Issue 52
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Every Christmas it seems as if less and less children know the answer to this question and now recent research by the Bible Society1 shows that 36% of children say they’ve never even read, heard or seen the story of the birth of Jesus. This is a serious challenge for us as people who know and follow Jesus. As the time to celebrate Jesus’ birth approaches, we need to think about how we can tell the children we know who Jesus is. We need to think creatively about how to tell them the facts of the story of Jesus and there are some great ideas for doing that in this WAY2GO magazine. Take a look at them and enjoy using them. But if the story of Jesus is to mean anything, it needs to be more than just information. We need to help children understand that the story of Jesus is part of a bigger story - it is part of the story of God’s love for us. The way we tell it needs to help children understand that they are part of God’s big story too - God knew that one day they would be born and he wanted them to have a way to be friends with him too. Make the most of the time you have with your children this year and may God bless you as you work with them.
Hilary Hague Team leader, Children and Families SUNZ 1 2015 Biblical Literacy Survey, Bible Society NZ.
Who is Jesus? is an interactive Christmas leaflet especially designed to help children discover what the Bible tells us about Jesus. It’s produced by SUNZ and the Bible Society and you can order them online at www.biblesociety.org.nz Adventure Dec15.indd 15
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