Advent/Christmas Resources
Below are a number of resources for Advent/Christmas. Please let me know if you have other resources we can add to this list to help support, encourage, and resource one another. You can send links or resources to mike@parliamentchurch.com or post them in the comments below.
Advent Devotionals
Biola University Advent Project
MB Seminary Devotions
Advent Worship Resources
Re:Worship Advent Resources
Advent Conspiracy
Christmas Eve Blessing
A Merry Covid Christmas Readers Theatre
In Remembrance – wonderful reading that intertwines different scriptures
Darkness and Light -Christmas Creed
Advent Candle Liturgies
https://thepastorsworkshop.com/advent-wreath-prayers-let-in-the-light/
https://thepastorsworkshop.com/advent-wreath-prayers-hope-peace-joy-love-2/
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/articles/advent-candle-lighting-liturgy-2021
Lift Up Your Head! Look up! Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy
Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy
Advent/Christmas Sermon Series Ideas
Visitations – explore the visitations of angels, visit of Mary to Elizabeth
Do You See What I See – look at the Christmas story from the perspective of the different characters such as Joseph, Wisemen, Shephereds, Mary, God’s perspective for Christmas Eve, Anna and Simeon
Do you see what the shepherds see
Do you see what Mary and Joseph See
Do you see what Isaiah Sees
Do you see what Anna sees\
Do you see what the wisemen see
Christmas Stories:
Mary's story
Joseph's story
Shepherd's story
A dark story (slaughter of innocents)
Jesus' story
Simeon’s story
Anna’s story
The Gift:
A Gift of Hope
A Gift of Peace
A Gift of Joy
A gift of Love
the Gift of Faith (Christmas Eve)
The GIft of a Promise Kept (Anna and Simeon)
4 Stories/1 Christmas
Matthew: The Promise Fulfilled Christmas
Luke: The Worshipful Christmas
Revelation: The Forgotten Christmas
John: The Cosmic Christmas
Behold:
Behold From the Darkness comes light Isaiah 60:1-3 (ESV)
Behold A virgin bears a child Isaiah 7:10-13
Behold Good Tidings of Great Joy Luke 2:8-12
Behold Your God Isaiah 40:9-11
Behold All Things Made New Rev 21:1-6
Behold A Lamb of God JOhn 1:29
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