Share your resolutions with each other so that along the way, we can remind each other of our goals for 2010 :)
Don't rush to conjure a list of New Year Resolutions yet! Before you think of what you want to achieve for the year 2010, perhaps we should give some thought to what we DO NOT want to do.
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Date: 19 Dec 2009
Venue: Semb Place, 589A
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Christmas Trivia 101 is back, bigger and better! We've also upped the difficulty level to 3/5 so it won't be as easy anymore! So, are you up for the challenge? I don't know about you but someone is all geared up and ready!
Without further ado, let's welcome this week's contestant...
*DRUMROLLS*
Let's get started on the questions!
QNS 1 Which prophet prohesized the location of Christ's birth?
A. Micah
B. Jeremiah
C. Elijiah
D. Habakkuk
: C (Habakkuk)
QNS 2 Why was Jesus born in Bethlehem, according to the Gospel of Luke?
: I don't know!
QNS 3 Herod's slaughter of children aged two and under, according to Matthew, fufills a prophecy uttered by which prophet?
: Isiah
QNS 4 the Bible tells us that Christ was born in December, true or false?
: false!
QNS 5 How did the 3 wise men locate Christ?
A. They followed the 'Star in the East'.
B. They sought King Herod's advice.
C. They found directions in the Bible
D. They asked the Shepherds.
: A (They followed the 'Star in the East').
So, how did YOU do? Scroll down for the answers!!!
ANSWER KEY:
1. A. Micah
( Micah 5:2 and Matthew 2:6)
2. His father went to Bethlehem for a census
(See Luke 2:1-6)
3. Prophet Jeremiah
(See Jeremiah 31:15)
4. False.
The date of Christ's actual birth is unknown. It is not recorded in the Bible. However, Christians of all denominations celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25.
5. A. They followed the 'Star in the East'.
(See Matthew 2:9)
The first contestant to challenge our trivia (difficulty 1/5) is.... *drumrolls*
: 25/12
2 QNS: Where was Jesus born?
A. Jerusalem
B. Bethlehen
C. Jordan River
D. America
: B. Bethlehem
3 QNS: How did the Shepherds know of Christ's birth?
A. An Angel appeared to them
B. They saw the North Star
C. The 3 wise men told them
D. Prophet Jeremiah told them
: B. They saw the North Star
4 QNS: In a dream, an angel tells Joseph to name his child Jesus, for it was prophesied that a virgin would give birth and call her son Immanuel. What does Immanuel mean?
: Jesus
5 QNS: Mary was a virgin when she conceived Christ, true or false?
: True
What do you think? Are his answers right?
Check for the right answers below!
ANSWER KEY
1. 25th of December
2. B. (Bethlehem)
3. A. (An angel appeared to them)
4. God is with us. (Matthew 1:23)
5. True. (Luke 1: 33-34)
How did you score? Stay tuned to more quizzes!
Each week, we'll get someone to try out our very own GJ Christmas trivia! The questions and answers to the trivia will be updated here weekly. Of course, the trivia's definitely not going to be a piece of cake so read up 'cos that someone might just be YOU!
Stay tuned~
As 25 December nears us, we see advertisements for the "Great Christmas Sale" flooding the newspapers. But is Christmas really all about clinching the best shopping deals?
Here's a little story about the true meaning of Christmas...
Once upon a time, there was a man who looked upon Christmas as a lot of humbug.
He wasn't a Scrooge. He was a very kind and decent person, generous to his family, upright in all his dealings with other men. But he didn't believe all that stuff about an incarnation which churches proclaim at Christmas. And he was too honest to pretend that he did.
"I am truly sorry to distress you," he told his wife, who was a faithful churchgoer, "but I simply cannot understand this claim that God became man. It doesn't make any sense to me."
On Christmas Eve, his wife and children went to church for the midnight service. He declined to accompany them. "I'd feel like a hypocrite," he explained. "I'd much rather stay at home. But I'll wait up for you."
Shortly after his family drove away in the car, snow began to fall. He went to the window and watched the flurries getting heavier and heavier.
"If we must have a Christmas," he reflected, "it's nice to have a white one."
He went back to his chair by the fireside and began to read his newspaper. A few minutes later, he was startled by a thudding sound. It was quickly followed by another, then another. He thought that someone must be throwing snow balls at his living room window.
When he went to the front door to investigate, he found a flock of birds huddled miserably in the snow. They had been caught in the storm, and in a desperate search for shelter had tried to fly through his window.
I can't let those poor creatures lie there and freeze, he thought. But how can I help them?
Then he remembered the barn where the children's pony was stabled. It would provide a warm shelter. He quickly put on his coat and galoshes and tramped through the deepening snow to the barn. He opened the doors wide and turned on the light. But the birds didn't come in.
Food will bring them in, he thought. So he hurried back to the house for bread crumbs, which he sprinkled on the snow to make a trail into the barn. To his dismay, the birds ignored the bread crumbs and continued to flop around helplessly in the snow. He tried shooing them into the barn by walking around and waving his arms. They scattered in every direction - except into the warm, lighted barn.
"They find me a strange and terrifying creature," he said to himself, "and I can't seem to think of any way to let them know they can trust me. If only I could be a bird myself for a few minutes, perhaps I could lead them to safety."
Just at that moment, the church bells began to ring. He stood silently for a while, listening to the bells pealing the glad tidings of Christmas. Then he sank to his knees in the snow.
"Now I understand," he whispered. "Now I see why you had to do it."Hope you enjoyed it!
