Find ways within to connect with your student this Advent Season!
December 2019 | The Fourth Issue
Bible Study Texts
Dec 1 Mark 1:1-15 (MS) / Col 1:11-20 (HS)
Dec 8 Matt 1:18-25 / Isaiah 11:1-10
Dec 15 Luke 1:5-2:14/ Matt 11:2-11
Dec 22 John 1:1-5; 14/ Matt 1:18-25
Dec 29 No Bible Study
Questions to Discuss
(For MS Students) I wonder where you see the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
I wonder what thought or question you heard today that intrigued you?
Large Group Topics
Dec 1Matthew 1:1-17
Question: In your discussion about the geneaology of Jesus as recorded in Matthew, what claims were being made about Jesus' identity?
Dec 8 Matthew 1:18-25
Question: I wonder what details of Jesus' birth sound normal to you? What about abnormal?
No Large Group Dec 15 - Feb 2
Student Ministry Needs
We will need help with supplying snacks, drinks, and breakfast at the New Years Eve Lockin, Dec 31. Please consider providing snacks and use the link below.
"It's the most wonderful time of the year" goes the lyric. But I wonder how many people agree with that statement or truly deep down feel that way. There are days when I feel like this is the most stressful time of the year or the most demanding time of the year. But that is not the demand of Advent. In fact Advent does not make demands. Instead, Advent as a season invites us to wonder. Wonder about how God has acted and is acting in our world.
A resource we are using more and more with our students, especially our middle school Bible study is the Bible Project. They're a non-profit that creates animated videos that explore and share background info on the books of the Bible and big church topics. This Advent, I invite you and you student to wonder through watching a video from their advent series every week and then talking about how this information has lead you to wonder differntly or in a new way about the themes of Advent. Use the links below to each Advent theme.
Explore this video library of excellent resources on Scripture. I recommend surveying all they have to offer, and checking out the Advent resources for this season.
