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Advent is almost here! Get ready for this season of expectation with Christmas library books, as well as fantastic resources from RightNow Media!
We have 159 Christmas books in our library! Of course there are wonderful picture books for our youngest students, but we also have novels filled with Christmas adventures, books of poetry, cookbooks, craft books, and family devotionals. Stop in and see! Here's a photo of just a few.
Also, RightNow Media has a LOT of great Advent resources.
You can link directly to their Christmas collection too. https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/library/137?abDeepLink=true
Here are a few that stand out to me!
For teens and adults:
The Wonder of Christmas by Jarrett Stephens
A fresh look at the story of advent. Many of us are familiar with the story of Christmas. Maybe we’ve even heard about the manger scene and the birth of Christ every year for as long as we can remember. But what if we revisited the Christmas story with new eyes? What would we discover? In this four-part series, pastor Jarrett Stephens will unpack Jesus’s birth story in the Gospel of Luke. Join Jarrett and rekindle the wonder of Christ’s presence, his good news, his plan, and his people.
Red Letter Advent: 25 Days of Unboxing Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love with Zach Zehnder
If you want to slow down during the holiday season, savor each precious moment, and finally open the presents you have always longed for, then Red Letter Advent is for you. It is a 25-day experience of unboxing the four gifts Jesus wants you to receive and give away: hope, peace, joy, and love. Through this journey, you’ll discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Christmas Eyewitness
Eyewitness Bible Series is pleased to present the Christmas Series. This series is a collection of ten new episodes designed to be watched on the three Sundays prior to Christmas week, plus the seven days of Christmas week, ending on Christmas day. Downloadable PDF study guides are available for each session.
The Cost of Christmas with Franklin Graham
Have you ever thought about the cost of Christmas? Beyond buying presents and decorations—a real price was paid for the joy of Christmas. Three encouraging stories show the true cost of Christmas and Franklin Graham shares how to respond.
For kids!
Worship in the Word, Christmas with Shane & Shane
In this installment of Worship in the Word, we travel through the narrative of the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, pairing each section of scripture and its themes with a different Christmas song. Join Shane & Shane and their friends as they sing these carols together and learn about the story of the Bible, and why Jesus’ birth is significant for all of history!
5-Minute Family Devotional - Big Questions About Christmas
Learn all about the history and meaning of our favorite Christmas traditions, and how they all point to the real reason for the season: JESUS! Follow along for 5 minutes a day to celebrate Christmas in a whole new way. Your family will love the fun videos, discussion questions and prayer prompts for each episode.
Bugs and Slugs, Make Ready for Christmas
As Randall and friends prepare for Christmas, Maggie decides to expand the annual Sing-Along into a full-blown Christmas Eve pageant spectacular! Randall introduces everyone to the season of Advent, and Doug discovers something mysterious going on when chocolate chips go missing. Neighbor Scott Hamilton announces he's building a huge 12 Days of Christmas display, and Maggie finds herself called on to sacrifice more and more of her pageant dreams to help her friends. With so much activity and a dizzying carousel of friends stopping by, will Christmas end in disappointment or will the Workshop bunch embrace the invitation of the season and experience the true meaning of Christmas?
Special guests: Scott Hamilton, Ellie Holcomb, Andrew Peterson, Buddy Green, Ron Block, Diana Beach Batarseh and Jeff Taylor.
The Christ with Art Ayris
The Prophecy: There were many ancient prophecies about a special one who would come – a messiah who would deliver Israel. But when would he come and what would he be like?
The Announcement: God arranges political circumstances, sends an angel to an aged priest and selects a young woman to prepare the way for His entrance into the world in human form.
The Incarnation: God wraps Himself in flesh as He comes to earth in human form.
Remember, everyone at ICSB can have a free account with RightNow Media! If you don't have yours yet, use this QR code to set up your account!
Let me know if you have any questions!
Mrs. Tricia Fraser
tfraser@icsbudapest.org