Side 1
After the angels went away, the shepherds said, "Let's go to Bethlehem now and see what the Lord has made known to us."
NativityReading 6 of 11
Shepherds
Nativity gathers the Christmas story into a path of promise, birth, witness, worship, and refuge so families can move slowly and remember how God came near in Jesus.
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Scripture: Luke 2:15-20
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Let's Go to Bethlehem
Each section is paired with the matching face from the story sheet. Read the six sections as one short story.
Side 2
They hurried there
Side 3
and found Mary, Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
Side 4
They told what the angel had said about the child. Everyone who heard them wondered.
Side 5
But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
Side 6
The shepherds returned to their fields, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, just as they had been told.
Scripture anchor: Luke 2:19 (closely adapted)
Key verse / Luke 2:20
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.