All I Want For Christmas Leader Guide: Opening the Gifts of God's Grace

From the time the Wise Men came to bring gifts Christmas has been a time of giving gifts to our loved ones to the less fortunate to the church to favorite charities to family to friends and even to our pets. In the best spirit of Christmas we give and receive Christmas gifts remembering the greatest Christmas gift of all…God's gift of the Christ Child God's gift to us of a Savior. As we give and receive Christmas gifts it is incredibly important to remember that the best Christmas gifts are wrapped in heaven. Unfortunately sometimes we concentrate so much on the gifts we want to give to and receive from each other that we miss the special gifts Christmas has for us. Christmas has some amazing gifts for us but the truth is that we need the miracle of God's grace to see them feel them hear them wrap our arms around them and celebrate them. This study asks a very personal question: What are the gifts you would really like to receive from Christmas this year?" And that is what this book is all about: our thoughts and ruminations about the amazing life-changing gifts Christmas has for us! This Advent study has five sessions--one for each Sunday of Advent and one for Christmas. The Leader Guide is designed to be used alongside the DVD. It enables a small group leader to facilitate a weekly discussion about All I Want for Christmas using the five DVD sessions as its starting point. Questions and activities guide group participants to discuss and understand each chapter in greater depth. The DVD and Leader Guide are not a substitute for the book but a guide for discussing the book in small groups. "