Advent Cards

Advent Cards

Advent is the waiting for the coming of someone or something. That's how we call the season where we wait for Christmas. I want my children to treasure Jesus. I want the Christmas dinner, Santa Claus, the gifts and all the pretty decorations to be only secondary. That's why I made these cards! To communicate [...]

Day 24: Jesus came for the first time on Christmas, He will come again

Day 24: Jesus came for the first time on Christmas, He will come again

This is the Christmas hope: Jesus came and will come again. This time, to be with us forever. John 14:1-6 says: “...'Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you. If [...]

Day 23: Christmas exists to make us children of God

Day 23: Christmas exists to make us children of God

Versión en español John 1:12-14 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the [...]

Day 22: Jesus was born on Christmas to live the perfect life we couldn’t live

2 Corinthians 5:21 "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." Isaiah 53:5 "But he was pierced for our transgressions;    he was crushed for our iniquities;upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,    and with his wounds we are healed." Prayer:Thank you [...]

Day 21: God said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem

Messiah=the Anointed one God spoke through the prophet Micah saying: Micah 5:2-5a "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for me    one who is to be ruler in Israel,whose coming forth is from of old,    from ancient days.Therefore he shall give them up until the time    when she who is [...]

Day 20: A star showed where Jesus was

Matthew 2:9b-11 "And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and [...]

Day 19: An angel announced that Jesus was born

Luke 2:8-12 "And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you [...]

Day 18: Christmas exists so you can have eternal life

Versión en español Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." You and I deserved to die. The punishment for our sin is death and separation from God...But God... "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which [...]

Day 17: Christmas exists to show you God’s grace

Versión en español Grace=underserved gift Romans 6:14 "For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law but under grace." Ephesians 2:8-9 "For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— not from works, so that no one can boast." Prayer:Father, help me accept your [...]

Day 16: Jesus was born and died to cleanse you from your evil

Versión en español 1 John 1:8-10 "If we say, 'We have no sin,' we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say, 'We have not sinned,' we make him a liar, and [...]