Tuesday

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14)

Continue to pray for the Price family during difficult days. The last two weeks have been difficult for “Miss” Faye and for her family as they stayed close to the ICU.

Mrs. Catherine Yarborough will have a procedure on nerves in her back today to ease constant pain. Pray for her as she goes through the procedure and for good results from the procedure.

Mr. Cete Dillon will have a medical test today in McComb. Pray for him and for “Miss” Ruby as she waits.

Mr. Tut Young, father of Wanda Miller, is in the Louisiana Heart Hospital. Pray for him, his family, and the medical staff.

Pray for the KHS family as we continue to adjust to the aftermath of the fire and the news of the arrest of two of the students.

I attended the Living Christmas Tree presentation under the leadership of Dennis Walker at FBC, Amite last night. It surely had to be one of the very best of the thirteen years they have done this. If you have not attended this year and are available, please attend the last performance which is at 7 P.M. tonight. You’ll be richly blessed.

I’m including the quiz below to remind you of some of the details of the Christmas story. I hope reading this gets to to focus of what happened long ago and realize how significant it is in our lives today. If you do not have Jesus in your heart, please seek him at a church, through Bible study, or from talking with a Christian friend.

Christmas Scripture Quiz
http://www.makedisciples.com/Christmas/quiz.htm

Take this short quiz to test how well you know the Nativity stories in Luke and Matthew. How much of our traditional celebrations of Christmas is actually found in the scripture text and how much is tradition built up over the centuries?

1. How many wise men were there?
a. 3
b. 4
c. The Bible does not say.

2. Did Joseph meet the wise men?
a. Yes
b. No
c. The Bible does not say.

3. What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem?
a. Donkey
b. Small horse
c. Llama
d. The Bible does not say.

4. The Holy Family named the child “Jesus” because:
a. An Angel told Mary to use the name.
b. An Angel told Joseph to use the name.
c. All of the above.
d. None of the above.

5. What type of building was Jesus born in?
a. Stable
b. Cave
c. Inn
d. The Bible does not say.

6. What animals were present at the Nativity?
a. Cattle
b. Sheep
c. Doves
d. All of the above
e. The Bible does not say.

7. Who besides the wise men saw the star?
a. The shepherds
b. King Herod’s astrologers
c. The Bible does not say.

8. How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars?
a. Brighter
b. Equivalent
c. A faint glow over the horizon.
d. The Bible does not say.

9. How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born?
a. Within minutes.
b. That night
c. The Bible does not say.

Answers to Christmas Scripture Quiz

1. How many wise men were there?

c. The Bible does not say.

Although tradition suggests there were three wisemen, as in the carol “We Three Kings of Orient Are,” the Bible actually does not give the number of Magi. (Go to Biblical account of the Magi in Matthew).

2. Did Joseph meet the wise men?

c. The Bible does not say.

Matthew writes that the magi found the Child with Mary, but makes no mention of Joseph. Matthew 2:9-11. Of course, as a good parent, we would probably expect Joseph to have been there.

3. What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem?

d. The Bible does not say.

Although it would be a long walk for a pregnant woman from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the Bible does not mention what animal, if any, Mary rode. Luke 2:4-6

4. The Holy Family named the child “Jesus” because:

c. All of the above.

In Luke, the Angel Gabriel tells Mary to use the name “Jesus.” Luke 1:30-31 . In Matthew, an angel tells Joseph to use the name. Matthew 1:20-21

5. What type of building was Jesus born in?

d. The Bible does not say.

Although Luke tells us that the baby was placed in a manger, there is no mention of where the manger was located. Luke 2:6-8

6. What animals were present at the Nativity?

e. The Bible does not say.

Despite the line in Away in a Manger that “the cattle were lowing, the poor baby wakes,” there is no mention of which animals were present at the Nativity. Luke 2:6-8

7. Who besides the wise men saw the star?

c. The Bible does not say.

Check Matthew’s account.

8. How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars?

d. The Bible does not say.

Check Matthew’s account.

9. How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born?

c. The Bible does not say.

Although every Sunday school Christmas pageant has Mary deliver a baby moments after Mary and Joseph are turned away from the inn, the Bible does not specify a time period. Check Luke’s account.

May you be a blessing in someone’s life today!
Anna Lee