GrowKids Family Devotional

December 7, 2025

ANGELS SHINE WITH THE GOOD NEWS

LUKE 2:8-20

Discuss

This Christmas, we’re celebrating that Jesus is the Light! Last week, we learned that Jesus came as the light that shines into the darkness of the world. This week, we’re focusing on how that light shone brightly when the angels announced the good news of Jesus’ birth. The very first people invited to meet baby Jesus were shepherds—men who spent their days and nights outdoors, doing a job that was lonely, dirty, and often looked down on by others. But God chose them to hear the greatest news ever told. Take a moment to read Luke 2:8–10 together. Then talk about this question as a family: When have you felt lonely, left out, or not very important—just like the shepherds might have felt? How does this Christmas story remind us that God didn’t send His light only to important or famous people? By choosing the shepherds first, God showed that His love and light are for each of us—right where we are. May the light of Jesus remind you this week that you matter deeply to Him.

Weekly Challenge

This week we made lunch bag luminaries to show the way to the light of Jesus. If you did not have the chance to make one or want to make another one, here are the instructions: First, decorate your paper bag with stars, a nativity scene, or the word “LIGHT.” Then, punch or cut small holes or shapes in the front so the light can shine through. Open your bag, place an LED tea light inside, and watch how the glow fills the darkness. Just like this little luminary brightens a room, Jesus’ light shines in us—and we get to share that light with others.

Power Verse

“In him was life, and that life was the light for all people.”

John 1:4

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