Family with Teen(s)
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The resources for this month are daily prayers, ways to learn, and things to do that will help us to more fully enter into the Advent season. As teens and parents of teens I challenge you this month to slow down at least once a day, pray together, and get to reading the Bible.
xt3 Advent calendar app
This App is a great companion for you as you walk through Advent. Pray with the readings and reflections to help you prepare your heart for The coming of Christ at Christmas. Download the App for Apple or Android or find out more on the website HERE. The following videos will explain it a little bit more.
This month during Faith Formation we talked about the Bible, how to read it, and what the stories can teach us about our own lives. For our activity this month I want to introduce you to the Jesse Tree:
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The Jesse tree helps us connect the custom of decorating Christmas trees to the events leading to Jesus’ birth. The Jesse tree is named from Isaiah 11:1: “A shoot shall come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” Jesse was the father of King David. We adorn a Jesse tree with illustrated ornaments that represent the people, prophesies, and events leading up to the birth of Jesus. The ornaments of the Jesse tree tell the story of God in the Old Testament, connecting the Advent season with the faithfulness of God across four thousand years of history.
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If you follow this LINK you will be able to walk through the whole Advent Season with the different characters and stories of the Jesse Tree. This can help you to get into the Bible each day. You can also make the ornaments and put them on your tree using ideas on Pinterest HERE.
If you are less artsy, print off these cards HERE drawing a new card every few day, looking up the verse, and adding the art work to your Christmas Tree or Advent prayer pace. Celebrate this season by jumping into the Bible and reflecting on how the stories lead us closer to Jesus' birth at Christmas.
If you are less artsy, print off these cards HERE drawing a new card every few day, looking up the verse, and adding the art work to your Christmas Tree or Advent prayer pace. Celebrate this season by jumping into the Bible and reflecting on how the stories lead us closer to Jesus' birth at Christmas.
