Celebrate Because God Is With You

​Hello Reign Forest Friends,
For the month of January, we are celebrating Christmas and the birth of baby Jesus.  In December, we are always focused on and practicing our Christmas play and miss out on learning and truly understanding the meaning of the Christmas story.
This past week, we turned to Luke 1:26-38 and Matthew 1:18-25. On both occasions, an angel visited Mary and Joseph to inform them that they would be the parents of the coming Savior of the world. They would call Him Immanuel, which means “God with us”. They could have said no and refused, but even though they were afraid, they trusted that God was with them through it all.
Bottom Line: Celebrate because God is with you. When God sent Jesus, it was the answer to many, many prayers and years of waiting. The people must have wondered what God was doing or if God was still working. We can feel the same way in our own lives. Yet, time and time again, we see that we can trust God no matter what, and celebrate because God sent Jesus for us.
This week we are also resuming our Bible Memory Challenge and learning the Lord's Prayer. Your child should have brought home a paper with the Lord's Prayer outlining which verses we are doing each week. See attached if you didn't receive one.
Memory Verse: Matthew 6:9 NLT   Pray like this:
                                                              Our Father in heaven,
                                                              may your name be kept holy.


Also attached is the devotional for this past week.


Thank you! Hope you are staying warm!
The Reign Forest Team

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