God's Surprise

 Intro

1. Read lesson 10- God's Surprise. Manna & Mercy pages 39-42.

(Here's a link to the lesson online in case you need it)

Link to "God's Surprise" pg 39-42

2. Discuss with your parent: 

a) If you needed to be saved (like from a deep pit or being tied to railroad tracks) who do you want to have save you? 

b)If you are struggling with real life problems (like trouble with friends, school or work issues, or society problems like racism) who do you want to have help you?

3. What would you expect "the savior of all people" to be like? You can think of physical attributes as well as personality, talents, etc.


Video Lesson

Watch this video:



(Here is the link in case the embedded video doesn't work)

https://youtu.be/H0nTIaBxwLE 


Discuss

1. Why do you think God chose to send someone as powerless as a baby as the savior? Do you think it worked to have the messiah be so powerless?

2. God became truly human through Jesus. What do you think would be hard about God becoming human, instead of just being God? 

 3. Jesus was born in unusual circumstances (no room in the inn, unwed mother, poor, savior as a baby, etc). Name a few ways that Jesus' life as an adult followed that pattern of unusual circumstances. (Example- he spent time with lepers, which was considered unclean)

4. Jesus' birth turned expectations upside down. What would you expect a messiah to look like today?What do you think a messiah could look like today to be completely unexpected? 

-Don't be afraid to have a really silly answer! (Like a messiah might be a talking racoon, or something random!) I'd love to hear your silly suggestions in your report. 

5. What's your favorite dinosaur? (Mine's stegosaurus!)


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