Sunday

He saved us and he called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. 2 Timothy 1:9 (TEV)

Tonight, the sanctuary choir of FBC, Kentwood will present their Christmas musical at 6 P.M. You are invited to attend.

Aiden James Ross
(December 19, 2008 – December 19, 2008)
Entered this world on December 19, 2008 and was carried away by the angels to heaven. He is survived by, mother, Pamela Ann Wilkinson, father, Joshua James Ross, sister, Alaina Kelly Ross, grandparents, Pat and Tommie Love Cooper, Stanley Rush and Donna Mann Ross, great-grandparents, Dorothy Love, Phyliss Mann, Libby and Orea Cooper, a number of aunts, uncles, and cousins, Yoga Mann, Matt Ross, Darla Mann, Donald Wilkinson, Tonya Kanter, Debbie Love, Dennis and Lynn Pennington, Clay and Phyliss Love, Jade Bankston Davis, Kevin and Devin Kelly, Taylor Metz, Nataleigh and Jayce Wilkinson, and many other numerous family members. Preceded in death by Leona and Lucy Kirkland, Tommy Love, Dennis Mann, Denny Mann, Ken Kelly, Jr. Graveside Services at 1:00PM Monday at Briar Patch Cemetery, Loranger, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is still being collected.

Can I give to the offering if I am not Southern Baptist?
Why give through LMCO?

Yes! You don’t have to be Southern Baptist to support the ministries of family or friends serving overseas.

Christian workers who serve with the International Mission Board (IMB) receive thier financial support from a network of Southern Baptist churches who give to the Cooperative Program and to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Consequently, missionaries sent through the IMB have never had to raise funds or seek donations from friends and family to cover their ministry expenses.

The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is named to honor a single Christian woman who worked in China nearly a century ago. She suggested that stateside churches collect an offering for world missions. She got the idea from a Great Commission Christian partner, the Methodists, and passed it along to a network of Southern Baptist churches, and raised $3,315.

That first offering in 1888, helped place three more missionaries in China. Today, more than 5,500 Southern Baptist overseas workers benefit from this ongoing offering. About half of the living and working expenses of these families are paid with gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Even if you are not Southern Baptist, we invite you to support the ministries of these Christian workers.

If you would rather give by check, make your check payable to IMB and reference the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Send your gift to:

IMB
Development Department
PO Box 6767
Richmond, VA 23230-0767

I hope you are enjoying the questions about the birth of Jesus. Here’s ten more:

1. Who was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary?
A. Jacob
B. Eleazar
C. Azor
D. Jechonias

2. Which angel appeared to Mary?

A. Gabriel
B. The Angel of the Lord
C. Michael
D. Gideon

3. Who was promised that he would not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ?
A. Zacharias
B. Joseph
C. Simeon
D. John the Baptist

4. Who was the king of Judaea at the time of the birth of Jesus?
A. Herod
B. Pilate
C. Caesar
D. Barnabus

5. Where was Jesus born?
A. Nazareth
B. Bethlehem
C. Jerusalem
D. Egypt

6. How did the shepherds who visited Baby Jesus know where to find Him?
A. They were told in a dream.
B. An angel of the Lord told them.
C. They read it in the ancient scrolls
D. A messenger from the east informed them.

7. How did the Magi (wise men) who visited Baby Jesus know where to find Him?
A. They followed a star in the east.
B. An angel of the Lord told them.
C. They were told in a dream.
D. They followed a cloud before them.

8. Which was not a gift the wise men brought to Jesus?
A. Myrrh
B. Frankincense
C. Silver
D. Gold

9. To escape from the king, the angel of the Lord told Jesus’ family to leave and go where?
A. Syria
B. Egypt
C. Bethlehem
D. Palestine

10. Where was Jesus raised after they returned?
A. Bethlehem
B. Egypt
C. Syria
D. Nazareth

Correct answers:
1-A
2-A
3-C
4-A
5-B
6-A
7-A
8-C
9-B
10-D

Jesus is the reason for the season!
Anna Lee