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A Season of Hope and Anticipation 
Advent Themes in the Four Gospels
By Marianne Blickenstaff
This four- session, adult Advent study pack examines the Advent themes found in the four gospels, including hope and anticipation. Written by New Testament scholar Marianne Blickenstaff, each week includes a Participant Handout and a Leader's Guide t...
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$18.00

By Carol A. Wehrheim
Author Carol Wehrheim introduces and re-introduces readers to several biblical characters found in the lectionary readings for Advent. First, the prophets in the book of Isaiah present us with the idea of waiting and preparing for the Messiah--our wo...
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$18.00

Christmas Accounts in the Gospels 
An Adult Advent Study
By Cynthia M. Campbell
Experience how Christmas is observed in each of the four Gospels in this study written by Cynthia M. Campbell. This creative, four-session adult study pack compares each of the Gospels to homes that Christians visit. Illustrations of each Gospel hous...
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$18.00

By Various Authors
Many of you faithfully use one of our Advent Study Packs every year. For those looking for additional or alternative seasonal studies, we have this Editor's Pick study pack for you. You may use these in any order. A mixture of serious and lighter the...
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$35.00

Finding Christmas in the Gospels 
A Youth Study for Advent
By KATHY WOLF REED
Discover how the nativity story is celebrated in each of the Gospels with this unique four-session study pack based on Christmas Accounts in the Gospels: An Adult Advent Study. It encourages youth to see how Christmas is observed in each Gospel by co...
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$18.00

Finding Our Place at the Manger 
An Adult Advent Study
By Paul Stroble, Krin Van Tatenhove
We see the nativity scene throughout the Advent season, on greeting cards, under Christmas trees, or brightly illuminated on the lawns of public places. This scene depicts a romanticized version of Jesus’ birth narratives found in Matthew and Luke, c...
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$18.00

From Longing to Receiving 
An Adult Advent Study
By Patricia K. Tull
The 2011 adult Advent study, "From Longing to Receiving," is now available! Writer Patricia Tull leads participants through the Old Testament and the Gospel lectionary texts for four weeks, tracing important Advent themes of longing for God's help, a...
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$18.00

Held in God's Grace 
An Advent Study Pack
By Rebecca Blair Young
In this fast-paced world it seems odd to say that we celebrate Advent by waiting, but this waiting is far more than a passive submission to time. Advent is a time of active preparation for a whole new way of life ushered in by Jesus' birth. This four...
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$18.00

Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love 
A Youth Study for Advent
By Sue Washburn
Learn how to live a faith-filled life this Advent with "Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love: A Youth Study for Advent." In this four-week study by Sue Washburn, youth will use epistles (or letters) to discover that the study themes-hope, peace, joy, and love-...
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$18.00

The Messiah 
An Adult Advent Study
By Walter Brueggemann
Written by world-renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann, this four-session adult study takes a critical look at the four royal titles used in Isaiah 9:2-7: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Adults will ...
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$18.00

By KATHY WOLF REED
This Advent, spend time reflecting on the royal titles given to Jesus with "The Messiah: A Youth Study for Advent." This four-week Advent study is adapted from Walter Brueggemann’s book Names for the Messiah: An Advent Study. Each week youth will be ...
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$18.00

By Mary Louise Bringle, Beverly Howard
Discover the meaning of the season with "O Come, O Come Emmanuel: Reflections on Four Seasonal Hymns." Written by Mary Louise (Mel) Bringle and Beverly Howard, this four-session adult study pack takes a look at the meaning of four popular Advent and ...
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$18.00

Pausing on the Road to Bethlehem 
A Spiritual Journey through Advent
By Kathleen Long Bostrom
As it does every year, Advent comes upon us much too quickly, and we get caught up in the whirlwind of activities and preparations that lead to Christmas. It will be January before we know what hit us. We will have rushed through another Advent, hard...
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$18.00

By KATHY WOLF REED
So often each year, our focus throughout Advent is thinking of the gifts we will give to and receive from each other. Advent, however, is also a time when we can reflect on how we can work toward accepting the gifts that God wants us to receive. Embe...
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$18.00

By Cynthia M. Campbell
At Christmas, we celebrate the greatest of God’s gifts: the birth of Immanuel, God with us. Throughout the season of Advent, we’re able to anticipate God’s gifts to us and consider what they really mean. Over the four sessions of this study pack, par...
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