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这节圣诞课程教导学生有关马利亚在圣诞故事中的角色。
1.准备学生的心来庆祝圣诞节
2.介绍圣诞故事中较少为人所知的人物— 女性
3.鼓励学生默想耶稣降临的意义
主题
基督的诞生, 圣诞节, 认识耶稣, 预言
背诵经文
路加福音2:19
开始祷告(5-10分钟)
团队建造(10分钟)
我们将举行一个圣诞知识竞赛。举手如果你知道答案。回答正确将赢得奖品 —（为获胜者准备一些糖果或巧克力）
1.圣诞歌曲《雪人弗洛斯蒂》中，什么让雪人弗洛斯蒂活了过来？（一顶帽子）
2.圣诞老人的驯鹿中，哪只与二月节日的一个著名象征同名？（丘比特）
3.宾克罗斯比的歌集“白色圣诞”里有史以来销量最好的单曲是哪首？（白色圣诞）
4.1965年成为太空中播放的第一首歌曲的知名圣诞颂歌是哪首？（铃儿响叮当）
5.圣尼古拉斯出生在哪个国家？（土耳其）
希望这些问题让你更期待圣诞节！
课堂起头(5分钟)
一般讨论：
• 你最喜欢的圣诞传统是什么？（允许学生分享自己最喜欢的传统。）
• 你的家人每年庆祝圣诞节做的事是什么？（让每个学生都分享。）
• 你在这个圣诞节一定要做的事是什么？（唱圣诞颂歌，滑雪，看一部特别的电影等等。）
我猜不管你的传统或者你这个圣诞节一定要做的事，思考默想和珍赏估计都不在其中。今天我们要谈谈怎样静下心来更有意义地庆祝圣诞节。
深入学习(35分钟)
读 路加福音1:26-29
问题讨论：
1.这段经文中，马利亚如何被预定的？（作为大卫的后裔，与约瑟许配的女子，童女。）
2.谁来拜访了马利亚，这个人说了什么？（一个天使拜访她，并告诉她主与她同在。）
3.马利亚在第29节有何反应？（她因这话就很惊慌，又反复思想这样问安是什么意思。）
有趣的是，仅仅一句问候就让玛利亚感到困扰。她甚至还没有听到任何消息，就已经感到困扰。等到她听到天使要说的话时，就更加不安了。
读 路加福音2:30-34
问题讨论：
1.天使如何安慰马利亚…说了什么？（告诉她，她在神眼中已经蒙恩了。）
2.天使接下来告诉马利亚什么消息？（她将怀孕并生子。）
3.天使还给了什么进一步的指示和预见？（让她给孩子起名叫耶稣，祂将为大，统治以色列后裔直到永远，祂的国将永存。）
读 路加福音1:35-38
问题讨论：
1.天使如何解释她怀孕的原因？（圣灵使她怀孕，她的儿子不仅是人，还是神。）
2.天使提供了怎样的证据证明这是真的？（以利沙伯也怀孕了。）
3.第37节中天使提供了什么保证？（“在神，没有一句话是不可能的。”）
4.马利亚的反应是什么？（她是神的仆人，她情愿天使的话应验。）
5.是什么让马利亚从这段经文一开始的“困扰”到最后愿意这样被神使用？（她从天使那里听到信息，天使安慰她，天使提供证据保证所说的是真的等等。）
6.在你的生活中，涉及到神对你的话语，是什么让你从怀疑到确信？（允许学生分享。）
读 路加福音2:1-20
问题讨论：
1.你可能之前听过这段经文，但是否有新的想法？对这个消息你有何反应？（允许学生分享。）
2.在这段经文中牧羊人的反应是什么？（他们找到婴孩，然后传扬了有关祂的消息，然后又回来。）
3.天使在这段经文中的反应是什么？（他们赞美荣耀神。）
4.约瑟在这段经文中是什么样？（我们了解不多，但他在场，应该很支持，愿意付代价，很尽责等等。）
5.最后，马利亚的反应是什么？（马利亚把这一切存在心里，反复思想。）
6.你认为马利亚思想了哪些事情？（路加福音1中天使的信息，去伯利恒的旅程，恐惧和困惑，她拜访以利沙伯，天使说的关于耶稣身份的话，牧羊人来访，天使的歌唱等等。）
应用(15分钟)
马利亚“把这一切存在心里”并“反复思想”了这些事情。那就是我们今天要做的。圣诞故事，我们不仅仅要读，还要来经历。因此，我们现在一起来珍赏和思想耶稣。
为此，我想做些准备。让我们先静坐30秒，之后我会向你们读一些经文。在每个经文之后，我会再给你们30秒的静默时间来“珍赏”你们所听到的内容，并默想。
（给学生30秒的静默时间）
读 以赛亚书53:2-6
（给学生30秒的静默时间）
读 歌罗西书1:15-20
（给学生30秒的静默时间）
读 希伯来书4:14-16
（给学生30秒的静默时间）
再次读 路加福音2:1-19
（给学生30秒的静默时间）
除了朗读之外，我们刚刚还花了几分钟的安静默想的时间。现在，让我们一起稍微反思一下。
一般讨论：
• 这些经文中，有什么是你珍赏的？（允许学生分享。）
• 这些经文告诉我们主耶稣是什么样的？（祂是一个受苦的仆人，伟大的大祭司，掌管一切的神，应许的弥赛亚等等。）
• 在那些安静的时间里，你感觉如何？不舒服？很有帮助？令人愉快？（允许学生分享，无论他们的感受如何都予以认可。）
• 你觉得自己是一个花时间思考珍赏的人吗？为什么是/不是？（通常我们太忙，生活太嘈杂，我们太懒等等。）
• 如果在这个圣诞节，你每天花五分钟静坐思想耶稣，会是什么样子？你能做到吗？（允许学生分享。）
圣诞故事中的每个女性，都能教我们一些东西。我相信马利亚在这里教我们要慢下来、珍赏和思想这个节日最重要的事——耶稣的重要性。
因此，这里有个挑战。在接下来的一周里，每天花五分钟，静下心来，读经文（路加福音2、歌罗西书1、以赛亚书53，或其他经文），思想耶稣是谁。开始时可能会不舒服，但每天都尝试几分钟。
想着耶稣，思考祂。在圣诞节临近时，把这一切都珍赏起来。
结束祷告(2分钟)
祷告学生能够放慢脚步，珍赏关于耶稣的真理。
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Women of Christmas
Lesson 2: Mary
LESSON OBJECTIVES
