Discussion: 1. Who were the Wise Men looking for? JESUS 2. How did the Wise Men find Jesus? THEY FOLLOWED A STAR 3. What did the Wise Men bring Jesus? GOLD, FRANKINCESE, AND MYRRH 4. What is the gift that God gives to us? JESUS 5. What are some gifts that you can give Jesus?

Discussion: 1. What are some jobs that people have today that might be "lowly" like the shepherd's job? THESE JOBS DO NOT MEAN THEY ARE ANY LESS THAN WE ARE. 2. The Angel shared God's great news to the Shepherds while they were at work. What are some normal things that we do every day where we might experience God?

Discussion: 1. What was the name of the baby who was born? JESUS/EMMANUEL "GOD WITH US" 2. What was this baby going to do? SAVE THE WORLD 3. Who else is God's child? ME!

Discussion: 1. Who was John the Baptist? HE WAS GOD'S SPECIAL HELPER. HE TOLD PEOPLE THAT JESUS WAS COMING SOON. 2. Why did John baptize people? SHOWED THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO FOLLOW GOD AND BEGIN A NEW LIFE 3. What visited Jesus after he came up from the water? THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIKE A DOVE

Discussion: 1. After Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the garden, what were all the children born with? THE DESIRE TO DISOBEY GOD AND DO THINGS OUR OWN WAY (SIN) 2. What does sin do? SEPARATES US FROM GOD 3. Who is the present that changes our hearts to obey God? JESUS 4. So even when we have to wait and wait for Christmas, it will finally come. What does that teach us about God? WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT FOR HIM, BUT GOD ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES.

Discussion: 1. Does God have a special job for you? 2. What would be a word that describes Esther's character? BRAVE, COURAGEOUS, OBEDIENT, FAITHFUL 3. What color was the king's scepter? GOLD Why is it important? BECAUSE IT SHOWED THE KING'S AUTHORITY OVER EVERYONE

Discussion: 1. Who did Daniel talk and pray to? HE PRAYED TO GOD, HE REFUSED TO WORSHIP OTHER GODS OR MAN 2. What did Daniel pray for? GOD'S HELP AND HE THANKED GOD 3. How did God answer Daniel's prayer? HE CLOSED THE LION'S MOUTHS SO THAT THEY COULD NOT HURT HIM, GOD SAVED HIM.

Discussion: 1. How were Jesus' earthly parents chosen? AN ANGEL APPEARED TO THEM. 2. What was the baby's name? JESUS 3. Jesus would also be called "Immanuel." What does that mean? "GOD WITH US"

Discussion: 1. How do you feel when you sin? How do you feel when you are waiting to be disciplined? 2. What does the Bible mean: God's people "walked in darkness"? DISOBEYED GOD 3. What did Isaiah teel them to expect? GOD'S PUNISHMENT 4. What was "the Light" that Isaiah told them about? JESUS AND HIS COMING KINGDOM 5. Are you afraid of God's future punishment or looking forward to Jesus' coming kingdom?

Discussion: 1. What did God want Jonah to do? GO TO NINEVEH, TELL THE PEOPLE TO STOP SINNING. 2. What did Jonah do? HE RAN AWAY AND DISOBEYED GOD. 3. What did Jonah do after the fish spit him out? HE OBEYED GOD. 4. What does God want us to do when we do something wrong? TELL HIM ABOUT IT, AND ASK FOR HIS FORGIVENESS.

Discussion: 1. Could the made-up god Baal start a fire? NO 2. Could the real, living God start a fire? YES - EVEN WITH WATER POURED ALL OVER THE STICKS AND THE ALTAR! 3. Did all of the people know who the one true God is? YES

Discussion: 1. Did David look like a king? Why? NO, BECAUSE HE WAS THE YOUNGEST. HE WASN'T BIG AND STRONG LIKE THE OTHER BROTHERS. 2. Why and how did God choose David? GOD SAW THAT DAVID LOVED OTHERS AND HAD A HEART LIKE HIS. IT'S WHAT GOD CARES ABOUT MOST.

1. Who did Ruth love and help take care of? Who loves and takes care of you? NAOMI, MOM AND DAD AND ULTIMATELY GO TAKES CARE OF US 2. What happened to Ruth when she trusted Go to meet her needs? SHE WAS BLESSED BY BOAZ TAKING CARE OF HER, JUST LIKE GOD TAKES CARE OF US. 3. Who later would be Boaz and Ruth's great, great, great, (many more greats!) grandson? JESUS

Discussion: 1. Who was giving the people instructions? GOD 2. Are you ever afraid to do something that is hard? 3. Do you think the Israelites were scared that the people of Jericho were going to hurt them? YES, BUT THEY KNEW GOD WAS WITH THEM. 4. Why did they need to trust in God? (JOSHUA 1:9) GOD TOLD THEM HE WOULD BE WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY WENT. 5. What would have happened if they had tried to fight Jericho their own way instead of God's way?

Discussion: 1. Do you think it is hard to obey the 10 Commandments? YES! 2. Who helps us to obey? How? JESUS IS THE ONLY ONE WHO IS PERFECT. WHEN WE BELIEVE IN HIM, HE STANDS IN OUR PLACE AND IS PERFECT FOR US.

Discussion: 1. What did God command Pharaoh to do? LET THE ISRAELITES GO 2. What were God's warnings to Pharaoh? THE 10 PLAGUES 3. What did God command his people to do in order to be spared from the last plague? PAINT THEIR DOORS WITH THE BLOOD OF A LAMB SO THE ANGEL OF DEATH WOULD PASS OVER THEIR HOME.

Discussion: 1. How would you have felt if you were Joseph and all these bad things kept happening to you? 2. How did Joseph respond to God? HE TRUSTED AND OBEYED GOD. 3. Who was in control while all the bad things kept happening to Joseph? GOD

Discussion: 1. What is the tallest ladder you have ever seen? Can you imagine a ladder that reaches all the way to Heaven, higher than any tall building or even an airplane in the sky? 2. What is a dream? SERIES OF IMAGES OR THOUGHTS THAT COME WHEN YOU SLEEP. 3. What did God tell Jacob in the dream? GOD SAID HE WOULD KEEP JACOB SAFE ON HIS JOURNEY AND GIVE THE LAND TO HIM AND HIS DESCENDANTS. 4. Who is our ladder to God in Heaven? JESUS

Discussion: 1. How do you worship God? 2. What could God ask from you to show you love Him? 3. What did God give us to show us how much He loves us? JESUS

Discussion: 1. The world was wrong. How was God going to change things? THROUGH A FAMILY (ABRAHAM'S) 2. What did God promise Abraham? THAT HE WOULD HAVE MORE CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN THAN ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY. 3. Why did Abraham and his wife doubt God at first? BECAUSE THEY WERE SO OLD, THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY COULD HAVE CHILDREN. 4. How did God keep his promise? GOD GAVE ABRAHAM AND HIS WIFE A SON.