Sunday, December 12th Class....Getting Ready for Christmas

We are continuing our journey in preparing for Christmas. This past Sunday we read Matthew 2:12 and answered the following questions:

1. What was Herod's reaction when he heard about the King of the Jews?

2. Who else was frightened?

3. Whom did Herod call together?

4. Has Herod spoken with the Wise Men (Magi) yet? How does he eventually call for them?

5. Why would Herod want to know when the star appeared to the Wise Men (Magi)? What would this tell him about the child?

6. What 5 actions (we actually found more) did the Magi (Wise Men) take?

During Christmas, we give gifts to others but pause for a minute and think about what Jesus desires from you this Christmas season? We wrote on slips of paper provided what would please Jesus (i.e. spending more time with Him in prayer, helping a needy neighbor, more time in His Word, loving a difficult person, etc...). Once we wrote the slips of paper, we folded them and put them in the envelopes provided. We sealed the envelopes and wrote our names on the front. Once this was completed we gave them to the class' teacher.

Reflection for the week:


Less is more. More is not better. So often we add too many things to our list of activities. The problem is when each event arrives, we are truly too tired to enjoy it. We need to learn that less enhances the activities we do choose to participate in during this Christmas season. We must learn the art of saying "No", helps make all the "yeses" more pleasurable.

Response to God:


Dear God, teach me how to number my days. Help me not to waste time on the trivial but instead invest in the eternal. If I need to reorder my priorities, or change my activities, please reveal this to me through Your Word and in prayer. Help me to keep Christ the focus of Christmas. In Jesus Name, Amen.