Family Advent Reading
Take this opportunity to spend some time worshipping with music and God’s Word. This time will prepare you for the devotionals this week. This can be done individually or as a family. All of the suggested songs are in order via this playlist.
1. God is the Promise Keeper
Watch the video for the song “Promise Keeper”.
“This God - his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” Psalm 18:30
“Blessed be the LORD who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. Not one word has failed of all his good promise, which he spoke by Moses his servant.” 1 Kings 8:56
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:9
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6
2. Love God with all of your…
• HEART
Watch the video for the song “Lord You Have My Heart”.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5
“You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13
“With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!” Psalm 119:10
• SOUL
Watch the video for the song “Fall Like Rain.”
“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” Psalm 42:1-2
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.” Psalm 119:9
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” James 4:7-8, 10
• MIND
Watch the video for the song “Quiet”.
“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.” Proverbs 3:6-7
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” John 14:15
“Come, behold the works of the LORD, how he has brought desolations on the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. ‘Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!’ The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah [Stop and consider].” Psalm 46:8-11
“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11
3. “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Watch the video for the song “For the One.”
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” Hebrews 13:1-3
I (Josh Yates) compile and post monthly worship playlists on my Facebook page so that people can spend time worshipping God through music. If you would like access to these playlists, follow me here.