Advent

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.