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Advent | Exploring Jesus\u2019 Lineage with Art | Christmas Bible Art Project | Week 1<\/strong> | Day 1 – Day 7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Bible Art Project is a fun addition to your Advent celebration, adding daily bible passages and art into your holiday tradition.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the Advent Tradition of the Jesse Tree <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is advent?<\/strong>
Advent is a time of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Christ and the returning of Christ. The advent season in the liturgical year is usually observed by many denominations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scriptures and bible passages below are inspired by the Jesse Tree tradition. (Scroll down for scriptures)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple Decembers ago, I was at a dear friends house. She showed me her Jesse Tree. It was a rustic Christmas Tree made of pallets and nails. On each nail starting at the bottom was a stuffed felt Christmas ornament. My friend explained that she had made the ornaments and that her husband had made her tree. She showed me a book she uses every morning with her children. It was all brilliant. I was so impressed with this advent tradition I was hooked. I loved how each morning her children all sat around and learned about the lineage of Jesus during Advent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to make my own Jesse tree and ornaments. A quick google search gave me many ways to make a Jesse Tree, including what types of ornaments to buy or make along with books with the daily scriptures. Some of the books included a paper Jesse Tree and ornaments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The felt ornaments my friend had made were lovely but outside of my skill set. So I set out to make an ornament matching each scripture out of clay. Needless to say I didn’t get them done in time to use for that year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next year came and we made our tree. (See more about that here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n