Dear Friends, I know we come from many different traditions and faiths, but for those of us who are reveling in the advent season, I thought it might be fun to post an advent tradition here that my family has enjoyed for years. We love to walk the kids through Scripture, helping them understand the cohesiveness of the Bible and its references to Christ from Genesis 3 through the Nativity. If you would like to join us, I will be posting each day's devotion right here!
Each day consists of a short Scripture reading & devotion to discuss, a downloadble ornament for the kids to color and hang - either on your tree or on a garland somewhere - and a few songs to choose from. Many of the songs can be found in hymnals, but they can also be found on YouTube or Godvine - and it's fun to sing along! Finally, a prayer closes out this 5 minute time. This is a great start on helping your children grasp the basic outline of the Greatest Book of All.
Each day consists of a short Scripture reading & devotion to discuss, a downloadble ornament for the kids to color and hang - either on your tree or on a garland somewhere - and a few songs to choose from. Many of the songs can be found in hymnals, but they can also be found on YouTube or Godvine - and it's fun to sing along! Finally, a prayer closes out this 5 minute time. This is a great start on helping your children grasp the basic outline of the Greatest Book of All.
Ornament: Earth (representing Creation)
Read Scripture: Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-4
Songs: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,
How Great Thou Art, This is My Father’s World,
Read Scripture: Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-4
Songs: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,
How Great Thou Art, This is My Father’s World,
God is the creator of the entire world – and everything in it: air, water, plants, fish, animals…and people! This big round world we live on is GOD’S creative masterpiece. Have you seen something you think is especially beautiful in this world? What is it? God is so good!
Before God made the Earth, there was no light – everything was dark. There was nothing to see, and no light to see it by.
When God finished creating the world, it was perfect. Even the people God had created were perfect at first – they had not sinned yet or done anything to make God unhappy. He had made a man – Adam – and a woman – Eve – to live in the beautiful Garden of Eden. They lived there with all the animals, and when God looked at all He had made, He thought everything was very good!
Discuss:
Looking forward to Christmas!
Before God made the Earth, there was no light – everything was dark. There was nothing to see, and no light to see it by.
When God finished creating the world, it was perfect. Even the people God had created were perfect at first – they had not sinned yet or done anything to make God unhappy. He had made a man – Adam – and a woman – Eve – to live in the beautiful Garden of Eden. They lived there with all the animals, and when God looked at all He had made, He thought everything was very good!
Discuss:
- What did the world look like in the very beginning? (It was dark and not formed into land)
- Even though the Earth wasn’t formed, was God there?
- Who made the world, everything in it, and even us?
- For older kids, you can point out that in Genesis 1, we have the first mention of the Trinity (make man in our image) in the Bible!
Looking forward to Christmas!
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