Object: photo illustration of three wise men.

Lesson: The hope to which (Christ) has called you (is) the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints. 

Boys and girls, whose picture am I holding in my hand today? (Let them answer.) That's right. The Three Wise Men are a favorite part of our Christmas story, aren't they. Actually, the Three Wise Men probably didn't come to see Jesus just when he was born. Jesus might have been two years old by then. So it's okay to wait a while after Christmas before we talk about the Wise Men.

What did the Wise Men bring to Jesus? (Let them answer. Coax if you must, to get them to name their special gifts.) Why do you suppose they brought those things? That's right. They were rare and special. That means they we…