The JESUS Film 24 Day ChallengeSample

"The JESUS Film 24-Day Challenge: Day 2"

Review

Centuries before Jesus was born, God made a promise that He would send a Savior: the Messiah who was the Son of God. He would be like us—human, with flesh and bones—and would grow up in the care of His mother, Mary, and His stepfather, Joseph.

In this chapter we see angels announcing His birth to shepherds in the fields of Bethlehem. “For to you is born this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” But was Jesus here just for the Israelite people? A godly man named Simeon answered that question when he met the baby Jesus and His parents at the Temple in Jerusalem. While holding Jesus in his arms, Simeon announced that in seeing Jesus, he had seen God’s salvation, “a light of revelation for the Gentiles.” God had sent His Son to Earth to save people from every country and nation.

Reflect

• How do you think Mary felt when she had to lay her newborn baby into a manger that had been used to feed cattle?
• What lessons can we learn from the shepherds about how important it is to make the best of an opportunity?
• When 12-year-old Jesus was in the temple, why were the religious teachers so surprised at Him? How do you think Mary and Joseph felt about Jesus when they found Him in the temple?

Respond

Thank You, God, for sending Jesus to live in this world to show us God’s love. Thank You for the angels’ announcement to the shepherds, telling them where to find Him in Bethlehem. Help us, like the angels, to tell others how to find Jesus: by coming to Him in prayer. Please help me to keep learning about Him and show me others who I should invite to join me in this 24-Day Challenge.

In Jesus’ name, amen.