Advent is for Adoring
I’m afraid we’re not recommending which Cadburys, Galaxy or Yankee candle advent calendar to get this year (sorry kids).
In the build up to Christmas we want to tell you about a few resources that might put you in the mood for the real reason for Christmas – “advent is for adoring Jesus“!
So let the countdown begin –
The Christmas Poem
The Christmas Poem is a wonderful resource released by the ‘Bible Society‘ to “encourage older Christians to share the Bible with the next generation”. Bible Society want people to “Pass it On” and that is what we want you to do!
You can even get the Christmas Poem book online for free here. Check it out and share the video yourself!
A Very Different Christmas
This is a time where our culture, however loosely sometimes, connects with Christianity. Rico Tice (Co-writer of Christianity Explored) has written a “humorous introduction to Christianity which invites readers to open presents from the Father, Son and Spirit.”
This is a fantastic book to give to all your friends and family, changing the way they think about you, the church, Christmas but above all else, God!
You can buy ‘A Very Different Christmas’ from thegoodbook.co.uk by clicking here. Here is one way to get all your presents taken care off in one go!
Good News of Great Joy
Here is your own advent calendar in the build up to Christmas. John Piper has compiled 25 short daily readings to turn us from grinches into energised children in the build up to Christmas. Piper has said that, “What I want most for Christmas this year is to join you (and many others) in seeing Christ in all his fullness and that we together be able to love what we see with a love far beyond our own half-hearted human capacities.”
To download a pdf of ‘Good News of Great Joy’ click here or download Desiring God’s free devotional app, Solid Joys (available in iTunes and Google Play) to access it there.
Four Kinds of Christmas
Four Kinds of Christmas has risen to the top of 10ofthose.com ‘top 10 best sellers’. Glen Scrivener explores different approaches to Christmas – Scrooge, Shopper, Santa and Stable. So how do you see Christmas? Look with Glen and many others on approaching Christmas.
Purchase Four Kinds of Christmas here here for an unbeatable price!
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy
We’re not obsessed with John Piper but here is another resource from him. This is yet another advent calendar because “advent is for adoring Jesus”. We want you to know Jesus for the man he grew up to be and what he did, not just a baby born in a stable. John Piper does this so concisely in the 25 devotionals so start today!
So for a pdf of ‘The Dawning of Indestructible Joy’ click here.
There are more Christmas resources out there just look on 10ofthose.com, thegoodbook.co.uk, CLC bookshops and any others!