The Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. And the word gospel means “good news!”

Christmas is when we celebrate that Jesus was born. God loves us so much, that God gave us Jesus! Now, there were people called wise men who lived very far away. They were waiting for Jesus to be born because they knew Jesus was God’s Son. 


After Jesus was born, God put a special star in the sky to show the wise men the way to Jesus so that they could celebrate Him. 


The wise men knew they could follow the star to get to Jesus. It was a long journey, but they finally got there! The wise men were SO happy to see Jesus. 


As soon as they saw Him, they gave Jesus gifts and worshipped Him.


They wanted to show how special Jesus is. And we know Jesus is special because Jesus is God’s Son! God loves us so much that God gave us Jesus! Wow! 


What an amazing story! Do you think we could start at the beginning and look at the whole Christmas story train? I think we can!


The true story of Christmas begins with Mary. 


God sent an angel to tell Mary she would have a baby and the baby would be named . . . JESUS! And we know Jesus is special because Jesus is God’s Son!


Later, Mary and Joseph went to a town called Bethlehem.


Mary and Joseph stayed in a stable where animals live because there were no rooms anywhere else. And that’s where Baby Jesus was born—a stable!


There were some shepherds out in a field taking care of their . . . SHEEP!


God sent an angel to tell the shepherds that Jesus had been born.


The shepherds ran as fast as they could to find Baby Jesus! When the shepherds got to the stable, they saw Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus, just like the angels said they would.


Later, God sent a star to show some wise men where to find Jesus.


When the wise men found Jesus, they worshipped Him . . . 


. . . and gave Him gifts.


And that is the true story of Christmas. Christmas is when we celebrate that God gave us Jesus! So, when anyone asks you, “Why is Jesus special?” You can tell them, “Jesus is God’s Son!”






Bible Verse: God has given a son to us. —Isaiah 9:6, NCV

Text Truth: The wise men travel a long way to show Jesus they believe He is special.



Family Devotional

When they saw the star, they were filled with joy. The Wise Men went to the house. There they saw the child with his mother Mary. They bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures. They gave him gold, frankincense and myrrh.
—Matthew 2:10-11

In our Bible story, we learned how the Wise Men followed a special star all the way to Jesus. When In our Bible story, wise men followed a special star so they could find Jesus. They knew God had given us Jesus, so when they found Jesus, they worshipped Him and gave Him gifts. 

God has given a son to us. —Isaiah 9:6, NCV

The wise men gave Jesus gifts. So, with your family, take a piece of paper and make a list of gifts for Jesus. So, think about it. If you could give Jesus any kind of gift, what would you give Him? Have each member of your family what gift they would give Jesus. And make sure they write their name next to the gift they write down.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, Jesus is so special. If we could give Jesus gifts to show how special He is, we would give Jesus things like (read the list your family made). Thank You for giving us Jesus. Jesus is the best gift. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

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