The Forgotten Story Of Christmas

A mother and father were hearing their children talk at their door About Santa and what new toys they would get once more
The parents said to each other we think forgotten have they
Why it is we celebrate this Special Christmas day

So they decided after supper they would all sit around the tree that was so bright
And tell the children again they were not celebrating Christmas just right
So after supper around the tree they sat around
And they were going to tell them how the true Christmas was found
So again they told them the real Christmas story
And Santa and toys were not the true glory
Of how it came for us to share this wonderful day

This happened a long time ago and so far away

 The parents told them the story that was very true

 And glad that their children remembered and knew

Then the children had questions of how it began

And mother and father did the best to explain


Why did God send Jesus? Asked Sarah
The parents answered:
Because the world was lost and doomed to sin so he sent Jesus to save the world so that all who followed him could find their way to God.
It was a time of spiritual corruption where the people did not know the truth any longer. Because of this they were brought under the leadership of those who claimed to know the truth but actually led them away from it
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep

Why did God send him as a baby? Asked little Johnny
The Parents answered this:
God sent our Savior as a baby because he wanted to show us that God is our Mighty God and that even a baby could lead us to the right path," .
Apostle Paul's summary of Jesus' incarnation: "Christ himself was like God in everything. He was equal with God. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be held on to. He gave up his place with God and made himself nothing. He was born to be a man and became like a servant.
"And when he was living as a man, he humbled himself and was fully obedient to God. He obeyed even when that caused his death -- death on a cross

Why did Jesus Die on the cross? Asked sister Mary
The Parents answered this:

It's also important to understand that Jesus clearly understood his mission on earth involved laying down his life as a sacrifice. In other words, Jesus knew it was His Father's will for him to die,he left the earth to go and prepare a place for those who would eventually follow Him to heaven the Lord Jesus was taken up into Heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.

What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?" Asked the oldest Tom

The parents answered this:

Jesus answered, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." Believing in Jesus is the one thing that each of us must do to become right with God. Believing in Him is more than believing about Him. You believe about Him with your mind. Believing in Him is different ... it is an active response from the heart.

God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten son to die for our sins. The sins of everyone that will accept Jesus for who he is. Now who is this man Jesus? He is God's only begotten son.

Where did Jesus go? Asked Sallie Mae

The Parents answered this:

Then Jesus began to tell them that he, the Son of Man, would suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, and three days later he would rise again.

Jesus was brought back to life in the very same body He was sacrificed for our sins and went to heaven to sit down at the right hand of God and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places"This is why there is no one greater than Jesus, who is the savior of all mankind..He left the earth to go and prepare a place for those who would eventually follow Him to heaven the Lord Jesus was taken up into Heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.

Now after their lesson about the true Christmas day

The children asked their parents if they could pray

They thanked baby Jesus and to God they did say

Thanks for sending us Jesus so in Heaven we can go someday they kissed their parents and off to bed they did go
Now the parents were happy about Christmas the children truly did know

Brenda Everhart- Perryman11/18/2011