As you wrap, give, and receive gifts over Advent and Christmas, use this devotional to focus your whole family on the reason behind it all—the generous and gracious character of God and the goodness of his greatest gift, Jesus.
These 25 devotions use Scripture to explore the other amazing gifts we receive through faith in Jesus and how we can be generous too.
This step-by-step guide is perfect for families who want to dig deeper into the Bible this Advent. It includes study and application questions for children and teens at various ages and stages of faith, simple prayers, and extra creative ideas.
Can also be used for Homeschool Co-ops.
(Review written for 'The God of Amazing Gifts')
The God of Amazing Gifts by Lizzie Laferton is a wonderful resource for families with kids of a variety of ages. Each day is approached similarly with the following format...
-Scripture reference
-Prayer
-Question, Commentary, Definitions, & Conversation Prompts
-Application Questions
-Closing Prayer
The different questions allow for an entire family to discuss. You could have younger and older siblings participating together. The included definitions are also very helpful.
*I received a copy of this book from The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
(Review written for 'The God of Amazing Gifts')
An incredible devotional to help you exegete Scripture with your children throughout the Advent season. The book consists of 25 devotions structured with prayer, Scripture, helpful definitions, and questions. I really appreciate that throughout the devotional, the author uses Scripture to interpret Scripture. It’s the basics of good Bible reading and helps parents be able to dig into the text with their children. The questions are also broken down between younger/older children which can be especially helpful if you have a range of children you’re reading with. Each day has a last questions section with 3 options: not assuming a ...personal relationship with God, a family response, and assuming a personal relationship with God and encourages personal reflection and response. This is so helpful and practical to reach a variety a people.
The book is divided into 4 parts: God the Gift-Giver, God’s Christmas Gift, God’s Gifts to Us, and Our Gifts to Give. While we’ve not yet finished this book since we’re reading through it for Advent, I appreciate that it guides you through these in a manner that makes sense. It builds upon the previous section to give a robust understanding of who God is, what He has given us in Jesus, and how we as Christians should respond.
This book says that it is geared towards children 7-14+, but I’m reading it with my 5 and year olds and it’s been wonderful.
I’m hoping Lizzie writes more books like this for Lent and everyday devotionals for families because it’s really an excellent resource! It focuses on what truly matters. I’ve realized that some of the reasons I’ve not loved previous Advent books is because they have extra things like crafts, activities, and games in them. While this isn’t a bad thing, we typically have so many of those types of things going on already that I’m really wanting just a meaty gospel-centered devotional like I’ve found with this book.
(Review written for 'The God of Amazing Gifts')
The God of Amazing Gifts is an Advent devotional for families by children’s book author, Lizzie Laferton. In this devotional, Laferton helps families focus on God, the greatest Gift-Giver. The book’s introduction guides parents on how best to use the book and states that it is designed for families with children ages 7-14. Each devotional begins with a prayer and then questions to engage children in the Bible reading. I really enjoyed seeing Laferton’s thoughtfulness and creativity in reading the questions she created.
An example of this is found in the content for Day 1 which focuses on Psalm 63. The intro states, “What is the best Christmas present you can imagine receiving? Now picture yourself hiding in a cave in a dry and lifeless desert, on the run from someone who wants to kill you. What would be at the top of your gift list then? As we open the Bible today, We’ll find ourselves hearing from someone who knew exactly what that is like: King David. As we read the first verse of Psalm 63 together, listen out for what David thought is the best possible gift,” (pg. 13).
Each devotional has the Scripture text for that day’s reading printed out which is really helpful. The content also includes a variety of questions about the Scripture reading with some questions for younger children and some for older ones so parents can choose which ones best suit their families. Although The God of Amazing Gifts is intended for families with children who are a bit older than mine, I’m thankful for it and believe it will benefit my family even now while our kids are younger.
I received The God of Amazing Gifts compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
