Advent Calendar 2025 and Prayer Diary
Welcoming Jesus
The Angels: Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said: “Praise God in heaven! Luke 2 v13-14a
The Shepherds: As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Luke 2 v20a
Herod and the people of Jerusalem: When King Herod heard about this, he was worried, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem. Matthew 2 v3
Chief priests and Teachers of the Law of Moses: They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote, Matthew 2 v5
The Wise Men: They were thrilled and excited to see the star. Matthew 2 v10
Mary: But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant. Luke 2 v19
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O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
Daily Prayer: Let’s consider prayerfully how we welcome Jesus.
The angels were full of praise and the shepherds were bursting with the wonderfulness of it all, but Herod was worried that Jesus was a threat to him and the people of Jerusalem didn’t dare to disagree with Herod. The Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law of Moses could quote the Scriptures, but they couldn’t be bothered to tag along with the Wise Men to greet Jesus themselves. The Wise Men were thrilled and excited at the prospect of meeting Jesus their King. Mary was deeply thoughtful about everything that had happened.
What about us? Let’s offer our prayerful welcome to our King, full of praise and excitement and thrilled by the wonderfulness of it all.
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[Tap here] Daily Bible reading: John 1 v9-14
Daily Bible reading: John 1 v9-14
9 The true light that shines on everyone
was coming into the world.
10 The Word was in the world,
but no one knew him,
though God had made the world with his Word.
11 He came into his own world,
but his own nation did not welcome him.
12 Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him.
So he gave them the right to be the children of God.
13 They were not God’s children by nature
or because of any human desires.
God himself was the one who made them his children.
14 The Word became a human being and lived here with us.
We saw his true glory,
the glory of the only Son of the Father.
From him all the kindness and all the truth of God
have come down to us
All-Age Activity: Draw lines to join people to what were their feelings about the birth of Jesus (some might have more than one answer). I have already started it for you.
What about you? How do you feel?
(Answers will be given tomorrow – Dec 19th)
Answers to yesterday’s (Dec 17th) activity:
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Methodist Church: Hillside Circuit 
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