Devotionals are always popular for Advent. Here are a few you might like to look at. The first ones are for families and children, the later ones for adults.
And look out next week for a fantabulous new Advent Craft, perfect for your Messy Church, schools work, afterschool event, Christingle or whatever. Just print and go!
Walking to Bethlehem: An Advent Journey by Fay Rowland
Immerse yourself in the action of the world’s most famous birthday with creative devotions by this #1 bestselling Christian author. Packed with great ideas, including craft, music and artwork, for everyone from tots to wrinklies. Join the journey to Bethlehem, and meet the child who changes everything.
Advent Devotions & Christmas Crafts for Families by Victoria Duerstock
Keep the Focus on Jesus this Christmas with 24 Family Devotions for Advent! The flurry of shopping, gift giving, recitals, and parties adds a certain amount of tension to a season meant to be infused instead with awe and wonder. Ask most families what the focus of Christmas really is and they will readily answer that it is the birth of Christ, yet so many of us find ourselves overwhelmed with activities, travel plans, hosting, and more.
God’s Big Promises Advent Calendar and Family Devotions by Carl Laferton
This attractive Advent calendar for children aged 2-7 years old is linked with God’s Big Promises Bible Storybook. It also comes with a booklet containing 25 short, simple devotions for December, to help families explore the Christmas story together.
Young children will enjoy learning about and interacting with the Christmas story.
The God of Amazing Gifts: Family Devotions For Advent by Lizzie Laferton
Advent devotional to help the whole family get even more excited about God’s greatest Christmas gift. As you wrap, give and receive gifts over Advent and Christmas, use this devotional to focus your whole family on the reason behind it all, the generous and gracious character of God and the goodness of his greatest gift, Jesus.
The Jesse Tree Anthology by various authors, including yours truly ed Rachel Yarworth
Take a journey this Advent through the family tree of Jesus and his ancestor, Jesse.
Beginning with the creation of the world and continuing right up to the night of Jesus’ birth, read about 25 of the most important people and events that came before Jesus, and discover how all of their stories point to Him.
In just a few minutes every day, be inspired by short Bible passages accompanied by the easy-to-read reflections of 25different Christian writers.
Brightest and Best: Advent Reflections on Jesus by
Brightest and Best is a collection of advent devotions that point to the comfort that God has promised: the coming of Jesus. Philippa Wilson communicates joyful, uplifting, and glorious Christmas truths in fresh ways. The purpose of each devotion is to stir up hope and faith, and praise for Jesus, as well as to encourage readers to think biblically and deeply about the carols we sing each year.
Redeeming Advent: Pursuing Christ through the haze of tinsel, giftwrap and Lebkuchen by Lucy Rycroft
In an ideal world, Advent would be spent in quiet contemplation, meditating upon the wonder of the Christ-child, and anticipating his return as our Saviour. Instead, we enter arguably the busiest month of the year. Have we booked time off to see the kids’ Nativity play? What’s the Secret Santa budget? And who became a vegetarian this year? Perhaps, though, it is this busyness which can be the key to a deeper connection with Christ.
Christ Illuminated – An Advent Devotional by Joy Margetts
Advent is a special time. We look forward with expectancy to Christmas. We get excited by lights and decorations and the joy on children’s faces. But this busy season can also find us with barely a moment to pause and think about the real reason why Christmas is so special. Christ Illuminated contains 24 short daily devotions designed to help us take time, in the busyness of Advent, to focus on the One who is at the heart of it all.
Christmas Voices by Claire Musters
25 short reflective pieces for the Christmas season written by Claire Musters, travelling through promise and preparation to joy, peace and finally love. Along the way we encounter a choir of diverse voices sharing their favourite carols, poems and prayers, illustrated throughout with original colour artwork.
Liturgy Resources for Proper 27
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25, Psalm 70, Psalm 78:1-7, Amos 5:18-24,
Confession and Absolution
Choose this day whom you will serve.
We will serve the Lord,
for he is our God.
Set your hope in God, and not forget his works.
We will serve the Lord,
for he is our God.
But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
We will serve the Lord,
for he is our God.
May God forgive us all our sins,
strengthen us to serve him
and turn our hands to do his will
through the redeeming work of Christ
and in the power of the Spirit.
Amen.
Blessing and Dismissal
May you seek the Lord and rejoice,
may you be glad in him.
May you who love his salvation
say evermore, “God is great!”
May God deliver you
and make haste to help you.
And the blessing …
Go and tell the glorious deeds of the LORD,
and his might,
and the wonders he has done.
In the name of Christ,
Amen.
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