Advent & Christmas: Resources

NEW FOR 2020

Preach Palestine ResourceS (2020)

from FOSNA
Responding to the Cry for Hope from Palestinian Christians, we call on Christian leaders to commit their congregations to "Preach Palestine" on November 29th.  November 29th is the first Sunday in Advent, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  We have gathered resources for worship planners from a diversity of traditions and voices that lift up liberation from Turtle Island to Palestine. Can you commit your congregation to be a part of our goal of 100 churches to "Preach Palestine" on November 29?  

BULLETIN INSERTS

• Advent in a World so Tired of War

  from BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz

• Alternative Christmas Celebrations

  from BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz

• Christmas: All flesh is destined for glory

  from Ken Sehested

• Human Rights Litany for Advent

  from Paul Hayes

• Fear Not

  from LeDayne McLeese Polaski

• The Work of Christmas

  inspired by the words of Howard Thurman

HYMNS

• Circle of Light, and Spirit Unseen: Music for the weekly Advent wreath lighting

  from Kevin Rose, Minister of Discipleship and Mission, Cumberland First Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN

• Another Year Is Dawning (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• Joy to the World (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• O Little Town of Bethlehem (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• Silent Night (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

• We Three Kings (Old hymn, new lyrics)

  Ken Sehested

LITANIES, MEDITATIONS & PRAYERS

• A Litany Series for Advent

  from Erika Marksbury, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of McMinnville, OR

• A Meditation for Advent (2014)

  from LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Executive Director of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz

• The Acolyte

  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5
  from LeDayne McLeese Polaski, Executive Director, BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz

• Prayer for Advent

  Oscar Romero, December 3, 1978

• Big band or bluegrass: A litany for worship inspired by Psalm 98

  Ken Sehested

• Keeping watch: A litany for worship: The angels' appearance to the shepherds, inspired by Luke 2

  Ken Sehested

• Longing from below: An Advent meditation

  Ken Sehested

• My soul magnifies you: A litany for worship Inspired by Luke 1:46-55

  Ken Sehested

POEMS

from Ken Sehested
founding director, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

• Advent longing

• All flesh is destined for glory

• Behold, the Lamb!

• Boundary to benedictus: A meditation on Zechariah

• Joseph

• Portal of praise: Praise as presage to Advent’s treason

• The baptizer’s bargain

• The Manger’s Reach

• The quelling word

• The Singing of Angels

• Venite Adoremus (Come and Adore): A poem for Advent

SERMONS

from Ken Sehested
founding director, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

• The Baptizer’s Bargain: A sermon for the third Sunday of Advent

  Texts: Luke 3:7-18; Zeph. 3:14-20; Phil. 4:4-7

• The Manger's Revolt: Mary's Magnificat

  Text: Luke 1:46-55

• Same questions, different outcomes: A meditation on Zechariah

OTHER

Articles from Ken Sehested
founding director, Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America

• The faux fight for Christmas: Backdrop on the annual year-end culture war

• Undo the folded lie: Notes on the reckless folly of our season

• Watch night history: Awaiting the quelling word