{"id":11629,"date":"2015-12-17T01:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=11629"},"modified":"2015-12-17T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T19:29:38","slug":"new-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/17\/new-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"New Children&#8217;s Study Leading Up to Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11631 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Luke2ChildrensStudyDay1.jpg\" alt=\"Luke2Children'sStudyDay1\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Luke2ChildrensStudyDay1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Luke2ChildrensStudyDay1-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Luke2ChildrensStudyDay1-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Would you like a little help spending some time in the Word with your children during this busy season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior?<\/p>\n<p>Right here, every day until Christmas, you will find a <strong>short Bible lesson for children<\/strong>. We&#8217;ll be reading Luke 2:1-20, listening for specific words, making lists, drawing pictures, acting out portions of the story, watching videos, and memorizing &#8212; much like we do in the children&#8217;s lessons in the Busy Mamas Bible studies.<\/p>\n<p>Does this sound time-consuming? <em>It won&#8217;t be.<\/em> The planning is all done for you! (And besides, what better way could you be spending your time during the Christmas season?) You just get to open your Bible, gather a handful of supplies once in a while, and spend some rich, memory-making time with your children!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s lesson!\u00a0<\/strong>You&#8217;ll need some paper and markers, crayons, or colored pencils.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bible.is\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>www.Bible.is<\/em><\/a> on your computer or other electronic device (or install the <strong>free app<\/strong> for tablet or smartphones).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re using a computer, click the &#8220;Go to the Bible&#8221; button on the home page of <em>Bible.is<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <strong>ESV<\/strong> in the translation box just below the words &#8220;Bible.is&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Type <strong>Luke 2<\/strong> in the search box and click the search button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Listen to the <strong>dramatized reading<\/strong> of verses 1-20.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask the children to <strong>summarize the story<\/strong> and then each each <strong>draw a picture<\/strong> to illustrate some part of the story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Discuss<\/strong> your drawings and <strong>post<\/strong> them in prominent places in your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/christmas.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11644\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-sale-slide-2015-last-minute.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-sale-slide-2015-last-minute\" width=\"636\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-sale-slide-2015-last-minute.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-sale-slide-2015-last-minute-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/christmas-sale-slide-2015-last-minute-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-left rtsocial-icon\"><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon \"> <div class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon-button\"><a title=\"Share: New Children&#8217;s Study Leading Up to Christmas!\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorposts.com%2Fblog%2F2015%2F12%2F17%2Fnew-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas%2F\" target= \"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon\"> <div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon-button\"><a title=\"Tweet: New Children&#8217;s Study Leading Up to Christmas!\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon-link\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=New%20Children%27s%20Study%20Leading%20Up%20to%20Christmas%21&via=@doorposts&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorposts.com%2Fblog%2F2015%2F12%2F17%2Fnew-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas%2F\" target= \"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon\"> <div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon-link\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/17\/new-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas\/&media=https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Luke2ChildrensStudyDay1-150x108.jpg&description=New Children's Study Leading Up to Christmas!\" target= \"_blank\" title=\"Pin: New Children&#8217;s Study Leading Up to Christmas!\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/17\/new-childrens-study-leading-up-to-christmas\/\" title=\"New Children&#8217;s Study Leading Up to Christmas!\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"11629\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"71cb7cc082\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11629\" \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like a little help spending some time in the Word with your children during this busy season as we celebrate the birth of our Savior? 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