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FREE Christmas Lesson from ym360!

At ym360 we’re committed to equipping you with resources that are Bible-focused, creative, and relevant. (To see our entire line of Bible Study resources, click here.) That’s why we’re excited to be able to give you a FREE Christmas Lesson, complete with Student Guide.

Lesson Title>>> The (Giving) Spirit of Christmas

Lesson Objective>>>To help students understand that Christmas is more about a spirit of giving than receiving, and that this concept goes way beyond gifts.

Scripture Focus>>> Luke 1:26-38; Luke 2:1-15, Matthew 2:7-11

Overview>>> The arrival of the Christmas season is hard to ignore. The rush to let people know “it’s that time of year” is ushered in with decorations, seasonal commercials, a blitz of specialty products, and that shopper’s nirvana known as Black Friday. Your students know the drill when it comes to Christmas. The “spiritual” part is the Bible stories, and church musicals and the “commercial” part is the wish lists and the tinsel. This year don’t let your students pass off the birth of Christ as just a story from the Bible. Lead students to see that the idea of a giving spirit is one of the keys to finding the real meaning of Christmas. This lesson will help you do just that.

We see this FREE lesson as just another way ym360 can be a part of equipping and serving you as you lead teenagers closer to Christ.

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Vivid: A 6-Lesson Study On The Book Of James

6 lessons: Vivid will challenge your students to evaluate their faith and their actions, to identify where the two don’t match up, and to make the necessary changes to live a life of vivid faith.

Proof: A 6-Lesson Study On The Book Of John

6 lessons: Proof will help students answer the question, “Who Is Jesus?” Proof teaches your students to understand the awesome privilege it is to know and be known by Christ.

Live Different: What The Bible Says About Sex And Holiness

4 lessons: Live Different teaches your students God’s intent for sex and how God views sex outside of this intent. Most importantly, Live Different will help you challenge your students with God’s call to live a life of holiness in a world of sexual immorality.

Engage: Impacting A Hostile World

4 lessons: Engage challenges your students with a call to impact the world around them in the name of Christ.

The Least Of These: God, Poverty, and You

4 lessons: The Least Of These helps your students understand why poverty exists and what God expects them to do about it.

the pause: learning how to seek God

4 lessons: the pause will teach students how to pray, how to memorize Scripture, and how to study specific passages of the Bible.

ym360 Book Study Bundle

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