Messengers
Who told Mary she would be the mother of the Messiah?
The angel Gabriel
Why did the angel tell Joseph to name Mary's baby Jesus?
Because He would save His people from their sins
Come they told me....
Pa-Rum-Pa-Pa-Pum
Who were the first people, other than Joseph and Mary, to know that Jesus had been born?
Shepherds
How many angels appeared to the shepherds?
A multitude
What Hebrew word is the same as the Greek word "Christ"?
Messiah
O sing, all ye bright hosts of heav'n above;
OR
O sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above;
What gifts did the wisemen bring to worship Jesus?
Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh
Who are the angels?
Spiritual beings created by God
Give five of Jesus' "I am" declarations from the Gospel of John.
Bread of Life
Light of the World
Door / Gate
Good Shepherd
Resurrection and the Life
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
True Vine
No more let sins and sorrows grow...
Nor thorns infest the ground;
How did Herod know where Jesus was be born?
He asked the chief priests and scribes, and they told him the prophecy.
What did the large group of angels say to the shepherds?
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
What did Isaiah prophecy the child born unto us would be called?
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
Pleased as man with men to dwell...
Jesus, our Immanuel,
What did Herod tell the wisemen to do when they came to him seeking the birthplace of the new king?
"Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also." Matthew 2:8
Who is one other person that the angel Gabriel appeared to in the Bible?
Daniel (on two occasions) & Zechariah
With what words did John the Baptist introduce Jesus?
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29
How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is giv'n!...
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His heav'n.
When the wisemen came seeking Jesus, what question did they ask?
"Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." Matthew 2:2