Carols and Lessons for KidsSample

Lesson 5: You!

When you hear this story, you get the chance to share it with other people too!

Sing: Go Tell it On the Mountain

Refrain:
Go tell it on the mountain,
over the hills, and ev'rywhere;
go, tell it on the mountain
that Jesus Christ is born.

While shepherds kept their watching
o’er silent flocks by night,
behold, throughout the heavens
there shone a holy light. [Refrain]

The shepherds feared and trembled
when lo, above the earth
rang out the angel chorus
that hailed our Savior’s birth. [Refrain]

Down in a lowly manger
the humble Christ was born,
and God sent us salvation
that blessed Christmas morn. [Refrain]

Read: Isaiah 52:7, John 3:16

How do you celebrate your birthday? What do your parents do to celebrate your birthday?

So far, we've heard the big parts of the Christmas story. In the first lesson, we learned about how all creation celebrated when Jesus was born. In the second lesson, we learned about how Jesus was born in the stable. In the third lesson, we learned about the first people to come and worship Jesus—the shepherds. In the fourth lesson, we learned about how Jesus came for people from all places in the world.

Did you know that you get to be part of the Christmas story too? Jesus came to the earth for you. God sent Jesus so that whoever believes in him will have eternal life in heaven.

Just like all creation celebrated Jesus's birthday, you get to celebrate Jesus's birthday too! You can celebrate with a cake, and I bet you are going to give and get some presents. But there's another way to celebrate, and it's in our song today. We celebrate Jesus's birthday by telling other people about it!

Pray: God, thank you for sending Jesus. Help me to celebrate Jesus's birth today!

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