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Christmas & Advent Devotionals for the Whole Family

by Marci Ferrell
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A roundup of recommended advent and Christmas devotionals for individuals and families. @thankfulhomemaker

Inside: A roundup of recommended Christmas & Advent resources for individuals and families.

A roundup of recommended advent and Christmas devotionals for individuals and families. @thankfulhomemaker

Christmas is near and I know it will be on the mind of many of you to find a good devotional for your own personal use or one to read together as a family. You may even enjoy giving them as a gift during the Christmas season.

If you’d like more advent resources, check out Celebrating Advent: Looking Back and Looking Forward – A List of Resources for the Whole Family here at the blog.

Below are a mix of devotionals that our family has used and some that are new to us this year. As always, please leave your favorites with us in the comments too.

Christmas & Advent Devotionals:

Love Came Down at Christmas: A Daily Advent Devotional & The Dawn of Redeeming Grace: A Daily Advent Devotional by Sinclair Ferguson

Sinclair Ferguson is one of my favorites to turn to in any season, but his Advent devotionals are ones to put on your list if you haven’t read them yet. You can use them with the whole family too.

Joy to the World: Daily Readings for Advent by Charles Spurgeon is sitting next to my reading chair this year.

The Christmas We Didn’t Expect: A Daily Advent Devotional (Devotions for Christmas reflecting on the wonder of Jesus’ incarnation) by David Mathis

Repeat the Sounding Joy A Daily Advent Devotional on Luke 1 – 2 (Devotions for Christmas reflecting on the experiences of those who witnessed the birth of Jesus) by Christopher Ash

Come, Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul David Tripp – I picked this one up in 2017, and it still gets read during Christmas.

Tim Chester has three Advent Devotionals that have 24 devotional readings and ideas for reflection, prayer, and meditation. The One True Story: Daily Readings for Advent from Genesis to Jesus, The One True Gift: Daily Readings for Advent to Encourage and Inspire, and The One True Light: Daily Advent Readings from the Gospel of John.

John Piper has two that are also free at Desiring God in a PDF download (the PDFs are linked here: The Dawning of Indestructible Joy and Good News of Great Joy) and they are ones you’ll return to again and again. If you’d like to purchase a physical copy, click the links below. The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent and Good News of Great Joy: 25 Devotional Readings for Advent.

The Coming of the King: 25 Devotional Readings for Advent by J.C. Ryle

Gifts of Grace: 25 Advent Devotions (Devotional for Christmas reflecting on a few short verses each day that will help you meditate on Christ) by Jared C. Wilson


Children & Families:

The God of Amazing Gifts: Family Devotions For Advent (Christmas devotional to help the whole family get excited about God’s greatest gift – Jesus) by Lizzie Laferton – I picked up this one this year for my daughter and her family.

Barbara Reaoch has two books out that are both great for family devotions: A Jesus Christmas: Explore God’s Amazing Plan for Christmas (An Interactive Family Advent Devotional Complete with Parent Guide, Discussion Questions, Activities, and Space for Journaling) and A Better Than Anything Christmas: Explore How Jesus Makes Christmas Better (An Interactive Family Advent Devotional Complete with Parent Guide, Activities, and Space for Journaling) 

Marty Machowski is a favorite in our home to read to our grandkids, and his advent books will be ones all ages in your family will enjoy. Check out Prepare Him Room: Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Family Devotional  and The Light Before Christmas: A Family Advent Devotional

Ed Drew’s The Adventure of Christmas: 25 Simple Family Devotions for December (An Easy-to-Use Family Advent Devotional) had great reviews.


Christmas Hymn Devotionals:

Spending more time in the Christmas Carols of the season is something I’d love to do as a family, and David & Barbara Leeman’s Hosanna in Excelsis: Hymns and Devotions for the Christmas Season looks like a helpful resource to do just that.

Brightest and Best: 31 Advent Devotions on Jesus by Philippa Wilson is built around well-loved Christmas carols.

Leland Ryken has a beautiful book on favorite hymns covering the whole year. It’s a great year round resource to have on hand – 40 Favorite Hymns for the Christian Year: A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning


More Resources:

Westminster Books Advent

Westminster Children & Families

2022 Christ-Focused Christmas Gift Guide for the Whole Family

Names of Jesus Advent Calendar from Lacewing Creative

Advent Guide for Homeschool or Family Worship from G3 Ministries – Free Download

Two Books for Advent & Christmas from G3 Ministries

Celebrating Advent: Looking Back and Looking Forward & A List of Resources for the Whole Family

Advent Journal & Conversation Cards from Cultivate What Matters

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What do you think of when you hear the word discer What do you think of when you hear the word discernment? The dictionary defines it as making a distinction between good and evil and truth and falsehood. As believers, we all desire to be discerning and wise in our choices. As we mature and grow in our knowledge of the scriptures, the hope is we will use that information to make choices in line with God's will.⁣
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We become discerning people by not just knowing what to think but how to think. Being spiritually discerning is an ability to see the world the way God does. This comes about as we grow and mature spiritually into the likeness of Christ. It is about seeing “All That's Good.”⁣
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“Waiting exposes our idols and throws a wrench i “Waiting exposes our idols and throws a wrench into our coping mechanisms. It brings us to the end of what we can control and forces us to cry out to God. God doesn’t waste our waiting. He uses it to conform us to the image of his Son.”⁣
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As I’m sharing this episode, I’m finding mysel As I’m sharing this episode, I’m finding myself in a waiting room on the Lord, and it’s been a long one, and I don’t see an end near.  It has reminded me that when I gave myself to Him, I gave up my “right” to be in charge. The reality is we never were in charge anyway; we just came to that understanding when the Lord opened our eyes to His sovereign control over our lives.⁣
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Even though it is a truth I know or we know, how many times do we want to think that somehow we can effect change in our life situations?⁣
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Waiting is hard because there is no guarantee that my waiting will end in this lifetime. One thing I have learned – my waiting has deepened my trust in the Lord and has helped me to develop patience, perseverance, and endurance.⁣
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It’s also given me different eyes to see with compassion others who are in a season of waiting.⁣
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Six questions I have written in my Bible that have Six questions I have written in my Bible that have been a help to me over the years may be a help to you, too, to be prayerful and slow to speak. These are helpful questions not just in our friendships but in our marriages and with our children, and truly any of our relationships:⁣
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1. Is this the time to say this?⁣
2. Am I the person to say this?⁣
3. Is it necessary?⁣
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5. Is it kind?⁣
6. Do I need to say this?⁣
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We’ll be hurt; we’ll be the ones hurting others; selfishness is a battle; jealousy and envy raise their ugly heads; we have our fears and insecurities, failed expectations, the damage our tongues do to one another, not appropriating the gospel and these all come from hearts that are still battling sin. ⁣
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So when these threats to our friendship with one another in Christ come up, it shouldn’t surprise us that we have these issues, but what we need to keep at the forefront of our minds is how we respond and deal with them when they do come up. ⁣
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I want to walk us through some of these threats, and this list I’m working with isn’t exhaustive – there are many more threats than what I am addressing today – but these are areas that stood out to me that have been a battle within some of my friendships over the years. Sadly, it is often the sin I’m battling in my heart, and I need to get my thinking, attitudes, and actions lined up with God’s Word.⁣
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Women will never find fulfillment and satisfaction Women will never find fulfillment and satisfaction by trying to be "like" men and shedding their uniqueness as a female.  They will only find satisfaction in Christ.⁣
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