Sunday, December 3, 2017, was the first Sunday of Advent. My church is doing an Advent word challenge: one word a day until Christmas.
If you want to join along, here are the instructions and word list. You don’t have to be a member of my church, or any church, to participate.
Instructions: You are invited to read and reflect on Biblical themes during Advent with our faith family at Temple UMC. After your reading and reflection, you are encouraged to take a photo, draw, paint, or journal how the passage and the word for the day spoke to you. Then share on social media (FB, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) and include the hashtag: #tumcadvent2017. Others can search using that tag and see what you’ve posted. Come on; join the journey.
The red dates are Sundays. The purple date is Christmas.
Dec. 3: Hope. Luke 21: 25-28
Dec. 4: Promise. Jeremiah 33: 14-16
Dec. 5: Beginning. John 1: 1-2
Dec. 6: Guide. Psalm 25:5
Dec. 7: Wonder. Luke 1:26-33
Dec. 8: Shout. Isaiah 52: 7-9
Dec. 9: Strengthen. 1 Thess. 3:13
Dec. 10: Peace. Luke 1:77-79.
Dec. 11: Refine. Malachi 3: 2-3
Dec. 12. Prepare. Luke 3: 3-6
Dec. 13. Abound. Phil. 1: 9-11.
Dec. 14: Declare. Psalm 96: 1-3.
Dec. 15: Glory. Hebrews 1: 1-3.
Dec. 16: Light. John 1: 4-5.
Dec. 17: Love. Zeph. 3: 14-17.
Dec. 18: Sing. Isaiah 12: 4-6.
Dec. 19: Wait. Titus 2: 11-14.
Dec. 20: Give. Luke 6: 38-39.
Dec. 21. Joy. Luke 1: 39-45.
Dec. 22. Come. Hebrews 10: 5-10
Dec. 23: Humble. Luke 1: 46-49.
Dec. 24: Child. Isaiah 9: 6-7
Dec. 25: Proclaim. Luke 2: 8-20.
Feel free to join in, if Advent is part of your holiday traditions. Feel free to ignore if it isn’t. Happy Holidays, whichever holiday is dear to your heart.
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