Advent Family Resource
Bible Project Guide: Advent
The Advent season leads to the celebration of Jesus’ birth and also emphasizes his future arrival. It’s a season that includes practices like prayer, giving to those in need, and worship (plus more, depending on the tradition). And it reminds us that we’re living during the time between Jesus’ first and second advents, leading us to lament the hardships we experience in a still-broken world, while also forming us into people who wait with longing for the renewed world to come.
Celebrating Advent also means living into it by practicing a generous way of love and care for our neighbors as we partner with Jesus to bring peace on earth.
The Four weeks of Advent
In most Christian traditions, Advent is a four-week season of celebration and observation prior to Christmas, each week often focusing on a particular biblical theme. Although the selection and arrangement of themes can vary, these are some themes commonly explored during Advent.
This multimedia guide is intended to help you meditate on each of these themes so that you might deepen your understanding of Advent and experience the season in a new way. You’ll also find an Advent Calendar with daily reflections that begin on the first Sunday of Advent.
