Monthly Archives: December 2023
THEME 5 GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY
SCRIPTURE [1]
People on earth did what God said was evil. Violence was everywhere. And God saw this evil. All people on the earth did only evil. So God said to Noah, “People have made the earth full of violence. So I will destroy all people from the earth. Build a boat of cypress wood for yourself. Make rooms in it and cover it inside and outside with tar.
Then the Lord said to…..
THEME 4 DISOBEDIENCE
SCRIPTURE[1]
Now the snake was the most clever of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day the snake spoke to the woman. He said, “Did God really say that you must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden?”
The woman answered the snake, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden. But God told us, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the…..
THEME 3: GOD’S CREATION
SCRIPTURE: [1]
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the tame animals, over all the earth and over all the small crawling animals on the earth.”
So God created human beings in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.…..
The Chrismon for Day 3 is the dove.
DAY 3 THE DESCENDING DOVE
“The use of the descending dove to represent the Holy Spirit is based upon the account of Jesus baptism found in Luke 3:22 which says, “and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, ‘Thou art my beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased.’”
DAY 2: Chrismon The Anchor THE ANCHOR
“As a symbol of hope, the anchor is one of the most ancient of all Christian symbols. It usage is based upon the Apostle Paul’s words in Hebrews 6:19: “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast”. The anchor is one of the oldest inscriptions to be found in the catacombs, dating back to the second century. During…..
THEME 2: GOD HAS A PLAN
SCRIPTURE[1]: A branch will grow from a stump of a tree that was cut down. So a new king will come from the family of Jesse. The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon that king. The Spirit gives him wisdom, understanding, guidance and power. And the Spirit teaches him to know and respect the Lord. This king will be glad to obey the Lord. He will not judge by the…..
CHRISMONS PREFACE
Chrismons are ornaments symbolizing the life of Christ. Unlike the Jesse Tree ones just presented in Advent Adventure, these symbolize the life and mission of Jesus Christ. While some of them take reference to the Old Testament, most are rooted in New Testament scripture of practices of the early church.
This author’s first acquaintance with Chrismon ornaments was in a previous church where the members held a workshop to create these ornaments from sheet Styrofoam™ The…..
On this first day of Advent, you may want to establish a Jesse Tree and/or begin making Chrismon ornaments to display during the holiday. My book, Advent Adventures, I include patterns for these and scripture references for each. See my blog today at www.bettyjackson.net for more information each day of…..
The Advent Wreath: five lessons including prayer, the lighting of the candle, scripture, an advent hymn, and closing prayer. To make this easier for children to understand, the Biblical text is from the International Children’s Bible. Feel free to adapt each Sunday’s observance. Several members of the family can read passages. You may use the entire thing, or abbreviate as needed. For the hymns, use the footnote source and the music will play so your singing can be accompanied. Or,…..
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from my book Advent Adventure, a Devotional Guide where you will find Jesse Tree and Christon ornaments:
We are admonished by scripture to teach our children a true picture of God and our relationship to Him, as found in:
chapter eleven of Deuteronomy:[1]
So if you faithfully obey the commands
I am giving you today—
to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and…..