149: Celebrating Jesus in the Advent Season with Your Family with Scott James
In Episode 149, we chat with Scott James about Celebrating Jesus in the Advent season with your family.
For those of you that would like to observe Advent together as a family, but don’t know where to start, this episode is for you. Or, if you have been celebrating Advent together as a family for a number of years, but looking to do something a little different, this interview is for you too.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear About:
- The origins of the Advent season
- How observing Advent can help your family remember the true meaning of Christmas
- Words of encouragement and hope for those who are feeling discouraged with family devotions
- How these Advent devotions can help individuals and families experience Jesus not just during the holiday season, but also throughout the year
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Pick up a copy of Scott’s book, The Expected One: Anticipating All of Jesus in the Advent
- The Risen One: Experiencing All of Jesus in Easter
- The Expected One family worship guide
- Looking for other episodes about Christmas? Listen to:
Quotes And Tweets:
- Advent is the season of expectation that leads up to the celebration of Christmas. @scott_h_james
- Family worship can sound like a big and complicated thing that we don’t have time for. But, the way I approach it is that I want to shepherd my family well. I look for natural ways to weave in rhythms of discipleship into the home. @scott_h_james
- Don’t let the ideal of what family worship “should look like” become an obstacle to your reality. Keep it simple, fun, engaging, keep pointing them to the glory of God, and let Him do the work. @scott_h_james
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Meet Scott James:
Scott James serves as an Elder at The Church at Brook Hills. He and his wife Jaime have four children—Will, Kirstine, Benjamin, & Bethan—who served as the inspiration and original audience for this Advent devotional. They live in Birmingham, Alabama where Scott works as a pediatric physician.
Scott serves in the children’s and youth ministries at Brook Hills and is passionate about helping families grow together in Christ.
