Christmas
Christmas
L.O. To explore the Christian belief of incarnation through the Christmas story.
Christmas
What is Christmas to you?
How do people celebrate it?
What is Christmas all about?
Christ mas
s
Sacred
Secular
Christ = Messiah
chosen one
Incarnation means ‘in the body’
God in human form
Gerard (Gerrit) van Honthorst (1590-1656), Adoration of the Shepherds
Evidence why Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah - the Chosen One
3. Evidence from Jesus’ life
4. The Christian belief about why Jesus came into the world.
2. Evidence in the Christmas story that Jesus was special
https://youtu.be/e-hZA0f0RH8?si=RflX39GTm45AphDX
Promise of a Messiah
Unpack your Evidence box.
Match the clues to fill in the missing words in Evidence box 1 on the sheet.
Nativity Story
In pairs or small groups retell the Biblical Christmas story with the Christmas cards
Who are the different characters involved?
What is significant about them?
Nativity Story
Fill in evidence box 2:
Write down 3 things that are unusual or special about the Nativity story.
Jesus: human and God
Jesus - fully human
Jesus -fully God
Incarnation
Fill in evidence box 3:
Give an example of something amazing Jesus did.
Salvation
Solve the rebus puzzle in evidence box 4:
And find out what Christians believe about why Jesus came into the world.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:16
John 3:16
God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who
believes in him may
not die but have
eternal
life.
https://youtu.be/8u-ICIHAmKk?si=yNHzYi0OCUHI3HbT
Your task:
Create a piece of Christmas art on the Christian theme of ‘Incarnation’
Draw a picture AND/OR use ‘word art’ .
Consider including: