C3 ADVENT EXPERIENCE
Christmas is a season filled with anticipation. From the very beginning, the world was waiting for a promised Rescuer to come DIRECTIONS and make things right with God. At Christmas, we look forward to 1. Place a tea-light candle on each circle. opening presents and being with family. Most of all, we can’t wait 2. Gather as a family and follow the prompts from the to celebrate Jesus, the One who came to fulfill that promise. C3 Advent Experience: Lighting the candles of Advent is a centuries-old tradition • Read the passage from the Bible and the short throughout the church. It’s a chance to reflect on significance of the devotional. season and look forward to celebrating Jesus. • Discuss the questions together. • Light a candle for each reading. Use your C3 Advent Experience, candles and laminated Advent • Pray and thank God for each week of Advent wreath week by week through the month of December, or day by and the anticipation of celebrating Jesus. day leading up to Christmas.
C3 ADVENT EXPERIENCE RESPONSE SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION
Brainstorm a way you can encourage and bless a Birth - PreK Memory Verse: “God loved the world so neighbor, another family, or one of our C3 Outreach much that He gave his only son.” John 3:16, GNT Partners this season. Then do it! Be creative, be K-5th Grade Memory Verse: “Today in the town of generous, and have fun being a cheerful giver! David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, Visit cartervillechristian.com/outreach for a list of local the Lord.” Luke 2:11, NIV outreach partners. Student & Adult Memory Passage: Luke 2:11-15, NIV
Christmas Vibes! C3 Christmas Playlist
Emmanuel (God With Us Forever) | Bryan & Katie Torwalt It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Andy Williams Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Dean Martin Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Sam Smith O Come, O Come Emmanuel | for King & Country Do You Want to Build a Snowman? | Kristen Bell O Come Let Us Adore Him | Hillsong Worship Here Comes Heaven | Elevation Worship C3 CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICES Christmas Time is Here | Lauren Daigle Light of the World | We The Kingdom Saturday, December 19th at 6:00 pm Heavenly Hosts | for King & Country Sunday, December 20th at 9:00 & 10:45 am Joy To The World | Nat King Cole Join us in person or online. Family Sunday for K-12th A Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives Grade. Classes available for Birth-PreK during all King of Kings | Hillsong Worship services. Online resources available for all ages. Advent Hymn | Christy Nockels C3 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Silent Night | Shane & Shane Jingle Bells | Dean Martin Visit Thursday, December 24th at 5:00 pm O Holy Night | Kari Jobe Join us in person or online. Children will join their family Mistletoe | Justin Bieber for worship, no classes for Birth-12th Grade. Hallelujah | Pentatonix cartervillechristian.com/christmasfor the full Spotify playlist! C3 ADVENT EXPERIENCE
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READ R EAD R EAD R EAD REA D Isaiah 9:6-7 Luke 1:26-38, 46-47 Luke 2:1-7 Luke 2:8-20 John 1:1-5, 14 As God’s people were about to The angel Gabriel appeared to From a human perspective, this whole The “Word” John is talking about head into exile, God delivered Mary to announce that she would situation must have seemed crazy to is Jesus. Jesus is the Christ, the hope through a promise. Someday, be Jesus’ mother. This must have Mary and Joseph. Not only was Mary Son of God. He has been with God this will all be over—a King would come as quite a surprise. After all, expecting the baby who would save minding their own business. The from the beginning, giving life and come who would make all things Mary wasn’t married yet, and she the world, but now she and Joseph had angel announced Jesus’ birth along breath to all things. Christmas is new. Christmas celebrates the had a different plan for her life. to travel to Bethlehem for the census. with an angel choir that proclaimed the celebration that Jesus became Gabriel reminded her that nothing When they arrive, there’s no room for God’s peace for everyone on earth. like us. He lived and died and rose that promise and rescue creation is impossible with God. She could them to stay except for the place they They rushed to see the baby for again, so that we could have life once and for all. Knowing that have been overwhelmed by this keep the animals. As hectic as this themselves. They were so excited that lasts forever with God. This God has kept His promises in the startling news, but she chose to might have seemed, this is exactly how that they spent the rest of the night Christmas let’s celebrate that past gives us hope that God will respond with a song of joy. Nothing God wanted Jesus to enter the world. telling everyone they could about Jesus came to rescue us and God continue keeping His promises in takes God by surprise. We can Right from the start, God wanted to Jesus. We hope that this Christmas is always with us. the future. trust that God has an ultimate plan have a relationship with us. Even when you would come to know God’s for our lives. Discover the joy that we messed that up with our sin, God love and believe that Jesus truly is A S K ASK comes from believing in Jesus and continued to love and make a way to the Savior of the world. God’s plan for us. rescue us. Jesus is proof that God loves • What’s your favorite thing • What is something you hope for? us unconditionally. about Christmas? Why? • How can you stay hopeful even A S K • How can we focus on Jesus when you don’t get what you ASK • What does it mean to have this Christmas? want? • Who are we planning on seeing A S K peace? • How can we stay focused on • When have you seen God take this Christmas? • What are we giving others this • care of our family? • How do you feel when your plans Christmas? sometimes? Jesus throughout the whole don’t happen like you want? • How does it make you feel • How can we have peace knowing year? D O • How can we remember to have knowing God loves you so much? God loves us and sent us Jesus? joy, even when our plans change? • How can we show God’s love to D O Light the Hope candle. others? D O D O Light the Hope, Joy, Love, and Christ candle last. Light the Hope and Joy candles. D O Peace candles. And don’t forget to open Light the Hope, Joy, and Love candles. your Christmas Box!
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