Advent

In this seven-part study, you and your family can dive deeper into the true meaning of Christmas and study Scripture, explore ways to love those near and far in a greater way, and just have fun experiencing Advent together—a celebration of God’s love, joy, hope and peace.

Join us and experience Christmas differently...with a renewed sense of anticipation for God’s greatest gifts!

The Greatest Gift

Push pause on the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and take the time to prepare your hearts for the Christmas season as a family. With reflections on Christmas songs, meaningful activities, and meditations on the prophecies about Jesus, "the wonders of His love" will wash over you anew as you read this plan. Merry Christmas!

Christmas Devotionals For Families

Jesus came to change the world that first Christmas. And he did. This perennial Advent guide, written by Janet Denison, will help you understand the world Jesus chose to enter and chose to change. As you read, ponder, and pray through each of the days of devotionals, may Jesus change you as well.

He Came to Change the World: 7 Day Advent Guide

For centuries, Christians around the world have used the four weeks leading up to Christmas to prepare themselves for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. It’s a time when we observe his first coming while we also look forward to his second coming. This 4-day plan will focus on hope, peace, joy, and love. 

BibleProject | Advent

The glory of God is something we have heard about but something we take for granted by virtue of its familiarity. This Christmas we hope that you will revisit this familiar yet poignant truth about God while allowing it to change some or all of your perspective.

Capturing Glory Again

The hope of Jesus was prophesied and earnestly expected for generations. One day, that promise of hope was fulfilled right in Israel’s midst. Everything changed for the entire world at that moment when that dream became a reality. Join us this Christmas as we look at both the promises and their fulfillment through the scriptures surrounding Jesus’ birth!

Long Expected Jesus

26-days of ADVENT devotional thoughts to help you pursue an intimate, abiding relationship with our Lord and Savior as we approach the celebration of His birth.  

Abiding in Christmas

Biola University's Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts is pleased to share the annual Advent Project, a daily devotional series celebrating the beauty and meaning of the Advent season through art, music, poetry, prayer, Scripture, and written devotions.  The project starts on the first day of Advent and continues through Epiphany. Our goal is to help individuals quiet their hearts and enter into a daily routine of worship and reflection during this meaningful but often hectic season. Our prayer is that the project will help ground you in the unsurpassable beauty, mystery and miracle of the Word made flesh.

The Advent Project: Week 3

What does it mean that Jesus came and lived among us? In John’s Gospel, we see Jesus reveal his mission through real encounters with ordinary people. At a wedding in Cana, he gave new life to what was empty. In a nighttime conversation with Nicodemus, he invited anyone who would believe into God’s Kingdom. At a well in Samaria, he offered living water that never runs out. This 3-day plan walks through these stories with Scripture, reflection, and prayer to help you see who Jesus is, what he offers, and how to follow him today.