClassroomTrash rulescan filled with "garbage"
  • Small plastic bag
  • Small wash cloth

(ReviewPlace classtrash roomcan rules)on the table)

Teacher: “Do you think it’s fair if I punishedneed youa volunteer, can someone put all this garbage into this bag for breakingme?" these(Hold rulesup ifsmall Iplastic didn’t tell you about them first?”

(Expected response: No!)bag)

Teacher: "How“This many grains of sand do you thinkbag is intoo small to fit all the spoons?garbage? InOh dear, we will need a bigger bag to hold all this container? In this bucket?"trash!”

(AllowHold childrenup towashcloth) guess)

Teacher: “If your car was muddy and dirty, would your dad wash it with this tiny washcloth? No, he would need a bigger cloth.”

“Big jobs need big tools. If something was up on the roof, out of reach, a person would need a big ladder to reach it. Of if a kid has a hard problem to solve, they would need a grown-up to help them solve it. All of us, at some time, have big jobs to do, and all of us need help solving big problems.”

“Does anyone remember what the biggest problem in the world is? What was Adam and Eve’s biggest problem? What was Cain’s biggest problem? And David’s biggest problem? What is my biggest problem and your biggest problem?”

“We sin. Our hearts are black because we sin. That’s right, it’s not fair at all. A good teacher should explain the rules.biggest Ifproblem someonebecause doesGod somethinghates that isn’t nice, but they didn’t know it wasn’t nicesin and was punished for it, thatGod is notright fair.”to punish sin. But God also loves us, so He made a wonderful promise to His sinful people”

“RulesGod arewants to save His people from sin. God promised to give us a new heart- a red one.”

“Do you think giving everyone in this world a new heart would be a big job? It is a big job! God is very important-powerful theyand can give everyone on earth a new heart. God has a big plan to do such a big job. Our Bible story today will tell us howabout God’s big plan to think,give say,everyone anda act.new God gave us some very important rules.heart.” 

 

Story Telling (5 min)

Props / Visuals Suggested:

Teacher:

  • “Last week, we learned about David. God promised David and the Israelites He would save them from their sin and give them a new heart- a red one.”
  • “The Israelites waited and waited and waited for God to keep His promise to give them a new heart. People who study the Bible thinks the Israelites waited for one thousand years- that’s a long time! Do you think you can wait that long? Some people gave up waiting, they didn’t believe God would really keep His promise.”
  • “There was a young woman named Mary, she was waiting for God to keep His promise. Mary was going to marry Joseph. God chose Mary to give birth to a baby named Jesus. Jesus would save all of God’s people from their sins and give them a new heart. The Savior God promised His people came on earth as a tiny baby. God is the Father of Jesus. Jesus was a very special baby- the most special baby of all.”
  • “Mary was a sinner just like you and me. God didn’t choose Mary to be Jesus’ mother because she was great or important. God chose her because GOD is great and He loved Mary. God loved Mary because she trusted in Him. She believed God would keep His promise and nothing was too hard for God to do.”
  • “Even though Jesus was the most special baby of all and He was God’s own Son, God decided Jesus would be born in a stable filled with animals, not in a palace or a fancy house filled with important people. God chose simple shepherds to be the first people to know about Jesus’ birth. These shepherds were so happy that God kept His promise- they wanted to see the new baby right away! After they met the new baby, they told everyone the good news that God kept His promise to Abraham and gave him many, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. One of Abraham’s family members wassending a manSaviour namedthat Moses.will give them new hearts.”
  • “MosesGiving waseveryone verya special.new heart is a big job because our hearts are so sinful. But God choseis Mosesa togreat leadGod. theHe Israelites out of Egypt and intohas a special place God has prepared for them. God also chose Mosesplan to givedo thethis peoplebig thejob, and this plan begins with a very special rulesbaby: God had for them. These special rules are called the 10 Commandments.”
  • “The Israelites needed to know whatJesus, God’s rulesown were. Just like for us, it’s hard to know how to behave in class if we don’t know the rules, God needed to tell the Israelites the rules for how to think, say, and do. God gave these rules to Moses so he can teach it to the Israelites. There were 10 rules and we’re going to learn about them.Son.”
    • “Rule #1: There’s one God! Listen to Him.”
      • (Hold up one finger for one God)
    • “Rule #2: No fake gods. Sometimes, people try to make things that look like God and then they worship those things are pretend it IS God. That’s silly! Don’t make a pretend God.”
      • (Hold 2 fingers like scissors, pretend to “cut” out pretend gods)
    • “Rule #3: God’s name is special, don’t use it like any other word. We want to ‘watch our words.’”
      • (Hold 3 fingers to form a “W” for ‘watch your words’)
    • “Rule #4: Take time on Sunday to rest and focus on God. What is one way we can do that?”
      • (Hold 4 fingers, say ‘we drive to church on Sundays, your car has 4 wheels’)
    • “Rule #5: Respect your mom and dad”
      • (Hold 5 fingers, moving to salute- we salute people we respect)
    • “Rule #6: Don’t kill anyone.”
      • (Hold up 5 fingers on one hand, 1 finger with the other. “Stab” someone with the single finger)
    • “Rule #7: Respect marriage. When people like moms and dads get married, they make a special promise to love each other forever.”
      • (Hold up 5 fingers on one hand, 2 fingers with the other. Point to eyes with the 2 fingers to “look only at the person you love”)
    • “Rule #8: Don’t steal. We don’t take things without asking.”
      • (Hold up 4 fingers on each hand, make “raking” motion as if taking something)
    • “Rule #9: Tell the truth, don’t tell lies.”
      • (Hold up 5 fingers on one hand, 4 fingers with the other. Cup your hands together as if whispering in someone’s ear.)
    • “Rule #10: Be happy with what you have, don’t be jealous of others.
      • (Hold up 5 fingers on each hand, make “gimme, gimme” motion)
  • “After receiving the Ten Commandments, the people of Israel said, ‘All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.’”

