For Unto Us a Child is Born
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6.
As you and your driller families celebrate Christmas, consider sending your Children’s drillers the Isaiah 9:6 Bible Drill Devotion and the table time card from the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. This would be a great resource for drillers and their families to use for a Christmas week family devotion:
Who does not love Christmas? It is my favorite time of the year. I like it more than I like my own Birthday. I like all the presents I get and I like all the presents that I give.
Sometimes the birth of Jesus gets lost in all the giving and receiving of presents. Christmas is not about lights, trees, giving and receiving presents. It is about God sending His one and only Son to be the Savior of the world. God was sending His only Son to earth, knowing that Jesus would have to die on the cross for our sins.
Do you think it was a happy time or a sad time for God? Why or why not?
Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, God told us what Jesus would be like.
What do you think makes Jesus “Wonderful?”
The Bible calls Jesus the Counselor. What does a counselor do? How is Jesus like a counselor?
“The Mighty God” – This is a good bit of theology here. Jesus is in the Trinity. He is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Three in one. Can you think of ways that Jesus is like God?
“The Everlasting Father” – What are some things that a father does? What are some of those fatherly things that Jesus does for us?
“The Prince of Peace” – Jesus came to earth to bring peace between God and people. Someone had to pay for our sins. Jesus chose to come to earth as a Baby to die for our sins. Jesus took the punishment that was meant for us so we could have peace with God. Jesus also came to show us how to have peace with each other. Can you think of 3 things that Jesus told us to do to help us have peace with others?
I am glad that Jesus is all we need.
You can text or email them the link to this article or you can download and print out a copy to send home:
Another resource for families to use during Christmas is the Isaiah 9:6 Bible Drill Tent Card discussion questions:
Read and memorize Isaiah 9:6
- Did you know Isaiah is the most well known prophet in the Bible? What is a prophet?
A prophet is a messenger of the Lord; prophets receive messages from God through visions or dreams. Then the prophet is told to send that message to a person, a town, or a big group of people. - What do you know about Isaiah the prophet?
Isaiah was a prophet in and around Jerusalem from 739-686 B.C. Isaiah prophesied about many things: Sennacherib’s attempt to overtake Jerusalem and the Lord healing Hezekiah just to name a few. Isaiah prophesied a lot about the coming Messiah, this is what your memory verse talks about today. - “For unto us a child is born…”, what child is Isaiah talking about and when do we celebrate His birth?
Isaiah is talking about Jesus Christ and we celebrate His birth on December 24th.
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!
Thank you to Belinda Stroud and the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions for making these great family Bible Skill Resources available.