Why Not "Move" Advent to November?
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.
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.
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.
This article explains the calendar for the church year, covering terms like Lent and advent.
This article introduces a number of hymns for use in public worship during Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany.
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."
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.
This article offers service plans for Advent, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and the two Sundays of Christmastide.
This article offers service plans for the four Sundays of Advent, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, and the two Sundays of Christmastide.
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.