Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany Services includes biblically-based sermons, suggested scriptures, children's time, hymn and prayers, as well as litanies for lighting the Advent wreath. Also included are suggestions for seasonal funerals. These services offer a completing message of hope during this important church season, when people often visit a church for the first time.
Each service focuses on and celebrates a different aspect of the theme: Jesus: God's Unlikely Revelation
First Sunday of Advent-
Jesus: The Unlikely Image of God (Genesis 1:26-27; Colossians 1:15-17)
Second Sunday in Advent
Jesus: The Unlikely Gift from God (Isaiah 55:1-9)
Third Sunday of Advent
Jesus: The Unlikely Story of God with Us (Matthew 1:18-25)
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Jesus: The Unlikely Messiah (John 7:25-31)
Christmas Eve
Jesus: An Unlikely Peacemaker (Luke 2:8-20)
Christmas Day
An Unlikely Christmas Card (Matthew 2:13-23)
Epiphany
John the Baptizer: Jesus' Unlikely Herald (John 1:1-14)