December 4, 2022: Zechariah Hears from God (Luke 1:8-20)

To begin the session:

Distribute copies of the “An Astonishing Story” exercise from the activity page, which you can download here. Have learners complete the exercise as indicated.

After the activity, say, “Communicating without speaking words is a challenge. In today’s lesson, we will consider how Zechariah’s inability to speak was both a punishment and an expression of mercy.”

To engage the learners in a study of the Scripture text:

Distribute copies of the “Baby Announcement” exercise from the activity page. Have students work in pairs to complete the activity as indicated.