A Little Christmas Trivia

Did You Know. . .

• A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard
• According to a 1995 Christmas survey, 7 out of 10 dogs get Christmas gifts from their doting owners
• Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday.  This tradition began in 1836
• An average house in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year, and see 28 cards return in their place
• California, Oregon, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina are the top Christmas tree producing states. Oregon is the leading producer of Christmas trees - 8.6 million in 1998.
• Animal Crackers are not really crackers, but cookies that were imported to the United States from England in the late 1800s. Barnum's circus-like boxes were designed with a string handle so that they could be hung on a Christmas tree.

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Verse of the Month

John 3:16
For God so loved the whole world, that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

I know this is a very common verse, but it is really important.  With this verse, you can explain a lot of things, and answer some seemingly though questions.
1) Why did God let Jesus die on the cross?
2) Why didn't Jesus get himself off the cross?
3) Who gave us everlasting life?
There are many more questions and answers you could get from this verse.  The verse itself is seemingly simple, but God's love for us is very complex!  We should be grateful for his love for us.

Verse of the Month

Jeremiah 33:3
'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'

When we pray, we sometimes ask God for things we need, or maybe we just tell Him about our day.  It shouldn't have to be a one way conversation though, we also need to take time to read His word and listen to what He has to say to us.

3 Interesting Facts about Easter

1)  Did you know, that when Jesus died on the cross, the bodies of many holy people that had died came back to life?  Look it up!  Matthew 27:51-53

2)  Did you know that the man who buried Jesus was waiting for the kingdom of God?  Look it up!
Mark 15:43

3)  Did you know that the veil that was torn in the temple was approximately 4 inches thick, 60 feet high, and that horses pulling from both sides of it could not have torn it?!  http://www.gotquestions.org/temple-veil-torn.html There is huge significance in this because before this only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies, and only once a year.  After the veil was torn, anybody was able to go in.  We do not have to have a mediator between God and man.  We can just talk to God without a thick veil in front of us because if our sins are forgiven, he sees us as made righteous, and we can stand in his holy presence.

Verse of the Month

Luke 23:39-43
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him:  "Aren't you the Christ?  Save yourself and us!"  But the other criminal rebuked him.  "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence?  We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve.  But this man has done nothing wrong."  Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."  Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

I was listening to a sermon this past Sunday, and the pastor was preaching on this text, and he pointed out that when the second criminal says, "Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence?  We are punished justly for we are getting what our deeds deserve.  But this man has done nothing wrong."  The criminal is admitting that he has done wrong and the punishment that he is getting is what he deserves.  When he says, "This man has done nothing wrong" the criminal is realizing that Jesus really is who he says he is.  Do we realize that Jesus is really who he says he is?

Verse of the Month

"Come now, let us reason together,"  says the Lord.  "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.  


Isaiah 1:18

When we ask the Lord to forgive us our sins, he will wash us as white as snow.  He will remove them from as far as the East is from the West.  All we have to do is ask his forgiveness.

Verse of the Month

Jeremiah 2:22
Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord.


No Matter what we do, we can not wash away our sins, except through the blood of Jesus Christ.  He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  Only Jesus can wash our sins away.

Verse of the Month

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.


We can come to God in prayer whenever we have something we need to talk about, and even when we don't. God is always ready to listen, and He always hears our prayers.  If you have something you want us to pray for, let us know.  You can email us at sistersinchrist.girlz@gmail.com