Prayer“Dear God, Thank You for loving us so much that You gave us Jesus to be our friend forever. Thank You that we get to spend time learning about You and how much You love us. I pray that we will always know how much You love us and that Jesus wants to be our friend forever. Jesus truly is the best gift ever. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Who did the Wise Men find when they followed the star?

We Need Jesus!

W E E K O F

December 27, 2020PA R E N T G U I D E

Preschool

Bible Story

Wise Men(Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11)

Remember This

“God loved the worldso much that he gave

his only Son.”John 3:16, GNT

Say This

Why is Jesus special?Jesus is God’s Son.

First, watch this week’s

video!

Activity Follow That Star

What You Need

Paper, writing utensil, scissors

What You Do

Draw a simple star shape on the paper and cut it out. Hold the star in the air and encourage your child to follow that star. Go all throughout the home being sure to add some silly to the path—go over a chair or under a table while they follow you and the star.

What You Say

“Look what I have! What is it? Yes, it’s a star. We heard about a spe-cial star in our story today. Who followed the star? That’s right! Let’s follow the star just like the wise men did!”

(Do activity.)

Say, “God put a special star in the sky to show the wise men where Jesus was. They knew Jesus was very special, and they wanted to give Him gifts. God loves us so much that He gave us Jesus! Jesus is God’s Son! Why is Jesus special? Jesus is God’s Son!”

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Jesus is God’s

Son.

Jesus is God’s

Son.

“God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son.” John 3:16, GNT

“God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son.” John 3:16, GNT

loved the world so much“God

John 3:16his only Son.”

that he gave

DECEMBER 2020Memory Verse Motions

D ECEM BER

2020

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W EEKLY CU ES

Week FiveMatthew 2:1-2, 9-11 Wise men follow a special star to find Jesus so they can worship Him.

Say ThisWho do we need?We need Jesus.

Do This

Bath Time

U se bath crayons to draw different colors of stars on the tub. Ask your child to point to the color of star you call out. “Point to the blue star. Now, point to the red star...” After naming all the colors of stars, talk about how God made a special star for the wise men to follow so they could find Jesus. God wants everyone to find Jesus!

Theme

Looking for Jesus!

REMEMBER THIS

“God loved the worldso much that he gave

his only Son.”John 3:16, GNT

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