Wrap-up & Discussion (3 min)

(Gather children close for reflection.)

Discussion Questions:

Question 1: "WhyWhen I say the word 'hero', what kind of person do you think God gave us these rules?"

(Wait for responses.)

Expected Response: "So we know what to do!"

Teacher Follow-up: “God knows we need to be told what His rules are. Do you remember the rule He told Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? He told them not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve knew the rule and broke it so they were punished. If God had punished them without telling them the rule, that would not be fair.”

 

Question 2: (Show a cookies cutter) "If I were to use this to make cookies, what shape would the cookies be? Why?imagine?"

(Wait for responses.)

Expected Response: "CookieSomeone cuttersstrong, maketall, everythinghas super powers, etc."

Teacher Follow-up: “The Israelites were promised a Savior that would save them. They expected a strong, powerful king. Instead, God sent a little baby born to a family that had no money or power. They didn’t believe that baby Jesus could be the sameSavior shape!that God promised. They didn’t trust God to keep His promise.”

 

Question 2: “Who were the first people to know about Jesus’ birth?”

(Wait for responses.)

Expected Response: "Shepherds"

Teacher Follow-up: “BecauseIn Bible times, people didn’t like to hang out with shepherds- shepherds lived outside with animals, they were stinky and people thought shepherds were dirty people. The birth of Jesus was a big deal- God isdidn’t holy,tell righteous,the richest or most important people or the smartest people about the Jesus’ birth, He purposely chose shepherds. Shepherds that weren’t important and good,people Histhought commandswere aredirty. goingGod wanted to ‘besend shaped’the likemessage Histhat character.Jesus Thatis meanscoming histo rulessave areeveryone- alsonot holy,just righteous,the andimportant good.or the cool people.” 

 

Question 3: “What isdid the firstshepherds commandment?do after they met baby Jesus?”

(Wait for responses.)

Expected response: “ThereThey istold onlyeveryone onethey God!knew about Jesus and that the Savior God promised has arrived.”

Teacher Follow-up: “The firstshepherds commandmentwere saysso thereexcited isabout onlyJesus’ one God and we should only love and worship Him. When we obey this commandment, we are showing God that we believe He is more special than any other thing or person. We are saying ‘God is the best, He is the greatest! I love God most of all!”

 

Question #4: “After hearing God’s rules, the Israelites saidbirth, they wouldtold obeyeveryone them.they know. Do you think thatwe reallyshould happened?keep the news about Jesus a secret?”

(Wait for responses.)

Expected response: “Probably not!No!”

Teacher Follow-up: “Should “Dowe only tell the people we really like or are really smart about Jesus? Can you think Godof issomeone OKthat ifyou wecan onlyare followedthe somegood news of HisJesus ruleswith?” and not all of them?”

Expected response: “No”

Teacher Follow-up: “God’s laws and rules are holy (perfect), right, and good- just like He is- so God expects that people obey all of His commands. Following God’s commands might seem like it is very hard to do, and it sounds like a lot of work- maybe even too much work for some people. Next week, we are going to find out if the Israelites really did say they would and obeyed all of God’s commands.”

Closing Prayer for Bible Story

(Invite children to bow their heads and fold their hands.)

Teacher leads prayer:

"Dear God, 

ThankYou youlove for being holy, righteous,us and good.want to be with us. Thank youYou for Your commandments.faithfulness and keeping Your promise by sending Jesus to save us from our sins. Help us seeto spread the good news and understand whyshare Your commandmentslove arewith importantthose andaround help us to obey them always. us.

