The Arrival: Advent Teaching SeriesThis 4 week teaching series explores the traditions of Advent that can make our Christmas celebrations more meaningful. This series will: Teach students about some of the traditions of Advent, and how these traditions can make our own celebrations more meaningful. Show how Christs birth was prophesied about in the Old Testament and was anticipated for hundreds of years. Explore the stories of some of the primary characters in the Christmas story: Mary

Bottom Line: The God that answers prayers deserves a thankful heart

Bible: John 21

we must recognize it as gossip and stop

but He wants us to choose Him like He has lovingly chosen us

For a sinner like Paul (one of the worst of the worst) grace was something that he never lost a sense of awe and wonder for

Bottom Line:  God puts us in positions of influence in order to do His will

Bottom Line: Trusting God means saying “yes” to His plans

Bottom Line: Your faith in God can be so strong that it causes others to marvel

Bottom Line:  Being thankful isn't just a word thing — it's a heart thing

I Am (April)

1 Corinthians 1:10

Lesson 4: It's Not About Now Bible Verses: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8