Joyful Moments in Christ

1. Afraid — Feeling scared or worried.
2. All — Every part or every person in a group.
3. Angel — A messenger from God.
4. Appear — To suddenly be seen.
5. Army — A large group of soldiers or fighters.
6. Around — In a circle or on every side of something.
7. Baby — A very young child.
8. Bethlehem — The name of the town where Jesus was born.
9. Born — To come into the world as a baby.
10. Child — A young boy or girl.
11. Cloth — A piece of fabric used to cover or wrap something.
12. Continue — To keep doing something; not stop.
13. David — A famous king of Israel in the Bible.
14. Each Other — Used to show two people doing the same thing together.
15. Earth — The planet where people live.
16. Event — Something that happens.
17. Everyone — All people.
18. Feeding Box — A long wooden box that holds food for animals.
19. Field — An open piece of land, often used to grow crops.
20. Find — To see or get something you were looking for.
21. First — Before all others.
22. Glory — Great honor or beauty that shows God’s greatness.
23. Go — To move from one place to another.
24. Great — Very big, good, or important.
25. Happy — Feeling good, glad, or pleased.
26. Hear About — To be told news or information.
27. Heard — To have listened to sounds or words.
28. Heaven — The beautiful, perfect place where God lives.
29. Huge — Very, very large; gigantic.
30. Join — To come together with others.
31. Joseph — The man who cared for Jesus like a father.
32. Know — To understand or be sure about something.
33. Let — To allow someone to do something.
34. Lord — A name showing respect for God.
35. Lying — Resting in a flat position.
36. Make — To cause something to happen.
37. Mary — The young woman chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus.
38. Messiah — The special person God promised to send to save people.
39. Near — Close to a place or person; not far away.
40. News — New information that people talk about.
41. Night — The time when it is dark outside and people usually sleep.
42. Peace — A time without fighting, when people feel calm and safe.
43. People — A group of men, women, or children.
44. Piece — A part of something.
45. Please — To make someone happy.
46. Praising — Saying good things about someone, often about God.
47. Running — Moving quickly by lifting the feet and going fast.
48. Said — Told someone something.
49. Savior — Someone who saves people from danger or sin.
50. Saw — Looked at something with your eyes.
51. Saying — Telling something in words.
52. See — To use your eyes to look at something.
53. Seen — To have looked at something.
54. Sheep — A soft, woolly animal often raised by farmers.
55. Shepherd — A person who takes care of sheep.
56. Shining — Giving off bright light.
57. Some Good News — Information that makes people happy.
58. Surprise — Something that happens that you did not expect.
59. Thanking — Telling someone you are grateful for something they did.
60. Thing — An object or an idea.
61. Think About — To use your mind to understand an idea.
62. Today — The current day; this day.
63. Told — Said something to someone.
64. Told About — Gave information or news concerning something.
65. Town — A place where people live, smaller than a city.
66. Trying — Making an effort to do something.
67. Understand — To know the meaning of something.
68. Very — Used to show that something is stronger or bigger in amount.
69. Was Just As — Exactly like; the same as.
70. Watching — Looking at someone or something carefully for a time.
71. Went Back — Returned to where you were before.
72. Were Out — To be outside and not inside a house.
73. Wrapped — Covered something by folding cloth or paper around it.

1. Afraid — Feeling scared or worried.
2. Amazed — Feeling very surprised and filled with wonder.
3. Angel — A messenger from God.
4. Appear — To suddenly be seen.
5. Army — A large group of soldiers or fighters.
6. Baby — A very young child.
7. Born — To come into the world as a baby.
8. Christ — A name for Jesus, meaning the one sent by God.
9. Cloths — Pieces of fabric used to cover or wrap something.
10. Country — An area of land or region.
11. David — A famous king of Israel in the Bible.
12. Deeply — In a strong or serious way.
13. Earth — The planet where people live.
14. Flock — A group of sheep.
15. Glory — Great honor or beauty that shows God’s greatness.
16. Great — Very big, good, or important.
17. Heard — To have listened to sounds or words.
18. Heaven — The beautiful, perfect place where God lives.
19. Hurried — Moved quickly.
20. Joy — A very happy feeling.
21. Lying — Resting in a flat position.
22. Lord — A name showing respect for God.
23. Manger — A box where animals eat; in this passage used as a bed for a baby.
24. Pleased — Happy with someone or something.
25. Praise — To say good things about someone, especially God.
26. Prove — To show that something is true.
27. Remember — To keep something in your mind.
28. Saw — Looked at something with your eyes.
29. Savior — Someone who saves people from danger or sin.
30. Shepherd — A person who takes care of sheep.
31. Singing — Making music with your voice.
32. Spending The Night — Staying somewhere until morning.
33. Tell — To give information with words.
34. Thought — Used your mind to think about something.
35. Taking Care — Watching over and helping something or someone.
36. Town — A place where people live, smaller than a city.
37. Went Away — Left and went to another place.
38. Went Back — Returned to where you were before.
39. Wrapped — Covered something by folding cloth or paper around it.

Some Shepherds Hear About Jesus
8 That night, some shepherds were out in the fields near Bethlehem watching their sheep.
9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining around them.
The shepherds were very afraid.
10 The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid.
I have some very good news for you—news that will make everyone happy.
11 Today your Savior was born in David’s town.
He is the Messiah, the Lord.
12 This is how you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in pieces of cloth and lying in a feeding box.”
13 Then a huge army of angels from heaven joined the first angel, and they were all praising God, saying,
14 “Praise God in heaven, and on earth let there be peace to the people who please him.”
15 The angels left the shepherds and went back to heaven.
The shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this great event the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they went running and found Mary and Joseph.
And there was the baby, lying in the feeding box.
17 When they saw the baby, they told what the angels said about this child.
18 Everyone was surprised when they heard what the shepherds told them.
19 Mary continued to think about these things, trying to understand them.
20 The shepherds went back to their sheep, praising God and thanking him for everything they had seen and heard.
It was just as the angel had told them.

Luke 2:8-20 (ERV)

The Shepherds and the Angels
8 There were some shepherds in that part of the country who were spending the night in the fields, taking care of their flocks.
9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them. They were terribly afraid,
10 but the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people.
11 This very day in David’s town your Savior was born—Christ the Lord!
12 And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great army of heaven’s angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God:
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!”
15 When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger.
17 When the shepherds saw him, they told them what the angel had said about the child.
18 All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said.
19 Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them.
20 The shepherds went back, singing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angel had told them.

Luke 2:8-20 (GNT)