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Christmas is best described as:
A celebration of the birth of Christ,
A celebration of the birth of Santa Claus,
A celebration of the inventions of credit cards,
Mostly just a good excuse to get out of schoolSlide5
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Christmas is best described as:
A celebration of the birth of Christ,
A celebration of the birth of Santa Claus,
A celebration of the inventions of credit cards,
Mostly just a good excuse to get out of schoolSlide6
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Christ was born on:
December 25, 0 BC,
December 25, 0 AD,
September 25, 0 AD,
None of the above, but the church has celebrated it in December since 336 AD when Emperor Constantine officially converted a pagan mid-winter festival of the sun into a holiday to honor ChristSlide7
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Christ was born on:
December 25, 0 BC,
December 25, 0 AD,
September 25, 0 AD,
None of the above, but the church has celebrated it in December since 336 AD when Emperor Constantine officially converted a pagan mid-winter festival of the sun into a holiday to honor ChristSlide8
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Who heard about the birth of Jesus first?:
Shepherds on a hillside,
Mary, from an angel,
The prophet Isaiah (“Look, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel…”),
All of the above, depending on what you mean by the “first to hear…”Slide9
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Who heard about the birth of Jesus first?:
Shepherds on a hillside,
Mary, from an angel,
The prophet Isaiah (“Look, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel…”),
All of the above, depending on what you mean by the “first to hear…”Slide10
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How old was Mary when Jesus was born?:
14,
24,
84,
We don’t know exactly, but most girls in that culture were married in their early teens – as soon as they were able to have childrenSlide11
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How old was Mary when Jesus was born?:
14,
24,
84,
We don’t know exactly, but most girls in that culture were married in their early teens – as soon as they were able to have childrenSlide12
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When Joseph found out Mary was pregnant, he:
Left town on the next camel,
Made plans to end the engagement privately,
Made plans to end the engagement publicly to humiliate Mary,
Bought cigars for all his friendsSlide13
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When Joseph found out Mary was pregnant, he:
Left town on the next camel,
Made plans to end the engagement privately,
Made plans to end the engagement publicly to humiliate Mary,
Bought cigars for all his friendsSlide14
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Just after Joseph decided to end the engagement, an angel appeared to him in a dream saying:
“Don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife,”
“The child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit,”
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,”
All of the aboveSlide15
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Just after Joseph decided to end the engagement, an angel appeared to him in a dream saying:
“Don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife,”
“The child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit,”
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus,”
All of the aboveSlide16
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Both Joseph and Mary were surprised by the pregnancy because:
They had never had sex together,
Mary was a virgin,
The idea that God was the father sounded impossible,
All of the above, and wouldn’t you be?Slide17
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Both Joseph and Mary were surprised by the pregnancy because:
They had never had sex together,
Mary was a virgin,
The idea that God was the father sounded impossible,
All of the above, and wouldn’t you be?Slide18
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The word “Emmanuel” means:
“God is with us,”
“God is for us,”
“God is against us,”
“God is indifferent to us, unless we give a lot of money to the church”Slide19
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The word “Emmanuel” means:
“God is with us,”
“God is for us,”
“God is against us,”
“God is indifferent to us, unless we give a lot of money to the church”Slide20
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem, because:
The emperor ordered a census and Joseph was from David’s town so he had to return home,
God planned it that way so people would see Jesus in line with David,
Mary and Joseph lived there,
Technically A, but ask God someday about BSlide21
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem, because:
The emperor ordered a census and Joseph was from David’s town so he had to return home,
God planned it that way so people would see Jesus in line with David,
Mary and Joseph lived there,
Technically A, but ask God someday about BSlide22
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In Matthew 1:24, the angel told Joseph: “You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his…”:
“…people from their sins,”
“…people from themselves,”
“…people from the Romans,”
“…people from their bad choices”Slide23
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In Matthew 1:24, the angel told Joseph: “You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his…”:
“…people from their sins,”
“…people from themselves,”
“…people from the Romans,”
“…people from their bad choices”Slide24
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Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.Slide27
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theme
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All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us.’
Matthew 1:20
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remember
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Maybe you’ve had a poor start in life.
Remember this: The God who came in Jesus has great plans for you. Slide29
Join hands and focus on the name of Jesus.
Close your eyes and listen to the prophecies concerning the Messiah.
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prayerSlide30
After each reading, there will be a pause.
Please whisper together, “You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
opening
prayerSlide31
(Isaiah 7:14)
“Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.”
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
opening
prayerSlide32
(Isaiah 9:2-3)
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness - on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder.
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prayerSlide33
(Isaiah 9:4-5)
For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
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prayerSlide34
(Isaiah 9:6)
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
opening
prayerSlide35
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
opening
prayerSlide36
(Isaiah 11:1)
“A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
opening
prayerSlide37
(Isaiah 42:1-3)
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.
