Advent Conspiracy Blog: "4 Ways to Have a Jesus-Filled Christmas"

Every year there is a risk of getting sucked into it—the frenetic busyness, shopping obligations, and financial stress. Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year but it can also be the busiest time of the year. So, how do we steer this birthday party back to Jesus? How do we put the focus back on our King?

Over the last 10+ years, we’ve found that these four simple practices have helped families, small groups, and churches celebrate a more stress-free, Jesus-centered Christmas. Another way to think of them is as spiritual practices. Every Christmas season is a new opportunity to dive deeper into the gospel and the beauty of the incarnation.

Use these tenets as a guide for your Advent season and watch as God leads the way ...

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Advent Conspiracy was founded on the radical idea that we can celebrate Christmas humbly, beautifully, and generously. Advent is the story of a wondrous moment when God entered our world to make things right. It is the greatest story ever told and it changes everything — including the way we celebrate Christmas.

Be part of a different story this Christmas, one that celebrates our King and brings hope to a watching world ...

• Worship Fully
• Spend Less
• Give More
• Love All

... and join the groundswell of Christ-followers who are choosing to make Christmas what it should be—a joyous celebration of Jesus’ birth that enriches our hearts and the world around us.