Structures:
My name is ______________.
What's your (last/first) name? How do you spell it?
This is my ___________.
I am his/her _________________.
Who is this?

Vocabulary:

Circle the correct answer for each question. The first one has been done for you.

1. Does Mary live in Nazareth? ( Yes ) ( No )
2. Is Mary engaged to marry John? ( Yes ) ( No )
3. Does Mary love God? ( Yes ) ( No)
4. Does Mary obey God? ( Yes ) ( No )
5. Does God send an angel to visit Elizabeth? ( Yes ) ( No )
6. Does the angel say : "Mary, you are going to have a baby. Call his name John"? ( Yes ) ( No )
7. Does Mary hurry to tell her cousin Ruth? ( Yes ) ( No )
8. Is Elizabeth going to have a baby also? ( Yes ) ( No )
9. Does Elizabeth tell Mary the good news? ( Yes ) ( No )
10. Does Mary praise God? ( Yes ) ( No )

1. Mary lives in Nazareth.
2. Nazareth is a town in Galilee.
3. Mary is engaged to marry Joseph.
4. Mary loves God.
5. Mary obeys God.
6. God sends the angel Gabriel to visit the virgin Mary.
7. Gabriel says to Mary: "Mary, you are going to have a baby. Call his name Jesus."
8. Mary hurries to tell her cousin Elizabeth.
9. Elizabeth lives in Judah.
10. Elizabeth is going to have a baby also.
11. Mary tells Elizabeth the good news.
12. Mary praises God!

Choose one of these words to fill in the blanks below:

Mary lives in Nazareth. Nazareth is 1 ____ town in Galilee. Mary loves God. 2_____ obeys God. God sends the 3__________ Gabriel to visit the virgin Mary. Gabriel 4______ to Mary: "Mary, you are going 5___ have a baby. Call his name 6_________." Mary hurries to tell her 7____________ Elizabeth. Elizabeth 8_____ going to have a baby also. Mary 9______ Elizabeth her good news. Mary 10______________ God.

1. The names for "Jesus" have important meanings: "He will save His people from their sins" (Matt. 1:21) and "God with us" (Matt. 1:23). Tell your partner (or small group) the story of your name: (1) Who chose your name? and (2) What does it mean?

2. Mary wants to share her "good news" with her cousin Elizabeth. Do you remember having 'good news' that you wanted to share with someone? Tell your partner about this good news.

1. God knows our name!
"Our names are written in heaven." (Luke 10:20b, NLV) Not only does He know our name, but even the very hairs on our head are numbered! "God knows how many hairs you have on your head." (Matt. 10:30, NLV)

2. When we give ourselves to God, He writes our names in the Book of Life.
"Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will be in the city (in heaven)." (Rev.21:27, CEV)

3. God made each of us to be his child-to be a part of the family of God!
"He gave the right and the power to become children of God to those who received Him. He gave this to those who put their trust in His name. These children of God were not born of blood and of flesh and of man's desires, but they were born of God." (John 1:12-13, NLV)