You will need one roll of wrapping paper, bows, ribbon, a roll of tape, and any other Christmas wrapping items you have available.
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So, how do we include others? How do we draw them into the life of the church, whether that is in our building or not? How to we decorate to showcase a sense of welcome and invitation as opposed to decorating just to show off, because we can? Our ability to be invitational takes center stage during this season, so our choices should reflect our intentional desire for inclusion, echoing the divine nature of Jesus, who came to work with and redeem the whole world. Where do we start? What do we include? Where is the line between tasteful decoration to enhance the space and creating something that is over-the-top, gaudy, and done to seek attention for ourselves instead of Christ? The nature of the community and the condition of our hearts impacts the genuineness of our ability to welcome. This helps set the stage for the arrival of Emmanuel, God with us, by making our hospitality to be breathtaking. We want our space and ourselves to be welcoming and inviting.
We don’t want to confuse the work we’ve been doing to prepare and clean with the idea of making our space or our hearts “sterile.” Sterile spaces are not inviting, they are not life giving. Week 3: December 13, 2020, Deck The Halls Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 & John 1:6-8, 19-28Īfter finding clutter or baggage and beginning to clean it up, what is the next step in preparation? Is it decorations? We’ve got the chance to make our space match our feelings of anticipation and celebration for the world-changing birth of Jesus.
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