The Advent Jesse Tree: Devotions for Children and Adults to Prepare for the Coming of the Christ Child at Christmas

by Dean Lambert Smith

Provides children and adults with a meaningful devotional experience as they adorn the Christmas tree with Christian symbols

Genres: Christmas, Christianity, Christian, Childrens, Faith, Religion

96 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1989

Reviews

[Alex Etheridge]

Officially the first devotional our family has made our way through. Success!

[Shaina Herrmann]

We went through this in Dec 2018. We enjoyed it - it's about 15 minutes per evening. This was our first time ever reading devotions of any kind with our kids. I've never been a fan of devotionals, but I absolutely LOVE the idea for advent. It was so fun to give our kids a quick overview of the Old Testament and all that led up to the birth of Christ. I'd like to go through it again some year. I will probably try to find something different for this next year, though. :)

[Matthew Wagoner]

We have done this for a couple of years now. We really enjoy this as a family. It’s short and includes both Bible passages and songs. It will really help you focus on Christ! I’m creating a song playlist to use next year.

[Sarah]

What a wonderful Advent book! My husband and I have been looking for an Advent book that we can make a part of our family's Christmas traditions---and this one is it. Not only is The Advent Jesse Tree rooted in Scripture, but it is also engaging for the young and old alike. Each day contains a devotional for children (that is not dumbed down yet simple enough for toddlers to understand) and a separate, more in-depth devotional for adults. Both are short and related to the day's Jesse Tree symbol, memory verse, scripture reading, and hymns or carols.

We look forward to using this advent book year after year with our children!

[Katie]

This was originally a book I used with my kids at christmas and now that they are older and I am wiser, I don't agree with this books version of a vengeful God. I will no longer be using this book and it saddens me that this is the message the author means for children to hear. Just read Day Three and you will see what I mean.

[EC]

Great book to use for Advent season. I have used it for two seasons in my Sunday school class.

[Megan Byrd]

A 25-day devotional to focus on the story of God and the coming of Jesus during the Advent season. The book has suggested songs, a daily memory verse, and two devotionals with questions and a prayer - one for kids and one for adults. It encourages you to make ornaments for each day. I printed out the photos, colored and laminated them, and added string.

My kids are six and eight and the kid version was perfect for them. It was a great way to focus on Jesus during the Christmas season.

[Jen]

This version of the Advent Jesse Tree devotional is excellent. We like the inclusion of hymns with the readings, although we read them as poetry since our family singing is a bit painful to our (my) ears.

[Dani]

This is our fifth year reading through this, and we found it less engaging than past years. I like the idea of pulling the redemption thread throughout all of scripture, but something about it just fell a little flat this year. May leave this one off of next year's advent readings.

[Jen]

We loved this advent devotional and plan to do it every Christmas.

[Courtney]

A Fantastic way to celebrate the Christmas season with our family!

[Huggiworld]

Great Resource For Both Children and Adults

Excellent advent devotional that is in depth yet easy to understand. This resource helps to give understanding of Jesus and His mission.

[connie hatch]

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