Yesterday I was looking for an old file on my computer that would reveal what we did for a Christmas Eve Bulletin in previous years. I'm sure some pastors would have had that all figured out long ago, but... I'm not one of them!
As I was looking, I came across a Christmas Trivia Test. This examines our understanding of Biblical Christmas Story by asking about twenty questions, all multiple choice. I printed it off and gave it to Betty Anne, our church secretary, and Judy, who has been volunteering around the church. It was amazing when we went over it after they finished. I won't reveal how they did, but let's just say that their results were average, and that most people get their idea of the first Christmas from TV specials or Christmas carols or those church pageants we've all seen, at least as much as from the Bible.
Where do you get your understanding of the Christmas Story? How much of it is really from the Biblical account, and how much from other sources that try to fill in gaps, but may actually be leading us astray in our understanding.
The danger of course, is realizing how much of our understanding is from other sources. If this is true in our understanding of that first Christmas, can it also be true in our understanding of Salvation? Forgiveness? Truth? Do we really understand as much as we think we do? Remember, the only source of divine wisdom is the Bible. Hymns and Praise Songs are great - but only the Bible contains all you need to know. Make sure you read it!
I am planning on having a Coffee Fellowship before church services on Christmas Sunday, the Sunday after Christmas, December 30. During this time, we'll look at this this Christmas Trivia Test together. You are welcome to join us (9:30 in the Social Rooms). It will be fun...
1 comment:
Hey Pastor Steve,
Do you think you could post the Christmas trivia test here so those of us who couldn't make it to the coffee hour (indeed, AUC) on Sunday can get a look at it? I'm interested in Christmas trivia, and dredged up a list of questions I had put together many years ago. I modified it slightly and tested - no, annoyed is a better word - my family with it the day after Christmas. I even learned something more before the ordeal was done. I mean, besides the obvious "Don't ever give Christmas trivia test to family again."
On a more personal (but still Christmas-related) note, I have attempted to send our Christmas/New Year's poem/letter to sdygert@frontiernet.net, but keep getting the message back that "this user's mailbox is full." Should I be using a different email address? Or don't you celebrate National Clean the Electronic Spiderwebs out of the Inbox Day?
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