(upbeat music) - Welcome to the seed pod for beginners. I'm Miss Ashley and I'm so glad you are here with me today as we sing and learn about God through nature and the Bible. Heavenly Father, please bless all the boys and girls who've joined us today. Help us to learn so much more about you and come close to Jesus, we pray in Jesus name. Amen. We're gonna sing, here we come to Bethlehem. Pretend you are riding on a camel. They're pretty big, so climb on up. Now as you pretend to sit on your camel, hold the ropes and guide the camel. And when we sing, to find, put your hands above your eyes, like you're looking far away for something. Let's try it. ♪ Here we come to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Here we come to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Here we come to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ To see the baby king ♪ ♪ Here the wise men bring their gifts ♪ ♪ Here the wise men bring their gifts ♪ ♪ Here the wise men bring their gifts ♪ ♪ To get the baby king ♪ Let's sing We Three Kings. Hold up three fingers when we sing, three. When we sing star, you can point high overhead, like you just found a star high in the sky. Star of wonder, star of light, star of royal beauty bright. ♪ We three kings of warrior door ♪ ♪ Mary gets we traverse afar ♪ ♪ Field at fountain, more at mountain ♪ ♪ Following our star ♪ ♪ Oh, star of wonder, star of light ♪ ♪ Star is royal beauty bright ♪ ♪ West Berlin is still proceeding ♪ ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ (gentle music) - It's time to review our Bible story from this week. I want you to help me out by saying the answers out loud after I ask the questions. Can you do that? Question one, the wise men followed a star. What were the wise men looking for when they followed the star they were looking for? - Baby Jesus. - Baby Jesus. Question two, what did they bring? Little Jesus, was it milk, a teddy bear? - No. - Patents. - They brought gifts for a king, frankincense, mer and gold. Question three, when you choose to happily obey mommy and daddy, can that be a gift to Jesus? - Or. - Yes it can. Whenever you do something good and kind for others, Jesus takes that as a gift to himself. (gentle music) Our lesson today is stars, Genesis 1, 16. - Thank God made two great lights. The greater lights rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. - Have you ever looked up into the night sky and seen the stars? - Yes. - What do they look like? - Little flashlight. - Stars are very pretty, especially when they twinkle. Stars are so far away that they look very small, but really, they are huge. Stars are really, really big. Jesus made the stars for us to enjoy. The stars do more than look pretty. The sun that rises over our world every day is a star. Did you know that? The sun warms up the world. The sun gives light in the daytime. The sun also helps us to count the days. Every time the sun goes down, one day has passed. Stars have an important job to do. What kind of job would a star have? Does it drive you somewhere? Is it a teacher? Is it a doctor? No. - Have to keep it from getting too dark? - Stars line up the night so people can see a little bit. If there were no stars, the night would be so much darker. Stars also help travelers know which direction to go. The north star is one star that has always been so important to men's sailing ships. Sailors use the north star to help the know which way is north. That way they wouldn't get lost. Isn't that great that God put the stars in a special place so they can teach us how to go where we need to go or to give us a little bit of light? The wise men who visited Jesus knew which stars were usually in the sky. That's why they noticed when the new star made up of angels started shining. Jesus talks to us in many ways. He sent the wise men an important message through the stars. He is sending us a message through the sun and stars too. That message is that he loves us. When you look at the stars, remember that they are a message of God's love for you. Yes, you. God will lead you and give you light even more than the stars. I love him and I hope you love him too. It's memory verse time. Our memory verse this week is Matthew 2, 11. They presented gifts to him. Now let's learn it in a scripture song. They presented their gifts to him. They presented their gifts to him. They presented their gifts to him. Matthew 2, 11. They presented their gifts to him. They presented their gifts to him. They presented their gifts to him. Matthew 2, 11. I'm so glad you joined us today. I hope you will continue learning about God and the stars and the wise men and the Bible. And parents, if you want to tell us something that your kid has learned and that's been special, write to us at seedpot@startingwithjesus.com. Let's fold our hands and pray. Dear Jesus, we are so glad that you've given us stars and that you tell us of your love. Please come into our hearts. Stay with us to help us to follow you all the way until we meet you in heaven. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Join us for our closing song, "Into My Heart." Try singing the words and practice the living. ♪ Into my heart ♪ ♪ Into my heart ♪ ♪ I'm into my heart ♪ ♪ Lord Jesus, come in today ♪ ♪ Come in Tuesday ♪ ♪ Come into my heart ♪ ♪ Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Out to my heart ♪ ♪ Out to my heart ♪ ♪ Shine out to my heart ♪ ♪ Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Shine out today ♪ ♪ Shine out always ♪ ♪ Shine out to my heart ♪ ♪ Lord Jesus ♪ (gentle music) - The Bible study material used in today's devotional podcast was used with permission from My Bible First. If you'd like your own copy, go to MyBibleFirst.org. To download today's coloring picture and for more programs like these, check out the description box below and visit our website, startingwithjesus.com. (upbeat music) [BLANK_AUDIO]
