Leading Your Family in Celebration & Longing this Advent Season
Leading Your Family in Celebration & Longing this Advent Season

This December can be filled with intentional gospel conversations as you sit in the house making cookies, as you travel neighborhoods looking at Christmas lights, during that early morning before you open presents, and just before bedtime after your Christmas movie night. As you plan family time this month, cultivate Family Worship through gospel conversations about the Advent of Jesus. Look back in celebration, look forward in longing, and lead your family to enjoy the One who came and is coming again. 

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Family Devotions for Advent: Good News, Great Joy, All People
Family Devotions for Advent: Good News, Great Joy, All People

On the night Jesus was born, an angel of the Lord appeared to shepherds and proclaimed “Good News of Great Joy for All People.” This new Advent devotion allows your family to celebrate the Good News, Great Joy, All People truth as you enjoy family worship together.

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5 Blessings Thankful Families Enjoy
5 Blessings Thankful Families Enjoy

Families who give thanks together enjoy the blessings of a gratitude-filled home. These blessings outlast the Thanksgiving holiday and overcome the challenges of any given year. When families learn to cultivate thankful hearts day-to-day, these five attributes will also find their way into the home: 

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Year-Round Thanksgiving
Year-Round Thanksgiving

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it’s a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect on God’s abundant goodness in our lives. This day is more than a meal—it’s a moment for families to gather, share their gratitude, and glorify God together. Thanksgiving isn’t just about what we’re thankful for—it’s about Who we’re thankful to.

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Pacesetters
Pacesetters

The man of the house, the husband, the father, is biblically called to lead their family as a Pacesetter. As the shepherd leader of the home, the pacesetter runs the Christian race well, pursuing Christ, paving a path for his wife and children to follow. The pacesetter is able to tell his family, “run with me, stay close to me, and you will run this race well.”

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