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BIBLE PASSAGEMatthew 2:1-12

CHRIST FOCUSJesus is Savior, and we can trust Him as Lord over all things.

LIFE VERSEGlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Psalm 105:3 (KJV)

Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. Psalm 105:3 (HCSB)

LIFE POINT Worship the Savior— Jesus.

LEADER BIBLE STUDY

Three important references to people

are made in Matthew 2:1. What are the

names of the three people or groups?

Jesus, the “Bread of Life,” was born

in Bethlehem, which translated means

“house of bread.” Matthew introduces

Jesus as the king come into the world.

Herod, later known as Herod the Great,

was the first governor of Galilee. He was

elected “King of the Jews” by the Roman

senate around 40 B.C. He was cruel,

mean, vengeful, and jealous.

The wise men were magi, or

astrologers, from the east. The wise

men saw a star in the east and desired

to worship the new King of the Jews. Do

you desire to worship Christ? Think of the

ways that Jesus is king in your life.

Matthew 2:3 states the condition of

Herod when he heard the news of the

newborn king. What was his condition?

King Herod gathered the political

and spiritual leaders together to inquire

diligently about the birth of the baby

king. What leaders were called in verse 4?

To what biblical reference did the leaders

refer in an effort to assist King Herod in

understanding Jesus’ birth?

Read Matthew 2:6-8. What did King

Herod ask the wise men to do? Read

verse 8 again. Herod said he wanted to

come and worship Jesus. In actuality,

Herod only wanted to know the who,

what, where, and why of Jesus because

his political jealousy generated a

meanness of “kill all enemies.”

The wise men followed the star and

went to see Jesus. Read verses 9-10. What

was the initial reaction when they saw

Jesus?

The word worship means to “fall down

in reverence.” There is joy in worshiping

Jesus.

Worship invites you to look at Jesus

with joy, to fall at His feet in humility and

reverence, and to open your life to Jesus

just as the wise men opened their gifts.

Worship is a whole-hearted response

to Christ in His glory. The wise men

brought practical, traditional gifts—gold,

frankincense, and myrrh, often used in

the Persian royal court and as a way to

honor someone special, as their form of

worship.

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Review Questions

BIBLE STORY

Wise Men Visited Jesus —Matthew 2:1-12

Wise men from the east saw a star that

appeared in the sky. They knew that the

star meant a king had been born. They

also knew that God had promised to send

the Savior to the Jews.

The wise men followed the star until they

arrived in Jerusalem. There they asked,

“Where is the One who has been born

King of the Jews? We followed His star

from the east and have come to worship

Him.”

King Herod heard about all of this and was deeply disturbed. He called all the chief

priests and scribes together and asked them where the Savior would be born. They

told him that the prophet Micah had said that the Savior would be born in Bethlehem.

So Herod called the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared. He

then sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. When

you find Him, report back to me so that I, too, can go and worship Him.”

The wise men followed the star to Bethlehem to the house where Jesus and His

parents were staying. They went into the house and saw Jesus with His mother, and

they fell to their knees and worshiped Him. Then they presented Him with gifts of gold,

frankincense, and myrrh.

The wise men were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they returned to

their own country by another route.

►Who was king when Jesus was born in Bethlehem? (Herod, Matthew 2:1.)

►What question were the wise men asking when they arrived in Jerusalem? (Where is the newborn King of the Jews? Matthew 2:2.)

►Who knew the answer to the wise men’s question? (Chief priests and scribes, Matthew 2:4-5.)

►How did the Chief priests and scribes know where the King of the Jews could be found? (Micah’s prophecy, Matthew 2:6.)

►How did the wise men know where in Bethlehem to look for the newborn king? (The star was over the house, Matthew 2:9.)

►What was the first thing the wise men did when they saw Jesus? (They fell to their knees and worshiped Him, Matthew 2:11.)

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Notes

Grades 1-3 PRACTICE BIBLE SKILLS

• Each child will need a Bible for this game.

• Boys and girls will take turns choosing the top card from the stack.

• For each child’s turn, she will choose the card and decide if it is a major or minor

prophet.

• If she is not sure, she may ask a friend for help.

• Once she identifies the prophet as major or minor, she will say: “Find it!”

• All children will try to be the first to find the book in their Bibles.

• The child who finds the book first chooses the next card.

• Play until time for Sunday School to begin.

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

• Invite boys and girls to say a litany with you.

• Explain:

* A litany is a poem that has at least one line repeated all the way through.

* Saying poems and singing songs to God are two ways to worship Him.

