Jesse Tree Days 20-25

Originally Posted December 19, 2010

Below are the last of the days for the Jesse Tree. I hope you and your family have enjoyed preparing for celebrating Christ’s birth! Merry Christmas!

Day 20- The Exile

• Symbol: A fiery furnace
• Memory Verse: Jeremiah 1:8
• Hymns to Sing: Three Good Men, He Leaded Me, Lord Jesus I Love Thee
• Scriptures: Daniel 3: 19-29; Jeremiah 1:8
• Devotion: Do you know what you must say if someone tells you to do something wrong? You must say “No!” One day long ago a wicked king made a great big idol or statue, and if his subjects did not bow to it, they would be thrown into a fiery furnace! When the trumpets blew, everyone bowed down, except there men. Their names were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They were brave, young men. They dared to say “no” to the king. They were willing to die for their beliefs. Do you know what happened to them? The king threw them into the furnace but something strange happened! Read Daniel 3:19-23. Did they burn up? Read Daniel 3:24-29. The king saw a fourth person in the fire walking, and it was like the Son of God. The fire did not harm them at all! Because they said no the king began to praise God! They knew their God would deliver them from the fiery furnace. We know God will take care of us too!
• Questions; What were the three men’s names? What did the king want them to do? What happened when they said no? Did God take care of them?

Day 21- The Return to the Land

• Symbol: A brick wall
• Memory Verse: Revelation 22:20
• Hymns to Sing: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
• Scriptures: Nehemiah 1:3; 6:15,16; Malachi 3:1; Revelation 22:20
• Devotions: Do you know what this brick wall is a symbol of? It represents the wall of Jerusalem which circled the entire city! Do you remember how the people of Israel would never do what God wanted them to do? Because they disobeyed, God punished them by letting bad armies tear down the Wall of Jerusalem, and all the people were taken as slaves into different lands. In order for Jesus to be born the Bible said the people would return to Jerusalem and sure enough more than 400 years before Jesus was born, they began rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem. When the Wall was complete, the waiting for the Messiah began. It took many years for the people to be ready for Him. Are we ready for Jesus to come to us this Christmas?
• Questions; What does the symbol represent? What happened to the Wall? Did the children of Israel rebuild the wall before Jesus came to earth?

Day 22- The Star

• Symbol: a star
• Memory Verse: Matthew 2:10
• Hymns to Sing: Everybody Ought to Know, There’s a Song in the Air, As with Gladness Men of Old, The Star Carol
• Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12; Revelation 22:16
• Devotion: It is so much fun to look at the stars at night! Stars are like lights and sometimes people follow the stars to find their way home. Do you remember who followed the star at Christmas time? Read Matthew 2:1-12. Isn’t that a good story. Read verse 10 again. Why were the wise men so happy? For many years they had studied the stars waiting for the special star to appear. It would tell of the birth of a new King, a great King above all other kings. So when the star appeared the wise men were very excited. They knew they would have to travel many months, but that did not bother them. When they saw Him in a house in Bethlehem they fell down and worshipped Him and gave Him gifts! Just as the star ked the wise men to Jesus, we can find our home in Him! He is our Morning Star!
• Questions: What did the wise men follow? Why did the wise men travel so far to see the Child? Who is our Morning Star? What van we give him?

Day 23- The Light of the World!

• Symbol: a candle or light
• Memory Verse: John 8:12
• Hymns to Sing: This Little Light of Mine, Light of the World We Hail Thee, Silent Night
• Scriptures: Luke 1:26-38; 2:32, John 8:12
• Devotion: The time had come for the Light of the world to be born. Do you know who the Light of the world is? The Bible says that when the angel came to Mary to tell her she would give birth to Jesus she broke forth into a song praising God for Hid goodness! The TRUE LIGHT was finally coming into the world! After His birth Mary and Joseph took Jesus to church to present Him to the Lord! Simeon presented Him to the World as the LIGHT AND GLORY to all people! While Jesus was living in the world He was the Light of the world! Now He has gone back to heaven and we who trust in Him must become the lights of the world. We must always let out lights shine so that others can see Christ in us. The Lord wants us to shine for Him like a city on top of a hill where it can always be seen. Are we happy God chooses us to shine for Him?
• Questions; Who was Jesus’ mother? Was she willing to do what God said? Who is the Light of the World? Will you be a light for Him?

