Sunday School

   As Sunday School teachers we strive to bring God's word to life and to make it real for our kids.  This Christmas one way you can do that is by showing your kids real Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh and by telling them about Jesus through their object lessons.

GOLD
     says to Baby Jesus, “You are a   King.”  It also speaks of the enduring faith which is ours in Jesus (I Peter 1:6-7, Job 23:10). 

FRANKINCENSE

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       was an herb thought to be calming and soothing, but more famous in Jewish culture as “incense.”  The High Priest burned it as a holy fragrance to God.  (Exodus 30:34). Its presentation to Jesus says to Him, “You will be a Priest.”
   
     The frankincense further speaks of the fact that the Baby is also God.  Gold is a gift given to a king and frankincense is burned to God.

MYRRH
     It was a preservative and was used as a burial spice.  In fact, the Egyptians buried mummies in it and Jesus given myrrh at His birth was buried in it at His death (John 19:39).

    Ask your kids how they'd feel if when they were born their mom got embalming fluid?

     Sounds crazy but it drives home the point that Jesus was marked to die for us.

     Each box comes with a pamphlet that relates the original three gifts to the Gospel which could be the basis for your Sunday School lesson.  It also plays on the imagery of opening a gift at Christmas being symnbolic how how we take the gift of Jesus.  If you are using the First Christmas Present for your Sunday School, tell us how many extra pamphlets you'd like in the comment section of checkout and we will send them for free (while supplies last).