Sunday school · Ages 7–9

The shepherds hear the good news

Luke 2:8–20

Mainline Christian

Welcome!

What is the best news you ever heard?

Shepherds in the fields

It was night. The shepherds were watching their sheep.

An angel came!

God’s glory shone all around. The shepherds were scared.

Don’t be afraid!

“Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.”
Luke 2:10

Rows of painted angel faces with large dark eyes and outspread wings fill the beams of a church ceiling, separated by bands of patterned crosses.

A Savior is born!

You will find a baby wrapped in cloth, lying in a manger.

Glory to God!

“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace”
Luke 2:14

A close group of angels with long golden curls and jeweled circlets sing together, mouths open and brows furrowed in concentration, one turning the page of a songbook on a carved wooden lectern.

Let’s go to Bethlehem!

The shepherds hurried. They found Mary, Joseph, and the baby.

Mary lifts a cloth from the newborn Jesus, whose light shines on the faces of Joseph and the shepherds crowding around the manger.

They told everyone!

The shepherds went back to their sheep, praising God.

Good news for everyone

God’s good news came first to shepherds. It is for you too!

I wonder…

I wonder how the shepherds felt when the angel came.

I wonder…

I wonder who you would tell this good news to.

Question 1 of 7

What were the shepherds doing that night?

Question 2 of 7

What did the angel say first?

Question 3 of 7

Who is the good news for?

Question 4 of 7

How would the shepherds know the baby?

Question 5 of 7

What did the angels sing?

Question 6 of 7

What did the shepherds do after they saw Jesus?

Question 7 of 7

Why do you think God told shepherds first?

Great job!

You finished all 7 questions.

Our memory verse

“I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.”
Luke 2:10

Make a good-news angel

Roll half a paper plate into a cone.
Trace and cut out your two hands.
Glue the hands on as wings.
Add a face and a halo.
Write: Good news for all!

Pass the good news

Sit in a circle.
Whisper the message to your neighbor.
The last person stands up and tells everyone!

Let’s pray

Dear God, thank you for the good news of Jesus. It is for all the people, and for me. Help me share it. Amen.