Day 24: Angels Proclaiming the Coming of Christ

• Symbol: an angel
• Memory Verse Luke 2:14
• Hymns to Sing: All Night, All Day; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; The First Noel; Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Angels We Have Heard on High
• Scriptures: Hebrews 1:14. Luke 2:8-14, Romans 6:23
• Devotion: Do you know what an angel is? An angel is a special messenger or servant. God’s angels do whatever He tells them to do, and they go wherever He sends them! They bring special messages to people from God. Can you tell me what happened to the shepherds on Christmas night? The shepherds were in the field watching over their sheep, when an angel suddenly appeared before them. The angel suddenly appeared before them. The angel was bringing the greatest message of all time to them from God. Read Luke: 8-11 Remember we have been talking about God sending a Savior? The angel and a whole sky full of angels came that Christmas night to say the Savior had finally come to the world! The angels began praising God and saying “Glory to Go in the Highest and on earth peace good will toward men!”
• Questions: What is an angel? What was the good news the angel brought? Were the angels happy that Christmas night? Why?

Day 25- The Birth of Jesus! Merry Christmas!

• Symbol: a baby in a manger or a nativity scene
• Memory Verse: John 3:16
• Hymns to Sing: Away in a Manger, Joy to the World, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Happy Birthday!
• Scriptures: Luke 2:1-10; John 3:16-17
• Devotion: Do you know what happens today on Christmas day? Yes, it is the day we celebrate Jesus’ birthday when He became a little baby! Jesus is different from us, however, because He was God’s only Son. In fact, He was alive when the world was created! He has been from the beginning of time, just as our Advent Jesse Tree devotion said on the first day! Can you tell me how sin came to earth and spoiled it? God needed Someone to come to our earth and take away that sin. Jesus the Son of God was willing to come and be our Savior. That is why the angels sang so gloriously on that first Christmas Day because Jesus had come to take away the sins of the world! Jesus was willing to leave His throne in Heaven and all of His Glory to become a little baby for us. Do you remember where they laid Him? They laid Him in a manger, a feeding place for the animals because no one had made room for Him. The story of Jesus’ birth is the most wonderful story in the Bible. It can be the most wonderful story for you, if you make room for Him. All you have to do is to believe in Him, ask Him to come and take over your life and He will! Isn’t HE WONDERFUL!
• Questions; Was Jesus alive before He became a baby? Who was Jesus? Why did Jesus come to earth. How can we make room for Him in our hearts?

Text taken from The Advent Jesse Tree book by Dean Meador Lambert

Jesse Tree Days 13-19

Originally Posted December 12, 2010

 

Below are days 13-19 for the Jesse Tree. You can find days 1-5 here and 6-12 here.

Day 13- Prophecy of Shoot from the Stump of Jesse

Symbol: a stump with fresh shoot or leaf

Memory Verse: John 1:14

Hymns to Sing: Jesus, Name Above All Names; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Redeeming Love

Scriptures: Isaiah 11:1-5; John 1:14

Devotion: It is from this symbol that we get the name of our tree- the Advent Jesse Tree. Do you know who Jesse was ? He was the father of David, the king who established the royal family. A thousand years later, Jesus would be born into this royal line in Bethlehem. The stump represents Jesse. The Green leaf is Jesus.

Questions: Who is the stump? Who is the green leaf?

Day 14- Prophecy of the Lion and the Lamb Resting Together

Symbol: lion and lamb

Memory Verse Isaiah 11:10

Hymns to Sing: Doxology; Surely Goodness and Mercy, O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Scripture: Isaiah 11:6-10

Devotion: What do you see in this symbol? (lion and lamb) Is the lion hurting the lamb? (no) Do you remember when God made the earth in the beginning? Everything was perfect! The animals lived with each other and there was peace. Everything praised Him before sin came to spoil His wonderful creation. One day our world will be like this again. The lions will lie down with the lambs, the cows will eat supper with the bears, and nothing will ever hurt His children again. God will make every creature kind and gentle. There won’t be any sickness, fighting or death! This will all happen when Jesus comes again!

Questions: Will the lion hurt children some day? When will all of this happen?

Day 15 Prophecy of the Prince of Peace

Symbol: a dove and crown

Memory Verse: John 14:27

Hymns to Sing: I’ve Got Peace Like a River; Hark, the Herald Angels Sing; Let There Be Peace on Earth

Scriptures: Isaiah 9:6-7; John 14:27

Devotion: There are many names we can use to describe Jesus, can you think of some? (Savior, Light of the World, Messiah, etc.) Do you know what the dove symbolizes? (Peace) What do you think of when you see a crown? (a king or a prince) Another name the bible gives Jesus is Prince of Peace. It is found in our verses today. Read Isaiah 9:6-7. We are so glad that Jesus came teaching us to love and not to fight with others. He truly is our Prince of Peace.

