The celebration of Advent begins Sunday, Nov. 29. The purpose of this season of the church year is to look toward the coming of Christ to earth — a season focused on waiting. It is a time of preparing for the glory of Christmas day. Here are a few resources to help you with your celebration of Advent. Some will help you in your worship planning; others will help you in your church and family devotionals.
The celebration of Advent begins Sunday, Nov. 29. The purpose of this season of the church year is to look toward the coming of Christ to earth — a season focused on waiting. It is a time of preparing for the glory of Christmas day. Here are a few resources to help you with your celebration of Advent. Some will help you in your worship planning; others will help you in your church and family devotionals.
Songs for worship
- Top 25 Contemporary Hymns for Christmas from LifeWayWorship.com (from a few years back)
- Top 25 Traditional Hymns for Christmas from LifeWayWorship.com (from a few years back)
- Top 15 Christmas Songs for Churches
- All Christmas Music from LifeWayWorship.com
- Top Christmas Songs of All Time from PraiseCharts.com
- PraiseCarols 1 and PraiseCarols 2 from PraiseCharts.com
- Christmas Carols for Acoustic Worship
- Great Congregational Christmas Arrangements from HymnCharts.com
- Top Christmas Worship Songs 2020 from EssentialWorship
Advent devotionals
- NC Baptist Family Advent Devotional Guide
- Billy Graham’s Advent Devotional (free ebook)
- The Dawning of Indestructible Joy. Daily Readings for Advent (free ebook by John Piper)
- Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent (free ebook by John Piper)
- A Countdown to Christmas (family devotional from Focus on the Family)
- Making Meaningful Christmas Memories (Focus on the Family has several pages to help with family celebrations)
- CRU Advent Devotional Online
- LifeWay online weekly devotionals
- YouVersion app Advent Reading Plans
Other resources
Also check out the numerous resources at Resources4Worship.org and search for drama, video, readings, etc. to help in service planning.
- Scripture Study, Worship Links, and Resources from “The Text This Week.”
- Advent Resources from RCA
- Resource Guide for Advent Worship Planning
- Advent Resource Guide from Calvin Institute
- Advent Resources from LiturgyLink
- Advent Worship Resources from re:Worship
- Selection of Advent Books
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on RenewingWorshipNC.org.