Countdown to Christmas 12

 

Countdown to Christmas ~ Luke 2:1

Day 1

 

 

You were born prepackaged

"You were born prepacked. God looked at your entire life, determined your assignment, and gave you the tools to do the job."  

What’s in your bag?  Are you traveling with the right bag?  The one God packed for you?

 As I drove 5+ hours to Tennessee I listened to an audio book. My sister had suggested it to me.  It was great! On the way down I listened to "Cure for the Common Life" by Max Lucado.  I love the chapter talking about Unpack Your Bag.  Read an excerpt here:

https://www.faithgateway.com/unpack-your-bag/#.YNniWkwpDIU

 Better yet, read the entire book.  I highly recommend it!  Buy it. (I bought a few extra copies to share with friends.)  Or check it out at your library.

Or do what I did this week:  Download the app, Hoopla {https://www.hoopladigital.com/} and/or Libby {https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby}.  Then use your library card to borrow "Cure for the Common Life" by Max Lucado.

Pentecost Sunday

PENTECOST
• 50 (`pente') days after Passover    {7 weeks + 1 day}
• Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew.
• Commemorates the giving of the law on Mount Sinai, the beginning of the Israelite nation
• Celebrates the fruits of the harvest.

• God spoke the law at Mt. Sinai: The Ten Commandments.
       3,000 souls died due to disobedience.


• God sent the Holy Spirit upon the Jews who formed the Christian church.
       3,000 souls were saved.


Exodus 19 begins the telling of the Ten Commandments.
50 days after the people of Israel left Egypt, they came to the Desert of Sinai.  They camped there in the desert in front of the mountain while Moses went up unto God, where God gave Moses His laws.  Moses came down and called for the elders of the people, telling them the words which the Lord had commanded him.  All the people said, “All that the Lord hath spoken we will do.”

Exodus 20:1-17 tells how God wrote the Ten Commandments on the tablets of stone with His finger. But then God heard the Israelites partying & worshipping a false god and sent Moses back down. God was ready to destroy them all after the people had already said three times that they understood the laws and would obey them.

Exodus 32 tells about the golden calf. In verses 25-29 Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control.  So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” And all the Levites rallied to him.  That day about three thousand of the people died by the sword.

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The day of Pentecost for Christians is the day on which the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles while Peter was preaching.  There were 120 believers assembled in the Upper Room in Jerusalem.  (Acts 1:15)


And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.  And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.     (Acts 2:1-4).

6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

The Jelly Bean Prayer

The Jelly Bean Prayer

Print out The Jelly Bean Prayer and pass it around 

with a bag of jelly beans to your friends.

Make sure you have all the colors in each bag.

The Jelly Bean Prayer

RED is for the blood He gave.

GREEN is for the grass he made.

YELLOW is for the sun so bright.

ORANGE is for the edge of night.

BLACK is for the sins we made.

WHITE is for the grace He gave.

PURPLE is for His hour of sorrow.

PINK is for our new tomorrow.

A bag full of jelly beans

Colorful and sweet,

Is a Prayer, is a promise,

Is a Special Treat.

In The Four Gospels

Easter Symbols

Should Christians do away with all symbols of Easter?

New Years Eve Ball Drop DIY

I saw this video on The Hallmark Channel's Home & Family Show, December, 2018,
 and had to share!  I need to make this & post step-by-step pics.  But Home & Family gets the credit!

These are just pictures of the video.  The link is below.

Here's the link:
http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/home-and-family/videos/diy-new-years-eve-ball-home-and-family
Happy New Year!

This World is not my Home

Top Songs of 1968

1 Beatles - Hey Jude
2 Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue
3 Bobby Goldsboro -   Honey
4 Otis Redding -   (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
5 Rascals - People Got To Be Free
6 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
7 Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You
8 Hugo Montenegro - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
9 Simon and Garfunkel -  Mrs. Robinson
10 Archie Bell and The Drells -Tighten Up
11 Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A.
12 O.C. Smith - Little Green Apples
13 Tommy James and The Shondells - Mony, Mony
14 Doors - Hello, I Love You
15 Gary Puckett and The Union Gap - Young Girl
16 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby
17 Fifth Dimension - Stoned Soul Picnic

18 Hugh Masekela - Grazing In The Grass
19 Grass Roots - Midnight Confessions
20 Sly and The Family Stone - Dance To The Music
21 Cliff Nobles and Co. - The Horse
22 Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
23 Delfonics - La-La Means I Love You
24 Vogues - Turn Around, Look At Me
25 John Fred and His Playboy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)

 Look under Labels on the right for the many more High School Reunion posts!

