Is your small group or Sunday school class looking for Christmas Bible studies? The advent season is a time to prepare ourselves and our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Christ. Doing a Christmas Bible study is an opportunity to anticipate the big event and delve deeper into the scriptures and Christmas story throughout the month. These Christmas Bible studies by Max Lucado, Lee Strobel, Rick Warren, Ray Vanderlaan, Rick Mckinley, Chris Seay, and Greg Holder will help you focus on the birth of Christ and the Christmas message.
over and over again in scripture we are called to remember all that god has done for us and not to forget. one way we can slow down and do that is to continue to meet in small groups and focus on scripture. these Christmas Bible studies that you can connect and play with your small group, or even as a family, and reflect on what Christmas is and who it is about. each study is relatively short, either three or four sessions each, and can be done on consecutive Sundays in December or with the family on the days leading up to Christmas.
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christmas bible study #1: who needs christmas by andy stanley
Rediscover the unlikely story of Christmas.
four thousand years ago, god promised that he would do something through abraham’s lineage. Two thousand years later, Jesus was born. And two thousand years after that, we’re still talking about it.
why?
The story of the birth of Jesus was not what anyone expected: a baby. . . born in the armpit of the mediterranean. . . to save us from sins no one thought we needed to be saved from.
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This holiday season, join Andy Stanley as he explains why the Christmas story’s improbability is what makes it so believable. no one could have or would have invented it.
The Who Needs Christmas Study Guide includes session summaries, video teaching notes, discussion questions, personal reflection material, and a guide for leaders.
sessions include:
- the story behind the story
- the author of life
- the christmas message
- ready or not. . . he’s coming
christmas bible study #2: the case for christmas by lee strobel
even as an atheist, lee strobel (the case for christ) enjoyed the holiday season: gift-giving, holiday parties, and being with friends and family. But after his wife became a Christian, Lee began to investigate the true meaning behind all those Christmas scenes he had seen outside of churches. In this new four-week study, Lee reveals what he discovered as he sought to separate holiday from holy day, fact from fantasy, and truth from lore. In each session you will explore:
- what the bible really says about the birth of jesus and how you can tell if it is accurate
- if the christmas story really happened or developed from the myths of the time
- the bible’s claim that jesus was born of a virgin and why it matters to your faith
- how jesus, and jesus alone, fulfilled hundreds of biblical prophecies about the messiah
The Case for Christmas will invite you to look beyond the family traditions of the season, challenge you to examine the evidence for yourself, and consider why Christmas really matters.
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christmas bible study #3: because of bethlehem by max lucado
A remarkable gift can arrive in an ordinary package. no one expected god to come the way he did. however, the manner in which he came was just as important as the coming itself. the manger is the message. In this four-session video Bible study, you’ll explore how the One who made everything chose to become nothing to us. he experienced hunger and thirst. he went through the stages of human development. he was taught to walk, stand and wash his face. he was fully and genuinely human. By Bethlehem, we no longer have trademarks in our registry. . . grace alone we have the promise that god is always near us, always for us, always within us, and that we have a friend and savior in heaven! This Christmas Bible study includes video discussion questions, Bible exploration, and self-study and reflection materials.
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christmas bible study #4: the purpose of christmas by rick warren
the purpose of christmas dvd study for groups and families features three sessions taught by rick warren on why we celebrate christmas and how it can change your life forever. On the first Christmas, the birth of Jesus, an angel announced three things in which we find the three purposes of Christmas: it is a time of celebration, of salvation, and of reconciliation.
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also, two other studies that might interest you…
Christmas Bible Study #5: Advent Plot
The Advent Conspiracy of Rick Mckinley, Chris Seay and Greg Holder is a movement designed to help us all slow down and experience a Christmas worth remembering. but doing this means doing things a little differently. a bit creatively. Through this engaging four-session DVD, you can substitute compassion for consumption by practicing four simple yet powerful countercultural concepts:
- Worship fully, because Christmas begins and ends with Jesus!
- Spend less and free up resources for the things you really need. matter .
- give more – presence: helping hands, healing words, humble hearts.
- love everyone – the poor , the forgotten, the marginalized, the sick, in ways that make a difference.
Watch the full first session of The Advent Plot, A Christmas Bible Study, here:
the companion book is new and updated for 2018
your turn
Do you participate in a Christmas Bible study every year? what are their traditions? Have you ever participated in an Advent Bible study? we’d love to hear your feedback; Leave your comments below.
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