Have more questions? Check out our Online Bible Study FAQs. Videos will be available until December 31, 2022 (11:59 PM CT), allowing some breathing room for those who join in late or miss a couple of weeks.This way, our emails are less likely to go to your spam folder. Go to your email and add to your contacts.For the first week, you’ll watch the video first and then complete the Week 2 material in the study book before we meet again!.Once you log in, you will see the available sessions. We’ll post a new video session on on Thursdays at midnight CT (barring any technical difficulties).Or, check out the eBook version of the study!) You’ll need to grab a copy of The Wonder of Advent. (Friends outside the U.S., check out this list of online retailers around the world.Here are the rest of the details you’ll need to participate in this study: When your eyes are opened to these threads in Scripture, you’ll stand in awe of the glory and love of God, and you’ll be motivated to share the wonder of Advent with the world. Each week you’ll trace that theme throughout Scripture by looking at: 1) an Old Testament prophecy 2) a scene from the Christmas story 3) a moment from Jesus’s earthly ministry 4) a teaching of Jesus and 5) a promise from Revelation. In The Wonder of Advent, spend a week considering each of the themes of Advent-hope, joy, peace, and love. The Advent season gives us the opportunity to delight in the promises we celebrate at Christmas: the HOPE that Jesus will return and make all things new the JOY that comes from worshiping Him today and for eternity the PEACE we experience with God today and we long for our world to experience when it is redeemed and the LOVE of a God who sacrificed His own Son to be in relationship with us. More than any other time of year, Christmas brings with it an undeniable sense of wonder and awe. We’ll be studying The Wonder of Advent by Lifeway Women starting November 28, 2022. And, if you’re a leader, you can use them to preview studies and new teachers before walking your small group through them. If you’re new to our online studies, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with thousands of other women around the world while we study the Word together. "If we think of these words beyond the holiday “stuff,” we quickly realize these four words represent Jesus himself – He is hope, joy, peace, and love.With fall just around the corner, it’s time for us to announce-you guessed it-our next online Bible study! This fall, we’ll be studying Lifeway Women’s The Wonder of Advent, starting November 28. I mean the ones that are so rich and truthful that your heart immediately thinks, “Jesus.” But, over the last few years, my thoughts have thankfully turned to, “How can I spend this time really celebrating our Savior’s birth?” One way I do this is by breaking out my favorite Christmas carols and songs – and no, I don’t mean Jingle Bells. I’m not going to lie… my first thought of Advent makes me think of the time period I call, “Merry Chaosmas.” Please don’t judge! We all know Christmastime can be VERY chaotic. Most likely, you think about all these things. When you think of Advent (the four Sundays preceding Christmas), what is the first thing you think about? Do you think about the Advent wreath and candles at your church? Do you think about the story of Jesus’ birth? Maybe you think about Christmas songs? It’s quite possible you think about everything you must get done before Christmas (no judgement from us, we promise).
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