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Do you struggle to keep your focus on Jesus during the Christmas season? Does the busyness of the holidays distract you from the true meaning of what you celebrate?

We have a resource to help you lead your family in an intentional, Christ-honoring activity.

The Advent Event is a fun, easy, and enriching family activity to help focus attention on the birth of Jesus while discovering the big picture of God's plan throughout the entire Bible. Kids of all ages will enjoy the crafts, stories, sounds, and motions that make up The Advent Event. Best of all, it fits easily into your busy schedule. 

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It is shocking to think that people in Jesus' day would prefer a criminal over the Lord. But people have not changed, so we should not be appalled that the one we most cherish is the one the world most hates. Watch or listen to all the previous lessons: https://www.wisdomonline.org/twj-library

The Jewish council delighted in condemning Jesus. Judas regretted having a part in their plan. Both ended up in the same sad place--under the judgment of God. Their actions teach us much about God, God's Son, and the hearts of sinful people. Watch or listen to all the previous lessons: https://www.wisdomonline.org/twj-library

Peter’s denials of Jesus remind us of how carefully we all need to guard our relationship with the Lord. They also remind us of the wonderful grace of Christ, who stands ready to forgive us and restore us from even the worst of sins when we turn to Him in repentance. All the past lessons of The Wisdom Journey are available here: https://www.wisdomonline.org/twj-library

Sin can occur in a moment, but it usually arises from a heart that has been prepared for failure. Peter provides us with a perfect example--and an enduring warning. All the past lessons of The Wisdom Journey are available here: https://www.wisdomonline.org/twj-library

Those who seek to stand in judgment of Jesus Christ concerning His deity, His teaching, and His works bring themselves under the judgment of God and His holy Word. This is the terrifying truth Jesus communicates to the high priest Caiaphas and his colleagues. Receive a trial of Stephen's monthly magazine: https://www.wisdomonline.org/lp/magazine

Those who are consumed with their own power are unconcerned about justice. This is true even when those in power profess to follow God. There is no better illustration of this than when Jesus stands before Annas, the influential former high priest of Israel. How can we pray for you? Let us know. https://www.wisdomonline.org/prayer

God's plans for us are not always easy. In fact, they are usually very challenging. But when we understand, as Jesus did in the garden of Gethsemane, that what comes to us from God’s hand is His will, we can accept it with the peace of knowing that His will is always best. All of Stephen's lessons and sermons are available free and on demand: https://www.wisdomonline.org

No human plans or preparations can alter God’s plan or limit His power. When Jesus is confronted by Judas and a large band of soldiers who have come to arrest Him, He does not resist but demonstrates to all He is all-powerful and in complete control. The resource offered in today's podcast is available here: https://www.wisdomonline.org/lp/the-advent-event

What Jesus experienced in the garden of Gethsemane is beyond our ability to fully comprehend. But the model He gives us is very clear: When we come before the Lord in times of anxiety, pain, uncertainty, and decision, our foremost desire should always be for His will to be done. Stephen's collection of biblically faithful resources is available at https://www.wisdomonline.org