A Christmas Devotional YOU Can Use: For Families
I want to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas. May this Christmas season be filled with joy, gratitude, and a dependence upon the Lord for everything.
This year I decided to write a “Christmas Devotional” that my friends can use year after year with their family. Sharing it with you is my pleasure. All you need to do is copy and paste, print it, follow the instructions, and you are ready to lead a Christ-centered devotional for your family. It can be adjusted to your family needs and time allotments. My prayer is that you will enjoy it, share it, and save it! [Scroll down to devotional.]
In case you missed my last few blogs, see below. Always know you can share any of my blogs with your friends and family.
How Prayer and Bible Study Will Revolutionize Your Life
https://greenepastures.org/prayer-bible-study
It’s the Inconveniences that Get to Me
https://greenepastures.org/inconveniences
What is a Hoarding Disorder?
https://greenepastures.org/hoarding-disorder
When God says, “Enough is Enough”
https://greenepastures.org/ezekiel-son-man
As always, remember you can find my devotional prayer journals for the New Year on Amazon. Click here.
Order soon so you or a loved one can use them at the beginning of the NEW year.
God Bless and I would love to hear from you sometime.
Patti
Christmas Family Devotional
Patti Greene @ GreenePastures.org
And thou shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save His people from their sins. Matthew 1:21
Preparing for Your Christmas Devotional
– Find a fun Christmas song for the family to listen to.
– Decide on a Christmas song to sing as a family.
– Locate music/instruments as accompaniments.
– Locate a Bible. Family Bibles are fun to use.
– Decide on a Devotional Leader.
Prelude
– Play a favorite Christmas song or hymn.
– Open with a prayer thanking God for the Christmas season and the celebration of Jesus’ birth.
– Read Luke 2:1-20 from the Bible
[Children and teens love the opportunity to read the Bible.]
Responsive Reading:
Leader: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: I have come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man hears My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: I am the light of the world; he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Leader: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Family: Jesus is Savior of the World.
Song/Hymn
Sing your chosen Christmas song or hymn with optional instruments. Note: Young children can use any noisemaker; i.e. maracas, children’s instruments, guitars.
Sharing Time
Leader: As we celebrate the Christmas season, let’s not lose the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas does not rest in finely-trimmed trees, expensive gifts, or in the hustle and bustle that fills the Christmas season. Christmas is about the coming of Jesus Christ into the world. Through Jesus, all mankind can experience forgiveness, and freedom.
Leader: Ask family members if they would like to share what Christmas means to them.
Family Prayer
Leader: Pray and thank God for the coming of Christ. Consider your family joining hands and allow each member of the family an opportunity to pray.
A “Christmas Gift” from Me to You!
Merry Christmas,
In Christ,
Patti Greene
Adjust to your family needs; approximately 15 minutes.
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