December Series Preview

Grab your sandals, sunblock, and swim gear because it’s time for a Christmas Vacation! We’ll be making sand angels and roasting chestnuts around an open bonfire on our tropical getaway. You’ve never experienced Christmas like this! In this five-week series, we’ll focus on the birth of Jesus and the way God had been planning things from the very beginning. We’ll see how God sent Jesus for a reason, learn to trust God’s timing, understand why God gives us what’s best, and see how Jesus is why we celebrate because Jesus is God’s gift to the world.

WEEK 1
This week, kids hear how the Word became flesh through Jesus.

• BIG IDEA: God sent Jesus for a reason.
• BIBLE: John 1:1–17

WEEK 2
This week, kids hear how the birth of John was foretold to Zechariah.

• BIG IDEA: We can trust God's timing.
• BIBLE: Luke 1:5-25

WEEK 3
This week, kids hear how the birth of Jesus was foretold to Mary.

• BIG IDEA: God gives us what’s best.
• BIBLE: Luke 1:26–55

WEEK 4
This week, kids hear how Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

• BIG IDEA: Jesus is why we celebrate!
• BIBLE: Luke 2:1–20

WEEK 5
This week, kids hear how Simeon and Anna met Jesus in the temple.

• BIG IDEA: Jesus is God’s gift to the world.
• BIBLE: Luke 2:22–40

Want to to continue the conversation from Sunday morning with your kids at home?  Check out our Family Resources from this month's series. 

• Christmas Vacation  Parent Devotional
• Christmas Vacation at Home
  • Week 1
  • Week 2
  • Week 3
  • Week 4
  • Week 5