PASTOR'S MESSAGE 

	Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,   And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father.… John 1:14   As we celebrate the birth of the Word made Flesh, Jesus Christ, Shells’ staff gives thanks for the privilege of “dwelling” among you as fellow servants of Christ.    May your Christmastide be filled with quiet moments in the presence of our Lord.   In the name of the Christ Child,   Pastor Linda       Please consider joining Bible Study? They meet on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 PM.  For more information, please call Pastor Linda or the Church Office at 469-2586. BIBLE STUDY  meets on: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 6:30 PM Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.  Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4: 8,9 BIBLE QUIZ 1.  Who wrote the first four books of the New Testament? 2.  Who wrote the first four books of the New Testament? 3.  What two Old Testament Books are named for women? 4.  What are the Ten Commandments? 5.  What is the Greatest Commandment? 6.  What is the second Greatest Commandment? 7.  What is the Golden Rule? 8.  What is the Great Commission? 9.  What was the test of a prophet, to know that he was truly from God? 10.  To whom did God give the 10 Commandments? 11.  Which two people did not die? 12.  What is the root of all kinds of evil? 13.  What is the beginning of wisdom? 14.  Who delivered the Sermon the Mount? 15.  How did sickness and death enter the world? 16.  Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Christ to death? 17.  Who are the major prophets/ 18.  What people group is the Old Testament about? 19.  What happened while the Lord Jesus was in the desert for 40 days? 20.  How many people were on Noah's ark? 21.  Who was the first murderer? 22.  Which person was afflicted with terrible trials but trusted God through it all? 23.  Who was Israel's most well-known and well-loved king? 24.  Who was "the weeping prophet?" 25.  Who was thrown into the lion's den? 26.  Who were the two people in the famous fight with a stone and a sling? 27.  What is the book of Acts about? 28.  What are epistles? 29.  On what occasion was the Holy Spirit given to the church? 30.  Whom did God command to sacrifice his only Son? 31.  What was the Old Testament feast that celebrated Gods saving the firstborn of Israel the night they left Egypt? 32.  Who was the Hebrew who became prime minister of Egypt? 33.  Who was the Hebrew woman who became Queen of Persia? 34.  Who was the pagan woman who became David's great-grandmother? 35.  Which angel appeared to Mary? 36.  How did the Lord Jesus die? 37.  What happened to Him three days after He died? 38.  What happened to the Lord Jesus 40 days after His resurrection? 39.  What should we do when we sin, in order to restore our fellowship with God? 40.  How did the universe and world get here? 41.  Where did Satan and the demons come from? 42.  Who directed the writing of the Bible? 43.  Where was the Lord Jesus before He was conceived in Mary? 44.  Who taught in parables? 45.  What are parables? 46.  Which two animals talked with human speech? 47.  With which woman did David commit adultery? 28.  Which one of their sons succeeded David as king? 49.  Who was the female judge of Israel? 50.  Who was the wisest man in the world? 51.  Who was the first man? 52.  Who was the most humble man on earth? 53.  Who was the strongest man on earth? 54.  Where were the two nations of God's people taken into captivity? 55.  Which cupbearer to a foreign king rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem? 56.  Who were the two Old Testament prophets who worked miracles? 57.  Which Old Testament prophet spent three days in the belly of a great fish? 58.  What is the last book of the Old Testament? 59.  For which Israelite commander did the sun stand still? 60.  Who was the first king of Israel? 61.  Who built the temple in Israel? 62.  Which of the twelve tribes of Israel served as priests? 63.  Which city fell after the Israelites marched around it daily for seven days? 64.  What did God give the Israelites to eat in the wilderness? 65.  Which two people walked on water? 66.  Who was the first martyr? 