The “Basics” download contains everything you need to get started with our 2023 Advent series, Out of Time.

INTRODUCTION AND GUIDES, including:

• A series introduction
• An orientation to an extended Advent (if that’s your liturgical jam)
• A seasonal calendar that visually lays out the dates, scripture texts, and weekly themes for both a seven-week Advent and a four-week Advent

PREACHERS’ NOTES (Sample)

Preaching commentaries explore connections between each week’s lectionary texts and the Out of Time theme:

• November 12:   Uncertain Time
• November 19:    Time Is Relative
• November 26:    In Our Time
• December 3:    Running Out of Time
• December 10:    Time Flies
• December 17:    Dreamlike Time
• December 24:    Out of Time
• Christmas Eve:  No Time
• Christmas Day:  The End Time Is the Beginning

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE STARTERS: (Sample)

Kid-friendly connections to the week’s theme help to jump-start your brainstorm for a children’s sermon, including a visual aid.

SUNDAY LITURGY: (Sample)

Fresh texts for Advent worship include Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession, Advent Wreath-Lighting, Prayers of Intercession, Prayer of Dedication for the Offering, Eucharistic Prayer, and Charges.

A NEW HYMN:

“Out of Time” marries the themes of this worship series with Advent song.

A SERIES BRANDING KIT

that includes links to Canva templates.