Christmas is coming up. While it may still be a few months away, it is the perfect time to start planning if you are thinking of undertaking any DIY projects for Advent. In this tutorial I will be showing you how to paint Jesse Tree Ornaments. These are the ones I made in 2015, and […]
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A little while back Sarah H posted a great tutorial on making Jesse Tree ornaments here. And while I loved her set, something I have a lot of is fabric, not wood. With this in mind I created a felt ornament set that was true to Sarah’s original painted images. Because the designs are fairly simple and
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This year our family has been getting especially excited for the Advent and Christmas seasons. As our family grows, each year I try to add one new tradition to our Advent and Christmas routines. This year that new tradition is the renowned Jesse Tree! The Jesse Tree is a medieval practice of preparing our hearts
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Symbols: candle, flame, sun, chalice and host John 1:1-14 1In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God.2 He was with God in the beginning.3 Through him all things came into being, not one thing came into being except through him.4 What has come into being in him
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Symbols: tablets of stone Isaiah 7:14; 33:22 14 The Lord will give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and will give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel. 22 (For Yahweh is our judge, Yahweh our lawgiver, Yahweh is our king and our Saviour.)
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Symbol: crown Psalm 2:7-8; Ephesians 2:14-20 7 I will proclaim the decree of Yahweh: He said to me, ‘You are my son, today have I fathered you.8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations as your birthright, the whole wide world as your possession. 14For he is the peace between us,
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Symbols: sun rising or high in sky Psalm 19:6-7 (in older Bibles this will be Psalm 18) 6 Rising on the one horizon he runs his circuit to the other, and nothing can escape his heat.7 The Law of Yahweh is perfect, refreshment to the soul; the decree of Yahweh is trustworthy, wisdom for the
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Symbol: key Isaiah 22:22 22 I shall place the key of David’s palace on his shoulder; when he opens, no one will close, when he closes, no one will open. > FREE Downloads < Jesse Tree Scripture Booklet (PDF) Jesus Colouring-in Activity Make Your Own Jesse Tree: Free colouring-in ornament templates can be
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Symbol: plant with flower Isaiah 11:1-3 1 A shoot will spring from the stock of Jesse, a new shoot will grow from his roots.2 On him will rest the spirit of Yahweh, the spirit of wisdom and insight, the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit of knowledge and fear of Yahweh:3 his inspiration will
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Symbol: burning bush Ex. 3:2; 20:1 2 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame blazing from the middle of a bush. Moses looked; there was the bush blazing, but the bush was not being burnt up. 1Then God spoke all these words > FREE Downloads < Jesse Tree Scripture Booklet (PDF)
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