ADVENTure: An Introduction into "Do You See What I See?" for Christmas

Forget sitting still by candlelight while the season rushes past. We’re trading passive routines for a living journey that helps your family step into the Christmas story and actually see Jesus together. Tosha Williams invites you to an ADVENTure built around one simple, powerful rhythm: Seek Him Speak Him. First, we pay attention to what Scripture shows us; then we turn to someone we love and say, “Do you see what I see?” That single question becomes an open door to meaningful conversations that fit real life.

In the coming episodes, we walk with Mary to see the promise, travel with the wise men to behold the king, stand with the shepherds to grasp the mystery, join the angels to rejoice in the joy, and finish with the victory that anchors our hope. Each step pairs a short episode with a devotion-driven discipleship guide and a flexible family activity designed for any age or stage. The guides move through what, why, and how, so you can go from insight to action without guesswork. Whether you listen while getting ready, commuting, or doing dishes, you’ll have a clear plan to lead a focused 45–60 minute family moment that doesn’t feel heavy, forced, or complicated.

This conversation is warm, practical, and honest in the midst of December’s chaos. You’ll get encouragement to schedule your time, prompts that spark real talk, and ideas that scale from simple to special. Most of all, you’ll discover how a familiar carol line - "Do You See What I See?" - can reshape the way you share faith at home. We’re not just remembering the story; we’re stepping into it, seeing new details, and helping each other notice what matters most.

You can find the coordinating devotion-driven discipleship guide HERE.

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Chapters

• 0:07 From Advent To Adventure
• 0:41 Entering The Christmas Story
• 1:16 Seek Him, Speak Him Explained
• 4:19 The Five-Week Vision
• 5:23 How To Use The Guides
• 7:22 Schedule Your Family Time
• 9:19 Step Into The Story Together

Transcript

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As we get started today, there's something that I need to tell you right up front. This year, we're not doing advent. No, this year with the Family Disciple Me Ministry, we're doing adventure. Because, well, let's face it, Advent can sometimes feel, well, maybe just a little bit boring, maybe a little bit old school. You know, it sit still, listen to this, light a candle, don't burn the tablecloth. You know the drill. It's a good tradition, but well, as beautiful as those traditions are, as much as they matter, I think this year we should take Advent up a notch and call it Adventure because here's what I believe. The Christmas story is meant to be entered. It's meant to be encountered. It's meant to be explored and enjoyed, and to do that with those that we love the most. So every week this year in Adventure, we're going to do those things together. We're going to take a few minutes to see something new through Scripture each week. We're going to do a simple family adventure activity along the way. And hopefully, Lord willing, we're going to spark some meaningful, intentional, deliberate discipleship conversations about Jesus. Because Christmas shouldn't be passive and sit still when it comes to devotion-driven discipleship. We believe that it should be an adventure with Jesus from the very start. So welcome to the Family Disciple Me Ministry. My name is Tasha Williams, and I'm so glad that you're joining us here today. This December, we're stepping into a brand new Adventure series that's called, Well, simply, Do You See What I See? You know, that is a very familiar song title. I love that song so much. But this year, we're going to use that as our springboard into meaningful conversations because that question, which is the song titled, Do You See What I See? It is actually such a vivid picture of discipleship. Do you see what I see? I believe that it is the ultimate expression of what we call at Family Disciple Me, seek him, speak him, because it captures the entire movement of discipleship in that one simple question. You seek Jesus, you look, you watch, you pay attention to the details of what he's trying to show you. You see him in a new way, you behold him and what he wants to show you. And then once you seek him, you see him, you turn around and you speak him. You turn around to somebody else that you love and you say, Do you see what I see? You see, let me show you what I've seen. Let me help you notice what really matters. I don't know about you, but that gets me really excited. That gets me really fired up because that is such a privilege that we have as Christ followers. This question, do you see what I see is the heartbeat behind this whole collection of conversations that we're inviting you into this year. I believe that it is invitational. It says, come look with me. I believe it's so relational. It's let's see this together. I believe it's discipleship because it communicates as I see him, I want to show you him. What an amazing thing. I've seen Jesus. Now I want to help you see him better as well. So with that, you and I are going to look through the eyes of someone in the Christmas story each week. We're going to start off with Mary, who will help us see the promise. And then the next week, we're going to look through the wise men's eyes and they're going to help us see the king. And then after that, we're going to look through the shepherd's eyes because the shepherds, well, they help us see the mystery. After that, we're going to look through the angels' eyes and we're going to see the joy. And then finally, we're going to conclude with, do you see the victory? Because here's the thing: what we see in Jesus and in his word, well, we can turn around and help others see as well. That, my friend, is devotion-driven discipleship. That's what we sum up in those four words with family disciple me, those four words which are seek him, speak him. And that's the heartbeat of this year's adventure. Here's how to make the most of this series. First of all, listen to this vodcast, this podcast, each week. I want to invite you into this adventure journey with me. I've been meditating on this for about a month now, and I would love to show you what the Lord has shown me. It's encouraged my heart so much. I've been so challenged. And well, I want to show you the things that I've seen so that you can turn around and show someone else what God has shown you. With this podcast, this vodcast, I encourage you, just listen to it along the way. Each episode is about 10 to 15 minutes long. So just listen while you're getting ready one morning, or maybe while you're driving to work, or after you've dropped the kids off for carpool or while you're doing the dishes, whatever works for you. Just spend a few moments listening to the podcast episode for that particular week and begin to ask the Lord, what do you want to show me through this topic, through this scripture this week? And then as you do that, I encourage you to then ponder the scriptures that we talk about in each episode. Each of the episodes goes along with what we call a devotion-driven discipleship guide. And that guide is going to lead you through seek him, speak him with the questions what, why, and how in between. And with that devotion-driven discipleship guide, as you spend a few minutes in that, that becomes the guide that then you can turn around and use with those in your life to do step number three. And that is engage a devotion-driven discipleship conversation. That may be around your table, it may be in carpool, that may be somewhere along life's way. Maybe it's a bedtime moment. Wherever it is with your family that fits into your life and your relationships, I encourage you to let this conversation be a part of your lives. And then because this is adventure, there is an adventure activity that goes along with each of the conversations in this collection. Each of these are simple, doable activities that we've tried to create in such a way that they are elastic enough to fit families in whatever age or stage that you're at. Some are super easy. There's one that takes a little bit more time and effort, but I'll explain that to you. But here's the thing right now, as you listen to this episode or you're watching it, I encourage you to get out your calendar. I know it is so full. Mine is as well. But what I challenge you to do is to mark maybe 45 minutes or an hour each week in your family's calendar where you can deliberately engage Adventure. You're going to listen to the podcast or the vodcast along the way, but then you're going to strategically lead your family in the adventure so that you can lean into what God wants to show not just you, but your family, your loved ones along the way this Advent season. Don't wait until the holidays are rolling before you make up your mind that you are going to live this year's holiday out like never before. Maybe you are an Advent person and that is a part of your tradition. I've tried to make it a part of my tradition, and I think it's amazing. But I'll tell you, I'm really excited about making Adventure a part of my family's tradition. So I want to welcome you in to this year's Adventure Collection. Do you see what I see? Because this year, we're not just remembering Jesus' story, we're going to step into it. We're going to look at it, we're going to examine it, we're going to seek to see it like never before. So let's begin this adventure together right now. Do you see what I see? I can't wait to show you what I've seen. I'll see you in the next episode.