Children’s Christmas Service
December 22nd @ 9:30 a.m.
We like to offer our children an opportunity to declare and celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas.
Everyone – children, parents, grandparents, friends, and neighbors are invited to this service. The service will have many familiar service elements. But a significant portion of the service will be replaced with the children’s portion.
The children’s part of the service is posted below so that parents can practice.
Practice sessions
Sundays during their lessons at 9:30 am
Friday December 20th 5:00 to 7:00 pm - dinner will be served
December 22nd @ 9:00 am
The Things of Christmas!
Children up to 5th grade should sit in the first 3 rows.
Welcome and Gathering
After the absolution and prayer, the children should come stand on the lower step.
Lessons
Joseph and Mary: Luke 2:1-7 (all children)
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Shepherds: Luke 2:8-15 (2nd - 5th)
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
Luke 2:16-20 (2nd - 5th)
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Galatians 4:4-5 (___________)
the reality of the law
4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.
Philippians 2:5-8 Lillian Timmermann
humility
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!
Titus 3:4-7 ( ______________)
saved
4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Romans 1:2-4 Marie Timmermann
2 [This is] the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Devotion/Activity - Real Christmas
Mary
Joseph
Herod
Shepherds
Music/Songs
Baby Jesus We Love You
Away in a Manger (CW 68)
Children sing verses 1 & 2, congregation joins on verse 3
Jesus Joy of the Highest Heaven
Children sing verse 1, congregation joins for verse 2
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Congregation
The service continues with the end of the devotion, Apostles’ Creed, prayers, offering, and blessing
Closing Hymn: Go Tell It On the Mountain
Children sing verses