Christmas and Advent Resources

Advent and Christmas offers us many opportunities to share the story of God coming into this world to save us....

Following are some resources that may help you and your congregation reflect on this message, grow deeper in this message and share this message

if you have come across something that you believe would benefit others or have developed a Advent or Christmas resource that you are willing to share please email me 

Earlier Lutheranmission suggestions

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2007/09/christmas-time-for-outreach.html

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/simple-ways-to-highlight-jesus-at.html

Chrismons ornaments

Since 1957 the Ascension utheran Church in Danville Virginia have been helping families and congregations share the message of Christmas through Christmas tree ornaments that are appropriate for a Christian church tree.   Visit their site to discover more resources relating to Chrismons

Thanksgiving/Advent/Christmas seasons worship and family devotion resource from Kerr resources

Advent

Earlier Lutheranmission suggestions 
Intergernational activity fromBuilding Faith 

Ministry matters adventsuggestions  

Lutheran Hour Ministries offers 2 Advent devotions,  Word became flesh and Advent people (for younger adults)  

Luther Seminary days of desire waiting for the advent dawn devotions 

Textweek worship resources

Nativity Plays

Earlier Lutheranmission suggestions

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/2012-advent-and-christmas-resources.html

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2009/09/christmas-resources.html

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/advent-and-christmas-plays.html

http://lutheranmission.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/cph-christmas-program-2010-gods-love-at.html

Nativity in Rhyme by Eula Wilkin2011 

Family Worship including Narnia Christmas Script, The Greatest Story ever told script and Virtual Christmas script

Lamp unto my feet devotions

"O Come, All Ye Faithful"

The Gifts Of Christmas

My Christmas Essay

Go And Tell

The Christmas Gift

The drama teacher recommendations

David Bruggeman:  A traditional Nativity play based closely following scripture

 Tear Fund traditional nativityplays:   2 versions

the first where the children learn and speak lines (or read them out), the second where the narrator describes the action for the children to follow.

CPH – Silent Night Holy Night

videos

Christmas story told by children

What if social media existed when Jesus was born

Lutheran suppliers of quality resources for Advent and Christmas

Augsburg Fortress

CPH

Solapublishing