From Abraham to Jesus

any friendsorfamilymemberswhoare believers. Draw yourself inapicture thatincludesJesus and • ou thinkJesus’ earthly • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

FOLD LifeWay God’s family. promises toAbraham andDavid. Jesus saves peoplefrom theirsinandadoptstheminto parents, andJoseph, Mary butHis Father true isGod. Through Jesus, God keptHis mother, andJoseph raisedJesus ashisown son. named Joseph. Joseph wasJesus’ tobehiswife.Mary isthemanwhotookMary and Josiah. King Jehoshaphat ofJesus’ waspart family, andsowasUzziah, Ahaz,Hezekiah, was justaboy whenhewaschosentobeIsrael’s king. Ruth hadasonnamedObed. Rahab. Rahabhadababy, andhisnamewasBoaz.BoazmarriedRuth. Boazand named Jacob. Jacob ofJesus’ waspart family. Abraham hadasonnamedIsaac. When Isaac hadafamily, oneofhissonswas and He isfullyhumantoo. as ababy. He was borntoMary, whowasmarriedtoJoseph. Jesus isfullyGod, God plannedtosendHis Son tosave peoplefrom toearth sin.Jesus cametoearth Christ Connection:Jesus asababy inBethlehem. cametoearth Jesus hadearthly Then cameMatthan. Matthan’s sonwasnamedJacob, andJacob’s sonwas Other peopleinJesus’ familywere kingstoo. David’s sonSolomon wasaking. Obed’s sonwasJesse. Jesse hadmanysons,andtheyoungest wasDavid. David Years later, amannamed Salmon wasbornintoJesus’ familytree. He married Jesus camefrom thefamilyofAbraham andthefamilyofKingDavid. Jesus isGod theSon. God theSon hasalwaysexisted;noonecreated Him. MAIN POINT: JESUS’ EARTHLY FAMILY INCLUDED From AbrahamtoJesus ABRAHAM, DAVID, ANDOTHERS. Matthew 1:1-17 1 Unscramble the letters of each person in the family tree. Then draw a picture of each family member.

Move through the word maze, passing through the words that answer the big picture question: What makes Jesus different?

FOLD LifeWay praise toHis Father by willinglydyingonthecross tosave peoplefrom sin. mother wouldnotbeeasy. wantedtobringpraise Mary toGod. Likewise, Jesus brought promise toAbraham toblessthewholeworldthrough Jesus. praisedGodMary with asongabouthow great God is.God waskeepingHis baby willbeGod’s Son.” specialanduniquebaby,a very andtheywouldcallthebaby Jesus. you.” afraidandpuzzled. wasvery Mary to Joseph. Christ Connection: Mary waswillingtofollowChrist Connection:Mary God’s plan,even thoughbeingJesus’ replied,Mary “IbelongtoGod. May happenjustasyou said.” everything HolyThe angelreplied, “The Spirit willcome,andamiraclehappen. The askedtheangel,“HowMary canthathappen?Iamnotmarried yet.” tonotbeafraid.HeThe angeltoldMary thatshewasgoing tohave toldMary The angelsaidtoMary, “Rejoice! You have foundfavor withGod. He iswith One day, God sentanangeltovisitMary. She wasengagedtobemarried MAIN POINT: GOD CHOSE MARY TO BEJESUS’ MOTHER. Mary PraisedGod Luke 1:26-56 3 A Special Purpose Use the key to crack the code. Fill in the blanks to discover the main point of today’s Bible story.

