Christmas Quiz When Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem, how did they get there? a)They walked b)Joseph walked; Mary rode a donkey c)They took a chariot d)We don’t really know

Christmas Quiz When Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem, how did they get there? a)They walked b)Joseph walked; Mary rode a donkey c)They took a chariot d)We don’t really know

Christmas Quiz How many angels spoke to the shepherds? a)A multitude b)Two: Gabriel and Michael c)One d)Not sure

Christmas Quiz How many angels spoke to the shepherds? a)A multitude b)Two: Gabriel and Michael c)One d)Not sure

Christmas Quiz What song did the angels sing? a)“O Little Town of Bethlehem” b)“Joy to the World” c)“Glory to God in the Highest” d)None of the above

Christmas Quiz What song did the angels sing? a)“O Little Town of Bethlehem” b)“Joy to the World” c)“Glory to God in the Highest” d)None of the above

Christmas Quiz What animals were present at Jesus’ birth? a)Cows, sheep and camels b)Horses, sheep and donkeys c)Lions and tigers and bears… d)None of the above

Christmas Quiz What animals were present at Jesus’ birth? a)Cows, sheep and camels b)Horses, sheep and donkeys c)Lions and tigers and bears… d)None of the above

Christmas Quiz In what books of the Bible can you find the Christmas story? a)Matthew, Mark, Luke and John b)Matthew and Luke c)Mark and Matthew d)Matthew, Mark and Luke

Christmas Quiz In what books of the Bible can you find the Christmas story? a)Matthew, Mark, Luke and John b)Matthew and Luke c)Mark and Matthew d)Matthew, Mark and Luke

John 1:1-5 (NIV84) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

John 1:6-9 (NIV84) 6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

John 1:10-13 (NIV84) 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

What John Says About Jesus 1.The infant is infinite.

John 1:1-2 (NIV84) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.

John 8:58 (NIV84) “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

What John Says About Jesus 1.The infant is infinite. 2.Christ is the creator.

John 1:3 (NIV84) 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

Colossians 1:15-17 (NIV) 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

What John Says About Jesus 1.The infant is infinite. 2.Christ is the creator. 3.The Lord is Life and Light

John 1:4-5 (NIV84) 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

John 1:9 (NIV84) 9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

John 3:19-20 (NIV84) 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

Responding to Jesus 1.Immanuel is ignored.

John 1:10 (NIV84) 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.

~J.B. Philips “We must never allow anything to blind us to the true significance of what happened at Bethlehem so long ago. Nothing can alter the fact that we live on a visited planet.”

Responding to Jesus 1.Immanuel is ignored. 2.The Revealer is rejected.

John 1:11 (NIV84) 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

John 6:44a (NLT) 44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me…

Responding to Jesus 1.Immanuel is ignored. 2.The Revealer is rejected. 3.The Redeemer must be received.

John 1:12 (NIV84) 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

John 1:12 (NIV84) 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

John 1:13 (NIV84) 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

John 10:10 (NIV) 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

~William Willimon “We are better givers than getters, not because we are generous people but because we are proud…the Christmas story…is not about how blessed it is to be givers but how essential it is to see ourselves as receivers”