This Christmas lesson teaches students about Mary and her role in the Christmas story.
Goals
1. To prepare students’ hearts for the celebration of Christmas
2. To introduce students to the lesser known heroes of the Christmas story — the women
3. To inspire students to meditate on and consider the meaning of Jesus’ arrival
Topics
Birth of Christ, Christmas, Knowing Jesus, Prophecy
Scripture Memorization
Luke 2:19
OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)
GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)
We’re going to have a Christmas trivia contest. Raise your hand if you know the answer. A right answer wins a prize — (have some candy canes or chocolate ready for winners)
1. In the Christmas song “Frosty the Snowman,” what makes Frosty come to life? (A hat.)
2. Which of Santa’s reindeer shares a name with a famous symbol of a February holiday? (Cupid)
3. What Bing Crosby song is the best-selling single ever? (White Christmas)
4. What well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever broadcast from space in 1965? (Jingle Bells)
5. In what modern-day country was the real Saint Nicholas born? (Turkey)
I hope those questions got you more excited for Christmas!
GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)
General Discussion:
• What is a favorite Christmas tradition of yours? (Allow students to share their favorites.)
• What is something your family does every year to celebrate? (Allow each student to share.)
• For you as an individual, what is one thing you will definitely do this Christmas season to celebrate? (Go caroling, Sledding, Watch a particular movie, etc.)
My guess is regardless of the traditions you are used to doing or things you’ll definitely do this Christmas season, thinking, pondering, and treasuring in silence are not things you named. Today we’re going to talk about how being still can help us celebrate Christmas in a more substantial way.
DIGGING DEEP (35 minutes)
Read Luke 1:26-29
Discussion Questions:
1. How is Mary identified in this passage? (As a descendant of David, as a woman pledged to be married to Joseph, as a virgin.)
2. Who visits Mary and what does the individual say? (An angel visits her and tells her that the Lord is with her.)
3. What is Mary’s response in verse 29? (She is troubled, curious as to what is going on.)
It is interesting that with only a salutation troubles Mary. She hasn’t even been given any news yet, and she’s already troubled. Just wait until she hears what the angel has to say.
