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Why Not "Move" Advent to November?

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  • Lester Ruth

How should worship planners make use of the liturgical calendar, and in this case in particular Advent? This article gives a number of considerations when reflecting on the function of the liturgical calendar.

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Longing for Home

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  • Daniel Sytsma, Mary Sytsma

This article offers a sample service for planning celebrations during Advent. Its special emphasis is giving expression given to the believer's longing for Jesus, who is our way home.

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Calendar for the Church Year

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  • Anonymous

This article explains the calendar for the church year, covering terms like Lent and advent.

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Songs for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

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  • Bert Polman

This article introduces a number of hymns for use in public worship during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany.

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Songs for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

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  • Emily R. Brink

This article introduces a number of hymns for use in corporate worship during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany: "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light," "Gloria, Gloria," "Glory, Glory, Glory!" and "Glory to God."

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Advent: How? Why? What?

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  • Joel R. Beeke

Advent: What it is? How did we receive it? What is the essence of it? Should we commemorate it? This article answers these questions.

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Why You Need Advent More Than You Realize

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  • Coleman Ford

This article discusses the benefit of Advent, as a help for training to wait, which is for our sanctification and relates to God's divine purposes.

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He Will Come: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Page 2 of 2)

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  • William S. Barker

This article offers service plans for Advent, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and the two Sundays of Christmastide.

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He Will Come: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Page 1 of 2)

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  • Norman D. Stolpe

This article offers service plans for the four Sundays of Advent, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and the two Sundays of Christmastide.

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An Annual Rhythm for Worship

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  • Willis Jones

How would you react if a ban were placed on the celebration of Christmas? Many Christians are reluctant to celebrate other holy days from the Christian church year; seasons like Advent, Epiphany, Pentecost, and Lent seem to have a Roman Catholic or Episcopalian aura about them. This article wants to cut through some of the mystery about these seasons.

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