The story describes Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem for the census and finding shelter in a stable, where Jesus was born. Shepherds in a nearby field were visited by angels telling them about the newborn king. Wise men from the east followed a star to Bethlehem and presented gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the infant Jesus. The wise men were warned in a dream not to report back to King Herod, who wanted to harm the new king. The passage emphasizes that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of Jesus.

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2. Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem along a … Rocky Road

3. They became tired on the journey and needed a …

4. So Joseph decided it was time to stop for a …

5. When they arrived at Bethlehem the only place to stay was a stable full of … … where the Baby Jesus was born

6. That night in a field near Bethlehem some shepherds where minding their sheep. It was so cold that the grass was …

7. As they were watching their sheep they were … … by some angels who told them to go to Bethlehem and see this newborn King

8. Meanwhile, in the east there were three …

9. … or wise men who were studying the stars of the …

10. … when they saw a huge star. They first thought it might have been the planet … … but it wasn’t. They followed the star.

11. When they arrived at Bethlehem they entered and presented their… … of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.

12. That night the three wise men had a …

13. … in which God warned them that King Herod was up to his old … … so they returned home without telling him about Jesus.

14. You see, Christmas is more than Santa, Reindeer and Snow …

15. It is more than having lots and lots of food to … … on

16. We can get into so much of a … … trying to organise Christmas we forget what it is really about!

17. This Christmas we need to take some… … and remember that the best thing about Christmas is JESUS.