resources for effective children's ministry

A Family Christmas Treasury  Author - Adrian Rogers  Illustrator - Thomas Kinkade  Publisher - Crossway

    This resource is an excellent tool to help families keep their focus where it belongs - on Christ with it's 31 devotions and activities . . . one for each day of December.  "A Family Christmas Tradition" will take you "from the manger of Bethlehem to the cross of Calvary and beyond to help you gain a richer understanding of God's Wondrous gift : Jesus!" 

Favorite Features: 

• 31 devotions - one for each day in December
• includes daily scripture
• daily activities to help your family apply and live out truth
• Part One focuses on "Jesus the Steadfast Love"
• Part Two focuses on "Jesus the Shining Light"
• Part three focuses on "Jesus the Saving Lamb"
• Part four focuses on "Jesus the Sovereign Lord"
• Christmas Day focus is "O Come Let Us Adore Him, Christ the Lord"
• Part five focuses on "Jesus the Satisfying Life"
• Doesn't leave the focus on the Baby, but on the plan of God and how our "families can live out the meaning of Jesus' birth everyday."
• beautiful illustrations

Christmas in Bethlehem -  3-D Advent Calendar  Publisher - Standard Publishing

    I remember my family using an advent calendar when I was a child - it was a fun part of the holiday season to open the little advent calendar windows and count down the days to Christmas!  My husband and I always did count-down advent calendars with our children - it is such a wonderful way to build good family memories.  This advent calendar is one of the nicest ones I've seen  . . . 3-D makes it unique. 

Favorite Features: 

• lots of color
• 3-D makes it interesting and fun
• 25 lift-open windows
• references provided so you can read the Christmas story from the Bible
• easy to assemble

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