Series
Heaven and Nature Sing
November 30 – December 28, 2025
We sing Christmas carols every year, but how often do we pause to reflect on the meaning behind the words? This Advent season, we’re rediscovering the powerful stories within these familiar songs and exploring the Scripture that inspired them.
Messages in this series
Resources
Discussion Guides
Note: No discussion guide for O Holy Night (December 23) and We Three Kings of Orient Are (December 28).
- Joy to the World November 30 | Chris Dolson
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing December 7 | Matt Metzger
- O Come, All Ye Faithful December 14 | Daniel Owen
- Go Tell it on the Mountain December 21 | Ben Knox
Books
- Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas Ace Collins
- More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas: Heartwarming Stories Behind Popular Carols Ace Collins
- Christ in the Carols: Thirty-one devotionals for Christmas and Advent Christopher and Melodie Lane
- The Bible and Ecology: Rediscovering the Community of Creation Richard Bauckham
- Our Father’s World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation Edward R. Brown
- Swing Low, volume 1: A History of Black Christianity in the United States Walter R. Strickland II
- Swing Low, volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States Walter R. Strickland II
- Breaking Down Barriers: A Black Evangelical Explains the Black Church Dr. Dwight A. Perry
- The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War Justin Giboney
- Practices of Advent Blackhawk Church
- Waiting for Jesus: An Advent Invitation to Prayer and Renewal: An Advent Christmas Devotional Rich Villodas
- Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, Thomas Merton, C. S. Lewis, Henri J. M. Nouwen
- Fullness of Time Esau McCaulley, Emilio Alvarez, Tish Harrison Warren, Emily Hunter McGowin, Fleming Rutledge, Wesley Hill, Amy Peeler
Videos
- The Black Church Streaming Series
- 2023 Advent Series Blackhawk Message Series
- Advent | Bible Project Video
- The Advent Project | Biola University Video