JESUS: GOD’S SON

PART 1

DISCOVERING GOD’S WAY - PRESCHOOL YEAR 2, BOOK 1

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 THE BEGINNING
OF GOD’S WAY
Written by Debi Reynolds

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 Contents
Lesson 1 • The Birth of John the Baptist / The Birth of Jesus...............................................................1
Lesson 2 • Shepherds Visit Jesus / Wise men Visit Jesus...................................................................9
Lesson 3 • Jesus Visits the Temple / Jesus Grows Up.......................................................................17
Lesson 4 • John Prepares the Way for Jesus / Jesus is Baptized......................................................25
Lesson 5 • Jesus is Tempted..............................................................................................................33
Lesson 6 • Jesus Begins to Choose Apostles / 12 Apostles Follow Jesus.........................................41
Lesson 7 • Jesus’ Sermon on the Mountain / We Are the Light of the World.....................................49
Lesson 8 • Jesus Turns Water to Wine / Jesus Heals the Nobleman’s Son.......................................57
Lesson 9 • Jesus Heals a Soldier’s Servant / Jesus Heals Jairus’ Daughter.....................................65
Lesson 10 • Jesus Feeds Over 5,000 People / Jesus Walks on Water..............................................75
Lesson 11 • Jesus Heals a Sick Man by a Pool / Jesus Heals a Blind Man.......................................83
Lesson 12 • Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man / Jesus Heals Ten Lepers ..............................................91
Lesson 13 • Jesus Sends Many Men to Teach / Do You Remember?.............................................101
 Lesson 1
The Birth of John the Baptist
Luke 1:5-66

Words to Know
Priest
Someone who works Memory Verse
in the temple.
John 3:16
For God so loved the
Temple
Place where the Jews
world that He gave His
one and only Son, that
worshipped God. whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have
eternal life.
Angel
A messenger from God.

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 The Bible says...

Zechariah was a priest. One day when

he was working in the temple, an angel
of the Lord appeared to him. Gabriel told
Zechariah that his wife, Elizabeth, would
have a baby boy. The angel told Zechariah
to name the baby John.

Zechariah did not believe the angel.

He said, "How can this be? We are
old!" So God would not let him talk
until the baby was born. Zechariah
wanted to tell Elizabeth everything
that had happened, but he could not
talk!
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 Luke 1:57-58 When the baby was born, everyone came
When it was time for to see him. They asked, “What is his
Elizabeth to give birth, she
had a boy. Her neighbors name?” They thought the baby would be
and relatives heard how named Zechariah like his father.
good the Lord was to her,
and they rejoiced.

Everyone was amazed that Elizabeth said the baby's name

was John. No one in the family was named John! It was a
custom to name the first born son after the father.

Do you think the baby should be

named Zechariah, like his father?

YES NO
Circle your answer.
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 But his father wrote, “His Review
name is John.” Then Zechariah
could talk again. He began to 1. Where do priests work?
praise God.
John
2. Who told Zechariah he
would have a son?

Luke 1:65-66
And all their neighbors became
alarmed. In all the mountains of Judea
people continued talking about all
these things. The people who heard
3. What did Zechariah and
about these things wondered about Elizabeth name their son?
them. They thought, “What will this
child be?” They said this because
the Lord was with him. JOHN
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 The Birth of Jesus
Luke 1:28-38; 2:1-7
Words to Know
The Bible says...
Stable
A barn where animals live.
Mary was a young
woman who lived in
the town of Nazareth.

Manger She was going to marry

a good man named
A large wooden box !lled Joseph who was a
with hay for animals to eat.
carpenter. The angel,
Gabriel, told her she
would have a son and
Register His name was to be
A listing of names. Jesus.
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 Matt 1:20-21, 24
Later...an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in
a dream. The angel said, “Joseph...Don’t be
afraid to take Mary as your wife. The baby
in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give
birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus.
Give Him that name because He will save His
people from their sins...When Joseph woke
up, he did what the Lord’s angel had told him
to do. Joseph married Mary.

Many weeks later, Mary and Joseph

had to travel to Bethlehem because
the Roman ruler ordered everyone
to write their name in a register.
Mary was getting close to her time
to have God's child, but they had to
obey the law. Write your name on this register.

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 After a long journey, Joseph and
Mary arrived in Bethlehem. There
were many people in town who had
come to register their name. All the
inns were filled. The only place they could find to spend the
night was in a stable.

Luke 2:6-7
While Joseph and Mary were in
Bethlehem, the time came for her to
have the baby. She gave birth to her
!rst son. There were no rooms left in
the inn. So she wrapped the baby
with cloths and laid Him in a box
(manger) where animals are fed.

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 Lesson 1 Review
Match the word to the picture. Circle the correct answer.
What did Zechariah and
Priest Elizabeth name their son?

Temple
ADAM JOHN
What did the angel do to
Zechariah because he did not
Angel believe?

Stable

Manger Who was born in a stable?

Register
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