📖 Unit 1: The Savior Is Revealed
An 8-week Luke curriculum for elementary kids covering John the Baptist, the birth of Jesus, and the beginning of his ministry.
John the Baptist's Birth Foretold
Luke 1:5-25
The priest Zechariah is burning incense in the temple when the angel Gabriel appears and announces that his barren wife Elizabeth will have a son who will prepare the way for the Lord. Zechariah doubts and is struck mute until the prophecy comes true.
View LessonMary's Visit from Angel Gabriel
Luke 1:26-56
Gabriel visits Mary in Nazareth and announces that she will conceive the Son of the Most High by the Holy Spirit. Mary responds with humble faith and then bursts into the Magnificat, a song of praise for what God is doing through her.
View LessonJohn the Baptist's Birth and Prophecy
Luke 1:57-80
Elizabeth gives birth and the neighbors assume the baby will be named after his father, but Elizabeth insists on John. When Zechariah writes the name on a tablet, his mouth opens and he prophesies about the coming salvation of Israel.
View LessonJesus's Birth and the Shepherds
Luke 2:1-21
Caesar's census brings Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, where Jesus is born in a manger because there is no room for them. Angels fill the sky above shepherds in the fields, announcing good news of great joy for all people, and the shepherds run to find him.
View LessonBaby Jesus and the Young Boy in the Temple
Luke 2:22-52
Simeon and Anna recognize the infant Jesus as God's salvation when Mary and Joseph present him at the temple. Years later, the twelve-year-old Jesus stays behind in Jerusalem, telling his parents he must be in his Father's house.
View LessonJohn the Baptist Prepares the Way
Luke 3:1-20
John preaches in the wilderness calling people to repentance and practical generosity, baptizing those who confess their sins. He is clear that he is only preparing the way for one far greater than himself.
View LessonThe Baptism and Temptation of Jesus
Luke 3:21-4:13
Jesus is baptized and the Father's voice declares him his beloved Son, then the Spirit immediately leads him into the desert where Satan tempts him for forty days. Jesus defeats every temptation with Scripture, proving he is the faithful Son where Israel was not.
View LessonJesus Rejected at Nazareth
Luke 4:14-44
Jesus reads from Isaiah in the Nazareth synagogue and announces that the Scripture is fulfilled in their hearing, but his hometown crowd turns against him. He escapes and moves to Capernaum, where he heals and casts out demons with stunning authority.
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