Advent is a season of hope, expectation, and longing as we celebrate the Son of God coming to earth, fully God and fully man, and anticipate His triumphant return!
Below you'll find a variety of Advent resources to consider for your family this season. They are resources that the staff of Community Presbyterian Church, The Play School, and Crossroads Christian School have personally used and enjoyed with their families. We offer them with the hope that they will encourage you as well as bring your family together as you focus on Christ this Advent season.
Find these resources to purchase on Amazon, Christianbook.com, and the PCA Bookstore site (pcabookstore.com).
Family Advent Devotionals
Arnold Ytreeide’s Advent Devotionals
In this widely popular, exciting set of stories for the advent season, listeners follow Jotham, Bartholomew, Tabitha, and Ishtar in separate journeys across Israel as they search for something particular to their story. Each end up finding their way to the Savior born in Bethlehem.
Come Let Us Adore Him by Paul David Tripp. This book of daily readings for the month of December by best-selling author Paul David Tripp will help you slow down, prepare your heart, and focus on what matters most: adoring our Savior, Jesus.
Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel's Messiah by Cindy Rollins. With Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions With Handel’s Messiah, Cindy Rollins leads the way in building a rich Advent tradition for you and your family. Inside you will find: weekly Scripture passages, hymns, and poems; daily Messiah listening schedule with background information from Greg Wilbur; an overview of the church calendar by Thomas Banks; Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany recipes; and suggestions for celebrating the Advent feasts of St. Nicholas and St. Lucia.
The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas by Ann Voskamp. Exploring the lineage of Jesus through the Advent tradition of the Jesse tree, Voskamp retraces the epic pageantry of mankind from Genesis to God's greatest gift—his Son. A timeless reminder of the true meaning of Christmas!
Honest, Simple Souls: An Advent Meditation with Charlotte Mason by Anne E. White. December is almost here, and Advent is about to begin. I invite you to observe the season through an Advent-themed study of Charlotte Mason’s fourth volume, Ourselves Book II. There are also readings for the Twelve Days of Christmas, drawn from her essay “The Eternal Child.”
Music
Behold the Lamb of God
Andrew PetersonBehold the Lamb of God
Andrew Peterson
Midwinter Carols
Joel Clarkson
Luke: A World Turned Upside Down
Michael Card