FOLD LifeWay people from sinandtobetheirKingforever. baby. He isGod’s from heaven. Son,senttoearth Jesus cameintotheworld tosave they felltotheirkneesandworshipedHim. east—a signfrom God thatJesus hadbeenborn. When thewisemenfound Jesus, baby Jesus. The shepherds returned totheirfields,praisingGod. andJoseph,Mary andthebaby. The shepherds went andtoldothersaboutthe whole armyofangelsappeared, praisingGod. a Savior, whoisMessiah theLord, wasbornforyou inthecityofDavid.” Then a All ofasudden,anangeltheLord stoodbefore them. feeding trough. hadherbaby,Mary Jesus. She wrappedHim snuglyincloth,andshelaidhima So andJoseph Mary foundaplacewhere animalswere kept,andthatiswhere Joseph tohave lookedforasafeplaceMary herbaby, placewasfull. butevery census. Joseph traveled andMary toBethlehem. Christ Connection: ofJesusThe birth wasgoodnews!Jesus wasnotanordinary Some timelater, wisemencametovisitJesus. They hadseenastarinthe The shepherds went straighttoBethlehem tofindBaby Jesus. They found The angelsaidtothem,“Don’t foryou: goodnews beafraid! Ihave very Today In thesameregion, someshepherds were outinthefieldswatchingtheirsheep. While theywere there, tohave thetimecameforMary herbaby. and Mary The Roman emperor neededtoberegistered announcedthateveryone fora MAIN POINT: JESUS WAS BORNTO BEGOD’S PROMISED SAVIOR. Matthew 2:1-12;Luke 2:1-20 Jesus WasBorn 5 Jesus Was Born Word Search Find and circle the key words form the word list in the puzzle below. Good News! Use words from the word list to fill in the blanks to complete the Christ Connection.

6 © 2016 LifeWay leaders. week—through theBible, your parents, orchurch church. Seek outanswers toyour questionsthis List questionsyou have aboutJesus, theBible, or • ou thinkJesus stayed • • FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS

FOLD LifeWay Father’s plan:todieonthecross andrescue peoplefrom sin. grew up,He becamestrong andwise.God blessedJesus asHe gotready tofollow His You donethis? We’ve for beenlookingeverywhere You.” believe how muchJesus understood. to theteachersandaskingthemquestions.Everyone whoheard Jesus couldhardly found Him inthetemplecomplex,sittingamongteachers.Jesus waslistening they begantolookforJesus, buttheycouldnotfindHim. behind inJerusalem. group ofpeople. They didnotnoticethatJesus wasnotwiththem.He hadstayed andJosephwas timetogohome,Mary begantraveling toNazareth withalarge Jesus was12years old,Jesus andHis familywent toJerusalem together. When it MAIN POINT: JESUS ANDHISFAMILY WORSHIPED GOD AT THETEMPLE. Christ Connection:Even asachild,Jesus wantedtodoHis Father’s Jesus plan.As Jesus askedthem,“Didn’t you know thatIhadtobeinMy Father’s house?” When Jesus’ parents sawHim, theywere said,“Son, surprised. Mary whyhave So andJoseph Mary went backtoJerusalem tolookforJesus. Finally, they Mary, Joseph, and theothertravelers hadbeenwalkingforawhole daywhen Every year, Jesus’ parents traveled toJerusalem forthePassover feast. When Jesus attheTemple Luke 2:40-52 7 At the Temple Quiz Circle if each statement is true or false. Find the Scripture passages in the Bible to check your answers.

1. Jesus and His parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. (Luke 2:41)

TRUE FALSE

2. Jesus went with His parents when he was 18 years old. (Luke 2:42)

TRUE FALSE

3. Mary and Joseph began traveling home with Jesus. (Luke 2:43) Where Was Jesus? TRUE FALSE For each blank, go forward or backward one letter in the alphabet to fill in the missing words. 4. Mary and Joseph found Jesus at the temple. (Luke 2:46)

TRUE FALSE

5. Jesus sinned by disobeying Mary and Joseph. (Luke 2:51-52)

TRUE FALSE

stayed behind; 4. true; 5. false, Jesus never sinned. never Jesus false, 5. true; 4. behind; stayed Answers: 1. true; 2. false, 12 years old; 3. false, He He false, 3. old; years 12 false, 2. true; 1. Answers:

