Advent Day 22: Prepare the Way · Sunday, December 20

All three paths are shown: 15 minutes, then more for 30, then more for 60.

15 min
Read the verse
“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
— Isaiah 40:3 (KJV)
15 min
Sing
Good News for Ordinary People — from 31 Days of Christmas Hymns. Play it once, then sing the chorus together.
15 min
Pray together
Lord, John the Baptist called people to get ready for You. Show us what needs clearing out of our hearts before Christmas. Fill our home with Your love as we light the fourth candle. Amen.
15 min
Do one thing
Put a candle in the window tonight.
30 min
The story
Jesse Tree evening 21 · John the Baptist — read Luke 1:57–80 in your Bible. Symbol to hang: a shell.
For the children: John the Baptist.
30 min
Print
Colour square 20 on the printable calendar Ornament 21 · John the Baptist
60 min
Together: Sing on Sunday
Play each Sunday's new Advent hymn after lunch. 31 Days of Christmas Hymns
60 min
Talk about it
1. How do we get our house ready for a guest?
2. What would it mean to get a heart ready for Jesus?
60 min
Light a candle
Light 4 candles on the Advent wreath. How to keep the wreath.
Then light a candle for someone you carry in your heart on Light a Candle Together.

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Prepare the Way