Advent Series for this Christmas Brings "Jesse Tree" to Light
Are you tired about being consumed with the excesses of the "holiday period"? Do you and your family see so little of Christ in Christmas that you sometimes wonder how your celebration of Christmas is any different than your unbelieving neighbors? Make this Christmas a special time of looking forward to the celebration of the Advent of Christ and the Incarnation of God into man. But how?
Children's Ministry International (CMI) has introduced two Advent Series;
one for your church, which has four presentations of the coming
Advent of the Messiah and the second for your family, which have symbols
and stories for
every day of Advent. We also have a special
coloring book with all the Advent symbols.
1. A Must-read Article, "Redeeming Christmas"
Director of Children's Ministry International, Brad Winsted has a thoughtful article reprinted for your edification on how to reclaim Christ in Christmas. Its easy to get swept up in all the garishness of the holidays and miss Christ completely. In this article there are many "helps" on keeping Christmas Christ-centered.
2. Advent in your church.
The Christmas Advent Season will soon be here! Celebrating Advent gives our children the true origin of Christmas and the Incarnation of Christ. Throughout the Old Testament we see stories telling of this upcoming event. Let your children see why saints such as Mary and Joseph, Zechariah and Elizabeth (parents of John the Baptist), Simeon and Anna (at the temple dedication of Jesus) in the Gospel of Luke so looked forward to the coming Messiah because of their knowledge of the Old Testament signs pointing to Christ.
CMI
has a great four lesson workbook, "Jesus
Family Tree....the Story of Redemption" for your Sunday School program.
For just $25.00
you can fill the four weeks prior to Christmas with great Bible lessons
of the coming Christ. This is a lot more than an "Advent Candle"
as you get into the biblical stories of the prediction and requirement
for the Messiah's coming to earth, first told to Eve in the Garden of
Eden after the Fall.
There are colorful symbols to make a "Jesse Tree"
(out of the root of King David's family/Jesse was Christ's lineage)
in your classroom. Your kids will have a fun and instructional
time in learning about how Christ's coming (or Advent) is clearly and
repeatedly found throughout the Old Testament.
CMI has a
Jesse Tree coloring book ($3.00 each) to help the children
remember the Bible Stories that point to Jesus' birth.
If you order before December 1st you'll receive a 10% discount over our already low prices.
Use this code ADVENT09 when you order through our web page.
Call today, toll free (888-345-4264) for more information.
3. Advent in your home.
CMI
presents its
Family Advent Jesse Tree Lessons for the home. You can make
this Christmas Advent truly memorable and educational for your family.
Every day at your devotional time read the Bible lesson that points to Christ
before his birth. Then place the "Jesse Tree" symbol on your tree.
We've expanded on our original "Jesus Family Tree...the Story of Redemption",
to have a lesson and a colorful symbol for every day of Advent. Each
day of Advent your children will see how the Old Testament spoke often and
clearly of the coming Messiah. Now you can have a "new family tradition"
around the celebration of the birth of Christ and all for just $29.00.
CMI has a
Jesse Tree coloring book coloring book ($3.00 each) to help
your children remember the Bible Stories pointing to Jesus' birth.
The family devotion series is reusable and can be expanded beyond Advent
if your family wants to go deeper.
Use this code ADVENT09 when you order through our web page.
Call today, toll free (888-345-4264) for more information.
CMI
HOLIDAY SERIES
Start out the new year right by celebrating all the holidays from a Christian perspective.
"THE
HOLIDAY SERIES" takes the holidays that we now celebrate and looks at
them through the "spectacles or glasses of Scripture" to see how we best
can honor Christ through them.
In
II Corinthians 10:21 Paul tells us "that whether you eat, or drink or
whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God". How often do we simply
take the time off on these special holidays or go through symbolic rituals
without ever thinking of what the Bible might have to say about what we
are doing. There are biblical truths that these days symbolize, and we can
edify the days by celebrating them to the Glory of God.
Our
children are already interested in them from a historical point of view.
Some of them, such as, Saint Patrick's Day and Valentines Day have been
eclipsed by the revelry, lust and passion of the world so that we miss
the origins of those days. Saint Patrick was a great evangelist who
almost single-handedly brought the Gospel to Ireland from England. Saint
Valentine was martyred for his belief in Christ. Help us redeem these
special events by looking at them in our churches and homes in a way
that brings to life biblical faith and character.
Some
of our holidays have an obvious Christian theme such as Christmas,
Easter and Thanksgiving. But, what about the others? New Year's Day can
reaffirm our standing before Christ and not be wasted in fruitless
"resolutions" that mean little; July 4th can remind us of where our true
freedom is (in Christ alone), President's Day can honor our rulers as
Scripture states and help us understand biblical authority; Valentine's
Day can offer us the possibility of looking how God has loved us first
so that we might love others; and Father's and Mother's Day can have
similar themes of honoring and loving our parents.
CMI
has taken all the holidays we celebrate and put them into three volumes
of lessons. Each lesson is designed to be taught in one 45 minute lesson,
but there is enough material to do more if you desire. This can be done
in a Sunday School environment or at home. There is a memory verse (with
a visualized coloring opportunity of the verse), the background to the holiday...be
it secular or sacred, a related Bible story, a craft, lots of application
and a song CD with kids singing. All of this for only $21.00. All of the
hold-up visuals are in color.
Visit
our website for these and more of our products.
THREE VOLUMES OF HOLIDAY LESSONS
All of our Holidays can be celebrated with a Christian response to the theme or person honored. Your kids will love to know why this day is important and how related biblical themes correspond to the meaning of the day.
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Volume 1 New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Valentine's Day President's Day Saint Patrick's Day Easter Sunday |
Volume 2 Mother's Day Memorial Day Father's Day Independence Day Labor Day |
Volume 3 Columbus Day Reformation Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Christmas |
Use this code ADVENT09 when you order through our web page.
Call today, toll free (888-345-4264) for more information.
Remember, CMI's curriculum is:
REUSABLE.
Use it over and over again
NON-DATED.
Take as much time as you need to ensure your students
know the material
For
MULTI-AGES. Combine age groups without worry
Places
Emphasis on repetition through throughout the 12-14 week
series period through review games, visualized major stories,
Scripture
verses, and memory work
Distinctly
emphasizes the
sovereignty of God in all things
(reformed).
Get
more information by going to this article explaining our
Bible Building
Blocks of the
Faith.
RESULTS: Your students know the basics of the faith, they can recite the main questions and answers and Bible verses, because the curriculum emphasizes this. These Bible truths are permanently a part of their lives!
Call today, toll free (888-345-4264) for more information.
For the children,
Brad Winsted, Director
1-888-345-4264
2368 Main St., Suite 3
Tucker, GA 30084
VIEW NEWSLETTER ONLINE In This Newsletter:
Article, "Redeeming Christmas"
CMI
offers short workshops to "jump start" your church families into doing family
devotions. Yes, it can be done!
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