Building Faith

Ideas for Advent Chain:Find something warm in your closet to donate to charityBring food to church to donate to a local food bankMake Christmas cards for your neighborsDonate old toys to charityLeave joyful chalk messages at bus stops or sidewalks around where you liveWrite a letter to a sibling or other family member telling them why you love themLeave a beautiful homemade bookmark in your library book when your return itDeliver cookies to a neighbor who seems lonelyWrite a note to a friend telling them how important they areSit next to someone you normally don’t and learn something new about themSit outside and draw something from natureSend a care package to someone in the military or in collegeDonate books to the libraryWrite a thank you card to a teacher, coach, scout leader or someone that has influenced you in a positive wayClean up the area where you live by picking up litter. Do something to help someone elseDonate pet food or blankets to a local shelterWrite a thank you note for the trash collectors or mail delivererJournal 30 things for which you are gratefulMake a christmas card for a receptionist who always has a smileMake a thank you card or cookies for the fire or police stationInvite someone lonely for a mealWork on making a new friendGive out 3 compliments todayTry to go slower and notice things around you todaySmile extra today!Call a relative you haven’t spoken to in a whileSpend 5 minutes in silent prayerPray for everyone you know in needRead the newspaper and pray for trouble in the worldGo for a walk and enjoy God’s creationScripture Passage Ideas:Isaiah 9:2 - The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.Isaiah 9:6 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 12:2 - Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.Isaiah 42:1 - Behold my servant, who I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.Isaiah 42:6 - I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.Micah 5:4 - And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.Matthew 1:21 - She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.Matthew 1:23 - Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God is with us).Luke 1:30-33 - And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.”John 1:4-5 - In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.Find a new favorite psalm.Read the nativity story in Luke or Matthew.

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