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
Series Resources
- Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas | Ace Collins Book
- More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas: Heartwarming Stories Behind Popular Carols | Ace Collins Book
- Christ in the Carols: Thirty-one devotionals for Christmas and Advent | Christopher and Melodie Lane Book
- The Bible and Ecology: Rediscovering the Community of Creation| Richard Bauckham Book
- Our Father’s World: Mobilizing the Church to Care for Creation | Edward R. Brown Book
- Swing Low, volume 1: A History of Black Christianity in the United States | Walter R. Strickland II Book
- Swing Low, volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States | Walter R. Strickland II Book
- Breaking Down Barriers: A Black Evangelical Explains the Black Church | Dr. Dwight A. Perry Book
- The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song | Henry Louis Gates Jr. Book
- Don’t Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church’s Public Witness Leads Us out of the Culture War | Justin Giboney Book
- The Black Church | PBS Streaming Series
Advent Resources
Advent is a meaningful season that begins four weeks before Christmas. The word means “coming” or “arrival,” and during this time, we remember God’s faithfulness through the birth of Jesus and look forward with hope to His promised return. Whether Advent is a familiar tradition or something completely new to you, we have resources to help you learn more and engage with this season in meaningful ways.
- Advent Podcast Series Next Steps Podcast
- Practices of Advent | Blackhawk Church Reading Plan
- Waiting for Jesus: An Advent Invitation to Prayer and Renewal: An Advent Christmas Devotional | Rich Villodas Book
- Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas | Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Annie Dillard, Thomas Merton, C. S. Lewis, Henri J. M. Nouwen book
- Fullness of Time | Esau McCaulley, Emilio Alvarez, Tish Harrison Warren, Emily Hunter McGowin, Fleming Rutledge, Wesley Hill, Amy Peeler Book
- 2023 Advent Series Blackhawk Message Series
- Advent | Bible Project Video
- The Advent Project | Biola University Video