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Wait For It: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry TOPIC: Christmas SCRIPTURE: New Testament DECORATING THEME: Board Games AGE GROUP: Elementary (Get the Preschool version here !) Who doesn't love a board game? Waiting for the the game to unfold is a part of the fun, but it can be frustrating if kids don't know why they are playing or why they need to be a part of it. In "Wait For It", kids will learn how to watch for and put their hope in Jesus. Everyone will meet John, Mary, Simeon and Anna - people who waited for a Savior to change their lives. Kids will learn that everyone needs a Savior, that the Savior will change everything, that God will do impossible things, and that Jesus is the one they've been waiting for! BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES Everyone needs a Savior. (John Prepares for Jesus: Mark 1:1-8; Isaiah 40:1-8) Wait and see, the Savior will change everything. (John Tells People About Jesus: John 1:19-28; Psalm 126) Wait and see, God will do impossible things. (An Angel Appears to Mary: Luke 1:26-38; Psalm 89:1-8) Jesus is the one we've been waiting for. (Simeon and Anna Welcome Jesus: Luke 2:22-40; Galatians 4:4-7) MEMORY VERSE: "But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." Micah 7:7 (NIV)

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