Advent Studies 26

God's Surprises for the Christmas Season
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Advent Bible Studies for Churches and Small Groups
Prepare your church or small group for Christmas with Advent 2026 studies from Cokesbury. Our selection of Advent small group studies and Christmas Bible studies, including United Methodist resources, helps participants slow down, wait with expectation, and celebrate the birth of Christ, with DVDs and leader guides to support your group. Not sure where to start? Use our interactive Advent Study Comparison Chart to find the study that fits your group.
New for 2026: Advent Can Still Change the World by Josh Scott invites groups to read the Advent and Christmas Scriptures in their original context and discover fresh meaning for faith today. In God's Surprises for the Christmas Season, Susan Robb explores how our broken plans can make room for God's presence and how every holy surprise carries a blessing. The Strength to Carry by Lisa Toney is an Advent Bible study on Mary. These three studies include free video access and leader resources. Amy-Jill Levine's classic Light of the World also returns this year in a newly revised and expanded edition.
Returning favorites include Matt Rawle's The Redemption of Scrooge and Mike Slaughter's Christmas Is Not Your Birthday, now available in a 15th anniversary edition. You can also explore beloved studies such as A Child Is Born, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, On the Way to Bethlehem, Voices of Advent, and Adam Hamilton's The Journey. Most are available with a participant book, a leader guide, and a DVD.
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