To see each session of our LifeWay Women Advent Study, click here.
For most of us, colder weather has officially made itself a regular part of the weekly forecast and the cozy sweaters, hats, and boots have been pulled out of storage. (In fact, we hope you’re reading this with a cup of hot cocoa and your softest blanket handy!) Even if you’re still enjoying warmer days, we can all agree that these last two months of the year tend to FLY BY. The holiday season is nearly always a busy one, and it can be easy to get lost in the parties, people, food, and bustle that fill the days ahead. So how do we approach these coming weeks with intention?
That’s one of the things we love most about Advent—that it resets our focus and helps us intentionally slow down and remember the gravity of Christ’s birth. Last year, we celebrated Advent together as a community with a reading plan, and we loved diving into Scripture with you as we approached Christmas. This year, we’re inviting you to join us again, but we’ll be diving into our new study, Advent:The Weary World Rejoices!
Over 5 weeks, we’ll grow our understanding of the anticipation and waiting the Old Testament world endured, the joy and new life signaled by the coming of Christ, and the way Advent points to the glory of God still to come. Learn more about the study or read a sample here.
So how will this work?
- Each week, we’ll send you an email with a short video and some fun downloads/printables to help you study Advent along with us.
- Our study of Advent will be 5 weeks long. You’ll get to watch the bonus video content for free.
- We’ll post a new video session here each week. You can plan for the videos to be 10-20 minutes long.
- For the first week, you’ll watch the video on first, and then complete the Week One material in the study book before we meet again!
- You’ll need to grab a copy of the Advent Bible study book. Friends outside the U.S., check out this list of online retailers around the world.
Our goal is not to add more to an already busy season, but for us to step back and soak in all that Christ’s coming means for us this season and every day.
What other ways are you planning on celebrating the holiday season with your family and friends? We’d love to hear about your ideas in the comments section!
I’m like everyone else not getting my emails
Peggy, it looks like you should have received the welcome and session 1 emails around 2:30 p.m. CST today. Let us know if you still aren’t seeing them! In the meantime, you can view session 1 here.
Hi there – I signed up but I’m not receiving any emails. Can you help? Thanks!
Same thing happened with me!! I just signed up again and got a reply with a link to the first session!
Sherry, we’re so glad the email came through when you signed up again. So glad you’re joining us!
Julie, we just resent the session 1 email to you, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it! We’d recommend checking your spam and promotions folders too just in case.
I received the email. Thank you so much!
I signed up and didn’t get an email for this past Friday’s video. Is there more I need to do?
Nicholle, we just resent the session 1 email to you, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it! We’d recommend checking your spam and promotions folders too—sometimes Gmail likes to put our emails there unfortunately.
In the meantime, you can view session 1 here: https://blog.lifeway.com/womenallaccess/2019/11/29/advent-bible-study-session-1/
Ditto to below.
Lisa, we just resent the session 1 email to you, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it. We’d recommend checking your spam folder too just in case.
In the meantime, you can view session 1 here! https://blog.lifeway.com/womenallaccess/2019/11/29/advent-bible-study-session-1/
I had signed up and not received the video email. I signed up again, just in case. I will try to view it here though.
Neither did I have sent a letter in
Peggy, we just resent you the session 1 email, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it! We’d recommend checking your spam folder too just in case.
You can view session 1 here in the meantime! https://blog.lifeway.com/womenallaccess/2019/11/29/advent-bible-study-session-1/
Laurel, we just emailed you directly to resolved the issue! It looks like you found the session 1 post in the meantime. 🙂
Hi, I also signed up and did not receive an email. Letting you know in case it is email specific.
Really looking forward to this study, I will be using it to facilitate a mature couples small group. 🙂
I’m so sorry, Cheryl. We’re working to resolve this issue. You can view Session 1 here.
Cheryl, thanks so much for letting us know! We just resent the session 1 email to you, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it. We’d recommend checking your spam folders as well just in case. In the meantime, you can view session 1 here.
Thank you so much for the time put into this study, I did sign up but nothing came through, I just went to the web site and watched. Not a big deal, thank you for posting on life way, so I could go and watch. I’m looking forward to this study as the Lord had placed it on my heart, went to life way to look for a study and there this study was, praise God for answered prayer. P<
Where do we go to watch the video? I havent received anything either
Hi Christy! You can view Session 1 here, but we are also working to resolve the issue with the emails.
Christy, it looks like you should have successfully received the email on Friday morning, but we just resent it! We’d recommend checking your spam and promotions folders too just in case. In the meantime, you can view session 1 here! We’re so glad you’re joining us. 🙂
I have signed up twice but can’t find the email. Can you post the link for the first video?
Hi Denise. I’m so sorry for the trouble. We’re working to resolve the issue. Until then, you can view Session 1 here.
Denise, we just emailed you directly to get this resolved! In the meantime, you can view the session 1 video here: https://blog.lifeway.com/womenallaccess/2019/11/29/advent-bible-study-session-1/
I have also signed up twice and nothing came through.
Jeanine, I’m sorry for the trouble. We are looking into this. Please click here to watch session 1.
Hi Jeanine! We just resent the session 1 email to you, but let us know if you still aren’t seeing it. We’d recommend checking your spam and promotions folders just in case! In the meantime, you can view session 1 here.
I have not received study emails. Received emails wanting me to buy stuff, but not study.
I’m so sorry Deborah. The emails for the study are different from other emails and we are working to resolve the issue. You can view session 1 here.
Hi Deborah! We just checked our system, and it looks like you were signed up for our LifeWay Women newsletter but not the Advent emails. We just signed you up, so you should receive the welcome and session 1 emails shortly! In the meantime, you can view session 1 here.