Wonder: Have we ever realized the innkeeper is never really mentioned? He is 'assumed.' All we really know is - 'there was no room for them in the inn.'īethlehem was not a huge city, but it was the ancestral home of David's descendants. Have everyone turn to the Gospel of Luke chapter 2:4-7 and challenge them to find the innkeeper.

Make a chart to see how many each could fit.Īsk - Why didn't you stuff more in? Their answer should be something like, no more would fit! Too Full.No Room - Read Luke 2:7 For a larger group, you can make teams or use blown up balloons and a garbage bag for stuffing. When you say start, tell them to stuff as many as they can into the cup while keeping count. To introduce this Christmas Story lesson, give each person a small container and a handful of cotton balls. Title: From Full to Open Scripture: Luke 2:7 Printable Lesson for Teaching Introduction Activity: Stuffed This is also a great tool for family worship and can easily be divided into two lessons. We have included a basic Bible lesson script with a variety of interactive options for different ages including children, youth and adults. This Bible study lesson based on a portion of the Christmas story may be used with any age. What do we really know about him, about his heart? Is there a lesson here for our hearts too? Whether it's in a Bible study or a Christmas play, he usually gets a bad rap. Sometimes the sense of wonder can be found again when we allow ourselves to 'wonder.' Have you ever wondered about the Innkeeper? Many of us have heard the Christmas story so often it has lost its wonder.

The innkeepers