Here is a Christmas test. If you want to take it, answer the questions and give me your email address and I will send you the answer sheet.
1. Jesus was born on December 25th. (True or False)
2. Joseph was from:
a. Bethlehem
b. Jerusalem
c. Nazareth
d. Egypt
e. Minnesota
f. None of the above
3. How did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?
a. Camel
b. Donkey
c. Walked
d. Volkswagen
e. Joseph walked, Mary rode a donkey
f. Who knows
4. Mary and Joseph were married when Mary became pregnant. (True or False)
5. Mary and Joseph were married when Jesus was born. (True or False)
6. Mary was a virgin when she delivered Jesus. (True or False)
7. What did the innkeeper tell Mary and Joseph?
a. There is no room in the inn.
b. I have a stable you can use.
c. Come back after the Christmas rush and I should have some room.
d. Both A and B
e. None of the above.
8. Jesus was delivered in a:
a. Stable
b. Manger
c. Cave
d. Barn
e. Unknown
9. A “manger” is a:
a. Stable for domestic animals.
b. Wooden hay storage bin.
c. Feeding trough.
d. Barn.
10. Which animals does the Bible say were present at Jesus’ birth?
a. cows, sheep, goats.
b. cows, donkeys, sheep.
c. sheep and goats only.
d. miscellaneous barnyard animals.
e. lions, tigers, bears (oh my!).
f. None of the above.
11. Who saw the star in the east?
a. Shepherds.
b. Mary and Joseph.
c. Three kings.
d. Both A and C.
e. None of the above.
12. How many angels spoke to the shepherds?
a. One
b. Three
c. A “Multitude”
d. None of the above.
13. What “sign” did the angels tell the shepherd to look for?
a. “This way to baby Jesus.”
b. A star over Bethlehem.
c. A baby that doesn’t cry.
d. A house with pretty Christmas lights.
e. A baby in a stable.
f. None of the above.
14. What did the angels sing?
a. “Joy to the world, the Lord is Come.”
b. “Alleluia”
c. “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.”
d. “Glory to God in the highest,” etc.
e. “Glory to the newborn King”
f. “My sweet Lord”
15. What is a Heavenly Host?
a. An angel at the gate of Heaven.
b. The angel who invites people to Heaven.
c. An angel who serves drinks in Heaven.
d. An angelic choir.
e. An angelic army.
f. None of the above.
16. The baby Jesus cried:
a. When the doctor slapped him on his bottom.
b. When the little drummer boy started banging on his drum.
c. Just like other babies.
d. He never cried.
17. What is “frankincense”?
a. precious metal.
b. A precious fabric.
c. A precious perfume.
d. Monster money.
e. None of the above.
18. What is “myrrh”?
a. An easily shaped metal.
b. A spice used for burying people.
c. A drink.
d. Aftershave lotion.
e. None of the above.
19. How many wise men came to see Jesus? (Write in the correct number.)
20. What does “wise men” refer to?
a. Men of the educated class.
b. They were eastern Kings.
c. They were astrologers.
d. They were smart enough to follow a star.
e. They were “sages.”
21. The wise men found Jesus in a:
a. Manger
b. Stable
c. House
d. Holiday Inn
e. Good Mood
22. The wise men stopped in Jerusalem:
a. To inform Herod about Jesus.
b. To find out where Jesus was.
c. To ask about the star they saw.
d. For gas.
e. To buy presents for Jesus.
f. To give their Lottie Moon Christmas offering.
23. Where do we find the Christmas story in order to check up on all these ridiculous questions?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
e. All of the above
f. Only A and B
g. Only A and C
h. Only A, B and C
i. Only X, Y and Z
j. Aesops Fables
24. Who told Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
a. The angel.
b. Mary’s mother.
c. Herod.
d. Caesar Augustus.
e. Alexander the Great.
f. They followed the star.
g. No one told them to.