67.  Who betrayed Jesus to the priests, and for how much? 68.  What is the Lord's Prayer? 69.  Who was the first person to see the risen Lord? 70.  Which prophet and cousin of the Lord was beheaded? 71.  To what country did the young Jesus and His parents escape when Herod was threatening His life? 72.  What was Christ's first miracle? 73.  Which one of the Lord's personal friends did He raise from the dead? 74.  Who was the greatest missionary of the New Testament? 75.  Who was Paul's first partner? 76.  Who did an angel release from prison? 77.  Which event caused God to splinter human language into many tongues? 78.  Which chapter of an Old Testament prophet's book gives a detailed prophecy of the Messiah's death by crucifixion? 79.  Who wrestled all night with the Lord and was left with a permanent limp? 80.  Which two pastors did Paul write letters to? 81.  Who was hailed as a god when he was bitten by a snake but nothing bad happened? 82.  Which two New Testament writers were brothers of the Lord Jesus? 83.  Which two New Testament books were written by a doctor? 84.  Who had a coat of many colors? 85.  In what sin did Aaron lead the Israelites while his brother Moses was up on the mountain talking to God? 86.  How many books are there in the entire Bible? 87.  What's the difference between John the Baptist and the John who wrote several New Testament books? 88.  Who saw the Lord appear to him in a burning bush? 89.  How many sons did Jacob have? 90.  Who gave up his birthright for a bowl of stew? 91.  Which Psalm starts out, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want?" 92.  Who disowned the Lord Jesus three times before a cock crowed? 93.  What did the Lord do just before the Last Supper to demonstrate His love and humility? 94.  Where is the New Testament "Hall of Faith?" 95.  Who appeared with the Lord in glory on the Mount of Transfiguration? 96.  Who is the second Adam? 97.  Which Old Testament prophet married a prostitute because God told him to? 98.  What are the two sacred ordinances that the Lord commanded us to observe? 99.  What are supernatural enablings that allow a believer to serve the Body of Christ with ease and effectiveness? 100.  Whose tomb was Christ buried in? 101.  Who wrote the book of Hebrews? 102.  which is the "epistle of joy?" 103.  What is the book of Revelation about? 104.  Who is the bride of Christ?
Bible Trivia Answers 1. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 2. Most conservative scholars hold that the Pentateuch was written by Moses. 3. Esther and Ruth. 4.         1. I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before Me. 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. 4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. 10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife--or anything that belongs to your neighbor. (Exodus 20:2-17) 5. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37,38) 6. "Love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39) 7. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." (Matthew 7:12) 8. "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19,20) 9. He had to be 100% accurate in his prophecies. The penalty for a false prophet was death by stoning. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22) 10. Moses. (Exodus 20) 11. Genesis 5:24 says that Enoch, who was Noah's great- grandfather, "walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." The other was the Old Testament prophet Elijah, who was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind with a chariot and horses of fire. (2 Kings 2:11) 12. The love of money. (1 Timothy 6:10) 13. The fear of the Lord. (Psalm 111:10) 14. The Lord Jesus. (Matthew 5-7) 15. Romans 5:12 says that sin entered the world though one man, and death through sin. The fall of man is recorded in Genesis 3, where God's perfect creation was spoiled by Adam's sin. 16. Pontius Pilate. (Matthew 27:26) 17. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. 18. The Hebrews, who became the nation of Israel. They were descendants of Abraham through Isaac. 19. He was tempted by the devil. (Matthew 4:1) Hebrews 4:15 tells us that He was tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. 