Questions: When Jesus came did He bring an army? Did Jesus live a life of love and peace?

Day 16- Prophecy of a Gentle Shepherd

Symbol: a lamb and a staff

Memory Verse: John 10:27

Hymns to Sing: Alleluia, The Ninety and Nine, Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us

Scriptures: Isaiah 40:11; Psalm 23:1; John 10:27

Devotion: Talk about how David was a good shepherd who took care of his sheep and even killed a lion and a bear to protect them. David wrote a song about the Lord being a good shepherd to him. The Lord is OUR shepherd who is always watching over and protecting us! He never sleeps and He knows each one of us by name. He can even look inside our hearts and know if we really believe in Him or not.

Questions; Do you need a Shepherd? Why? Who is our Shepherd? Are we lost without Him?

Day 17: Prophecy of the Suffering Servant

Symbol: a cross

Memory Verse: John 10:15

Hymns to Sing: The Old Rugged Cross, When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, What Wondrous Love Is This

Scriptures: Isaiah 53: Luke 2:8-18; John 19:11-18

Devotion: God is pure and holy and cannot be a part of sin. We can see this by comparing ourselves to a new shirt. What does the new shirt look like? What happens when we get dirt on it? The dirt is like the sin in our lives making us unclean. Is this the way God is? No. He is perfect and spotless and He will allow no sin to touch Him! That is why He would not talk or be with us anymore until the dirt or sin in our lives was gone. God, however, did not want to be away from us. He planned for Someone pure to wash our sins away and bring us back to Him forever! Do you know who that someone was? Jesus took all our sins on Himself and died on the cross so our sins could be forgiven. He was willing for the people to put nails in His hands and feet because that was the way to nail our sins to the cross. He loved us so much that He was willing to die for us even when we were unclean and had sin in our hearts. He gave His life so that we could have life forevermore.

Children can you tell me why

Jesus came to bleed and die?

He was happy high above,

Dwelling in His Father's love,

Yet He left His joy and bliss,

For a wicked world like this!

We were all by sin undone,

Yet he loved us every one;

So to earth He kindly came,

On the cross to bear our shame,

And to wash away our guilt

In the precious blood He spilt!

---Author Unknown

Questions: Why did Jesus come to Earth? Were people mean to Jesus? Is Jesus your Savior?

Day 18- Prophecy of the New Covenant

Symbol: a heart with writing on it

Memory Verse: Jeremiah 31:33

Hymns to Sing: Into My Heart; Tell Me the Story of Jesus

Scriptures: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Acts 16:31

Devotion: Even id Jesus is in our hearts do we still do bad things? A long time ago, God had made made a promise or a covenant with the children of Israel. As long as they obeyed His Ten Commandments, He provided for them, but if they broke any laws He punished them. Can you imagine every time you gave a dirty look to your siblings or parents God would turn His back on You? That would be hard to live by, wouldn’t it? God saw people continue to break His laws. In spite of all their sins, He still loved them. He decided to give them a new promise, or a New Covenant. He would write His law on their hearts. Do you know what that means? God sent His Son Jesus Christ to earth to save us from our sins. If we ask Jesus into our hearts, He will forgive all the bad things we do. Read Acts 16:31

Questions: What is a covenant?, What was the Old Covenant? What is the New Covenant? Do you have Jesus Written on your heart?

Day 19- Prophecy of Bethlehem

Symbol: a Bethlehem town silhouette with star (a Christmas card with a picture works well)

Memory Verse: Philippians 4:13

Hymns to Sing: O Little Town of Bethlehem; O Come All Ye Faithful

Scripture: Luke 2:4-7

Devotion: Do you know what this symbol shows? It is the town of Bethlehem. It was a very small town and was not a very important city, but God chose it to be the place where the greatest man in the world would be born. Do you know what his name was? (Jesus) Read Luke 2:4-7 You might not think you can do much for God because you are small, but God can do anything in you, IF you let Him!

Questions: What town was Jesus born in? Was it large or small? Can God use you, even if you are small?

Text taken from The Advent Jesse Tree book by Dean Meador Lambert

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Jesse Tree- Days 6-12

Originally Posted December 5, 2010

 

Here is part two of the Jesse Tree Advent for preparing for the celebration of Christ’s birth.  You can see my other post here for Days 1-5.