25. Joseph took the baby Jesus to Egypt:
a. To show him the pyramids.
b. To teach him the wisdom of the Pharaohs.
c. To put him in a basket in the reeds by the river.
d. Because he dreamed it.
e. To be taxed.
f. Joseph did not take Jesus to Egypt.
g. None of the above.
EXTRA CREDIT
There was snow that first Christmas:
a. Only in Bethlehem.
b. All over Israel.
c. Nowhere in Israel.
d. Somewhere in Israel.
e. Mary and Joseph only “dreamed” of a White Christmas.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
me
I am the Pastor at Terlton’s First Baptist Church in Terlton, OK. Terlton is a community of about 90 people located in Pawnee county. I have been the Pastor of FBC since January 1, 2008. Before coming to Terlton I spent 15 years in Student Ministry working with students in Oklahoma and Texas. I also have a passion for missions, having led groups into multiple places in the US as well as taking groups into Eastern Europe and Peru. In February of 2009, I went with a group of ministers into the nation of Malawi. It was absolutely amazing. God truly poured blessing on our group as well as the people in Malawi. If you want to see pictures and music from the trip, click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQtJlizc6j4. I went back to Malawi in March of 2010. Our team saw 414 people come to faith in Christ in 5 days of ministry. Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CfcftDUabM to see a video from that trip. God blessed me again by sending me to Malawi in March 2011 and our team led 315 people to saving faith in Jesus. Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTCwrDE4J3U to see the video of this trip. Lastly you can click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavhL6tpHsA to view our church trip to Peru in March 2012.
If you would like to listen to sermons I have preached you can click on https://vimeo.com/user10031718.
My wife Shelly and I have been married since September of 1999 and we have three daughters. Taylor Michelle was born November of 2001, Sydney Paige was born March of 2005, and Emiley Ryanne was born December of 2006. We have one dog, a Manchester Terrier named Flo, and about five cats that hang out around our home - but they don’t count because cats are worthless.
I was 16 years old when I accepted Christ as my Savior and Lord and followed His call in my life to serve Him in ministry about a year later. I was raised in church and knew all about God but didn’t have a meaningful relationship until then. My heartbeat and passion is for people to know that they are called to be more than average Christians. They are called to be passionate disciples of Christ. My life verse is Acts 4:13 which reads, “When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and knew that they had been with Jesus.” When people see us do they notice something different about us? But more importantly do they see us as people who have been with Jesus?
God Bless,
Scott Watkins
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If you would like to listen to sermons I have preached you can click on https://vimeo.com/user10031718.
My wife Shelly and I have been married since September of 1999 and we have three daughters. Taylor Michelle was born November of 2001, Sydney Paige was born March of 2005, and Emiley Ryanne was born December of 2006. We have one dog, a Manchester Terrier named Flo, and about five cats that hang out around our home - but they don’t count because cats are worthless.
I was 16 years old when I accepted Christ as my Savior and Lord and followed His call in my life to serve Him in ministry about a year later. I was raised in church and knew all about God but didn’t have a meaningful relationship until then. My heartbeat and passion is for people to know that they are called to be more than average Christians. They are called to be passionate disciples of Christ. My life verse is Acts 4:13 which reads, “When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and knew that they had been with Jesus.” When people see us do they notice something different about us? But more importantly do they see us as people who have been with Jesus?
God Bless,
Scott Watkins
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
congress?????
I recently read this article at http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3760232. I went ahead and copy and pasted here for you to read. Check this out!
WASHINGTON -- Taking aim at a BCS system he said "consistently misfires," a member of Congress planned to introduce legislation Wednesday that would force college football to adopt a playoff to determine the national champion.
Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, didn't specify what sort of playoff he wants -- only that the BCS should go.
"In some years the sport's national championship winner was left unsettled, and at least one school was left out of the many millions of dollars in revenue that accompany the title," Barton said in a statement released ahead of the bill's introduction. "Despite repeated efforts to improve the system, the controversy rages on."
He said the bill -- being co-sponsored by Reps. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, and Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican -- "will prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason game as a 'national championship' football game, unless it is the result of a playoff system. Violations of the prohibition will be treated as violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice."
