Fourth Sunday of Advent - Love
Bible Passages
Isaiah 7:10-16
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: "Ask a sign from the Lord your God. Make it as deep as the grave or as high as heaven."
But Ahaz said, "I won't ask; I won't test the Lord."
Then Isaiah said, "Listen, house of David! Isn't it enough for you to be tiresome for people that you are also tiresome before my God? Therefore, the Lord will give you a sign. The young woman is pregnant and is about to give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel. He will eat butter and honey, and learn to reject evil and choose good. Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. The Lord will bring upon you, upon your people, and upon your families days unlike any that have come since the day Ephraim broke away from Judah - the king of Assyria."
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible
But Ahaz said, "I won't ask; I won't test the Lord."
Then Isaiah said, "Listen, house of David! Isn't it enough for you to be tiresome for people that you are also tiresome before my God? Therefore, the Lord will give you a sign. The young woman is pregnant and is about to give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel. He will eat butter and honey, and learn to reject evil and choose good. Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned. The Lord will bring upon you, upon your people, and upon your families days unlike any that have come since the day Ephraim broke away from Judah - the king of Assyria."
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible
Matthew 1:18-25
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. When Mary his mother was engaged to Jospeh, before they were married, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was a righteous man. Because he didn't and to humiliate her, he decided to call off their engagement quietly. As he was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, don't be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child she carries was conceived by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Now all of this took place so that what the Lord had spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled:
Look! A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son,
And they will call him Emmanuel.
(Emmanuel means "God with us.")
When Joseph woke up, he did just as an angel from God commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he didn't have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Joseph called him Jesus.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible
Look! A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son,
And they will call him Emmanuel.
(Emmanuel means "God with us.")
When Joseph woke up, he did just as an angel from God commanded and took Mary as his wife. But he didn't have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. Joseph called him Jesus.
*Taken from Deep Blue Bible
Videos
Godly Play
Advent IV by BCOC Birmingham
This video is 11:34 minutes long
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Season of Wonder: The Magi by Godly Play Foundation
This video is 3:30 minutes long
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Art Projects
Nail Name Project

Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
- Nails
- Hammer
- String
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue sticks
- Wood
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
- If kids are too young, hammer the nails in before hand
- Plug in hot glue gun
Instructions:
- First, hammer in nails to spell out your name
- Second, pick out the string you want to use for the first letter
- Then, hot glue the end of the string where you want on a nail on the first letter
- Next, take the string and make it go through the middle of the letter until it is all cover
- Wrap the string around the nails
- Wrap the string around the nails
- Repeat 2-4 until all letters in your name are done
- Finally, display somewhere in house
Dot Name Project

Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
- Paint
- Smock
- Paint cup
- Q-Tip
- Construction paper
- Pencil (optional)
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
- Lay out materials
- Write child's name on the piece of paper
- If child is too young to write
- If child is too young to write
Instructions:
- First write name on construction paper
- Then, pick the paint you want
- Next, use the Q-Tip to dot your name
- if the child is too young to write name, you can write it ahead of time
- if the child is too young to write name, you can write it ahead of time
Dot Name Project

Materials:
Adult Preparation:
Instructions:
- Painters tape
- Paint dots
- Construction paper
Adult Preparation:
- Gather materials
- Lay out materials
- Put the tape down on the paper to spell the child's name
Instructions:
- First dot the whole paper
- Next, let dry
- Finally, once dry, take off tape
Fourth Sunday of Advent Songs
Once In Royal David's City (Gauntlett, arr.Willcocks) by Chancel Choir at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church
This video is 3:04 minutes long
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Angels We Have Heard on High/ Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee by The Praise Band at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church
This song is 5:18 minutes long
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PCPC Children's Ministry
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