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prayerSlide38
(Isaiah 42:4-5)
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his teaching.” Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it:
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prayerSlide39
(Isaiah 42:6-8)
“I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the Lord, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols.
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(Isaiah 42:9)
See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.”
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
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prayerSlide41
(Isaiah 53:1-2)
“Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
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prayerSlide42
(Isaiah 53:3-4)
He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account. Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.
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prayerSlide43
(Isaiah 53:5-6)
But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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(Isaiah 53:7-8)
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people.
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(Isaiah 53:9)
They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.”
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
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(Micah 5:2)
“But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.”
P: You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
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prayerSlide47
skit
written by:
Rich
Melheim
Havin’ A BabySlide48
images
&
analogiesSlide49
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attackSlide50
images
&
analogies
Pregnant Teens
Can you imagine being barely a teenager (or maybe even your age right now) and finding out you are pregnant? What would go through your mind?
Can you imagine being Joseph and being told your fiancé was pregnant, knowing you had never had sex with her? What would go through your mind?Slide51
images
&
analogies
Pregnant Teens
Now can you imagine being told in dreams that you would bear the Son of God to the world?
What would you think of such a dream?Slide52
images
&
analogies
Inventing a Religion?
Our Christian faith began with a scandal and ended with a scandal – and it’s not really over yet!
How would you have written the beginning and ending of this story if you were out to invent a religion?Slide53
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Angel
A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth
From Late Greek
angelos
Spiritual being attendant upon God; a messenger of God
A representation of such a being, especially in Christianity, conventionally in the image of a human figure with a halo and wings
(answer)Slide55
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Christmas
From Middle English
Cristemas
The period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ
Merry ________!
(answer)Slide56
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Emmanuel
An appellation of the Christ
This name means “God with us”
A name often attributed to Jesus, our Savior
Can sometimes be spelled “Immanuel”
(answer)Slide57
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Joseph
A descendant of the house and family of David
A man engaged to be married to Mary
He was visited by an angel, who told him the woman he was engaged to was pregnant with the Son of God
_______
and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat
(answer)Slide58
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Mary
From the Late Latin and Greek
Maria
She was of the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David
She was engaged to be married to Joseph
The angel Gabriel announced to her that she was to be the
mother of the promised Messiah
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bible
time
Open your
Bibles!
And grab your highlighters, too!Slide61
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theme
verse
Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.Slide62
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theme
verse
All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us.’
Matthew 1:20
B
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bible
time
Bible Time
Divide into groups to read and highlight the following:
Matthew 1:20-23
Write
“No Fear” in the margins wherever you see the words “do not be afraid”Slide64
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time
Unlikely Messiah
Who said Jesus was God’s anointed king?
Read the following and answer this question Matthew 2:1-2 Luke 1:30-33 Luke 2:10 Matthew 3:17 Psalm 2 Luke 4:33-34 Luke 8:27-31 Matthew 16:16 John 18:33-37Slide65
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I asked for peace on earth last year and you didn’t deliver, Santa Man!Slide66
Yup. Every day.
Are you still fighting with your brother?
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Every night.
Biting your sister?Slide67
Yelling at your parents?
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Kicking your pets?
Teacher too?
Oh yeah.
Uh huh.
Uh huh.
That’s a big
10-4, Joy Boy.Slide68
Ever think of talking
to God about this request
instead of me?
I did, but God wanted me to change.
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FAITH5
Small Group TimeSlide70
your highs and lows
and highlight
Matthew 1:20b-23 in
your Bibles
about how the Bible reading might relate to your highs and lows
for one
another’s highs and lows
one another
SHARE
READ
TALK
PRAY
BLESS
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wrap
upSlide73
group
reflections
Share one thing new your group heard today
Share one thing your group already knew that is worth repeating
Share one thing your group would like to know more about Slide74
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Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.Slide75
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theme
verse
All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us.’
Matthew 1:20
B
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remember
1
thing
Maybe you’ve had a poor start in life.
Remember this: The God who came in Jesus has great plans for you. Slide77
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wrap
up
Maybe you’ve been born into unhappy circumstances. Maybe your family makes the Simpsons look normal. Maybe you have experienced abuse.Slide78
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wrap
up
Maybe you’ve had nothing but tough breaks, tough luck, tough starts.Slide79
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wrap
up
Guess what?
It doesn’t mean you are destined to have a bad ending! Slide80
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wrap
up
Will you let God’s great plans grow and show in you?
Will you nourish them, protect them, and one day go through the labor to bear them to the world?Slide81
prayer
journeySlide82
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prayerSlide83
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blessing
(Name), child of God, may the tough times make you tougher as you hold on to the love and power of God.
Response:
Amen.Slide84
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