Stepping through Christ into a new reality made possible through Christmas

A Five Week Advent Devotional on the Heart of Christ

Welcome to our Advent/December Connect Bible Study that runs from the first Sunday of Advent 29 Nov all the way until 2 Jan.

An Advent calendar is famous for its doors. Every day we approach one, full of curiosity, wondering what is hidden on the other side. But in the spiritual life, a door is more than a countdown — it's a threshold to a new life… Think of C.S. Lewis’s famous wardrobe: a confined, dusty space that suddenly opens into a vast new world where the cold winter of life is melting away and green shoots of hope are emerging. We often think of Jesus knocking on our door simply so we can invite him in, bringing him into our small, confined spaces. But the true heart of Christmas is the reverse: Jesus knocks at our door so that we might go out, that we might walk through Him— into His heart, His life, and His understanding. Through Christ the great adventure of life is possible. Every Christmas we remember once again how Jesus makes a way for us.

So, this Advent, let’s not just open the doors each day – let’s step through them! Let’s step out of the darkness and into a brand-new reality, made possible through Christmas!

Browse through chapters on the right or download the Connect Group PDF Booklet. Soon you will be able to purchase printed copies.

Find out more about this month's theme and how it shapes our Daily Worship.