Read Luke 2:30-34
Discussion Questions:
1. How does the angel reassure Mary…what does he say? (That she has found favor with God.)
2. What news does the angel give Mary next? (That she will become pregnant and give birth to a son.)
3. What further instructions and insight does the angel offer? (That she is to name Him Jesus, that He will be great, and that He will rule over the descendants of Israel forever, His kingdom will last forever.)
4. What confuses Mary in verse 34? (Because she knew she’d never been with a man.)
Read Luke 1:35-38
Discussion Questions:
1. How does the angel explain her pregnancy will happen? (That the Holy Spirit would make her pregnant and her son will be not only human, but also divine.)
2. What proof does the angel offer that this is true? (That Elizabeth was also pregnant.)
3. What assurance does the angel offer in verse 37? (That “no word from God will ever fail”)
4. What is Mary’s response? (That she’s God’s servant and that she desired for the angel’s words to be fulfilled.)
5. What is it that you think causes Mary to go from “troubled” at the beginning of the passage to being so willing to be used of God in this way? (She hears from the angel, the angel comforts her, the angel offers proof and assurance that what he is saying is the truth, etc.)
6. What is it that can cause you to go from doubtful to assured when it comes to God’s words to you in your life? (Allow students to share.)
Read Luke 2:1-20
Discussion Questions:
1. You’ve likely heard this passage before, but does anything stick out in a new way? What is your response to this news? (Allow students to share.)
2. What was the response of the shepherds in this passage? (They went and found the baby, then went and spread the news concerning him, then returned.)
3. What is the response of the angels in this passage? (They praise God, singing out glory.)
4. How does Joseph seem in this passage? (We don’t know much, but he is present, supportive, seemingly sacrificial and dutiful, etc.)
5. Lastly, what is Mary’s response? (She “treasured up” and “pondered” all these things in her heart.)
6. What kinds of things do you think Mary thought about? (The angel’s news from Luke 1, the trip to Bethlehem, the fear and confusion, her visit with Elizabeth, what the angel said about who Jesus would be, the shepherds coming to visit, the angel’s song, etc.)
MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)
Mary “treasured up” and “pondered” these things in her heart. That’s what we want to do today. For the Christmas story to be real to us, it can’t remain a story that we read about. It needs to be one we experience. So, we’re going to create some space to treasure and ponder Jesus together now.
To that end, I’d like to set the stage for some quiet. Let’s begin by being still for 30 seconds, after which I’m going to read some Scripture to you. After each Scripture, I’m going to give you 30 more seconds of stillness to “treasure up” what you hear and ponder it as well.
(Give students 30 silence of silence)
Read Isaiah 53:2-6
(Give students 30 seconds of silence)
Read Colossians 1:15-20
(Give students 30 seconds of silence)
Read Hebrews 4:14-16
(Give students 30 seconds of silence)
Read Luke 2:1-19 (once again)
(Give students 30 seconds of silence)
We’ve just spent 5-10 minutes, other than my reading, in quiet reflection. Now, let’s reflect a little bit together.
General Discussion:
• What is something that you treasured from one of those verses? (Allow students to share.)
• What do those verses tell us about who Jesus is? (He’s a suffering servant, a great high priest, a God who holds things together, a promised Messiah, etc.)
• How did you feel during that time of quiet? Was it uncomfortable? Helpful? Enjoyable? (Allow students to share, validating those feelings whatever they are.)
• Do you feel like you are a person who takes time to ponder or treasure thoughts like these? Why or why not? (Often, we’re too busy, our lives too noisy, we’re too lazy, etc.)
• What would it look like this Christmas season if you took five minutes every day to be still and ponder Jesus? Could you do it? (Allow students to share.)
In our study of the women of Christmas, each can teach us something. I believe Mary teaches us here the importance of slowing down, treasuring up, and pondering that which is most important during this season — Jesus.
So, here’s the challenge. For the next week, take five minutes. Be still. Read a passage of Scripture (Luke 2, Colossians 1, Isaiah 53, or something else), and ponder who Jesus is. It may be uncomfortable at first but try every single day for just a few minutes.
Think of Jesus. Ponder him. Treasure it all up as Christmas approaches.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
Pray that students can slow down and treasure up the truth about Jesus.
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