Day 6- Jacob’s Ladder

• Symbol: a ladder
• Memory Verse: Genesis 28:15
• Hymns to sing: We are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder, Spirit of God Descend upon My Heart, Have Thine Own Way Lord
• Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17
• Devotion: Tell the children about the dream Jacob had. Jacob was Isaac’s son. He was taking a long journey to another country to find a new wife. Jacob felt alone and tired. He lay down on the ground used a stone for a pillow and went to sleep. He dreamed a strange and wonderful dream. He saw a ladder that reached way up to the sky. Angels were going up and down the ladder and God was standing at the top. Jacob was told that many wonderful things would happen to him because God loved him. From Jacob’s family, Jesus would come. When Jacob awoke, he knew that God was with him and he would never be the same again.
• Questions: Where was Jacob going? What did he see in his dream? What did God tell him?

Day 7 Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors

• Symbol: a colorful coat
• Memory Verse: Romans 8:28
• Hymns to Sing: Kum Ba Yah, If Jesus Goes with Me, It Is Well with My Soul
• Scriptures: Genesis 37:3-36; 50:18-21; Romans 8:28
• Devotion: If God loves us and takes care of us, why do troubles come? This question is something we cannot understand but we have a promise from God that He will use everything )even our troubles) for our good if we love Him. The Bible gives us a wonderful troubles, but all his troubles turned our for his good and for the good of many more of God’s people. Tell about Joseph’s coat of many colors and the story of him going out to find his brothers and their jealousy and anger over the dream he had had about his brothers bowing down to him. Tell how they wanted to kill him, but sold him as a slave instead! Tell how God allowed this to happen to Joseph for a greater purpose. Joseph became a great ruler in Egypt and when his brothers needed help he was able to take care of them. God was with Joseph throughout all of these happenings! Even though his brothers had been bad to him, Joseph was wiling to forgive them. God wants you to forgive others too just as Joseph did.
• Questions: Who was given a coat of many colors? Who gave him the coat? Did Joseph’s brothers like this? What did they do? Did Joseph hurt his brothers when they hurt him? Why is it important for us to forgive others? Can you think of someone you need to forgive right now?

Day 8- Moses and the Ten Commandments

• Symbol: a tablet with numbers
• Memory Verse: Psalm 119:11
• Hymns to Sing: Lord I Want to Be a Christian, Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, Trust and Obey
• Scriptures: Exodus 32: 15-18, 20:1-20; Psalm 119:11
• Devotion: Discuss how God tells us how we should live through the Bible. Discuss how God gave commandments to the Israelites after they left Egypt. God wrote them on stones and gave them to a man named Moses who had been the leader in freeing the people from Egypt. Have the children name as many commandments as they can and go over the rest of them. God tells us to love Him and to always obey Him. It pleases Him when we obey him!
• Questions: What were the laws called that were given to Moses? Can you remember one of the rules on the stones? Why does He give us laws? Why does your family have rules for you?

Day Nine- Canaan the Promised Land of Blessings

• Symbol: a cluster of grapes
• Memory Verse: Psalm 103:2
• Hymns to Sing: God Is So Good, On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, Showers of Blessings
• Scriptures: Numbers 13:1-2, 17-23, 27: Psalm 103:2
• Devotion: Show symbol of grapes and ask what it is. Have you ever seen a bunch of grapes so big and so juicy that two men had to carry it? Read story in Numbers. Moses told 12 spies to go into the Promised Land. They found the grapes and brought them home for all their friends to see. God wanted to give His children all of these blessings, but the people were afraid to go into the land. God told them He would take care of them, but they listened to their own hearts and disobeyed. It took many years, but God was faithful in His promises. After forty more years, the children obeyed and God led them into the land of blessings. This is the way it is in our lives. God wants to give us many good things- if we will just let Him do it!
• Questions: Where does God want the children of Israel to go? Will the people obey God and do what God says? Does God want to give us blessings?

Day 10- Ruth and Boaz

• Symbol: a sheaf of wheat
• Memory Verse: Ruth 1:16
• Hymns to Sing: Praise Him in the Morning, Some Bright Morning, Come Thou Almighty King
• Scriptures: Ruth 1:16; 2:5-17; 4:14
• Devotion: Tell the story about Ruth. Ruth did not know God at first and she was not from Israel. Her husband dies, but she loved her mother-in-law so much she was willing to follow her to Bethlehem. There she began to love God. She wanted to take care of her mother-in-law and she worked in the wheat fields to her food for both of them to eat. This is where a man named Boaz saw her, and they were married. They had a child named Obed. One day a greater Child would come because of this marriage. Do you know His Name? (Jesus)
• Questions: Did Ruth love her mother-in-law? Did she learn to love our God? Where did she meet Boaz? Did she marry him?

