Jenna. Dec 3. Christmas countdown calendar.
December 3rd, 2010
We took down the Thanks calendar and put up the Christmas calendar. There’s an object that goes into the pockets each day. I have a file with the story that we read every night and add just a little bit each day.. but i can’t find it? I do have a paper copy, but it’s not even exactly what I’d like to say.. so, do you have any help for me with the text for the story of Christmas? I could probably write something from Luke 2, but if it was already out there I’d love to find it.
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1. Megan | December 14th, 2010 at 7:42 am
I have the Noel Piper version that I tweaked to fit the objects that came with our Advent Calendar.
December 1: Jesus is the greatest Treasure of all. This is the story of how he came to us.
Long ago, God made a promise about a little town named Bethlehem. He said, “O Bethlehem…from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel.” Jesus is the King that God promised to send.
One time, a long time ago, in Bethlehem there was a place called a stable. In the stable there was a manager filled with hay for the animals to eat. Animals like a sheep…
December 2: And a calf.
December 3: and his mother, the cow.
December 4: There was also a donkey who lived in the stable.
December 5: One day the animals had a big surprise. A woman came to stay in the stable. Her name was Mary, and she was glad to rest in the stable with the animals, because she was going to have a baby, very soon!
December 6: Her husband, Joseph, was with her. Before they traveled to Bethlehem, an angle of God told him in a dream that the baby was God’s son. The angel said, “You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” The baby was the King God had promised.
December 7: Mary and Joseph could not find a cozy inn or a warm house to stay in because the emperor had commanded all the people to go to their hometowns and sign up for paying taxes. Little Bethlehem was filled with people, so there was no room for Mary and Joseph. Their baby would be born in the stable with the animals, under the stars.
December 8: Out in the fields near Bethlehem, there was a shepherd.
December 9: …taking care of his sheep…
December 10: …out under the stars.
December 11: Maybe there were other shepherds with him….
December 12: …to help him take care of the sheep.
December 13: In the sky, there were lots of stars.
December 14: But God also sent a very special star.
December 15: Far away, a wise man saw the star and said “This is the sign that a special king has been born. I must find him and worship him. I’ll bring him a royal gift of gold.”
December 16: So he got his camel ready to travel.
December 17: …and he brought along another wise man who had a gift of rich perfume, called frankincense, for the King.
December 18: He came on his camel to find the king.
December 19: and he brought with him a third wise man who prepared a gift of precious oil, called myrrh for the king.
December 20: When he had packed his baggage on his camel, all the wise men set out on the long, long journey to find the king that God had promised.
December 21: One night, an angel, of the Lord appeared to the shepherds. And the glory of the Lord shone around them. They were filled with fear. But the angel said, “Fear not. I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
December 22: Suddenly, there was a multitude of angels, praising God and saying “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
December 23: When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds, who were watching their sheep, said to one another, “Let us o into Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
December 24: And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby Jesus lying in the manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
When Jesus grew up, he died and rose from the dead to save us from our sins. He is our greatest Treasure!
2. Ashley Sumners | December 14th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
A girl I know does Bible verses each day, which include prophesies and such. Here’s her list on her blog of what she uses: http://siscofamily.blogspot.com/2010/12/counting-down.html
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