![]() Jennifer Irving, there is now a series of POWERPOINT SLIDES she prepared when leading her group. Leaders Notes with Suggestions for adapting to Zoom. With thanks to the Rev.Scripts of the Audio Recordings to download and photocopy and share with participants.Easily downloadable Audio Recordings for use in each session.Leader’s Guide (includes the complete group process for four sessions with suggestions for: Creating space, Opening, a Breathing Pause, Check-in, Content through listening to audio recording, Discussion Questions, and a Group Spiritual Practice.Access to a webpage where you find everything you need to lead these sessions.What You Receive in this Small Group Study We find ourselves in a Story of Incarnation that is still unfolding. We carry the light within and it shows on our faces. Session FOUR: Waking Uo to Carry the Light Within. Advent takes us back to our Source and begins a life-long journey home. Sometimes we say, “Christmas is for children.” It is … if we understand we are not called to BE a child. We wake up to seeing reality with new eyes. Sometimes we say, “I don’t feel very Christmassy.” This can be a good thing waking us to a big picture of incarnation in the world around us, in mundane moments, in hope and pain, and in all of life. Session TWO: Waking Up to a Really Big Story His teachings have spiritual energy and activate a space within that opens our heart to the Mystery of the Incarnation. Jesus is a wisdom teacher and not just back then, but now. Session ONE: Waking Up: Living Teacher, Living Wisdom. Here are the themes of our four sessions: Would you like to see a sample of this Small Group Study? Click here: Sample Waking Up LEADER GUIDE It is 114 sayings attributed to Jesus that help us see what we’ve always known in a new way. The Gospel of Thomas was one of the ancient texts found in buried the desert of Egypt in 1945 opened up a new understanding of Christianity. In this four week Small Group Study, we set four sayings from an ancient Christian text, The Gospel of Thomas, beside our traditional scripture and consider ways they might wake something fresh in us. We need something astonishing to shift our consciousness and bring us anew into the Mystery of Christmas and the story of Incarnation. Sometimes we need a little help waking up. We hear familiar Advent bible stories and sing our favourite carols.Ĭhristmas calls every year. The evergreen wreath comes out and the candles call us again to our intentions for hope, peace, joy and love. Visit asburylv.We know the traditional ways of “waking up” in the season of Advent. This book will also serve as the basis for the Advent sermon series of the same name. ![]() Visit the link below to sign up to receive information when groups are announced. Groups meet weekly at a variety of days and times. Group leaders are needed! We hope you’ll consider guiding a group through this study.Īt Asbury, we believe in the power of connection to each other as week seek to deepen our connection with God and we hope you’ll connect with a small group this Advent season as we seek to be altogether love, hope, joy, and peace. We hope you’ll connect with a small group this Advent season as we seek to understand God’s presence in our lives today. ![]() “The Angels of Christmas” is a four-week Advent study by Susan Robb exploring the four angelic visits surrounding the birth of Jesus – visits to Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. This Advent, be part of a church-wide book study examining how God moved in the lives of some of the key characters of Christmas and how God can still move in our lives today.
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