This week, we began our Christmas series called Shipping Central. For the next several weeks, we'll be talking about the incredible gift of Jesus that we were given and we'll be taking a look at several people from the Bible who God used to reveal more about Himself. This week we looked at a couple of prophets and learned about the importance of knowing that God has a plan and He is in control as we wait.
Memory Verse: "Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matthew 1:22-23
A question you can ask me about the lesson: What does the name Emmanuel mean? How does that make you feel knowing that God is always with you?
This weekend in small groups: We played a game to help us understand how hard it was for the Israelites to wait for Jesus to come even though they knew God had promised to send Him. We learned how important it is to remember that God always keeps His promises, even if we have to wait sometimes!