* In today’s Bible story you will learn other ways to worship.

• Display the litany poster.

• After you read each line, instruct the boys and girls to say: “His love is forever.”

• Read aloud the first line of the poem.

• Cue the children when it is their turn to say their line.

• Distribute a rhythm instrument to each child.

• Repeat the poem (litany), saying it in a rhythm.

• Instruct the children to play the instruments after you say the poem and when

they repeat their line.

Litany The Lord is good.

He is Lord of lords.

He made the earth.

Who is God besides the Lord?

He sent His Son to us.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

Jesus is the Savior.

Worship Jesus the Savior.

►Bibles

►Write the names of the Books of the Major and Minor Prophets on separated index cards.”

►Place all of the “Major and Minor Prophets Cards” facedown in a stack.

►Large sheet of paper– On a large sheet of paper write the Litany.

►rhythm instruments

►marker

►tape

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Notes

Grades 4-6PRACTICE BIBLE SKILLS

• Lead children to find Matthew 2:1-12 in their Bibles.

• Explain that boys and girls will make a chart identifying the setting and the people

involved in today’s Bible story.

• Guide children to scan through the verses to find the names and places

mentioned.

• Each child will print a name or place on a star as he finds it in the passage.

• Distribute a large sheet of paper, markers, and glue.

• The children will think of a title and across the top of the sheet of paper a child will

print the title.

• Underneath the title one child should print the Scripture reference.

• They will then decide how to glue the names and places on the paper. For

example, they may want to glue all the names in one section and all the places

in another. They may want to organize the names and places by verses or in the

order they appear in the passage.

• They will glue the stars on the sheet of paper.

• Instruct the children not to repeat names and places.

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY

• Separate the cards into two stacks: people cards and response cards.

• Lay the people cards faceup in rows on the table.

• Select a child to begin.

• She will choose a card from the response card stack.

• The children will watch as she acts out a response.

• Children will attempt to guess what the response is and which of the people the

response matches.

• The child who guesses correctly may act out the next response.

• Play the game until each child has an opportunity to act out a response or as long

as time allows.

• Explain:

* The people from the cards were ones who deserve our respect, but we should

not worship them.

* People should only worship God and Jesus.

►Bibles

►yellow paper

►large sheet of paper

►Cut 1-inch stars from yellow paper (2 per child).

►index cards

►markers

►On separate index cards write the following names or actions: President of the United States, a Queen or King of a country, a Five-Star general, a movie star, shake hands, bow or curtsy, salute, get an autograph.


Notes

Grades 1-3 STUDY THE BIBLE

►INTRODUCTION• Ask who for volunteers to tell who

the wise men were.

• Explain:

* Define worship. (actions or

attitudes that voice praise, love, and

respect for God)

* In today’s Bible story men

traveled a long distance to

worship Jesus, the Savior.

►BIBLE STORY• Children will find Matthew 2:1-12 in

their Bibles as you open yours to the

same passage.

• Distribute a word card to each child.

She will find the word in the Bible

passage. Assist as needed.

• Display the teaching picture.

• As a child hears the word on her

card, she will attach the word card

onto the teaching picture.

• Tell the Bible story in your own

words, pausing as children move

to attach the word cards to the

teaching picture.

►LIFE VERSE• Display today’s memory verse, Psalm

105:3.

• Together read aloud the verse.

• Accent one word in the verse by

clapping and saying it stronger than

the others. Begin with the first word.

• Repeat with the third word. Repeat

two more times, accenting the words

hearts and rejoice.

• Repeat by saying the verse,

accenting all four words.

►REVIEw • Form two teams.

• One player from Team 1 begins

the game by answering one of the

review questions for 10 points. If he

does not know the answer, a player

from Team 2 may have the chance

to earn double points for the correct

answer.

• Use today’s review questions. If

needed, use questions from previous

sessions.

►LIFE POINT• Distribute the Kids Activity Pages

and markers.

• Together complete “Worshipful

Ways.”

• Invite children to think of ways they

worship God at church and at home.

• Encourage kids to share their ideas.

• Pray, asking God to help boys and

girls understand what worship truly

means.

►Teaching Picture

►Kids Activity Pages

►markers

►numbered cube

►On separate index cards print the following: Herod, wise men, star, east, prophecy, Bethlehem, worship, dream, king, gifts.

►Place 10 tape loops around the outside of the teaching picture.

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Grades 4-6

Notes

►INTRODUCTION• Read aloud today’s session title.

• Explain:

* Define worship. (actions or attitudes

that voice praise, love, and respect

for God)

* In today’s Bible story men traveled

a long distance to worship Jesus,

the Savior.

