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by Andy Langford (Author), Ann Langford Duncan (Author)
Open your heart to the good news of Christmas The Leader Guide contains discussion questions and session plans for a five-week Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus study, including a lesson for Christmas. It includes opening and closing prayers, optional activities, and weekly session goals. It is designed to be used with the book and DVD. The Christian year is fundamentally a roadmap for pilgrims, as biblical witnesses lead spiritually hungry people on a journey to receive the full riches of God's grace. During Advent, we take the first steps. In Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus, Andy Langford and Ann Langford Duncan invite you on an Advent-to-Christmas pilgrimage to draw closer to Jesus and invite others to join you on this journey. Traditional Scripture readings and acts of worship reveal anew the treasures of God's grace for all people. Let this book guide you to open your heart to the priceless gifts of the good news. Start your pilgrimage today and experience the full riches of God's love. During Advent and Christmas, explore: An Early Prophet: Isaiah Two Later Prophets: John the Baptist and John the Theologian The Mother of God and First Disciple: Mary The First Witnesses: Angels, Shepherds, Simeon, and Anna Grace Born in Bethlehem
Author Biography
Andy Langford (Author)
Andy Langford is a United Methodist pastor from North Carolina. Andy edited The United Methodist Book of Worship and wrote Your Ministry of Planning a Christian Funeral, and ChristianWeddings: Resources to Make Your Ceremony Unique. Andy's work blends scholarly, liturgical expertise with years of pastoral and practical suggestions for ministry.
Ann Langford Duncan is a United Methodist pastor serving in California. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Ann is a graduate of Duke University and Boston University School of Theology. She has pastored in congregations in North Carolina and now serves a congregation in Burlingame, California. In 2012, she wrote with her father The Gospel According to the Hunger Games Trilogy. In 2023, she co-wrote Being United Methodist Christians: Living a Life of Grace and Hope with Andy Langford and Sally Langford.
