For very small children, I always read them The Christmas Story while we were setting up the nativity scene, and we left the manger empty until our Christmas Party when we put Jesus in the manger, and had cake which we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus for. Keeping it that simple for them helped them to understand.
For school-aged children, I think it's important for them to learn early that Jesus said, "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35
Personally, I don't think we can tell school-aged, pre-teen and teenage children that enough, so that it will become their major thought rather than having the mindset of "Me Me Me!!!"
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For very small children, I always read them The Christmas Story while we were setting up the nativity scene, and we left the manger empty until our Christmas Party when we put Jesus in the manger, and had cake which we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus for. Keeping it that simple for them helped them to understand.
For school-aged children, I think it's important for them to learn early that Jesus said, "I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35
Personally, I don't think we can tell school-aged, pre-teen and teenage children that enough, so that it will become their major thought rather than having the mindset of "Me Me Me!!!"
How about you?
With love.
God bless.
RB
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