►BIBLE STORY• Display today’s teaching picture.

• Open your Bible to Matthew 2.

• Tell the Bible story in your own

words.

• Pause after saying that the wise men

were in Jerusalem, asking about the

new King.

• Invite a child to read aloud Micah 5:2.

• Invite another child to read aloud

Matthew 2:5-6.

• Complete the Bible story.

• Compare Micah 5:2 with Matthew

2:5-6.

• Jesus deserves respect and worship.

►LIFE VERSE• Together read Psalm 105:3 aloud two

or three times.

• Form three teams.

• Distribute a life verse puzzle gift bag

to each team.

• On your signal, teams will take the

words out of the bag and put the

memory verse words in order.

• The team who correctly completes

the verse first wins.

• Allow all teams time to finish.

►REVIEw • Form two teams.

• One player from Team 1 begins

the game by answering one of the

review questions for 10 points. If he

does not know the answer, a player

from Team 2 may have the chance

to earn double points for the correct

answer.

• Use today’s review questions.

►LIFE POINT• Sing a praise song your kids know.

• Explain that singing a praise song to

Jesus is one way to worship Him.

• Distribute the Kids Activity Pages

• Boys and girls will complete “Gift

Scramble.”

• Invite children to share ways to

worship.

• Pray, asking God to help boys and

girls learn how to worship Him.


►Teaching Pictureck


►gift bags

►numbered cube

►markers

►3 sheets of construction paper–Write the memory verse.

►Cut apart the words. Place each set of the verse in a separate gift bag.


Notes

Grades 1-3 LIVE IT OUT

►CHOICE 1: wHEEL FOR wORSHIP• Together complete “Connected to

Worship” on the Kids Activity Page.

• Distribute the Wheel for Worship

supplies.

• Each child will trace the circle onto

two squares of different colors and

cut out both circles.

• She will choose one circle as the top

and the other as the bottom.

• The top circle: Guide each child to

draw a small window and cut it out.

Across the middle of the circle she

will print I can worship Jesus by ...

• The bottom circle: Each child will

draw lines to make four equal

sections. In each section, he will print

and/or draw a way to worship. He

may use his activity page to help.

• To attach the circles, stack the top

circle on the bottom one. Push a

brad through the center of both.

• Demonstrate how to turn the

bottom wheel to reveal a new way of

worship in the window.

• Allow children time to practice.

• Boys and girls can use their wheels to

help them worship Jesus.

►CHOICE 2: wORSHIP LANTERNS• Together complete “Connected to

Worship” on the Kids Activity Page.

• Invite children to name ways to

worship Jesus. They may use the Kids

Activity Page to help.

• Write their ideas on a marker board.

• Give each child a sheet of

construction paper. He will fold the

paper in half lengthwise. Assist as

needed.

• Guide children to cut 12 slits along

the fold line. Caution not to cut all

the way to the edge or cut the fold

open.

• On each slit children will print a way

to worship.

• They will unfold the paper and

glue the short edges of the paper

together, making the lantern.

• Tape the handle across one end of

the lantern.

• Boys and girls may use their lanterns

to remember ways to worship Jesus.

Choice 1

►poster board

►2 colors of heavyweight paper

►brads (1 per child)

►Make a circle pattern from the poster board for each child. The circle should be at least the size of a CD.

►Cut 2 heavyweight paper squares (each from different colors) for each child. The squares must be large enough to trace around the circle pattern

Choice 2

►marker board

►erasable markers

►scissors

►tape

►construction paper

►Cut 6-by-½-inch strips of construction paper (1 per child).

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Grades 4-6


►CHOICE 1: GIFTS FOR JESUS• Direct attention to “Which Way?” on

the Kids Activity Page.

• Complete the activity together.

• Explain:

* As a part of worship, the wise men

honored Jesus with extravagant

gifts.

* Name different “gifts” you can give

to show your worship to Jesus.

• Display the empty boxes, clear tape,

scissors, gift wrap paper, and other

craft supplies on the table.

• Children will each wrap a gift box in

which to place their worship ideas.

• Encourage boys and girls to think of

many ways to worship Jesus.

• Write on strips of paper ways to

worship Jesus.

• Children will place their paper strips

inside their boxes.

• Boys and girls will use their gift boxes

as reminders to use their “gifts” as

ways to worship Jesus.

►CHOICE 2: HOw FAR wILL YOU GO?• Direct attention to “Which Way?” on

the Kids Activity Page.

