Lesson Text: Luke 1: 30-33

__FIND THE KINGDOM__

Put an X beside things that make up a kingdom:

3. _X_A THRONE                            4.__ APRONS

5. __A BLACKBOARD                    6. __X_ A LORD

7. __SNOWBALLS                        8. ___TIC TAC TOE

9._X_A KING                                   10. __X_ A RULER

11. _X_SERVANTS                           12.__RUBBER BANDS

13. ___FLIP FLOPS                       14. _X_A LAW

15. _X_ CITIZENS                           16. __ GUM

17. _X_A TERRITORY                    18. __ PING PONG

19. _X_ A CROWN                          20. __ LEMONADE

21. ___ A PONY                              22. __ DOTS

23. _X_ ROYALTY                          24. _X_ ROYAL ROBE

The words that go in the blank are very special. Think about them as you write them. They are words that tell about Mary’s Son who was very special.

The Angel told Mary:

25. He will be great.

26. He will be called the Son of the Highest.

27. The Lord God will give Him a throne.

28. His kingdom will not end.

29. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever.

UNSCRAMBLE

Unscramble the words and tell how they are used in the lesson:

30. Gerta

Great: The angel told Mary Jesus would be great. 

31. Ghetish

Highest: Jesus would be called the Son of the Highest, the angel said.       

32. Retonh

Throne: Mary was told God would give Jesus a throne. 

33. Ringe

Reign:The angel said Jesus will reign over the house ofJacob.

34. Reevorf

Forever:  Jesus, Mary was told, will reign forever.     

35. Gomkdin

Kingdom: The angel said there will be no end to Jesus' kingdom.

In fairytale stories like Cinderella and Snow White what are the children of the king called? A boy is a prince and a girl is a princess, right? In Jesus’ kingdom, who are the princes and who are the princesses?

*Note to parents:

The point of this question is to help your child realize how special Christians are. We are children of God. Therefore that makes us like princes and princesses in His kingdom. If you want the full impact of this thought, type Bible Gateway into your search address box. Click the Keyword Search. Enter the word, “sons”. Choose to search from Matthew to Revelation. Click Search for keyword. Read all the verses that pertain to “sons of God”. If you do this, your own perception of who you are may even be enhanced. I was a student of the late Batsell Barrett Baxter many years ago. I remember, because he repeated it so often, one of his favorite sayings: “People tend to become what they think you think they are.” Your child is the most important person in the world to impact with your positive perception of who he or she is. What more positive self image can you give your child than to help him understand that he or she is the child of THE KING and that, when they choose to become a Christian, they can continue to be a child of THE KING? Years ago, when we worked for a small mission congregation in North Carolina, we bought a huge 80-year-old, dilapidated “handy man special” to live in. Many friends, family members and church members chipped in with money and many hours of dedicated labor to help us restore the old house. When it was finished, it was so beautiful! A little girl from a very sad broken home situation visited us in our lovely house one day. In awe she asked, “Are you rich?” Tears came to my eyes and I answered, “Yes, I am. My Father owns the world!” Give your child the sense of knowing who they are. Your sons are princes! Your daughters are princesses!!