JESSE TREE - Evers Bible Class: Recent Episodes
Gayle Evers
The Jesse Tree is an Advent Tradition.
Make an ornament to go with each day's story and hang it on a bare branch or on your Christmas tree. Each of the 31 stories is only about 5 minutes long.
Jesse Tree - Day 31
The symbol today is bread and wine. Eating, drinking and remembering together.
Luke 22:14-20
Jesse Tree - Day 29
The symbol today is an angel.Warned in a dream. Escape to Egypt.
Matthew 2:19-23
Jesse Tree - Day 28
The symbol today is a fetus. The unborn.
The slaughter of the innocents.
Matthew 2:16-18
Jesse Tree - Day 27
The symbol today is a quill pen. The record. The journal.
Deuteronomy 31:24-26; Jer 36:4
Jesse Tree - Day 26
The symbol today is a stone.Jesus the stumbling stone.
Stephen the first martyr, stoned to death.
Luke 20:17-18; Acts 2; Luke 6-7
Jesse Tree - Day 25
The symbol today is the nativity.Jesus is born in Bethlehem.
Matthew 1:18-21; Luke 2:1-20
Jesse Tree - Day 24
The symbol today is a crown and a cross.Jesus: King and criminal.
Isaiah 53
Jesse Tree - Day 23
The symbol today is the star of David.There are lots of stars in the Jesus story.
Matthew 2:1-12
Jesse Tree - Day 22
The symbol today is a stone mason.Zerubbabel and the Second Temple.
Ezra 1-6; Haggai 2:23; Zechariah 4:6
Jesse Tree - Day 21
The symbol today is a lion with a lamb.For unto us a child is born.
Isaiah 9:1-3,6-7; Isaiah 11:1-10
Jesse Tree - Day 20
The symbol today is Jonah and the Whale.What happens when people listen...or not.
The Book of Jonah
Jesse Tree - Day 19
The symbol today is Solomon's Temple.The man of war yields to the God of Peace.
2 Samuel 7
Jesse Tree - Day 18
The symbol today is a sheep.David, shepherd of God's people.
1 Samuel 17-31; 2 Samuel; Psalm 23
Jesse Tree - Day 17
The symbol today is the town of Bethlehem.O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Micah 5:1-5
Jesse Tree - Day 16
The symbol today is a sheaf of wheat.Ruth and Boaz. Love at first sight.
The Book of Ruth
Jesse Tree - Day 15
The symbol today is a red cord handing from a window.Rahab, prostitute, heroine, ancestor of Jesus.
Joshua 2:1-21
Jesse Tree - Day 14
The symbol today is the Ark of the Covenant.The Traveling Box of Promises.
Exodus 37:1-9
Jesse Tree - Day 13
The symbol today is a stone tablet.The Ten Commandments and the Law. Written by God's own hand.
Exodus 19-31
Jesse Tree - Day 12
The symbol today is a clay jar used for storage.Manna in the desert. God provides.
Exodus 16
Jesse Tree - Day 11
The symbol today is a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire.God in sight.
Exodus 14-15
Jesse Tree - Day 10
The symbol today is a burning bush.God rescues the Hebrews.
Exodus 1-13
Jesse Tree - Day 9
The symbol today is a coat of many colors.Joseph--and his big mouth.
Genesis 37, 39-47
Jesse Tree - Day 8
The symbol today is the Lion of Judah.Blessing the 12 sons of Israel.
Judah gets a special blessing.
Genesis 49
Jesse Tree - Day 7
The symbol today is a stairway with angels going up and down it.Dreaming of a Ladder.
Genesis 27
Jesse Tree - Day 6
The symbol today is a camel.Rebekah, the bride with the water jar and the generous heart.
Genesis 24
Jesse Tree - Day 5
The symbol today is a boy on an altar.Abraham, Sarah and their miracle son Isaac.
Genesis 12-22
Jesse Tree - Day 4
The symbol is an ark on a stormy sea.Noah, the Ark and lots of animals.
Genesis 6-9
Jesse Tree - Day 3
The symbol today is a scene in a field.Cain and Abel. The first murder.
Genesis 4:1-15
Jesse Tree - Day 2
The symbol today is a fruit tree.Two mysterious trees: The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Genesis 3; 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 5:22-23; Revelation 22:1-2
Jesse Tree - Day 1
The symbol today is a bright sun.Creation. The Word spoke. Let there be light.
Genesis 1-2; John 1:1-5,14; Proverbs 8:22-31