20. Eight: Noah and his wife, his three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives. (Genesis 7:13, 1 Peter 2:5) 21. Cain, who killed his brother Abel. (Genesis 4:8) 22. Job. (See book of Job) 23. David. (1 Chronicles 29:28) 24. Jeremiah. 25. Daniel. (Daniel 6) 26. David and Goliath. (1 Samuel 17) 27. The early years of the church, as the gospel begins to spread throughout the world. 28. Letters. 29. Pentecost. (Acts 2:1-4) 30. Abraham. (Genesis 22:2) 31. Passover. (Exodus 12:27) 32. Joseph. (Genesis 41:41) 33. Esther. (Esther 2:17) 34. Ruth. (Ruth 4:17) 35. Gabriel. (Luke 1:26) 36. He gave up His life while being crucified. (John 19:18) 37. He was raised from the dead. (John 20) 38. He ascended bodily into heaven. (Acts 1:9-11) 39. 1 John 1:9 tells us, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 40. Genesis 1:1 tells us, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." We are told further in Colossians 1:16 and 17 that the Lord Jesus Christ was the one who did the creating. 41. Satan was originally the best and the brightest angel, but he sinned in his pride, wanting to be God. Some of the angels followed him, and these "fallen angels" were cast out of heaven. (Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28) 42. The Holy Spirit. (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21) 43. In heaven. (Philippians 2:6-11, 1 Corinthians 15:49) 44. The Lord Jesus. (Matthew 13:3) 45. A short, simple story with a spiritual point. 46. The serpent in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:3) and Balaam's donkey (Numbers 22:28) 47. Bathsheba. (2 Samuel 11) 48. Solomon. (2 Samuel 12:24) 49. Deborah. (Judges 4:4) 50. Solomon. (1 Kings 3:12) 51. Adam. (Genesis 2:20) 52. Moses. (Numbers 12:3) 53. Samson. (Judges 13-16) 54. Israel was taken into Assyria (2 Kings 17:23), and Judah into Babylon (2 Chronicles 36:20). 55. Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 2:5) 56. Elijah and Elisha. (1 Kings 17 - 2 Kings 6) 57. Jonah. (Jonah 1:17) 58. Malachi. 59. Joshua. (Joshua 10) 60. Saul. (1 Samuel 13:1) 61. Solomon. (1 Kings 6) 62. Levites. (Deuteronomy 10:8) 63. Jericho. (Joshua 6:20) 64. Manna and quail. (Exodus 16) 65. Jesus and Peter. (Matthew 14:29) 66. Stephen. (Acts 7) 67. Judas betrayed Him for 30 pieces of silver, the price of a slave. (Matthew 26:14-15) 68. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13) 69. Mary Magdalene. (John 20:16) 70. John the Baptist. (John 14:10) 71. Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-15) 72. He turned water into wine at the wedding at Cana. (John 2:11) 73. Lazarus. (John 11) 74. Paul. (see book of Acts) 75. Barnabas. (Acts 13:2) 76. Peter. (Acts 12) 77. The building of the Tower of Babel. (Genesis 11) 78. Isaiah 53. 79. Jacob. (Genesis 32:22-32) 80. Timothy and Titus. 81. Paul. (Acts 28:5-6) 82. James and Jude. (Matthew 13:55) 83. Luke and Acts. (2 Timothy 4:11) 84. Joseph. (Genesis 37:3) 85. They made an idol in the form of a golden calf. (Exodus 32) 86. 66: 39 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New Testament. 87. John the Baptist was a prophet who proclaimed the kingdom of God was near in preparation for his cousin Jesus' ministry. The John who wrote the gospel of John, the epistles--1, 2 and 3 John--and Revelation, was one of the twelve apostles and one of those closest to the Lord, along with Peter and James. He called himself "the disciple whom Jesus loved." 88. Moses. (Exodus 3) 89. Twelve. They were the ancestors of the twelve tribes of Israel. (Genesis 35:22) 90. Esau. (Genesis 25:33) 91. Psalm 23. 92. Peter. (Matthew 26:69-75) 93. He washed the disciples' feet. (John 13:5) 94. Hebrews 11. 95. Elijah and Moses. (Mark 9:4) 96. The Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:45-49) 97. Hosea. (Hosea 1:2) 98. Baptism (Matthew 28:19,20) and Communion, or the Lord's Table (1 Corinthians 11:23-26). 99. Spiritual gifts. (Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:8-13, 1 Peter 4:10-11) 100. Joseph of Arimathea. (Matthew 27:57-60) 101. Nobody knows. 102. Philippians. 103. The end of the world. 104. The church--that is, all who have trusted Him for salvation. (Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation 19:7-8)