Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas

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Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2014 - Religion - 160 pages
New York Times Bestseller and ECPA Award Winner. Over 150,000 copies sold!

Unwrap the greatest Gift with your family this Advent season!
With vivid, full-color illustrations, downloadable ornaments, and moving scenes from the Bible, this book is a gift your whole family can experience each day leading up to Christmas.
  • Devotions by Ann Voskamp, bestselling author
  • Daily Scripture readings
  • Discussion questions
  • Meaningful Advent activities
  • Beautiful illustrations
Person by person, story by story, retrace the lineage of Jesus. Fall in love with Him all over again as you experience God's plan of salvation for us--from the Garden of Eden to the manger and beyond.

Based on the overwhelming success of The Greatest Gift, Ann Voskamp has expanded her presentation of the timeless Advent tradition of the Jesse Tree so families can celebrate together.

Each day, families can read the provided Scripture passage (in connection with the original book), engage with a specially written devotion to help children of all ages understand the Advent theme for the day, and participate in suggested activities to apply the theme.
 

Contents

Your Invitation to Unwrap the Gift
1
Jesse Tree Invitation and Instructions
3
The Place Where Love Grows
5
Created by Love
11
God Is Looking for You
17
Gods Tears
23
Count the Stars
29
The Gifts of Laughter
35
A Candle in the Darkness
83
Bowing Down
89
Turning Around
95
A True Fairy Tale
101
A Bridge to the King
107
Watch and Wait
113
God Remembers
119
Thunder in the Desert
125

Here I Am
41
Climbing Up
47
Surprise Gifts
53
Ten Love Rules
59
The Red Rope
65
The Little Things
71
Looking at Things Inside Out
77
WideAwake Dreams
131
He Cant Stay Away
137
Kneel at the Manger
143
NeverEnding Christmas
149
Also by Ann Voskamp
155
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About the author (2014)

Ann Voskamp was born on August 10, 1973 in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. She is a farmer's wife, who home-schools her six children. She is the author of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, The Greatest Gift: Unwrapping the Full Love Story of Christmas, and Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas.

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