Zechariah and elizabeth

Zechariah was a Jewish high priest and the husband of Elizabeth. Both Elizabeth and Zechariah were very old and they were never able to have any children. They were righteous in God's eyes and were careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments. One day, an angel tells Zechariah that he and Elizabeth are going to have a baby and they will  name him John. He was  going to be a very special child. He was going to get everyone ready for Jesus! 

 

Video lesson

 

If you need access to rightnowmedia.org, please email me!

Discussion QUESTIONS

  1. Why didn't Zechariah and Elizabeth have any children? They were very old and Elizabeth was barren (could not  bear children).

  2. What did the angel of the Lord say to Zechariah? The angel told Zechariah that their prayers were heard and they would have a baby boy and they would call him John.

  3. Did Zecharia believe what the angel told him? Zechariah was so surprised to find out that they were having a baby and  that he didn’t believe the angel at first.  

  4. What happened to Zechariah because he did not believe the angel of the Lord? Because he didn’t believe, Zechariah was not able to speak until the baby was born. 

  5. What was the baby’s name? John

  6. Why is John a special baby? He  wasn’t just any baby. He was full of Spirit. He was John the Baptist and when he grew up he told everyone that Jesus, the Savior was coming.

  7. God had a plan for each person in today’s story. God has  a plan for you too, just like John , how can you prepare a way for Jesus? 

  • We can tell people that Jesus is coming again; we can serve people who don’t know God so they will want to learn more about Him

  • By being kind and helpful to others , and tell them  about salvation and forgiveness of their sins.

  •  When we serve people—meeting their needs and teaching them about Jesus would make them  more open to receive Jesus.  

  •  By being kind and sharing with friends and by telling friends Bible stories about Jesus helps to prepare the way.

MEMORY VERSE

“And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him.” — Luke 1:76 (NIV)

 

worship song