what is advent?3338e8038049c074fae4-01c0ceac7038eaa86ad208f89c0c54cf.r7.cf… · what is advent?...
TRANSCRIPT
What is ADVENT?
• A Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the 4 weeks before Christmas.
• Begins 4 Sundays before (11/29) and ends Christmas Eve.
• A time to prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
How to bring Advent to your home…
The Advent Wreath
Week 1: HOPE
Week 2: LOVE
Week 3: JOY
Week 4: PEACE
Christmas Eve: CHRIST
Advent Devotionals
The Jesse Tree
Unwrapping the Greatest Gift
by Ann Voskamp
For the Lego lover…
Advent Spiral
The manger begins empty at the beginning of Advent.
Each time someone in the family does a good deed or
makes a sacrifice, he or she gets to place a piece of straw
in the manger.
Advent Family Activities
Different Advent Calendars…
Nature Walk…take a rock away as you move
shepherds and wise men closer.
Jesus Storybook Bible
Extras:
• Find Christmas music to play before, during or after. (Go Fish, Chris Tomlin, David Crowder…)
• Take a drive to see lights and use that time to talk about God’s GIFT
• Go see a Living Nativity http://www.jerseyfamilyfun.com/living-nativity-scenes-new-jersey/
So what’s the point?
• Don’t just add to the busyness of the season. • Plan time in the day so you can enjoy it. • Find something that works for your family. • Tradition is good when it brings us closer to
God and reminds of us of His GRACE! • They could change as your family changes and
grows or you could find something that works each year.
Focus on…
• Prayer • Closeness to God and family • God’s Word • Acts of Kindness
John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.”
Now to make your own!
Take a bag. Decorate it however you like. Put the set of cards/papers inside. THAT’S IT! Now each day take one out and read it.