Advent Readings

Advent means a “coming”. Many Christians prepare for the celebration of Christmas by reading daily “advent” readings. The goal of the readings to look at the whole Christmas story. It actually begins in the Old Testament with some prophecy about Jesus and then goes to the New Testament and looks at the events of Christmas and Jesus’ life. Advent always begins four Sundays before Christmas (Dec. 25^th). To use this guide read the passage of the day each day and ask yourself “What do I learn about Jesus today and what does it mean to me?”

Week one: Jesus will come

Sunday Nov. 28^th John 1:4-5; John 8:12

Monday Nov. 29^th Isaiah 9:1-7

Tuesday Nov. 30^th Isaiah 11:1-12

Wednesday Dec. 1^st Isaiah 40:1-11

Thursday Dec. 2^nd Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Friday Dec. 3^rd Psalm 22:1-8

Saturday Dec. 4^th Psalm 22:9-21

Week two: Jesus has come!

Sunday Dec. 5^th Psalm 22:22-31

Monday Dec. 6^th Luke 1:1-25

Tuesday Dec. 7^th Luke 1:26-38

Wednesday Dec. 8^th Luke 1: 39-56

Thursday Dec. 9^th Luke 2:1-21

Friday Dec. 10^th Luke 2:22-40

Saturday Dec. 11^th Luke 2:40-52

Week three: What Jesus did

Sunday Dec. 12^th Luke 4:1-14

Monday Dec. 13^th John 1:1-18

Tuesday Dec. 14^th John 18:1-11

Wednesday Dec. 15^th John 18:12-27

Thursday Dec. 16^th John 18:28-40

Friday Dec. 17^st John 19:1-16

Saturday Dec. 18^th John 19:17-42

Week four: What it means to me

Sunday Dec. 19^th John 20:1-23

Monday Dec. 20^th John 16:5-16

Tuesday Dec. 21^st John 16:17-33

Wednesday Dec. 22^nd Ephesians 2:1-22

Thursday Dec. 23^rd Hebrews 10:19-25

Friday Dec. 24^th 1^st Corinthians 15:50-58

Christmas day:

Saturday Dec. 25^th Luke 2:1-20

(re-read the Christmas story)

I hope you enjoy these readings. I'll be posting my reflections on my advent readings on my blog throughout the Advent seasons. After you read the passage yourself feel free to check out my reflections.

Have a great celebration of the birth of our Lord. It's an amazing story.