Day 1 – Read Matthew 1:21:23Your mom and dad might have used a baby name book to pick your name. Every name has a meaning based on the way your name is formed. It is fun to look up what your name means. The Bible tells us that Jesus’ name means Immanuel, which means “God with us.” Jesus was God who came to earth as a human. Why would God leave His awesome heavenly home? The answer is to save you from your sin and to show you how to live on earth.

Day 2 –  Read John 1:29John the Baptist calls Jesus the Lamb of God. In the Old Testament, before Jesus was born, people who followed God had to sacrifice a lamb to take care of their sin. God asked them to do that while He made the way for Jesus, but the plan was always for Jesus to be the “true Lamb.” God had to become human to die for our sins.

Day 3

Why did God come down to earth?
How does it make you feel that the #1 reason God came to earth was to save you from your sins?

Day 4

God was a human. Think about that for a minute. Big ‘ole God, who is everywhere and eternal, came down as a baby and lived like you. God cried in His mom’s arms, God had to go to the bathroom. God might have stubbed His toe. God was bullied. God had friends. God played outside. God ate food. God was tempted to do wrong. God had family members. God might have had the flu. The list can go on and on and on. Jesus did everything a human does except He did it all without sinning. Are you amazed? You should be! He never fought with His siblings. He never complained about anything. He never disobeyed His parents. When bullied, He never fought back in anger. God came to earth and not only died for our sins, but showed us the right way to live our life.

Day 5Years ago, the “What Would Jesus Do” bracelets were popular. It challenged us to do things like Jesus would do. It’s time for a new saying, and you are going to come up with it. Think of a new saying or logo. It can be original, or it can play off of something that is already popular. The goal is for it to be a reminder to live like Jesus.

DIG DEEPER

Read Luke 2:25. Luke chapter 2 is the only part of the bible that told us about Jesus as a kid. Luke 2:25 tells you how He grew up in wisdom, stature, favor with God, and favor with man. At Kanakuk, we call this the 4 Square Life. How can you grow like Jesus did?