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A Time to Rejoice & Remember:                Advent December 13th

12/13/2016

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     We invite you and your family to join us for advent this season, as we consider Christmas through the lens of Scripture. As we celebrate the birth of the Christchild, we will look as a different aspect of his coming each day. Each day also has a downloadable coloring picture for children to color as they listen, and then hang on the tree as a reminder! We also suggest a song to listen to, play, or sing along with. Most of these can be found in a hymnal to play at home, or on youtube.com - to sing along with! Children old enough to read might enjoy reading the Scripture as well. We hope this simple journey through Scripture helps you celebrate the Greatest Gift of all. 

Ornament: A stump with a green shoot and leaf
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 11:1-5, John 1:14a
Songs:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel;  Mary, Did You Know?

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     God has a plan for EVERYTHING.  Long before Jesus was born, long before even King Josiah was born, and long before David the shepherd-king was born …there was a young man named Jesse. Do you remember that name? He was the son of Obed–Ruth’s son! Jesse was Ruth’s grandson.

      Well, Jesse had seven sons, the youngest was David, who grew up to be the king of Israel.  God had a great plan for David…and for David’s family!

       This man, Jesse, is where we get the name for our advent tree – the “Jesse tree.”  You see, the stump of this ornament represents Jesse, and the green new leaf (can you guess?) … the green leaf reminds us of Jesus. Jesus is the new life that came from the old royal line of Israel. 

     The old royal line of Israel was actually really evil. Josiah was the last good king. That family of kings was like a tree that God cut down.  Israel was conquered by another country.  They were taken captive – taken away.

     People waited a long time for the birth of a savior.  We celebrate advent because we are waiting too! We are waiting for Christmas – the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus! 

     It’s hard for us to wait for Christmas for a few more days. Can you imagine waiting for a savior for years and years - or lifetimes!? The people of Israel waited an awfully long time for the Messiah, the Christ – for Jesus!


   Questions:  
  • Who is the stump (Jesse)
  • Who is the green leaf? (Jesus)


Prayer: Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus. Thank You for always having a plan! We are so grateful for Jesus. Please help us live lives that are pleasing to You. Amen.  

Blessings,
Patti & Cara

Classic Christianity


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