Hodge Podge
Pioneers in the Faith
Noted Women
All Sorts of Things
What Year Did it Happen?
100
Name the first five books of the Bible.
Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
100
This faithful old Baptist man, in the mountains of east Tennessee, was concerned about "Landmarkism," which basically claimed that unless you were Baptist, you weren't really saved. He started praying, and eventually helped found the Christian Union, which later became the Church of God.
R.G. Spurling
100
Mary, the mother of Jesus, had a cousin that also had a very special son. What was Mary's cousin's name?
Elizabeth. (Luke 1:36)
100
This is the name of the giant that David killed.
Goliath (I Samuel 17:4)
100
What year was the "Christian Union," precursor to the Church of God, founded?
The year of 1886.
200
This is the next to last book in the New Testament.
Jude
200
This Bible salesman became the first General Overseer of the Church of God--and the longest serving one.
A.J. Tomlinson.
200
A harlot who did a good deed for the people of the Lord, she later became an ancestor of Jesus Himself.
Rahab the Harlot (also spelled Rachab). Matthew 1:5
200
This is the longest chapter in the Bible.
Psalm 119. It has 176 verses, broken up into short sections of 8 verses apiece.
200
In what year did Jesus stay behind in Jerusalem and get left behind by his parents?
In his twelfth year. (Luke 2:42)
300
These are the only three books, if you say them in order, actually make a sentence.
Joshua Judges Ruth.
300
He served as General Overseer three times. He served as President of Lee College. He considered himself an Evangelist. He was considered by many to be the greatest preacher the Church of God has produced.
Ray H. Hughes
300
She had a son, Ishmael, who would become the father of the Arab peoples.
Hagar (Genesis 16:15)
300
This is the shortest VERSE in the Bible.
"Jesus wept." (John 11:35)
300
Isaiah saw the Lord in this year.
The year that King Uzziah died. (Isaiah 6:1)
400
Name the four gospels.
Matthew Mark Luke John
400
This rather young man currently serves as our General Overseer. He is considered an extraordinary preacher. He will be in Orlando for the upcoming General Assembly.
Mark Williams.
400
She took a long nail...put it to the head of sleeping enemy general. Then she took a hammer and....
Jael. (Judges 4:21)
400
This is the shortest CHAPTER in the Bible.
Psalm 117.
400
In what year did the Shearer Schoolhouse Revival take place in the mountains of western North Carolina? By the way, this was the first recorded time of a mass outpouring of the Holy Ghost since the Book of Acts.
1896. "On or near this spot...."
500
These books don't even mention the word "God" in them.
Esther and Song of Solomon
500
In what year did the Church of God and the Church of God of Prophecy split apart? (This is now our dear sister church, but at the time, there were some hurt feelings because of, some claim, politics.)
1923
500
This woman challenged the man of God...and was turned white with leprosy.
Miriam, Moses' sister. (Numbers 12:10) BONUS: Why was Miriam upset with Moses?
500
This is the longest verse in the entire Bible.
Esther 8:9
500
In what year of his life did Methuselah, the oldest man to ever live, die?
His 969th year. (Genesis 5:27)
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