 Advent For the Family
December
16, 2012
It's
Sunday! 
 Begin by lighting the same
two candles as last evening. Then light the pink or rose
colored candle. Rose is a sign of joy that He is coming
soon! Christmas is much closer now :)
Christmas
Carol:
Have Yourself
A Merry Little Christmas
Have
yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight
Have
yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.
Here we
are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.
Through
the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star
upon the highest bough.
And have yourself
A merry little Christmas now.
Bible
Reading:
Luke
1
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5In the time of Herod king of Judea there
was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the
priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was
also a descendant of Aaron. 6Both of them
were upright in the sight of God, observing all the
Lord's commandments and regulations blamelessly. 7But
they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren;
and they were both well along in years. 8Once
when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was
serving as priest before God, 9he was
chosen by lot, according to the custom of the
priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and
burn incense. 10And when the time for the
burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers
were praying outside. 11Then an angel of
the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side
of the altar of incense. 12When Zechariah
saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. 13But
the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid,
Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife
Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give
him the name John. 14He will be a joy and
delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his
birth, 15for he will be great in the sight
of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other
fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy
Spirit even from birth.[2] 16Many
of the people of Israel will he bring back to the
Lord their God. 17And he will go on before
the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn
the hearts of the fathers to their children and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous--to make
ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Activity:
Holiday Window
Dressing
Recipe
Idea: Lemon Bars
2
sticks real butter
1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
4 eggs well beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
8 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 Tablespoon grated lemon rind
4 Tablespoons flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
Cream
first three ingredients together and spread evenly in an
ungreased jelly roll pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350
degrees Fahrenheit until lightly brown. Beat eggs, mix
with remaining ingredients, pour over bake pastry. Bake
30 minutes at 325 degrees. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cool for 15 minutes then cut into bars. Store in
refrigerator.
Closing
Prayer: Today you lit the 3rd candle which is
the candle of JOY that Jesus is coming soon. Have you
ever thought of JOY this way before
Jesus Others Yourself
If
you put Jesus first, others second and yourself last, you
will experience true JOY this Christmas season! Celebrate
and feel the JOY that comes from knowing Christ!
End
with a GIANT GROUP HUG!
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