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PaperbackMessy Christmas
Messy Church Series
by Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
Christmas can be complicated.Parties, gifts, and family tensions dominate the season. So maybe it's time we explore what Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany are really about. The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Christmas offers your ...
Number of Studies: 3
HardbackChristmas
The Season of Life and Light
Fullness of Time
by Emily Hunter McGowin
Series edited by Esau McCaulley"O wondrous exchange!"
Of all the seasons of the church calendar, the Christmas season is the one most recognized and celebrated by our society at large. That means it's the season we're most familiar with—but that can also make it harder to see past Christmas's many cultural trappings to its timeless beauty.
At the first Christmas, God exchanged the glories of divinity ...
PaperbackThe Art of Christmas
Meditations on the Birth of Jesus
by Jane Williams
A star, a stable, angels, shepherds, kings and, at the heart of it all, a mother and her baby. . .
Jane Williams' meditations on the birth of Jesus take you deep into the story of the original Christmas, as depicted in someof the world's greatest paintings.
These profoundly perceptive reflections on the different ways in which artists have imagined the nativity will ...
PaperbackMessy Easter
Three Complete Sessions and a Treasure Trove of Ideas for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
Messy Church Series
by Jane Leadbetter
Chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, colored eggs, and baskets are a lot of fun, but is that really what this season is all about?The new resource Messy Easter offers your church a tool to bring together people of all ages and stages of faith for a unique come-as-you-are experience of
- creativity—allowing space for all to play and create
- celebration—worshiping ...
Number of Studies: 3
PaperbackMessy Church
Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community
Messy Church Series
by Lucy Moore and Jane Leadbetter
IVP Readers' Choice Award
We like the idea of community, but where do we start?
The Messy Church series provides resources to help your church bring together people of all ages and stages of faith, allowing them to experience a creative and fun-filled Christian community. Messy Church, the first book in the series, offers your church a tool to create a unique, ...
Number of Studies: 15
HardbackBirth of the Chosen One
A First Nations Retelling of the Christmas Story
by Terry Wildman
Illustrated by Hannah Noel Buchanan and Holly Buchanan2025 American Fiction Awards Winner – Children's Religious
2025 Children's Book Council Teacher Favorites Award Winner (K-2nd Grade)
2025 Children's Book Council Librarian Favorites Award Winner (K-2nd Grade)
2025 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite – Childrens: Holiday
2025 Northern Lights ...
PaperbackThe Messiah
LifeGuide Bible Studies
by Douglas Connelly
Prophets prophesied about him. Angels and shepherds rejoiced at his birth. Friends cried for joy at his resurrection. And we still celebrate him today. He is Jesus, the Messiah.
Perfect for Advent or Lent, this eight-session LifeGuide® Bible Study guide explores some of the key passages in the Old Testament about the Messiah and their completion in the life and saving work of Jesus. These ...
Number of Studies: 8
HardbackSaint Nicholas the Giftgiver
The History and Legends of the Real Santa Claus
Illustrated by Ned Bustard
2021 BRONZE MOONBEAM CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
Show Kids the Spirit of Christmas and the Beauty of Giving
On the night before Christmas,
so the old stories say,
Saint Nicholas rides
in a magical sleigh.
But what is the truth,
and what are the legends?
Who is this giftgiver,
and why all the presents?Why ...
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Explore IVP's books organized by the seasons of the church year—Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and Ordinary Time. Find resources for every season of faith, whether you're new to liturgical practice or deepening a lifelong rhythm.
PaperbackThe Advent of the Lamb of God
Retelling the Story Series
by Russ Ramsey
"A page in history was about to turn.Though Israel's world was in the throes of upheaval, it was only a matter of time before the sun of righteousness would rise. These people needed rescue, but they weren't waiting for the stars to align or for the political climate to change. They were waiting for God. They were on his timetable. He was sending his Messiah—Immanuel, God with us."
For ...
Number of Studies: 25
