God Gave His Son 1
God Gave His Son 2
Widows Mite
Short Story about Hattie (This story is NOT from the Bible)
Ananias And Sapphira
100
Where did Joseph have to go to register and to pay taxes?
(Answer: Bethlehem)
100
Where did Joseph have to go to register and to pay taxes?
(Answer: Bethlehem)
100
In this story Jesus taught his disciples to watch out for who and why? (Hint: this was BEFORE he started to point out the people who were giving in the temple)
(Answer: the religious leaders because they always wanted to put themselves in a place of importance)
100
One Sunday morning, the pastor of a church went outside and he found a group of children who were unable to get into the church, Hattie was one of those kids, what did the Pastor do for Hattie?
(Answer: The pastor saw her, he lifted her up in his arms and carried her into the church where he found a place for her to sit in the children’s Sunday School class.)
100
In the beginning of the story of Ananias and Sapphira found in Acts 4 and 5, the bible talks positively about a man named Joseph who earned the nickname “Barnabas”. What had Joseph done to earn that nickname?
(Answer: He was called by the apostles "Barnabas" which meant "Son of Comfort". He sold a field that he owned. The bible tells us that he brought all the money from that sale, and gave it as an offering to the apostles. He was known for his generosity, thus earning him the nickname Barnabas or Son of Comfort.)
200
Who was Mary engaged to marry?
(Answer: Joseph)
200
Did Mary go with Joseph to Bethlehem?
(Answer: Yes)
200
Who did Jesus say gave more in the offering bucket than anyone else ?
(Answer: A widow)
200
The next morning as the pastor walked to church, he saw Hattie again and he stopped to talk with her. As he talked with Hattie he told her about his hopes and dreams for the Church, what were his hopes and dreams for the church?
(Answer: He hoped to have a building that was large enough to provide enough room for all the children who wanted to attend. He knew that the current space was a problem and this troubled him.)
200
Both Ananias and Sapphira sold a piece of land that they owned, they did bring some of the money from the sale to the apostles as an offering, but because they wanted to be known for their generosity what did they agree to do?
(Answer: They agreed to lie. They told the apostles that they had received a certain amount and that they were giving that entire amount to the apostles, but actually they had received more money from the sale than they reported and they kept some of the money for themselves. They lied to make themselves "look" better in the eyes of the apostles.)
300
Did Joseph decide to marry Mary even though she was pregnant with a baby other than his?
(Answer: Yes)
300
Where did Mary give birth when they got there?
(Answer: In a stable)
300
Jesus said that there was a person who gave more than anyone else, how much did this person give?
(Answer: 2 small coins (2 mites)
300
Sadly, two years later, something happened to little Hattie, what happened to Hattie?
(Answer: She died)
300
True or False: After Ananias was confronted by the Apostle Peter he confessed and told the truth about the sale of his land and amount of money he had received.
(Answer: False--Ananias continued to lie about the amount of money that he had received.)
400
Who's son was Jesus?
(Answer: God's Son)
400
Is Jesus God's gift to us?
(Answer: Yes)
400
If there were people there who gave more money than she did, why did Jesus say that she gave more?
(Answer: Because she gave all she had left. Others gave some of the money they had, but then they still had a lot of money left for themselves.)
400
After the service, Hattie's mother handed the Pastor something, what did Hattie’s mother hand the Pastor?
(Answer: A small purse containing fifty-seven cents that Hattie had saved to help build a new church building.)
400
Because Ananias decided to lie to the Holy Spirit and secretly keep part of the money, what did the Apostle Peter say to Ananias and what happened to Him?
(Answer: Peter said, How did Satan get you to lie to the Holy Spirit and secretly keep back part of the money from the field? Before you sold it, it was all yours, and after you sold it, the money was still all yours to do with as you wished. You didn't lie to men but to God. Then when Ananias heard those words, he fell down dead.)
500
What did God send to Joseph to explain to him why Mary was pregnant with this baby?
(Answer: an angel)
500
What happened that night in Bethlehem?
(Answer: Jesus was born)
500
Did this widow give with the right attitude or wrong attitude, and what did her motives show?
(The right attitude, and that she was grateful and loved God and gave from a pure heart)
500
The pastor took the fifty-seven cents back to his church and told the people about the little girl who had been saving her pennies to help them build a new Sunday School building. The people were so inspired by Hattie's gift that they did what?
(Answer: They were so inspired by Hattie’s gift that they gave faithfully until they built a wonderful new building with plenty of room for all of the children who wanted to attend.)
500
True or False: Sapphira also agreed to lie about the amount of money that they had received from the sale of their land when she was confronted by the Apostle Peter and she also died?
Answer: True, the same men that buried her husband buried her for lying as well.)
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