• Together complete the activity.

• Set up an obstacle course based on

these clues.• On separate stars print the

following: Clue 1: Take 3 giant steps to the chair. Look under the chair.

Clue 2: Take 4 side steps to (a child’s name). (Child’s name) reads the clue. Clue 3: Take 3 crab steps over to the shelf. Look in the Bible. Clue 4: Open the Bible to page 17. Clue 5: Worship by singing, giving,

loving, telling others, and _____.

• Invite children to stand in a line at

the starting place.

• Note: If all players choose to

participate, a teacher may read the

clue card for Clue 3.

• Player 1 will go first. Once he moves

to Clue 2, Player 2 will begin the

course.

• Allow children to continue through

the course until all players complete

it.

• Invite children back to the group.

• Distribute a large sheet of paper and

markers to each child.

• Invite each child to draw a banner

or picture of her choice to show

the different ways she learned to

worship.

• You may choose to display or share

the posters with the other group.

• Encourage the children to display

their posters as a reminder of

different ways they can worship

Jesus.

Choice 1


►small gift boxes (1 per child)

►gift wrap paper

►clear tape

►stickers, ribbon, craft embellishments, scissors

►Cut 3 or 4 small strips of paper for each child.

Choice 2

►Bibles


►markers

►large sheets of paper (1 per child)–Cut out 5 stars.


Picture: Wise Men Visited Jesus© 2012 LifeWay christian resources of the southern Baptist convention. Printed in the u.s.A.

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Connected to WorshipConnect the dots to hang the lanterns and spell the word.

LIFE PHRASEGlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek

the Lord. P s a l m 1 0 5 : 3 ( K J V )

Color only the pictures that show

ways to worship.

Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

P s a l m 1 0 5 : 3 ( H C s B )

B i B l e S t u d i e S f o r l i f e g r a d e S 1–3 © 2013 LifeWay

Wise Men

Visited

Jesus

Herod was king of Judea when Jesus was born in

Bethlehem. King Herod was a jealous and angry

man.

Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem. They

were looking for the One who was born King of

the Jews. King Herod was upset by this news. He

asked all of his advisors where the Messiah was

supposed to be born. The advisors stated that the

prophet Micah said the Messiah would be born in

Bethlehem.

Herod asked the wise men to go and find this

newborn king. Herod told the men to come back

and tell him where the child could be found so he

could worship the new king, too.

The wise men left Herod and followed the star to the place where Jesus was. They were filled with joy. They entered

the house and saw Jesus with his mother, Mary. They worshiped Jesus and gave Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and

myrrh.

In a dream, God warned the wise men not to go back to Herod. They went back to their own country a different way.

—Matthew 2:1-12

TImE wITH God►Use your More magazine to help you study your Bible this week.

►Read each of the “Read Your Bible” verses. Draw a star beside any of the verses you already know.

►Sing a song of praise to Jesus.

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Unscramble the three gifts the wise men gave to Jesus.

LIFE PHRASEGlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek

the Lord. P s a l m 1 0 5 : 3 ( K J V )

Using your Bible to help you, draw a possible path on the

map that the wise men might have taken to find Jesus.

Now show a possible path to lead the wise men back home.

Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

P s a l m 1 0 5 : 3 ( H C s B )

B i B l e S t u d i e S f o r l i f e g r a d e S 4 – 6 © 2013 LifeWay

TImE wITH God►Memorize this week’s memory verse.

►Write ways you can worship Jesus in your journal.

►Find ways in your Adventure magazine that help you worship Jesus.

►Pray, asking God to help you worship Jesus.

Wise Men

Visited Jesus

Na rrator 1: Herod was king when Jesus was born. Wise

men came from the east to Jerusalem.

wi se man 1: Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We

have followed a star from the east.

wi se man 2: We want to go and worship the new king.

Na rrator 2: King Herod was very upset when the wise men

asked about a new king. He called the chief priests and

scribes together.

Ki ng Herod: Where is Christ to be born?

Ch ief priest: In Bethlehem. The prophet wrote about it.

Scribe: The prophecy said a leader would come out of

Bethlehem to rule Israel.

Na rrator 3: Herod told the wise men to go to Bethlehem to

find the child. He told them to return to him so he could

go and worship the child. When the wise men left, they

saw the star.

wi se men: (with great joy) Look! There is the star!

Na rrator 4: The wise men followed the star. It led them to

the house where Jesus was. When they saw the child,

they fell down and worshiped Him. They gave Him presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Na rrator 5: The wise men were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they went home a different way.

—Matthew 2:1-12

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