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Bible From Abraham to Jesus Storytelling Tips Matthew 1:1-17

• Use the timeline: Jesus is God’s Son. No one made Him; He has always As you come to each existed. Long ago, God planned to send His Son to earth descendant of Jesus in the story, point to that to save people from sin. Jesus came to earth as a baby. person on the timeline Jesus’ mother was Mary, and she was married to Joseph. or big story circle. The Bible tells us that Jesus is different from any other • Stick people counting: Draw stick man—He is fully God, and He is fully human too. figures to represent all of God gave Jesus a family on earth. Jesus had the people that will be parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-great- mentioned as you read grandparents, great-great-great-grandparents, and so the Bible story script. Cut out the figures. on. Jesus’ family was big! Jesus came from the family of Give a stick figure to Abraham and King David. preschoolers to hold up Long before Jesus came to earth, Abraham had a son. as you read that person’s name. His name was Isaac. When Isaac had a family, one of his sons was named Jacob. Jacob was part of Jesus’ family too. Later, a man named Salmon (SAL mahn) was born into Jesus’ family. He married a woman named Rahab (RAY hab). Rahab helped God’s people by hiding their spies when they came to Jericho. Rahab had a baby named Boaz (BOH az). Boaz grew up and became a farmer. He married Ruth. Boaz and Ruth had a son named Obed (OH bed). Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse had many sons. His youngest son was David. When David was young, God chose him to be king of Israel. David was not the only king in Jesus’ family. David’s son Solomon was a king. King Jehoshaphat (jih HAHSH uh fat) was part of Jesus’ family, and so was Uzziah (uh ZIGH uh), Ahaz (AY haz), Hezekiah (HEZ ih kigh uh), and Josiah. Then came Matthan (MAT than). Matthan’s son was

Preschool Leader Guide 8 Unit 19 • Session 1 © 2016 LifeWay named Jacob, and Jacob’s son was named Joseph. Joseph is the man who married Jesus’ mother, Mary. Joseph raised Jesus as his own son. Jesus is God’s Son, the One God promised to send to save people from sin.

Christ Connection: Jesus came to earth as a baby. He had parents on earth—Mary and Joseph—but His true Father is God. God sent Jesus to keep His promises to Abraham and David. Jesus rescues people from sin and makes them part of God’s family.

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God the Son 9 © 2016 LifeWay From Abraham to Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17) • Unit 19, Session 1 • © 2016 LifeWay OK to Print DOWNLOAD THE Count the People TGP FAMILY APP INSTRUCTIONS: Count the number of people in the picture gallery. See if you recognize any faces from past Bible stories. KEY PASSAGE: 1 Timothy 1:15

BIG PICTURE QUESTION: • What makes Jesus different? Jesus is God’s One and Only Son.

BIBLE STORY: FROM ABRAHAM TO JESUS • Jesus is God’s Son. • Jesus came to earth as a baby. • Jesus had a family. • Jesus came from the family of Abraham and King David. • Mary and Joseph were Jesus’ parents on earth.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: • What do you think it was like for Jesus to leave heaven and come to earth as a tiny baby? • Discuss the different members of Jesus’ family. Read stories from the Bible about them.

FAMILY ACTIVITY: • Work together to construct your family tree. Experiment with an online genealogy site. • Print a listing of children in foster care waiting on a home. Keep the list in your family vehicle. Pray as a family for a different child each time you find yourselves waiting.

Preschool Activity Pages Unit 19, Session 1 1 © 2016 LifeWay From Abraham to Jesus MAIN POINT: JESUS HAD A FAMILY. Matthew 1:1-17 2 © 2016 LifeWay Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1:15

Jesus is God’s One and Only Son.