Day 11 King David

• Symbol: a sling shot
• Memory Verse: Psalm 23:1
• Hymns to Sing: Only a Boy Named David, I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, The New 23rd
• Scriptures: I Samuel 16:1, 13; 17:1-9, 40, 45-50
• Devotion: Ask the children if they know who used a slingshot to kill a great giant in the Bible. It was David who was one of the greatest kings in the world. He started out as a shepherd boy, taking care of sheep. He was strong and good and God decided to let him be king over His people. Let’s see what happens in the Bible. (Read I Samuel 16:1, 13) God told Samuel to pour oil over David’s head so that David would know that someday he was going to be king. Tell the about the battle David had with Goliath while hw as still a shepherd boy. (Read I Samuel 17:1-9, 40, 45-50) The giant came to fight God’s people and everyone was afraid of Him except David. David knew that God’s spirit was with him and would take care of him. He didn’t take a gun but a small slingshot and with one stone Goliath and was hit and fell over dead. Later David became a mighty king because he obeyed God and did the things that pleased Him and through David Jesus was in the family line to be our King.
• Questions: Who did Samuel pour oil over to be king? What was David before he was king? Why was David not afraid of Goliath?

Day 12- Josiah Finds the Law

• Symbol: a scroll or bible
• Memory Verse: Psalm 119:105
• Hymns to Sing: The B-I-B-L-E, Break Thou the Bread of Life
• Scriptures: II Kings 23:1-3, Psalm 119:105
• Devotion: Right now God is pleased we are having these devotions. He is very pleased when we read our Bibles because the Bible is like a lamp to us. It shows us how to live and stay close to God. Long ago there was a boy named Josiah who became the king when he was only 8 years old. His father had been a wicked king and had made the people stop loving God and start worshipping idols. The people had even forgotten they had a Bible! Josiah wanted to serve God. One day Josiah sent some men to church to clean it up because the people had not been to church in a long time. They found the church in a mess, but they also found an old scroll. When Josiah opened the scroll he realized that it was God’s Bible that had been lost for a long time! Wouldn’t that be terrible to lose our Bible and not have it to read? He read that God would punish the people if they worshipped idols and not God. After the people heard this, they were sorry for their sins! They told God they would serve Him and would follow HIs Laws found in the Book. This pleased God very much!
• Questions: Who was Josiah? What did he find at church? Why does God want us to read the Bible?

Text taken from The Advent Jesse Tree book by Dean Meador Lambert

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December Month of Garden and Farm Chores

Animals

• Check animals daily- Make sure all of your animals have proper bedding and plenty of feed for the winter months. Be sure to check their food and water EVERY day! Break ice, if water is frozen!
• Provide Salt and other minerals for animals during the winter months.

Garden

• Harvest (if any thing, can keep under row covers for continued forced growing)
• Brussels Sprouts
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Greens
• Kale
• Spinach
• Cilantro
• Parsley

Make Plans for Next Year to:

• Feed The Soil (Spread hardwood ashes from fireplace or wood stove on garden beds during winter months)
• Rotate Plant families to different areas each year
• Time plantings based on when insect pests usually arrive in your garden
• Use disease resistant varieties
• Follow plants that use high levels of nutrients from the soil (takers) with plants that give nutrients back to the soil (givers) See list below for common plants in each category
• Heavy Takers- Asparagus, cabbages, celery, corn, okra, eggplant, kale lettuces, greens, collards, spinach, Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, Cucumbers, Squash, Pumpkins, Radishes, Tomatoes, Parsley
• Light Takers- Beets, Garlic, Mustard, Parsnips, Potatoes, Shallots, Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Peppers, Rutabaga, Swiss Chard, Turnips, Sweet Potatoes
• Givers- Beans, Peas, Clover, Compost, Cover Crops
• Order your seed catalogs so you can start ordering seeds in January. Most companies come out with a new catalog at the end of the year which is for the coming year. My favorites are  Heirloom Seeds, Seeds of Change, Berlin Seeds (Amish based company will have to call 330-893-2091), and local farmers! For a list of companies which are safe as well as Seed Companies to Avoid read Garden of Eatin’ Post on How to Avoid GMO/Monsanto. (Unfortunately, Monsanto bought out Semini’s seeds which included some of my former favorite seed companies, which now I feel cannot be trusted to give me non-GMO seeds! Garden of Eatin’ has a wonderful article on this information. I hope to have my own post some day regarding Organic Companies/Brands which really are trustworthy!)