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Advent. Advent. Advent means “coming”. Prepare for Jesus’ birth. Advent Wreath. Advent Wreath. Evergreen Color : tells us that God never changes . Circle Shape: circle shape means God has no beginning and no end . Candles: one for each week of Advent. Three Purple and one pink. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Advent
Advent
Advent means “coming”.• Prepare for Jesus’ birth.
Advent Wreath
Advent Wreath
• Evergreen Color: tells us that God never changes.
• Circle Shape: circle shape means God has no beginning and no end.
• Candles: one for each week of Advent.– Three Purple and one pink.
• The Pink Candle is for the third week because we are very close to Jesus’ birth.
– In some churches, an extra candle is added--called the Christ Candle.
Advent Wreath
Jesse TreeThe family tree of Jesus.• Jesse was a man from Bethlehem.• One of his son’s was King David.• God promised that The Savior
would come from King David’s family.
Jesse Tree Symbols
Jesse Tree Symbols
Apple:• Symbolizes Adam
and Eve.• They disobeyed
God.• He loved them
and promised to send a Savior.
Jesse Tree SymbolsArk and Rainbow:• Symbolizes Noah.• God sent a flood.• Noah built an ark to
save his family and 2 of every kind of animal.
• God promised he would never again destroy the earth with a flood.
• God put a rainbow in the sky to show His promise.
Jesse Tree SymbolsStar:• Symbolizes Abraham.• God chose him to be the
father of the Jewish people.
• God said he would have as many children as stars in the sky.
Jesse Tree SymbolsMany-Colored Coat:• Symbolizes Joseph.• Jacob had 12 sons. His favorite
was Joseph.• His brothers were jealous. • They sold him to Egypt as a
slave.• He became friends with the
Pharaoh.• He had stored crops so the
Egyptians would not starve.• Jacob sent his sons to ask for
food. Joseph forgave his brothers.
Jesse Tree Symbols10 Commandments:• Symbolizes Moses.• The Pharaoh made all
Jewish people slaves.• God sent Moses to lead
His people to freedom.• God gave the 10
Commandments to Moses.
Jesse Tree SymbolsCrown:• Symbolizes King David.• David had been a
shepherd boy.• He grew up a wise and
kind king.• God promised the Savior
would come from King David’s family.
Jesse Tree Symbols
Hammer:• Symbolizes Joseph,
father of Jesus.• Joseph was chosen by
God to be the foster father of Jesus.
• He was a carpenter who loved Mary and Jesus.
Jesse Tree Symbols
Flower, rose:• Symbolizes Mary.• God chose Mary to be
the mother of Jesus.
Jesse Tree Symbols
Chi-Rho:• Symbolizes Jesus Christ.