 Advent For the Family
December
11, 2012
 It's Tuesday!
Begin
by lighting the same two candles as last evening.
 Christmas Carol:
Winter
Wonderland
Sleigh
bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Gone
away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the
meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll
say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later
on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the
meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the alligators knock him down.
When it
snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Walking
in a winter wonderland,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
Bible
Reading:
Micah
5
A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem
1 Marshal your troops, O city of troops, [1] for a
siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel's
ruler on the cheek with a rod. 2 "But
you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among
the clans [2] of Judah,
out of you will come for me one who will be ruler
over Israel, whose origins [3] are from
of old, from ancient times. [4] " 3
Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time
when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of
his brothers return to join the Israelites. 4
He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength
of the LORD , in the majesty of the name of the LORD
his God. And they will live securely, for then his
greatness will reach to the ends of the earth. 5
And he will be their peace.
Activity:
Make A Snowman
2 white
paper plates
Construction paper (black, red) or wrapping paper
An orange pipe cleaner (for the nose)
A short length of yearn or ribbon
Hole punch
Marker or crayons
Scissors
Glue Optional: googly eyes, large
buttons
On one of
the paper plates, cut off the outer rim, making a
smaller plate. Punch a hole near the rim on both
plates. Tie the two plates together, using the
yarn (or ribbon). On black construction paper,
draw and then cut out a top hat and two boots. On
colored construction paper (or gift wrap paper),
draw and then cut out two mittens. Glue the hat,
boots and mittens on the snowman.
Either
glue on googly eyes or draw eyes. Draw a mouth.
For the nose, cut a short length from an orange
pipe cleaner. Stick the pipe cleaner through the
plate to secure it (if the plate is too tough,
make a tiny hole with the tip of the scissors).
For the
buttons, you can cut out shapes from construction
paper, use round stickers, glue on real buttons,
or simply draw them.
You now
have a cute snowman decoration!
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Recipe
Idea:
Easy Microwave
Caramel
1/2
cup butter (not margarine)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Using
large microwave-safe dish, melt butter. Add corn syrup,
sugars and milk. Stir well and microwave for 6-8 minutes,
stirring half way through time. Pour into greased 8x8 pan
and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Cut into pieces. Wrap in
wax paper (twist the ends).
Closing
Prayer: In the verse from Micah above, God is promising
to send the promised Messiah through the little town of
Bethlehem. This was written long before Jesus was born.
God's promise came true because Jesus was born in
Bethlehem. This fulfilled prophecy is just ONE of so many
prophecies that Jesus fulfilled. Would you like to know
more about Jesus The Messiah? Our December Bible
study is all about the fulfilled prophecies of Jesus.
Close tonight and thank the Lord for giving us so much
evidence that Jesus Christ is the promised messiah.
End
with a GIANT GROUP HUG!
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