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Pass around a handful of tinsel and instruct your group to take several strands, it doesn't matter how many, and then say, "For each strand of tinsel tell us about one thing that decorates your life with beauty."

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Icebreakers, Questions, Sharing
Filters:	Facilitator, Group Leader, Host, Lead
Purpose:	Fellowship
References:	Psalm 27:4, Isaiah 62:1-3, 1 Peter 3:3-4
Date Added:	December 12, 2001

Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Praise, Worship
Filters:	Group Leader, Host, Lead, Worship groups
Purpose:	Worship
References:	Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20
Date Added:	September 02, 2008

Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com can help.

We've partnered with a band called The McMakens to bring you a collection of video worship songs that are easy to use. Each hymn has been recorded by the band in a contemporary ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Jesus Christ, Multimedia, Worship
Filters:	Group Leader, Host, Lead, Worship groups
Purpose:	Worship
References:	Luke 2:8-20
Date Added:	December 08, 2008

Advent is a wonderful season of symbol and memory, and churches need to learn how to take advantage of it. Through these study materials, we can learn from Zechariah and Elizabeth how to prepare our hearts to receive all that God has for us. Mary teaches us about the true meaning of Christmas. We learn how to prioritize our Christmas from the shepherds. And Simeon and Anna teach us how to respond ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Jesus Christ
Filters:	Coach, Facilitator, Group Leader, Pastor, Start
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	Luke 1:1-25, Luke 1:26-56, Luke 1:57-2:21, Luke 2:22-38
Date Added:	October 20, 2008

This four-part study looks at the ways that Jesus turned things upside down when he came to Earth. As the introduction to the study says, "[Advent is] more than a nice tale about a baby being born in difficult circumstances. It is the strategy of God and the tactics of the Son. It's about life, death, blood, confrontation, darkness, light, and war. It's the clash of two kingdoms."

Note: Each of the ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Jesus Christ
Filters:	Facilitator, Group Leader, Lead, Teacher
Purpose:	Discipleship
References:	John 10:1-21, John 17:1-5, 2 Corinthians 4:4
Date Added:	November 09, 2009

Which of the following Christmas carols best describe how you feel right now about the Christmas season? Why?

• "Holy Night"
• "What Child is this?"
• "Come, O Come Emmanuel"
• "Joy to the World"
• "Go, Tell it on the Mountain"
• "We Three Kings"

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Icebreakers, Questions, Sharing
Filters:	Facilitator, Group Leader, Host, Lead
Purpose:	Fellowship
References:	Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20, John 1:14
Date Added:	November 12, 2001

Christmas trees are decorated with ornaments of family traditions, memories and personality. If your life was represented by a Christmas tree what would you hang on it to tell the world who you are?

Topics:	Advent, Character, Christmas, Discussion starters, Holidays, Icebreakers, Personality styles
Filters:	Facilitator, Group Leader, Host, Lead
Purpose:	Fellowship
References:	Matthew 2:1-12, Luke 2:8-20
Date Added:	November 12, 2000

Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays
Filters:	Group Leader, Host, Lead
Purpose:	Worship
References:	Luke 2:8-20
Date Added:	August 20, 2008

Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group. Each hymn includes an MP3 track played on solo piano, as well as the ...

Topics:	Advent, Christmas, Holidays, Praise, Worship
Filters:	Group Leader, Host, Lead, Worship groups
Purpose:	Worship
References:	Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20
Date Added:	September 02, 2008