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Angels pop up all over the place in the Christmas Story - they're messengers from God, with news that is exciting, challenging, and wonderful. Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds - they all hear from God via Angels. Funny thing is, almost every time an Angel appears, the first thing they say is "Don't be afraid"! They must have been pretty scary...

That's the thought behind this fun song from Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes: "I'm an angel - ooh!"

Here's a snippet:

Here are the words:

I'm an angel - OOH!
God's messenger to you,
and I'm scary- BOO!
but what I say is true:
Don't be afraid, It's happening -
That baby is God's promised King!

1. Hey - Mary! You're
Gonna have a baby (x3)
and He's God's Son!

2. Hey - Joseph! You're
Gonna call him Jesus (x3)
it means "God Saves"!

3. Hey - Shepherds!
Come and see the baby! (x3)
He's God's Good News!

Words by David Heath-Whyte, Copyright © 2007 Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes
www.maynardsgroovytunes.co.uk

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"Grace" is right at the heart of what we want children to understand about God. As a Sunday School teacher, it's so tempting to want them to "do the right thing" - ie, to do what they're told - that we turn the Good News of Jesus into a message of "being good".

The reality of God's grace is that he loves us even though we can't actually achieve the elusive "being good". So in Sunday School I like to teach kids about Grace: God giving us what we don't deserve - the amazing generosity of God - or, as someone once said: "God's Riches At Christ's Expense"

The song 1,2,3,4 Grace has a simple message about God's grace, combined with a little joke about the sounds of the numbers one, two (to), three (free) and four (for).

Listen to a short snippet of the song here:

Here's a link to the full song: 1,2,3,4 Grace - have a listen and sing along!

Sunday-School-Songs.com is a website dedicated to sharing great songs for children to sing in Sunday School. We'll also have ideas for lessons to go with relevant Bible passages, and other Bible and Song-related things.

The author is David Heath-Whyte, a church minister in the UK. David has plenty of close experience of Children's Ministry, and seeks to encourage the inclusion of children in church, and the instruction of children in the great news of Jesus Christ.