The BCS was created in 1998 by the six most powerful conferences. Since then, the system has been tweaked to make it easier for teams from smaller conferences to qualify for the top games. The sites for the four BCS bowls -- the Rose, Orange, Sugar and Fiesta -- take turns hosting a championship game between the top two teams in the BCS standings, which are based on two human polls and six computer ratings.
This season, Florida (12-1) and Oklahoma (12-1) will meet in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Miami.
Barton cited Southern California in 2003 and undefeated Auburn in 2004 as examples of worthy teams left out of the BCS national championship game.
"This year, we again have two teams with one loss each playing for the 'championship,' while two undefeated teams and four additional teams with only one loss will play in bowl games, but none can become 'champion," he said.
When an Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing about the BCS in 2005, lawmakers said they weren't going to pursue legislation.
"The BCS method of determining who is No. 1 consistently misfires," Barton said Wednesday. "Simply exposing the flaws and subjecting them to discussion ... hasn't led to improvement by those who run the system."
© 2008 by The Associated Press
Excuse me, but who does Congress think they are? What makes them think they can pass a law that forces these institutions to change a system for football? We are not talking about raising teacher's salaries (which needs to be done). We are not talking about making the learning environment more conducive for all students (which needs to be done). We are not even talking about helping our economy, which we would all agree needs to be done.
The job of Congress is not to regulate Collegiate Athletics but to make our nation safer and stronger for its people. I wish Congress would take care of what they need to take care of and let the institutions do their jobs. How immature we become when our team gets left out! Get over it Texas!!!!!!!!!!
WASHINGTON -- Taking aim at a BCS system he said "consistently misfires," a member of Congress planned to introduce legislation Wednesday that would force college football to adopt a playoff to determine the national champion.
Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, didn't specify what sort of playoff he wants -- only that the BCS should go.
"In some years the sport's national championship winner was left unsettled, and at least one school was left out of the many millions of dollars in revenue that accompany the title," Barton said in a statement released ahead of the bill's introduction. "Despite repeated efforts to improve the system, the controversy rages on."
He said the bill -- being co-sponsored by Reps. Bobby Rush, an Illinois Democrat, and Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican -- "will prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason game as a 'national championship' football game, unless it is the result of a playoff system. Violations of the prohibition will be treated as violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair or deceptive act or practice."
The BCS was created in 1998 by the six most powerful conferences. Since then, the system has been tweaked to make it easier for teams from smaller conferences to qualify for the top games. The sites for the four BCS bowls -- the Rose, Orange, Sugar and Fiesta -- take turns hosting a championship game between the top two teams in the BCS standings, which are based on two human polls and six computer ratings.
This season, Florida (12-1) and Oklahoma (12-1) will meet in the BCS title game Jan. 8 in Miami.
Barton cited Southern California in 2003 and undefeated Auburn in 2004 as examples of worthy teams left out of the BCS national championship game.
"This year, we again have two teams with one loss each playing for the 'championship,' while two undefeated teams and four additional teams with only one loss will play in bowl games, but none can become 'champion," he said.
When an Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing about the BCS in 2005, lawmakers said they weren't going to pursue legislation.
"The BCS method of determining who is No. 1 consistently misfires," Barton said Wednesday. "Simply exposing the flaws and subjecting them to discussion ... hasn't led to improvement by those who run the system."
© 2008 by The Associated Press
Excuse me, but who does Congress think they are? What makes them think they can pass a law that forces these institutions to change a system for football? We are not talking about raising teacher's salaries (which needs to be done). We are not talking about making the learning environment more conducive for all students (which needs to be done). We are not even talking about helping our economy, which we would all agree needs to be done.
The job of Congress is not to regulate Collegiate Athletics but to make our nation safer and stronger for its people. I wish Congress would take care of what they need to take care of and let the institutions do their jobs. How immature we become when our team gets left out! Get over it Texas!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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