Isaiah 9:2
(Common English Bible)
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light.
On those living in a pitch-dark land,
light has dawned.
Prophets
Light a candle and remember the presence of God is with you.
Cut out the pieces to help you build this story.
More pieces will be added with each story.
Advent is the church season of getting ready for when Jesus will be born. Advent leads to the 12 days of Christmas. Christmas leads to Epiphany at the beginning of January.
Come close to this story that leads us through a special journey during this time of year.
There are many stories and people that prepare us to meet Jesus.
I wonder who we get to meet in today’s story?
This is Isaiah. He lived many, many years before Jesus was born. He was a prophet. A prophet is someone who listens to God and shares important messages from God to the people. There were many prophets. Other prophets are Micah, Nathan, and Jeremiah. (Can you find more names in the Bible?)
The people of God during Isaiah’s time were not happy. They had been torn apart from their homes and separated from one another. They were lonely and scared. They need a way to have hope and bring light to the hard things in their lives.
Isaiah told the people that the light was going to shine again on their broken lives. There will be a new day and a new HOPE.
This is what Isaiah said, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned.”
The first candle of Advent represents HOPE.
We will place this candle on our wreath and remember the HOPE Isaiah provided for the people in his time, in Jesus’ time, and in our time.
I wonder…
... how this story helps us have hope?
… how prophets listen to God?
… if you know a prophet?
… how prophets show us the way?
… if there are prophets today? Could you be a prophet?
Prophets Light a candle and remember the presence of God is with you. Cut out the pieces to help you build this story. More pieces will be added with each story. Advent is the church season of getting ready for when Jesus will be born. Advent leads to the 12 days of Christmas. Christmas leads to Epiphany at the beginning of January. Come close to this story that leads us through a special journey during this time of year. There are many stories and people that prepare us to meet Jesus. I wonder who we get to meet in today’s story? This is Isaiah. He lived many, many years before Jesus was born. He was a prophet. A prophet is someone who listens to God and shares important messages from God to the people. There were many prophets. Other prophets are Micah, Nathan, and Jeremiah. (Can you find more names in the Bible?) The people of God during Isaiah’s time were not happy. They had been torn apart from their homes and separated from one another. They were lonely and scared. They need a way to have hope and bring light to the hard things in their lives. Isaiah told the people that the light was going to shine again on their broken lives. There will be a new day and a new HOPE. This is what Isaiah said, “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned.” The first candle of Advent represents HOPE. We will place this candle on our wreath and remember the HOPE Isaiah provided for the people in his time, in Jesus’ time, and in our time. Upload I wonder… ... how this story helps us have hope? … how prophets listen to God? … if you know a prophet? … how prophets show us the way? … if there are prophets today? Could you be a prophet? Craft Isaiah 1:22 / 2:30 Season of Wonder Advent 1: The Prophets GodlyPlayFoundation Previous FULL LIST Next