Advent 2020: Week One
This first Sunday of Advent is all about Hope.
The candle is also called the prophecy candle because of all the prophesises in the Old Testament that told of the Messiah’s coming. The people of Israel waited with hope because God had promised a saviour. As Christians we know that God fulfilled that promise through the birth of Jesus Christ.
So, as we start to get ready to celebrate Jesus’ birth, let us remind ourselves of the bigger plan that He is part of and how much the world was anticipating Him even before Mary was pregnant!
Discuss!
Read two of the prophesies about Jesus:
· What does it mean to anticipate something?
· What kind of things do we look forward to?
· What were some of the things Jesus would be called?
· What does your name mean?
· How can we get to know God better through His son?
Respond!
Light a candle and ponder the wonder of Christ’s birth and rejoice in God’s gift of Jesus being born. Consider how Deity transcended time and space and entered into humanity. Consider how Jesus, the Lord of Glory, humbled himself and came to earth; how the Royal One, the King of kings, entered into poverty. And consider how, on that dark night centuries ago, True Light entered our world in the form of a lowly infant. Give thanks for the Light of Jesus in your life and, just as John the Baptist testified of the True Light, be ready to be a witness to the Light of Christmas—the Lord Jesus Christ.
Chat and catch!
Make yourself comfortable, to help you concentrate close your eyes. You could also write or draw these things if you would like to on a piece of paper or in a journal.
· Tell Jesus what you love about the Christmas story.
· Tell Jesus what you are hoping for.
· Ask God to highlight one of the names of Jesus from Isaiah 6:9 to you.