TASK

What can you find out about Jesus and his early life?

Where can you read about his birth?

 What  is the one story about his childhood?

Why do you think there are no other stories about his childhood in the Bible?

What do you think of the birth stories?

Do you think the birth story is  trying to say?

What part of  Jesus' birth is the most interesting and why?

The Angel Gabriel appears to a girl named Mary

There was a girl named Mary who lived in a village called Nazareth.

She was going to marry a carpenter named Joseph.

Mary was a wonderful girl.
 
One day, an angel  came to her.

"Greetings.  The Lord is with  you!"  the angel said.  "You will have a son and you will name him Jesus."

Mary was so surprised.

Mary knew that God had sent the angel to her.

"How can this happen?"  Mary asked.

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will make this happen.  Your child will be the son of God."

"Let it be done to me as God wishes,"  Mary said.

Questions

1. Can you imagine that?
2. What would you have done?
3. What would you have said?
4. Do you think Mary trusted God?
5.  Can you think about any problems that might arise from this story?