The Meaning of Advent
What Advent prepares us for
What is the birth of Jesus or the coming of Christ?
The color of three of the candles on the Advent wreath
What is purple?
Who is Joseph?
The number of wise men who came to see Jesus when He was born
What is 3?
Complete the verse: "(BLANK) the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
What is Love? Deuteronomy 6:5
This means "God with us" and is a nickname for Jesus
What is Immanuel?
The color of one of the candles on the Advent wreath
What is pink?
What Jesus was born in
What is a Manger?
Mary and Joseph traveled to this town to be taxed and it is where she gave birth to Jesus
What is Bethlehem?
Complete the verse: "I have told you this so that my (BLANK) may be in you and that your (BLANK) may be complete."
The themes of each week of Advent
The century the Advent Wreath began being used
What is the 16th century/1500's?
the angel announced to Mary that she was chosen to be Christ’s mother
Who is Gabriel?
Where Joseph and Mary traveled FROM when they went to Bethlehem
What is Nazareth?
Complete the verse: "And the (BLANK) of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
What Advent marks the beginning of
What is the Christian Calendar?
The number of weeks Advent lasts
What is 4?
Mary & Joseph traveled on this to get to Bethlehem.
What is a donkey?
The reason Mary and Joseph had to go the Bethlehem
What is the Census (which required everyone to return to their ancestral home to be registered for taxation)?
Complete the verse: “But those who (BLANK) in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
What is "Hope"? Isaiah 40:31
The meaning of the word "adventus" (the word "Advent" comes from)
What is "coming"?
The use of the Advent wreath came from this country, as did the tradition of the Christmas tree.
What is Germany?
What does the name "Jesus" mean in Hebrew?
What is "God Saves"?
He tried to have the baby Jesus killed
Who is King Herod?
The 2 books of the bible that tell us about the birth of Jesus
What are Luke and Matthew?