14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
01-The Original Sin
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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In the first book of the Bible we are told how long ago when God first created the world he also created the first parents. They were named Adam and Eve. God made a beautiful garden for them named Eden to live in. However, there was one tree in the garden whose fruit was poisonous. God commanded them to stay away from it because if they ate of it they would die. The fruit contained the knowledge of good and evil. One day an evil spirit disguised as a snake entered into the garden and tricked Eve into eating from the poisonous tree. Adam also ate some of the bad fruit. Immediately they knew they had done wrong and were very ashamed. God cursed the snake and said to him:
Because God can’t allow any sin to go uncorrected he had to tell Adam and Eve to leave Eden. But God had a future plan to correct their wrong. One of Eve’s descendants, Jesus, would someday conquer death and put it firmly under his heel. |
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02-Abraham and the Faith
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Long after the time of Adam and Eve a descendant of theirs was born who would prove to be a man of great faith in God, his name was Abraham. Once God tested Abraham telling him to travel to a distant land with his only son Isaac, and upon a mountain to offer him as a sacrifice. Abraham followed the Lord’s instructions and was prepared to obey when from heaven an Angel called to him not to harm the lad. Since Abraham was obedient God blessed him and said:
Abraham’s offered sacrifice of his son was symbolic of the future sacrifice that Jesus, the only begotten son of God, was allowed to make as a price for all our sins. One only has to be obedient through faith in Jesus to receive God’s blessing. |
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03-Moses and the Law
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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One of the greatest leaders of God’s people was Moses, whom God used to bring his people out of Egypt where they had been held in slavery. In addition God gave Moses laws so the people could live in harmony and peace. Moses went on to accomplish many great things for his people, but he knew there was still one to come greater than he. Moses said to the people:
Jesus was the fulfillment of the prophecy of Moses, and he is also the fulfillment of the Law. The Law taught God’s people the right ways to love God and their neighbor. Jesus was to teach the same love only that it should come from the heart. |
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04-David the Shepherd Boy
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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The most loved of God, was David, another descendant of Adam and Eve, whom God chose as a mere shepherd boy to become King of all Israel. David loved God greatly and wrote and sang many songs of praise for the Lord. With his simple childhood and understanding of a shepherd’s ways to care, defend, and if necessary, give his life for the flock, David understood the meaning of shepherd. He knew God held that special position when he wrote:
Jesus would claim to be that Good Shepherd, willing to lay down his life for anyone who wants to believe, and be part of his flock. |
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05-Isaiah and the Prophecy
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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A great prophet of the Old Testament was Isaiah, who prophesied about world events of his time, and of those of the future. A most cherished prophecy of his concerned the future birth of a Messiah.
Immanuel translated means God with us. This Jesus Christ was, and claims still to be. |
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06-Micah and the Scriptures
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Another prophet of God was Micah, Micah was also given the ability to see into the future, where it was revealed to him the location the Savior of the world was to be born.
If one examines the Bible, both the Old and the New Testaments, they will find that all things in scriptures lead to Jesus. It is a book about his coming to the world in want of your love. |
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07-Mary and Gabriel
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Many years after the prophets and great leaders of the Old Testament passed away God selected a young maiden named Mary to be the mother of the Savior. She lived in Judah in a region called Galilee, and a city named Nazareth. Mary was a direct descendant of Adam and Eve, Abraham, and David. God sent the angel Gabriel to her with a message. Gabriel told Mary that she was to conceive a child and was to name him Jesus, and that he was to become a great ruler. Mary was troubled because she was a virgin, and she asked Gabriel how this could come to pass.
Hence the promise given to Eve that from her seed would come a redeemer is to find it’s fulfillment in Mary. |
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08-Joseph and the Angel
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Mary was engaged to a young man named Joseph, who was of the House of David, and was also a descendant of Adam and Eve, and Abraham. When Joseph found out that Mary was with child, he sought to have her put away in secret, as he was a thoughtful man and didn’t want Mary to be publicly disgraced. Joseph contemplated this plan when an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and told him not to worry about taking Mary as his wife since that which was conceived in her was of the Holy Spirit. He also told Joseph;
Joseph agreed to take Mary, a virgin, as his wife thus fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah. |
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09-The Little Town
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Shortly before the birth of Jesus, the emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus, commanded that a count be taken of all the people of the world. Everyone had to go to their own city to register, including Mary, who was engaged to Joseph.
Therefore the exact location of the birth of the savior spoken about by Micah was to come true. |
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10-Shepherds, Angels and the Gospel
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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In the same region at the time of the birth of Jesus, some shepherds were tending their flocks of sheep during the night. When an Angel of the Lord appeared before them, the shepherds were very afraid.
The angel said the child would be wrapped in cloths, and be found laying in a manger. Other angels then joined the first angel and they all sang praises to God. Then they ascended back to heaven. The shepherds went to Bethlehem and found Jesus, and told everyone what the angels had said. The shepherds then left giving praise and glory to God. So began the blessing given to Abraham unto all the Nations. |
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11-The Wisemen and the Star
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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Sometime after the birth of Jesus, in the city of Jerusalem, some wisemen arrived from the East, inquiring about the location of the newborn Messiah.
When King Herod heard about these wisemen, he asked the chief priests and scribes where this anointed one was to be born. They informed the King that the prophet had written that he was to come from Bethlehem. The King sent for the wisemen in secret to find out when they had seen this star. He told the wisemen to go to Bethlehem and find this child, and to report back to him that he might come and also worship the child. When they went to search for the child, the star they had seen in the East appeared, and led them to a house where it settled above. Inside they found Mary with Jesus, and they gave gifts and worshipped the child. The wisemen were blessed because of their search, and faith. |
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12-Born Again
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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When Jesus came into the world, it was in the same fashion of all men. From a surrounding shelter of water within the womb of his mother, he came forth into the flesh.
In the birth of Jesus we find the fulfillment of the promise to Eve, the blessing for the Nations, the truth of God’s Law, and the prophecies fulfilled. Jesus had to be born into the physical world to save us. We must be born into the spiritual world to be saved. One has to be born again. |
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13-The Gift
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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When we ask the Lord for something, we ask in prayer. If you would like Jesus to come into your life, say this short prayer and believe. Father forgive me for I am a sinner. Help me to make a new life through the sacrifice of your son. I accept Jesus as Lord of my life, and through your grace repent of all wrong doing. If you have asked the Lord into your heart, you are now a born again child of the eternal family of God. If you celebrate Christmas by exchanging gifts this year, give out of love, not based upon merit, just as the heavenly Father gives to you. Let the receiver of the gift know it’s from you, and how much they mean to you. Never forget that the greatest gift of all is cause for celebration…forever!
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14-Tree of Life
by jacobrr on Sep.09, 2009, under 14 Old & New Ornaments, colored and uncolored: Free printouts
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In the last book of the Bible we are told that just as there was a tree in the Garden of Eden, there is also a future tree for the believer.
Until that time let your present Christmas tree symbolize the way between the two trees by calling it a Jesus Tree, with Jesus Tree Decorations. |
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