She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” 41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed-or indeed only one.
40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. "She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. "He says, “Be still, and know that I am God I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The Christmas story can help us move from DOING to BEING! Only Jesus and His presence can do that, and to experience His presence we must slow down, sit down and be with Him.abide with Him. It cannot give our life that deeper meaning. Busyness or "doing" cannot fulfill our need for true purpose. It makes us feel like our life is too full, when actually our life may have become empty. Life happens, and if we are not careful, our "inn" fills up so fast that before we know it there is no room left for Jesus.īusyness can be deceiving. Hmmm.now do we have a better understanding of what the innkeeper may have been feeling?Īsk someone to share how they felt. Our life becomes so full.there is no room for Jesus. Did they have a hard time finding space for Him? Yep, that happens quite often in our lives too. Now have them write "Jesus" somewhere on the sheet. Tell them to write each where the size of the word depicts the amount of time spent on it. Give them 1-3 minutes to fill the sheet with "things" in their life - job, family, school, tv, gaming, Facebook, cleaning, cooking, etc. Give each person a small post-it note and pen. No More Room - A Christmas Story Activity His heart may have wanted to make room, but couldn't just like you couldn't make anymore cotton balls fit into the cup. It may have been the innkeeper was doing all he could to "stuff" people into his inn. ALL of them came to this small town to be counted in a census ordered by Casear Augustus. Wonder: Have we ever realized the innkeeper is never really mentioned? He is "assumed." All we really know is - "there was no room for them in the inn."īethlehem was not a huge city, but it was the ancestral home of David's descendants. Have everyone turn to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2:4-7 and challenge them to find the innkeeper. Make a chart to see how many each could fit.Īsk - Why didn't you stuff more in? Their answer should be something like, no more would fit! Too Full.No Room - Read Luke 2:7 For a larger group, you can make teams or use blown up balloons and a garbage bag for stuffing. When you say start, tell them to stuff as many as they can into the cup while keeping count. To introduce this Christmas Story lesson, give each person a small container and a handful of cotton balls.
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Title: From Full to Open Scripture: Luke 2:7 Printable Lesson for Teaching Introduction Activity: Stuffed This is also a great tool for family worship and can easily be divided into two lessons. We have included a basic Bible lesson script with a variety of interactive options for different ages including children, youth and adults.
This Bible study lesson based on a portion of the Christmas story may be used with any age. Photo by John Smith from Pexels A Christmas Story Bible Study
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