Advent Wreath Meditations
CLICK HERE to see some really good Advent Wreath Meditations. CLICK HERE to see previous years’ Responsive Readings from OKC First.
Advent 2010 | Christmas Don’t Be Late
The mirage of Christmas promises happiness but rarely delivers. It has come to be a time where we add the pressure of the season on top of our already busy lives leaving us limping through the days, crushed by the weight of expectation. In the end, presents are opened. Christmas is over…finally. We desperately need […]
Advent 2010 | Songs
Here are a list of songs that some of us have put together to be good worship songs for Advent. Again, holding off on most Christmas songs till it’s actually Christmas. You should be able to purchase most of these on iTunes and I found many of them on YouTube as well. A Few Songs […]
Advent 2010 | Week-to-Week
One of main things we talked about throughout our planning was to start with the corporate aspect. Don’t always jump to the individual response first. What is it that “we” are to do in response to each passage? So keep that in mind. Also, Jon wanted to point out the difference between foretelling and forthtelling. […]
Fresh Arrangements for Advent/Christmas
Hey everyone, I thought I’d go ahead and list out a few Advent/Christmas CDs that I have gathered over the years to help give you some new options for the classics. I know we’re only spending a few weeks doing Christmas songs but it’s nice to get some new arrangements for these old songs. First […]
Advent 2010 | Notes on Advent Discussion
Some things to think about as we read and prepare to lead our people through these passages: What does it mean that “all creation” is reconciled to God? What is power? What is the gospel? freedom, good news, The Story, Jesus Himself is the Gospel, He is God’s Word What is evil in our world […]
Christian Seasons – Helpful Links
Last week, Jon shared with us some links to some great resources for the Christian Seasons, as well as some specific thoughts on a couple of the passages in Advent. Explanation of Advent Week 1 – Isaiah 2 Week 4 – Isaiah 7 Christmas Epiphany Lent Eastertide You can also find more by clicking the […]
Advent 2010 | Christmas Don’t Be Late
We had some great meetings up at OKC First the last few days and we got through a lot of discussion on who our churches are and how we can communicate the story/season of advent in a creative way. some of the discussion that we had about advent was that our culture is so wrapped […]
Advent Wreath Readings from OKC First
In our discussion of Advent, OKC First has provided their Responsive Readings for the last few years. Feel free to move edit them for your context. Big thanks to those guys. Advent 2009 Advent 2008 Advent 2007 Advent 2006 Advent 2004
advent 2009: Christmas time is (almost) here
we decided on our advent series and i worked on all the designs yesterday so that i could get them up here for you. we’re following the gospel passages for the weeks of advent and Christmas. here they are with a link to read them. (remember, advent is 2-fold. we put our selves in the […]