How Can This Happen?

An Angel Visits Mary

How do you handle unexpected news? What will be your reactions?

In this week’s story, we see God completely exceeding all our expectations once again when God sends an angel to Mary to give her the news that she will bear a son and she will name him Jesus.

When Mary received this news, how do you think she felt? What was it that helped her obey?

We hope you really enjoy this well-known story. Happy reflecting!

To Do This Week:

1. Read “How Can This Happen?” (p. 186) with your children.
2. Read Luke 1:26-38

Songs This Week:

TimBits (Preschool)

• Great Big God
• Jump for Joy

TimKids (Elementary)

• Great Big God
• Come, Let Us Adore Him

• Growing in God’s Love
  • Abraham and Sarah’s Big Family
    • A Family With a Big Disagreement
    • Abram and Sarai Find A New Home
    • God Made Sarah Laugh
    • A Family Changes Its Shape
    • God Tugs at Rebekah’s Heart
  • Birth of Jesus
    • How Can This Happen?
    • A Prophet is Born
    • A Baby Is Born
    • Surprise Visitors
    • Visitors From the East
  • Esau and Jacob
    • How the Twins Were Born
    • Esau and Jacob Both Want Their Share
    • When Things Get Really Scary
    • How Esau and Jacob Got Over It
  • God’s Messages
    • Telling the Truth
    • What Does God Want?
    • You Are Not Alone
    • Speak Up, Jeremiah
  • Last Things
    • Remember to Love!
    • Seeing Jesus
    • A Passover Meal
    • Jesus Dies
  • Surprises
    • Women at the Tomb
    • Memory and Surprise
    • Mary finds Her Friend
    • Thomas Wants to See
    • Jesus Gives Peter a Job
  • Parables Jesus Told
    • The Good Neighbour
    • Something Big from Something Small
    • The Pearl
    • The Generous Landowner
  • A New Church
    • Left Out
    • Pentecost
    • Living Together
    • Philip Baptizes a Traveler
    • Tabitha Rejoins Her Friends
  • Healings and Miracles
    • Friends Who Help
    • Jesus Heals with Words
  • People Jesus Met
    • The Short Man
    • The Thankful Woman