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 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:13-14

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: Baby doll, puppets (Teacher ± MP, and girl - GP), Large cut out
star (blue), child¶s picture

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?Luke 2:1-19


 
?String Christmas lights around the room and dim the overhead
lights for a nice effect. Place some artificial trees around the room. Dress like
a shepherd as you tell the story.?

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GP: Please, may I have the part of the shepherd?

MP: Let me think about it. I have already asked Jerrod, Chris, and Matthew
to be shepherds.

GP: They got to do it last year. I never get to be a shepherd.

MP: We will see. Remember the last shepherd who got sick during the
shepherd¶s song? I heard you missed school three days last week.
GP: But I am all well now ± don¶t you see?

MP: What makes the shepherd part so important to you? We do have a need
for a Wiseman.

GP: I want to guard the sheep.

MP: So you like sheep?

GP: Not really, they are stupid, but I like to make them baa. Baa, baa, baa!

MP: Maybe you should considering being a sheep then.

GP: I want to be a shepherd, because you get to use a staff on them and
hook them if they do not listen to you.

MP: Why would you want to do that?

GP: I want to hook James; he did it to me last year when I was a sheep.

MP: So that is what this is all about. You want to get even with James. Will
that give you peace doing that?

GP: Well««

MP: I did not think so. What about you and James both being sheep this
year and see who can out-baaa the other.

GP: No way«.he can¶t out-baaa me! I¶ll tell you that right now. Baaaa,
baaaaa!

MP: Hmmm! I think you two will make great sheep. How about it?

GP: Great«..just great! Baaaaa, baaaa, baaaaa (Exit)


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It was a very dark night in the fields as the shepherds were watching the
sheep. They were guarding them from any harm that might come to them.
It was a lonely job, and one that most people did not want to do. This was
not considered to be a very good job because the people thought that
shepherds were bad people. They did not keep all the rules established by
the officials in cleanliness. There were so many rules that were difficult to
keep up with them all. It would rob a person of all their peace trying to keep
up with all the rules.

Night after night they guarded these sheep. This was the only job they could
do because the people in the city did not want them around. They did not
trust the shepherds nor think very highly of them. They kept mostly to
themselves. They were considered lowly and not very respectable.

One night as they were walking back and forth checking on all the sheep
they heard some singing. ³Where on earth was it coming from? There were
no radios out there. And they were too from town to hear the music there.´
Looking left to right and all around they looked up and gasped in fear and
awe.

Up high in the sky was a whole choir singing. They looked like angels all
dressed in white. One angel stood out among the rest and seemed to be a
little closer. The shepherds fell to the ground in fear of such a sight and
covered their heads. ³This must be the end of the world. We must be in big
trouble for angels to come us,´ they thought. ³What have we done wrong? ³

But though their amazement the one angel spoke and said, ³Don¶t be
frightened; we have some good news for you.´ ³Good news, this does not
sound good at all. Why no one wants anything to do with us ± we are not
good enough.´ But the angel continued, ³This very day a special baby had
been born. He is Christ the Lord.´

³Yikes! You mean the Christ that everyone has been talking about for years.
He is born«..HERE? But wait..What is that the angle is saying now?´

³You will find the baby dressed in clothes a lying in a manger of hay.´

Suddenly it seemed like there were hundreds of angels singing so loudly that
it filled the sky and night air. The sheep even seemed to be in awe and
wonder.

The angels sang, ³Gloria to God in the highest in on earth peace to all men.´

Then the angles disappeared as if they had never been there. ³This must
have been a dream´ the shepherds thought. ³Why, where did they go?´ The
shepherds stared a one another in awe mingled with fear and excitement.
³What are we waiting for? Let¶ go!´ They took off leaving the bewildered
sheep all alone, and hurried to find the new baby the Christ Child

They begin praising God in their joy of such news and told everyone the
message about the Christ child being born. ³The Christ child is born..angels
told us so!´

Boys and girl, God wants us to tell others about the good news of his
salvation. He wants us to share what Jesus had done for us in our hearts.
We can invite our friends to church, and live like Jesus would want us to at
school, in our hones, and around other family members. If Jesus lives in our
hearts we have something to be joyful about. Share that joy with others.

V ?: «.. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men. Luke 2:13-14


: Let¶s all say the memory verse together. Write one word each of
the verse on a single star. Mix the stars all up and have the kids put in
correct order. Alternative: Distribute the stars (having one word of the verse
on each star) and when you say ³GO´: have the kids stand in the correct
order. Say the verse all together aloud. Repeat this exercise until you have
done this several times.

 ?: Provide each child a piece of blue construction paper cut in the
shape of a large star. Cut out a small place to place a picture of themselves
and glue to the back. Write on the star, ³(Their name) will be a light for
Jesus´

 Star cookies. Allow the children to icing their own cookie. Serve with
lime pop topped with a spoonful of sherbet ice-cream.

 ?  : Allow the kids to act out the story of the shepherds, angels
and sheep as you read the story for a second time.

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