The Adventure of Christmas

The first Christmas was an adventure like no other!

• The angels blazed brighter than any Christmas lights. 
• Mary’s experience was more surprising than the most chaotic festive family gathering. 
• Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem was harder than any road trip to relatives. 
• The shepherd’s midnight arrival, bursting into the silence, was more entertaining than any family film night. 
• The wise men’s gifts were more precious than any sparkly, wrapped present. 

As we take children on this adventure, we want them to see that their Christmas can be full of the same kindness shown to Mary, the same joy felt by the shepherds and the same worship given by the wise men. 

This Christmas series is a seasonal buffet of resource treats. 

• Four flexible Sunday school lessons, written so that you can fill your plate with what you and your church family need. 
• Short all-age talks in each lesson, easily adapted for a kids club or an assembly. 
• Two all-age service plans – ideal for Christmas day or a family carol service.
  • Mary’s adventure is particularly guest friendly. 
  • The wise men’s adventure is a more in depth talk. 
• A no-rehearsal Nativity, perfect for welcoming younger families into your church to explore the adventure of the first Christmas.
• Walkthrough event ideas – a great way to invite the local community into your church so that they can meet the characters and set off on their own Christmas adventure. 
• Podcasts for the whole family to enjoy together.

Faith best grows when families and churches work together. To help get conversations going in the home, we also have three excellent resources available to purchase from The Good Book Company: 

• The Adventure of Christmas Advent devotional book – a series of 10-minute family Advent Bible times. These are suitable for families who have never opened the Bible together, as well as those who love to do it, with questions for every age group. 
• The Adventure of Christmas Advent Calendar, which accompanies the books and has  stickers to keep your family inspired to get to the end of the adventure.
• The Adventure of Christmas Tract – a short, engaging comic-style tract that can be given out to children to encourage them to start their own adventure with Jesus.  

We hope your church and families enjoy exploring The Adventure of Christmas together!