Oh, how I love the Christmas season! I enjoy all the gift giving and caroling, the cookie baking and decorating, but mostly I enjoy focusing on Who we are celebrating and why.
My friend, Heidi, at A Lively Hope has created a wonderful Names of Christ Advent Devotional to help us do just that. There are 24 names to study, one for each day of advent. Each page has suggested scripture verses to read and discussion questions to help you ponder more on that particular name of Christ. Why is He known by that name? What can it teach you about the character of Jesus Christ?
To go along with each daily devotional Heidi has created beautiful hand drawn ornaments for you to color and a hand lettered name of Christ to glue on the other side. Talk about a labor of love! The detail Heidi put into the ornaments is amazing. The ornament for “The Carpenter” has a wood grain element to it; “Living Water” is waves upon billowing waves. The ornaments can be hung on a special Names of Christ tree dedicated for that purpose or you can create a garland to grace a mantle or each child can make their own ornaments to help decorate their rooms.
This devotional can be printed for personal study or done with your family and children. Can you just picture starting off each morning discussing a name of Christ as you eat breakfast before everyone heads out for the day? What a great and easy way to keep your family focused on Christ this Christmas season!
You can purchase the Names of Christ Advent Devotional here. It’s only $5.
Or you can try your luck at winning a devotional below! Two readers will each win a Names of Christ Advent Devotional. To enter just follow the directions on the Rafflecopter. Giveaway will end next Tuesday, November 17th.
What a beautiful way to teach children about Christ and Christmas. I am amazed at what people create! I especially like this one because it is hand drawn! Also, it doesn’t require colored ink or special equipment to make or use it.
Oops…I didn’t see the part about leaving my favorite name of Christ. I think many of them are beautiful and each conveys a little different feeling or information about who He is, but I think my favorite is Friend, because it feels simple, comforting, trusted, and true.
My favorite name of Christ is hard to pick!!! I love “Wonderful!” Kind of sums it all up. The devotional packet looks amazing!
This is such a great idea and so beautifully done. I *hate* crafting but I *love* all the beautiful things people make. Thank you so much for sharing your talents!!!
My favorite name of Christ is Counselor. When I think about that, I am reminded to not trust in the arm of flesh but trust my Savior. Also it reminds me of the personal relationship the Savior wants to have with me–where we counsel together about the things going on in my life. It manages to remind me of His all-knowing power and our intimate family relationship.
I am so glad I can use this for Christmas this year!!
This would be a fun gift to give to my brothers family to create for their Christmas.
I love All the names of Christ, but my very favorite these past couple of years is, Shepherd. I have had some heartwrenching challenges in my family and was feeling lost and alone, but I have come to recognize and find great comfort in the Shepherd that our Savior is to each of us. I think that the word Shepherd kind of encompasses many of His names.
My favorite name is Lamb of God because I love the picture of the Savior with the sheep. The Savior is the great shepherd. I love this names of Christ devotional ideas!
My favorite name for Christ is, I Am. It just sums up all He is.
I likee! And I was thinking of decorating with the names of Christ cut from felt and hung like banners all over my rather small living room. This would be more practical. Could hang from tree. And they are soooo pretty. Great job.
I love Christmas ideas that help us focus on the Savior! My favorite name is Living Water because he does quench the thirst of my soul when I am struggling or feeling alone. He is always there,to fill that need.
Thank you for the give-a-way. My favorite name for Christ is Prince of Peace, because through Him I have felt peace through times I thought it would be impossible.
My favorite: Marvelous
What a cute idea for teaching kids the many names of Christ! I would have never thought of this on my own. One of my favorite names is Emmanual (God with us) because it is a reminder of His being with us always.
My favorite is Living Water. Just like we can’t live without water, we can’t live without Christ.
This year my favorite name is Redeemer!
My favorite is Counselor. How I need His guidance!
My favorite is Shepard. Thanks for the fun give away.
I love studying the names of Christ at Easter, and really should study them at Christmas too! Just curious, do you celebrate Advent with your family? I want to celebrate the four Sundays before Christmas and have a devotional, etc. but I’m having a hard time narrowing down topics. There are so many! I was hoping you might have done something similar.
The first two names of Christ that came to mind was Friend and Shepherd. He is always there for us, leading, guiding, listening. He loves each of us and knows us individually. It brings great comfort.
I love Prince of Peace because He is calming, and the Good Shepherd because I know He loves me.
Comforter is my favorite name of Christ. This is perfect timing as I am trying to find 24 items to fill a new Advent Calendar I just made. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
This looks like a wonderful way to put Christ back into Christmas! What a wonderful idea. I think my favorite name for Christ is Comforter, he is our comforter.
Living Water. Thanks for the giveaway! It looks like a really neat project.
My favorite name of Christ is Savior. It reminds me every time I hear it that He saves, He has saved, and He stands ready to save me every time I fall. Thanks for the give away!
My favorite name is the Comforter. It’s such a great reminder when I need the peace that only He can give!
Prince of Peace
I love all of the names of Christ, as each one helps me to know and understand who he is a little more. I love all that He is and all that He does!
I love that He is the living water. Water is so crucial to our very lives and so refreshing.
I have enjoyed reading through all the comments and seeing what the various names of Christ mean to you all! I have a hard time choosing my favorite, and especially so after studying them more in depth. Today I think my favorite is Prince of Peace. I can always use more peace in my mind, heart and home and I am so grateful for the peace He provides.
I love doing things like this with my boys! My favorite time of year. 🙂
just saw I was supposed to put my favorite name of Christ. That is hard! Maybe Savior because He saves us in every way.
I have loved learning about the name Advocate!
My first thought was it would be great to have this for our home school for December when we do school “light”. So fun!