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📕 Today’s Story: The Shepherd’s Christmas Story![]()
The shepherds are important symbols in the Christmas story. The angel of the Lord announced Jesus’ birth to the humblest, lowest people, and not to kings in their palaces or priests in their temples. As the Old Testament prophets said, God came in the flesh to us all, the highest and the lowest, and brings us forgiveness and the promise of eternal life. ![]()
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đź“– Verse: Luke 2:8![]()
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”![]()
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🖍 Activity: The Shepherds’’ Story Coloring Page![]()
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🎵 Song: ![]()
Go Tell It on The Mountain video.link/w/6ACFd ![]()
If I Were a Shepherd video.link/w/BACFd![]()
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🎨 Craft: Make Shepherds for the Nativity![]()
Materials Needed: One toilet paper tube, glue, tape, marker, scraps of cloth, scraps of paper![]()
Glue cloth or paper on the roll for your Shepherd. ![]()
Add a scrap of cloth for his headpiece.![]()
Add a stick for the shepherds’ staff.![]()
Use markers to draw on the face.
The next key player in the Christmas story is Elizabeth, who was the mother of John the Baptist and the cousin of Mary, the mother of Jesus. She too was a woman of faith.![]()
When Mary came to visit her, God lead her by the Holy Spirit to say these words.![]()
Luke 1:42-45, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.![]()
She believed wholly that Mary's baby was the God sent Messiah and savior of the world.![]()
As you reflect on the Christmas season and its meaning have you concluded that Jesus is the God sent savior of the world and have you made it personal by receiving him as your savior?![]()
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.![]()
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43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?![]()
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44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.![]()
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45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.![]()
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.![]()
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43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?![]()
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44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.![]()
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45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
📕 Today’s Story: The Candymaker’s Gift![]()
The Legend of the Candy Cane - Candymaker's Gift is the story of how a special visitor helps the Candymaker find a way to share the real meaning of Christmas. This tender story of a grandfather and his granddaughter explains all the symbols of the Candy Cane. ![]()
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đź“– Verse: John 3:16![]()
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”![]()
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🎵 Song: Christmas Cane Candy Song![]()
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🖍 Activity: A “You Are Loved” Card ![]()
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🍬 Craft: Decorate your Christmas Tree with Candy Cane or make Peppermint Candy Ornaments![]()
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1. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.![]()
2. Spray oven-safe, metal cookie cutters with non-stick cooking spray, then place on a cookie baking sheet. Fill each cookie cutter with peppermint candies. Break candies into pieces to fill in smaller areas.![]()
3. Bake in oven at 350 degrees F for 3–9 minutes until candies melt into cookie cutter shape.![]()
4. Remove from oven and let candy harden. Stab with toothpick or skewer to create hole for hanging. Then stretch cookie cutter to remove candy “ornamint”.