Christmas Plans

Celebrating the joy that turned the world upside down. A middle school devotional designed to point students toward the joy that comes from Jesus this Christmas. In this devotional, you’ll find encouragement to recognize the joy that Jesus brought to the world at Christmas and to experience that joy in your own life no matter what your holiday season brings. 

Shake It Up

Greed is selfish and stingy. God’s not like that! He gave the most generous gift ever: His Son, Jesus. He wants you to be generous, too! For Parents: Your child will have a deeper understanding of each day’s reading and questions if you complete this Bible Plan with them. This plan includes several games to play for verse memorization. You may want to supervise use of materials.

Don’t Feed Greed

There are many hymns that express the wonderful promises that surround our Savior's birth. These devotions are based on several of those hymns.

An Advent Playlist: Hymn-Based Devotions

Jesus was the perfect gift of grace. Discover more about God's gift to the world as you read these 10 Christmas reflections from Our Daily Bread.

Our Daily Bread Christmas: Gift Of Grace

Advent is, of course, a time to prepare. To prepare our homes, lives, and our hearts. Join us as we explore the Bible readings used by the Church to challenge, encourage, and help us prepare, not only to celebrate the incarnation but also the second coming of Christ.

Advent: Catholic Reflections

The weeks before Christmas are full of joy and anticipation, and they’re a great opportunity to reflect on Christ’s birth. Help your children countdown to Christmas with this 28-day reading plan! Each day features a short scripture reading and an engaging activity that will help your family remember what God did for us this season. 

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28 Days to Christmas

The Essential Journey to Bethlehem provides you with one short scripture reading each day followed by a reflection question or two designed to help you see how God promised the world a Savior and then kept that promise.  Join us on the journey from Old Testament prophecies about Christ's birth to the blessed stable in Bethlehem where he was born.

Journey To Bethlehem

The Bible tells the wonderful story of Jesus' birth – but what was happening behind the scenes? Have we added to the story? Believed things that aren't true? Let’s take a look at scholars’ further scrutiny of God’s Word and into the customs of the times to learn even more about the cast of characters and our Savior’s entrance into the world on that amazing night. 

The Night Jesus Was Born: Behind the Scenes

Every story about pregnancy and childbirth is different. Unique to each woman and unique to each child. The range of stories about pregnancy and childbirth in the Bible is no exception. But each story also shares similarities that weave them together - and give us fresh insight into how God works through his people.