FOLD LifeWay for Jesus. us thatwhenwe inJesus, trust we anewlife—alifelived from sinandstart turn sinners are Baptism baptized. reminds usofJesus’ deathandresurrection. It reminds “I love Him, pleasedwithHim!” andIamvery down likeadove. Andavoice isMy camefrom heaven. “This Son,” thevoice said. and hebaptized Jesus. baptize Jesus. John baptized peoplewhoconfessedtheirsins;Jesus never sinned! sin oftheworld!” you withwater, butHe willbaptize you withtheHoly Spirit.” for forgiveness. Then John baptized themintheJordan River. wilderness. He says,‘Prepare thewayforLord; makeHis paths straight!’” issomeoneshoutinginthe the prophet wastalkingaboutwhenhesaid,“There baptized, forGod’s kingdomisalmosthere.” Christ Connection:Jesus never sinned,butHe obeyed God like andwasbaptized Suddenly, theheavens openedforJesus, andHe sawtheHoly Spirit coming Jesus said,“Allow Me tobebaptized. God saysthisisright.” So John agreed, Jesus toldJohn thatHe wantedtobebaptized. But John didn’t thinkheshould When John sawJesus, hesaid,“Here istheLambofGod, whotakesawaythe John preached: “Someone more powerful thanIwillcomeafterme.baptize People torepent; started they turned awayfrom theirsinsandturnedtoGod John wassupposedtogetpeopleready forJesus, God’s promised Messiah. John said,“IamnottheMessiah.” John saidthathewasthepersonIsaiah Some peopleaskedJohn, are you?” “Who John theBaptist begantellingthepeoplearound him,“Repent andbe Matthew 3:13-17;Mark1:1-11;Luke 3:21-22;John1:19-34 MAIN POINT: JESUS OBEYEDGOD BY BEINGBAPTIZED. Jesus WasBaptized 9 Key Word Crossword Puzzle Use the clue and key words to fill in the crossword puzzle.

Key words: baptism, dove, Holy Spirit, John, Jordan River, Lamb of God, Messiah, repent, sinned, water

2. the messenger who got people ready for Jesus (John 1:23) 3. to turn away from sin and turn to God (Mark 1:4) 6. the place where Jesus was baptized (Matthew 3:13) 8. The Spirit came down like this animal (Matthew 3:16) 9. a way to show that a person’s sins are washed away (Mark 1:4) 10. Jesus never did this (Matthew 3:14-15)

Baptism Dot-to-Dot 1. what Jesus baptizes with (Mark 1:8) 4. John called Jesus this name (John 1:29) Connect the dots to finish the picture. Then complete the sentence: 5. John said he was not the promised ______. (John 1:20) ______obeyed God by being baptized by John. 7. what John baptized with (Mark 1:8)

FOLD LifeWay no totemptation. sacrifice.Heperfect died onthecross tofree usfrom sinandtogive usthepower tosay sacrificewasrequired andrighteous.Aperfect is perfect totakeawaysin. Jesus wasthat these temptations,Jesus never sinned. Worship theLord your Him God andserve only.” worship me.” power ofthesekingdoms.If You wantthem,all You have todoisfalldown and kingdoms oftheworld. The Devil saidtoJesus, “Iwillgive You alltherichesand Lord your God.” command wasfoolish.Jesus reminded him,“God’s Word alsosays:Do nottestthe order His angelstokeep You safe.” God toprotectand trust You.” Then theDevil said:“God’s Word says:God will temple. The Devil said,“If You are really God’s Son, prove it.Jump offthistemple comes from themouthofGod.” “God’s Word says:Man mustnotlive word onbread alonebutonevery that it. Tell thesestonestobecome bread.” days were over, Jesus washungry. be temptedby theDevil. Jesus didnoteatfor40daysandnights. When those Christ Connection:Jesus wastempted,butHe God trusted andnever sinned.Jesus The Devil leftJesus, Jesus. andangelscamerightaway toserve Throughout all Jesus resisted temptationagain.He replied, “Go away, Satan! God’s Word says: Finally, theDevil tookJesus toahighmountain.He showed Jesus allthe The Devil hadusedwords from Scripture, butJesus theDevil’s knew The Devil temptedJesus again.He tookJesus toJerusalem tothetop ofthe But Jesus refused. Jesus God tomeetHis chosetotrust needs.Jesus said, Then theDevil cameuptoJesus. He said,“If You are really God’s Son, prove After Jesus wasbaptized, He wasledby theHoly Spirit intothewildernessto MAIN POINT: JESUS WAS TEMPTED ANDNEVERSINNED. Jesus WasTempted Matthew 4:1-11 11 It is Written . . . Use the code to fill in the words Jesus said when He was tempted to sin.

What Happened Next? Number the pictures in the order the events happened. Then label each picture with the Scripture reference describing the scene.