Illustrations and parables are a great way to explain big Christian concepts to young minds. The story of Clara's Christmas gift will help you navigate explaining the true meaning of Christmas and Easter to your young family. Set up in four lessons that each start with a chapter of Clara's story and lead into discussion questions, relevant scripture and easy to grasp explanations, the format can be tailored to the needs of your own children.
Clara's story begins at Christmas with a very unusual gift that she actually finds quite disappointing. But by the time Easter comes, we find that her boring Christmas gift has transformed into something quite magical. We follow Clara through the rest of the year and discover with her that there is more magic in this gift than we ever anticipated. Clara ends the following Christmas with Clara sharing the magic of her gift with someone else.
The four lessons include an explanation of the incarnation of Jesus, a discussion of sin and salvation, teaching on sanctification and the gifts of the Spirit, and finally a lesson about sharing the good news of Jesus. These are such big truths of the Gospel, that they can be repeated for Christmas and Easter without loosing any relevance.
This book makes a wonderful gift for kids and grandkids and can also be adapted for Sunday School classes.