Weekly Advent Resources – Week Four: Love
JOIN US as we journey through ADVENT this Christmas Season!
Join Host Melinda and her See Hear Love friends and co-hosts, pastors and worship leaders, social justice advocates and activists, best-selling authors and lawyers, actors and models and those who speak up for the poor, bloggers and leadership coaches… who will share inspiring stories, justice prayers, honest laments, songs, blessings and Scripture about HOPE, PEACE, JOY & LOVE.
What is Advent?
The word advent means coming, and during this season we wait, we prepare, we anticipate, and we long for the presence of God. In a blog post, Sarah Bessey wrote, “If Christmas is for the joy, advent is for the longing.” We all know that Christmas doesn’t feel the same this year; maybe you expect it to be your worst Christmas yet. But, if advent is for the longing, it might be your best advent yet. This year, you might be more in touch with your longing for hope, peace, joy, and love than ever before. We pray that during this season, as you tune into that longing and focus your attention on Jesus, you find your heart overwhelmed with hope, peace, joy, and love.
Making an Advent Wreath
Click here for instructions on how to make an Advent Wreath!
LOVE! Christ is Born!
Love Has Come To The World!Watch our FOURTH ADVENT show here as we light the fourth candle on our wreath, and with special guests, we celebrate that LOVE moves into the neighbourhood and lives among us. WOW!
LOVE Advent Resource
Click here for our LOVE Advent Resource ~ activities, prayers and blessings that your entire family or small group can enjoy!
Song + Story
Sing along with Juno-nominated worship leader Brooke Nicholls and Steve Lensink
as they share this SONG + STORY of LOVE this Christmas.
The Meaning of Advent with Chris & Melinda
Watch Melinda and her husband Chris share about the importance of Advent, week by week,
here on our YouTube Channel.
LOVE Verse
This is our LOVE verse for this week. And here is a special prayer for you!
Jesus, thank you for your radical love that knows no bounds.
May your unfailing love consume us more and more each day,
transforming our hearts so that we can love as you love.