In Jesus' name, Amen."Amen"

 

Memory Verse: RomansMatthew 7:121:21

RomansMatthew 7:12 1:21

"SoShe thewill lawbear isa holy,son, and theyou commandmentshall iscall ishis holy,name righteous,Jesus, andfor good.he will save his people from their sins."

Teacher:

  • “Our memory verse today comes from RomansMatthew 7:12:1:21: ‘So'She thewill lawbear isa holy,son, and theyou commandmentshall iscall holyhis andname righteousJesus, andfor good.’he “will save his people from their sins.'"
  • “Do you know what the word ‘holy’ means? It means perfect, without any mistakes, and special.”
  • “This Bible verse is saying becausethat Mary will give birth to a baby named Jesus. The baby will grow up to be the Savior that God ispromised holy,us righteous,to andsave good,us Hisfrom commandsour aresins alsoso holy,we righteous,can andhave good.a new heart.”
    • (Before class, write the“son”, out“Jesus”, the“save”, following on a whiteboard: 
    • S__ the l__w is ho__y,“people”, and the co__man__ment is __oly and righ__eous and __ood.
    • Write the missing letters (o, a, l, m, d, t, h, g)“sins” on small pieces of paper and puttape into various places around the room.
    • Write out memory verse on whiteboard: She will bear a bag._____, and you shall call his name _____, for he will _____ his _____from their _____.
    • Invite childrenvolunteers to picklook afor letterhidden words and tapestick itthem to the correct place onin the whiteboard.memory Readverse.) the verse together once it is letters are filled in).
  • (Repeat the verse several times)

 

Activity (10 mins)

Craft: "10Sheep" Commandments

Puzzle"

Materials Needed:

  • Cardboard
  • White yarn
  • Black construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape

Teacher: "The night Jesus was born, the shepherds were watching over their flocks of sheep."

Instructions:

      1. Cut cardboard into a cloud shaped piece
      2. Take a long piece of yearn and secure to the back of cloud shape using tape
      3. Wrap the yarn in various directions until it is well covered- nice and puffy! Cut the remaining warn off and glue the loose end on the back of the sheep. 
      4. Cut a mushroom shaped head from the black construction paper, glue onto sheep.

 

Game: "Good News Balloon" 

Materials Needed:

  • 10 Commandment Puzzle Handout
  • Coloured pencils
  • ScissorsBalloon

Teacher:

  1. Have children stand in a circle in the front of the room. 
  2. Explain: "I have a good news balloon here. We are going to makepretend this balloon is the wonderful news about Jesus’ birth. It’s important that all of you have a puzzlechance to help us rememberspread the 10news, Commandments."

    and

    Instructions:

    you’re
      going
    1. Colourto do that by batting the puzzleballoon piecesat least once. We want to keep the good news spreading, so don’t let the balloon fall to the ground!”
    2. CutAfter outthe piecesgame, (youngerdiscuss children
        may
      • How needdid assistance)you feel as you waited for the news/ balloon to reach you?
      • ReviewWhat 10was commandmentsit bylike assemblingbeing puzzlesomeone who didn't get he news?
      • How do you feel knowing some people didn't get the news?

 

 

Response Song

"Before we close, let's sing a song to help us remember what we learned today! This song is about faith and trusting God."

 

Snack Time (10 mins)

Snack Prayer

(After the closing prayer, prepare for snack time. Have children stay seated or move to snack tables. Before eating, lead them in the snack prayer.)

Teacher: "Before we eat, let's thank God for our snack."

"Now, let us thank You for the snack we're about to enjoy.
We fold our hands.
We bow our heads.
We thank You, God,
for this daily bread.
Amen."

During Snack Time

Conversation Starters for Snack Time:
While children are eating, you can ask these casual questions to reinforce the lesson:

  • "Can anyone tell me what we learned about today?"
  • "Where can we find our memory verses?"
  • "WhichAn angel told the shepherds about Jesus' birth and they were very scared of the Tenangel. Commandments doIf you thinksaw isan theangel, hardestwould toyou obey?be scared?"
  • "If you were a shepherd that night, would you go look for baby Jesus right away?"
  • "What was your favorite part of today's lesson?"

Remember: Keep the conversation light and friendly during snack time. This is also a good time for children to relax and socialize.

Free Time & Children Pickup (15 mins)

Activity Suggestions:

  • Free play with toys or blocks
  • Review memory verses one more time with interested children
  • Quiet reading of Bible story books
  • Simple puzzles or games
  • Drawing pictures of today's story

Parent Communication:
As parents arrive to pick up their children, briefly share one highlight from today's lesson. For example: "Today we learned about the 10 Commandments today. Because God is holy, righteous, and good, His commandments are also holy, righteous, and good." Encourage parents to review the memory verses at home and discuss what it means to have faith in God.

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