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在这节课上，孩子们将了解那些忙于表现虔诚而没有注意到耶稣诞生的宗教领袖。我们将谈论在圣诞季节里，拥有满脑子知识和满心知识之间的区别。
主题
耶稣的诞生，圣诞节，尊荣神，认识神，讨神喜悦
等孩子(10分钟)
开头的祷告(5分钟)
参见：开头的祷告
背经节(12分钟)
以色列阿，你要听，耶和华是我们的神；耶和华是独一的。你要全心、全魂、全力，爱耶和华你的神。-申命记 6:4-5
故事与讨论(15分钟)
介绍：
现在是我们的圣经故事时间。今天我们将继续讨论圣诞故事中的一些人物。圣诞故事是关于耶稣基督的诞生，是圣经中最重要的故事之一！马太福音告诉我们一些关于宗教领袖的细节，以及他们如何成为耶稣诞生故事的一部分。耶路撒冷的希律王想知道弥赛亚耶稣诞生在哪里，所以他召集了这些领袖。这些宗教领袖每天都在研读经文，所以准确知道神的话在哪里说到弥赛亚会诞生。让我们听听故事的展开。
读 马太福音2:1-8
请学生们注意听有关宗教领袖的细节和他们对希律王所说的内容。
讨论问题：
1.希律王对星象家的到来感到不安的原因是什么？（他们声称一颗新星出现是为了向刚刚诞生的犹太王致敬）
2.谁还对王诞生的消息感到不安？（所有的耶路撒冷人）
3.希律派谁来帮助回答星象家的问题？（祭司长和民间的经学家）
4.根据这些宗教领袖的说法，弥赛亚将在哪里诞生？（在犹太地的伯利恒）
5.希律和宗教领袖住在哪里？（耶路撒冷）
6.如果希律和律法师在耶路撒冷，为什么他们没有前往五英里之外的伯利恒？（也许他们心里并不相信先知所说的，或者他们不想相信耶稣是弥赛亚。）
7.律法师们背诵了各种各样的经文，包括关于耶稣的预言。背诵经文给我们的是头脑知识还是心灵知识？（答案各不相同。如果我们只是记住经文，但从不在生活中运用，或者让它们改变我们的行为方式，那这些知识就永远不会改变我们的内心。）
课堂活动(15分钟)
备选-课堂活动(15分钟)
应用(5分钟)
圣经在这段经文中并没有告诉我们太多关于律法师的事，但我们可以看出虽然他们头脑中知晓所有的预言，但这并没有促使他们去庆祝或敬拜。也许宗教领袖担心如果他们庆祝耶稣的诞生，希律会惩罚他们。也许这些领袖并不相信耶稣是他们一直等待的真正弥赛亚。也许他们只是觉得自己不需要去看耶稣的诞生。但无论什么原因，我们看到了犹太人的领袖，他们一生都在研读经文，但这些经文并没有完全实化在他们的心中。他们对真理的知晓和从真理中感受到情感之间有脱节。我们可以尽情地研读圣经，去主日学和教会，但如果我们不让神的话和圣经故事改变我们的心，我们就和法利赛人和律法师没什么两样。耶稣长大后，这些律法师花时间引用经文批评祂，而不是为祂的神迹和神通过祂所做的大事而欢欣。我们需要努力确保学到的东西改变我们的内心，将我们的心灵知识与头脑知识联结起来。
问题讨论：
我们如何将从研读圣经中学到的东西应用到我们的生活中？（答案各不相同。为我们所学的祈祷，求神帮助我们改变。专注于每周操练我们学到的一小部分。祷读圣经经文。)
下节课
我们将继续系列课程-圣诞人物，看看我们可以从希律王那里学到什么。
结尾的祷告(2分钟)
参见：结尾的祷告
反馈单
课结束之前，把家庭反馈单给每个孩子。
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THE CHARACTERS OF CHRISTMAS
LESSON 3: THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS
In this lesson, the children will learn about the Religious Leaders who were too busy being pious to notice that Jesus had been born. We will talk about the difference between having a head full of knowledge and a heart full of knowledge during the Christmas season.by Lauren Shelnutt
TOPICS
Birth of Jesus, Christmas, Honor God, Knowing God, Pleasing God
AS KIDS ARRIVE (10 minutes)
Head or Heart Knowledge (Activity) Click here
OPENING PRAYER AND PRAISE (5 minutes)
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MEMORY WORK (12 minutes)
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength." -Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV
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SCRIPTURE READING AND DISCUSSION (15 minutes)
Introduction:It’s time for our Bible story for today. Today we are going to continue talking about some of the people that were part of the Christmas story. The Christmas story is all about the birth of Jesus Christ and it is one of the most important stories in the Bible! When we read from the Gospel of Matthew he tells us details about some Religious Leaders and how they were part of the story of Jesus’ birth. King Herod of Jerusalem wanted to know where Jesus, the Messiah, was born so he called for these leaders. The Religious Leaders studied scripture daily and knew exactly where God’s Word said that the Messiah would be born. Let’s listen to the story unfold.
Read Matthew 2:1-8. Ask the students to listen to details about the religious leaders and what they said to Herod.
Discussion Questions:
1. What upset King Herod about the arrival of the Magi? (They claimed that a new star appeared in honor of the king of the Jews that was just born.)
2. Who else was disturbed by the news of this “king” being born? (All of Jerusalem.)
3. Who did Herod send for to help answer the Magi’s question? (The people’s chief priests and teachers of the law.)
4. According to these religious leaders where was the Messiah to be born? (In Bethlehem in Judea.)
5. Where were Herod and the religious leaders living? (Jerusalem.)
6. If Herod and the teachers of the law were in Jerusalem, why do you think they didn’t make the five mile trip to Bethlehem? (Maybe they did not believe in their heart that what the prophet said was true or they did not want to believe that Jesus was the Messiah.)
7. The teachers of the law had all sorts of scriptures memorized including the prophecy about Jesus. Do you think memorizing scripture gives us head knowledge or heart knowledge? (Answers will vary. If we just know verses in our memory but we never use them in our life or let them change they way we act they will never change our hearts.)
CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)
Phylactery (Craft) Click here
ALTERNATE CLASS EXERCISE (15 minutes)
How Do You Love Game Show (Skit) Click here
APPLICATION (4 minutes)
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about the religious teachers of the law in this passage but we know they knew all the prophecy in their head but it did not move them to action or cause celebration or worship. Maybe the religious leaders were worried that Herod would punish them if they celebrated Jesus’ birth. Perhaps the leaders did not believe Jesus was the true Messiah they had been waiting for. Maybe they just did not feel like they needed to make the short trip to see Jesus. But, whatever the reason, we see men that are supposed to be the leaders of the Jewish people that have spent their whole live studying scriptures but these scriptures are not fully known in their hearts. There is disconnect from what they know to be true and what emotions they feel in their hearts from that truth. We can study the Bible and go to Sunday school and church as much as we want but if we don’t let God’s Word and Bible stories change our hearts we are no different than the Pharisees and Teachers of the law. As Jesus grew up, these same teachers of the law spent their time quoting verses to Jesus and criticizing him instead of celebrating his miracles and rejoicing with the great things God was doing through him. We need to work hard to make sure the things we learn changes our hearts and we connect our heart knowledge with our head knowledge.
Discussion Question:1. How can we apply the things we learn from studying the Bible to our lives? (Answers will vary. Pray about the things we learn, asking God to help us change. Focus on one small way we can demonstrate something we have learned each week. Pray Bible verses.)
NEXT WEEK
We will continue in our series, the Characters of Christmas and see what we can learn from King Herod.
CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)
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