the Christmas Letters Leader Guide: Celebrating Advent with Those Who Told Story First

This Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a four-week Advent study based on , by Magrey deVega. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and session goals for each week, and is designed to be used with the book and DVD. You may or may not know the story of your birth. If you do, there is something special about hearing your origin story again and remembering how it all began for you. That’s why we observe Advent: to celebrate how it all began for us. In , Magrey deVega invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ’s birth from those who first told the story. The letters in the New Testament contain the first attempts by the church to understand and celebrate the mystery of the incarnation. They point us to the origins of what we believe about Jesus, fully human and fully divine. By spending time with these holy, ancient words this Advent, you’ll come to know the meaning of Christ’s coming like never before. Read these letters as your first Christmas letters of the season and find within them an invitation from God to deepen your understanding of the incarnation and embrace a fuller commitment to Jesus Christ.