Prepare your heart for the greatest Christmas gift of all.
Use this four-session course to focus on Christ this Christmas. 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 to the best gift of all time.
Leader: Ask your group: "In one word, what would your life be like without Jesus?" Give everyone a chance to share their one word.And then ask, "In what ways has Jesus changed your life?"
Take a moment and read these "Christmas" passages as a way of worship.
Luke 1:26-33
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, [27] to a virgin pledged to be married to a man ...
Participate in an activity that reminds us that God is all powerful.
Tami Rudkin
Leader: So often we put God in a box. Sometimes we are afraid to ask God for big things because he might say "no" and then we would be disappointed again. Sometimes we do not feel worthy of God's favor. Sometimes we do not even know what to ask of God.
This exercise is designed to get people talking about God's amazing power and that He is the God of the impossible. We should not box Him in by our ...
Lead your group in worship by focusing on the names and character of Jesus.
Tami Rudkin
Leader: Ask your group to speak about what comes to their minds when you mention a certain title. For example: You (leader) say, "Mom," and your group responds in popcorn style saying, "nurture, laughter, compassionate, disciplinarian, etc.
Once you have exhausted one title, move through the list. You will end with Jesus. After the group has shared, have several people help you read the following ...
Options for small group time over the busy holiday season.
Pat J. Sikora
With the holidays coming up, Darryl is starting to wonder what to do to "make the season bright." Everyone in the group is so busy with parties, musicals, gift buying, and other things that Darryl isn't sure whether he should try to convene the group for the next month and a half or not. The group would surely miss each other, but they're so busy, too.
Biblical insight for your whole church on making the most of this holiday season
Mark Mitchell and JoHannah Reardon
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 ...
This five-session course will look at those in the genealogy of Jesus, as well as the more familiar characters of Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, and the angels.
The people involved in the Nativity story are familiar to us, but what can we learn from them? This five-session course will look at those in the genealogy of Jesus, as well as the more familiar characters of Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, and the angels. Through these people we will learn about the human condition and God's character. We'll also learn how doubts can turn to faith, the importance of ...
As familiar as we are with the songs of Christmas, there are four songs recorded in the Bible to celebrate the birth of Jesus that most of us arent familiar with. Download this 4-session course to learn more about the angels, Mary, Simeon, and Zechariah.
As familiar as we are with the songs of Christmas, there are four songs recorded in the Bible to celebrate the birth of Jesus that most of us aren't familiar with. The angels sang a song to the shepherds. Mary sang a song to God after she had time to get over the shocking news that she was going to be the mother of the Savior. Simeon also had a song. Then there's Zechariah's song. Zechariah was an ...
Help your whole church explore the miracle of Jesus' birth through the songs of Mary, the angels, Simeon, and Zechariah.
"As familiar as we are with the songs of Christmas, there are four songs recorded in the Bible to celebrate the birth of Jesus that most of us aren't familiar with. The angels sang a song to the shepherds. Mary sang a song to God after she had time to get over the shocking news that she was going to be the mother of the Savior. Simeon also had a song. Then there's Zechariah's song. Zechariah was an ...
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