Three years ago I wrote a series about one of my favourite subjects: Advent and Christmas. This was a church resource and after reworking and rewriting and reformatting, it’s now available for other churches to use.
I believe this series is timely. When the pandemic began, I looked back in wonder at how God had spoken to me and the team I was part of, in us crafting a series and whole church experiences that emphasised the value of connection and the message of Emmanuel, God-belonging-with-us. Even the visual arts we used were about representing our connection and belonging — just three months before the pandemic plunged so many into isolation and disconnection.
As churches gather together for the first ‘normal’ Christmas since three years ago, I am releasing this series of sermon resources, small group discussion notes and questions, and publicity resources and artwork to help churches proclaim the message that Jesus came so that we would belong.
They are available for free here, from the resources section of my consulting website. If you would like to support me to help resource more churches with resources and writing, I am looking for supporters still — leave a comment below if you’d like me to contact you, or you can donate to me using PayPal at this link.
I’m especially asking for anyone who enjoys these resources and would like to support me in a mission field dear to my heart, working with migrant people who have fled violence and are gathering in Tijuana, seeking entry into the US. I will be returning there along with a team from Bethel Global Response for the third time this year, just before Christmas, and need to raise $400 (£350) to do so. Please join with me in supporting those seeking to find a new place of belonging, as I minister practically and relationally the love of Jesus, who is preparing an eternal place for each of us to belong.
Adventures with God 