Advent week 3: Joy

Family Activity Pack

These at home resources from Together at Home look at different ways to explore Advent this week. One set looks at the joy of the shepherds and focuses on Jesus being our Good Shepherd. The other looks at John the Baptist alongside Isaiah 61.

• Download family resource packJohn the Baptist
• Download family activity packThe good shepherd

Advent word study: Joy/Chara

This short video from the Bible project looks at the word Joy and what is the unique joy that the people of God are called to.

• Watch thisChara/Joy From The Bible project

A song of joy

This year has been a really difficult one and maybe you need a song that acknowledges the sorrow and broken but reminds you that God is the joy-bringer in every situation we face, a constant through every season of life.

• Listen to thisJoy by Rend Collective

Comfort and Joy prayer sheet

These prayer sheets for children/youth are a great way to creatively engage in thinking about what comfort and joy really mean.

• Download thisComfort and Joy prayer sheets