Fenland Community Church

A Christmas idea

You will need

• A christmas tree
• A nativity scene - either real or in pictures
• Enough paper hearts about 3 inches across - big enough for people to write their names on. One side was red
• Words of carol "In the bleak mid winter" verse which says, "What can I give him ..."
• Optional drama - see "Action!" below

Aim

To show that who ever and whatever we are, we CAN give something to Jesus - our love.

Action!

We did a very simple drama. Parents talking about Christmas while they were putting up the christmas tree - decorating it, putting tinsel on it etc. They keep dragging decorations out of the box, and talking about how this is really what Christmas is all about. Then they find a bit of the nativity scene, and as they find more, their talk turns to what Christmas is REALLY about.

Talk a bit about what we give to each other, and then what we could give to Jesus. Make the obvious point - using humour perhaps - that Jesus does not want things, He wants us.

Sing the verse from "In the Bleak mid winter".

Expand on what it means to give Jesus our hearts - love, worship, obedience, a holy life, being different, putting Jesus first in all we do etc.

Then offer folk the opportunity to show jesus that they want to give Jesus their hearts / lives.

Give out the paper hearts. Explain that we are going to show Jesus that we want to give him our lives / hearts, and we are going to write our names or put a mark on these hearts, and then place them on the Christmas tree.

End with a suitable prayer.