I am so thankful for these reminders as we pass by each season of the year whether it’s Christmas or Easter or the time in between, to stop and remember the goodness and faithfulness of our great God! What are advent readings and why are they important? It causes us to pause, dwell on and rejoice in God’s goodness, and remember the big picture story of redemption through Christ that we are a part of as God’s people. Immediately after, God commands the people to set up a memorial so that they will remember and “know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.” Joshua 4:24Īdvent is a season to look back and remember God’s faithfulness to His promises, and to build anticipation for what’s to come through the Messiah.
Here you get to see God do a mighty act of bringing the people of Israel across the Jordan River on dry ground as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. You will even see it throughout the reading plan. He does mighty things and then tells them to put into place remembrances, memorials, festivals, and other things so that they don’t forget how good and faithful He is. You don’t have to look far to see how many times God tells the people of Israel to remember. It is a chance to pause and be filled with wonder and awe at all God has done. It is not commanded that we celebrate advent for a certain amount of days nor is it something we must partake in, but it is an incredible opportunity to “remember” as we are so often told to do all throughout scripture. While advent is a special season, there is nothing particularly special about advent in and of itself. All of the story points us to this Savior, Jesus the Messiah!īut first let’s have a look at why we would celebrate advent in this way and consider how we might do this individually and as families! Why is advent so special? As you read about the faithfulness of God and the brokenness of humanity, I pray that you will see God’s promises all throughout scripture as God’s people eagerly await the Savior who will come to bring good news of great joy to all peoples of the earth. As you travel through the big picture story of redemption, my hope and prayer is to build an anticipation for the coming Messiah, and to point to the need for Jesus’ coming. Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the corner of each card and string them on a ring clip or tie up with ribbon, every day read through the scriptures to set your eyes on Jesus this Christmas.I am SO excited to share with you my new Advent Bible Reading Plan called “The Promised Messiah.” This reading plan consists of 25 days of readings taking you through the grand narrative of scripture from creation to the birth of Jesus. The Bible verse on each cards is meant to encourage reflection on the true meaning of Christmas and will spur you on to take a deeper look into the Christmas story, the meaning and the details of Christ’s birth and family tree. Each day flip the banner card and reveal a Bible verse relevant to Advent and discuss it with your family. Decorate with layered bows, snips of ribbon, faux or fresh greenery, ornaments, berries or paper sacks for tiny Advent gifts. Using small clothespins clip the Advent banner pieces to the jute twine. Wrap jute twine around a vintage frame and secure to the back of the frame.
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You can show your friend how to decorate with this Advent banner by sharing this picture with them for a fun idea, which leads us to idea number 2… They have all they need to create a special Advent space in their home or office. Add some cute ribbon, jute twine, faux greenery and small clothespins to the jar and tie it off with a matching ribbon. You will want to print and cut out the printable Advent banner pieces. Want to give a thoughtful gift to teachers, neighbors and friends this year? Package up a little Advent calendar in a jar for the sweetest gift ever. Advent Calendar in a Jar Gift Idea – I am totally doing this.It’s a super simple and inexpensive way to focus on Christ this Christmas!įirst of all you can buy the Advent printable here, so go do that first! Three Ways To Use An Advent Banner You will want to grab this printable Advent calendar like yesterday and get to work.
I can’t even tell you how stinkin’ cute this Advent calendar is and I have a bunch of ideas on how you can use it to brighten your holiday season.
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