26   Classics IV                                          Spooky

27   Diana Ross and The Supremes            Love Child

28   Merrilee Rush                                     Angel Of The Morning

29   Georgie Fame                                     The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde

30   Mary Hopkin                                      Those Were The Days

31   Steppenwolf                                        Born To Be Wild

32   Intruders                                             Cowboys To Girls

33   1910 Fruitgum Company                    Simon Says

34   Gary Puckett and The Union Gap       Lady Willpower

35   Rascals                                               A Beautiful Morning

36   Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66            The Look Of Love

37   Johnny Nash                                       Hold Me Tight

38   Ohio Express                                     Yummy, Yummy, Yummy

39   Crazy World Of Arthur Brown           Fire

40   Troggs                                                Love Is All Around

41   Gene and Debbe                                 Playboy

42   Dionne Warwick                                  (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls

43   Mason Williams                                  Classical Gas

44   Clarence Carter                                   Slip Away

45   O'Kaysions                                          Girl Watcher

46   Aretha Franklin                                   Since You've Been Gone

47   Lemon Pipers                                      Green Tambourine

48   1910 Fruitgum Company                    1, 2, 3, Red Light

49   Friend and Lover                                 Reach Out Of The Darkness

50   Rolling Stones                                     Jumpin' Jack Flash

51   Richard Harris                                     MacArthur Park

52   Jose Feliciano                                      Light My Fire

53   People                                                  I Love You

54   Percy Sledge                                       Take Time To Know Her

55   Status Quo                                           Pictures Of Matchstick Men

56   Blue Cheer                                          Summertime Blues

57   Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell        Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

58   James Brown and The Famous Flames     I Got The Feelin'

59   Bee Gees                                               I've Gotta Get A Message To You

60   Beatles                                                  Lady Madonna

61   Donovan                                               Hurdy Gurdy Man

62   Steppenwolf                                          Magic Carpet Ride

63   Fireballs                                                Bottle Of Wine

64   Dells                                                     Stay In My Corner

65   Willie Mitchell                                      Soul Serenade

66   Tom Jones                                            Delilah

67   Human Beinz                                        Nobody But Me

68   Sam and Dave                                       I Thank You

69   Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66              The Fool On The Hill

70   Eric Burdon and The Animals             Sky Pilot

71   Cowsills                                                Indian Lake

72   Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart            I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight

73   Gary Puckett and The Union Gap       Over You

74   Lettermen                                Goin' Out Of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You

75   Stevie Wonder                                      Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day

76   Irish Rovers                                          The Unicorn

77   Vanilla Fudge                                       (You Keep Me) Hangin' On

78   Beatles                                                  Revolution

79   Gary Puckett and The Union Gap       Woman, Woman

80   Turtles                                                  Elenore

81   Cream                                                   White Room

82   Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell         You're All I Need To Get By

83   Foundations                                          Baby, Now That I've Found You

84   Sweet Inspirations                                 Sweet Inspiration

85   Smokey Robinson and The Miracles        If You Can Want

86   Mills Brothers                                       Cab Driver

87   Chambers Brothers                                Time Has Come Today

88   Dionne Warwick                                   Do You Know The Way To San Jose

89   Simon and Garfunkel                            Scarborough Fair / Canticle

90   James Brown and The Famous Flames     Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud

91   Manfred Mann                                      The Mighty Quinn

92   Shorty Long                                          Here Comes The Judge

93   Aretha Franklin                                     I Say A Little Prayer

94   Aretha Franklin                                     Think

95   Gary Lewis and The Playboys               Sealed With A Kiss

96   Big Brother and The Holding Company   Piece Of My Heart

97   Creedence Clearwater Revival               Suzie Q.

98   American Breed                                    Bend Me Shape Me

99   Jerry Butler                                           Hey, Western Union Man

100 Jerry Butler                                           Never Give You Up

1968 Sports Trivia

Football
 January 1 – Rose Bowl (1967 season):
• The Southern California Trojans won 14-3 over the Indiana Hoosiers to win the college football national championship
 January 14 Super Bowl II – Green Bay Packers won 33–14 over the Oakland Raiders. After the game, Packer head coach Vince Lombardi announced his retirement as head coach of the Packers.
 The Cincinnati Bengals were formed
 November 17 – The Oakland Raiders score two consecutive touchdowns in the last minute of the fourth quarter to beat the New York Jets43–32, in the infamous "Heidi Game".
 Baltimore Colts 34–0 Cleveland Browns in 1968 NFL championship game.
 New York Jets 27–23 Oakland Raiders in the 1968 AFL championship game.
O.J. Simpson, running back for the USC Trojans, was the overwhelming choice for the Heisman Trophy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_in_sports

World Series

Detroit d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) 

NBA Championship

Boston d. LA Lakers 

Stanley Cup

Montreal d. St. Louis 

Wimbledon

Women: Billie Jean King d. J. Tegart (9-7 7-5) 

Men: Rod Laver d. T. Roche (6-3 6-4 6-2) 

Kentucky Derby Champion

Forward Pass 

NCAA Basketball Championship

UCLA d. North Carolina 

NCAA Football Champions

Ohio St. (10-0-0)

 Look under Labels on the right for the many more High School Reunion posts!

1968 Trivia Links

So many things that we use today did not even exist in the 60s: Cell phones, Smart Phones, iPads, garage door openers, MP3 players, heated socks, cable TV, cordless drills, etc.

But here are several links that tell us what we did have and what happened in the 1960s.

Here's what you can find at the Baby Boomer Headquarters website.

    The Sixties Quiz   - Test your memory of the 60s    
   The Sixties - A Summary   - A chronological list of major 60s events
    Prices - What Things Cost  When I Was a Kid....   - Verbal Pictures of Our Childhood
    Then and Now   - Everyday Life in the Sixties
    The Boomer Years   - Pick a boomer year; we’ll tell you  what happened
    The Boomer Music   - Top songs, lyrics and memories
    Boomer Prime-Time TV - The Stuff We Watched

    Boomer Stats   - Population statistics on the boomers

    Famous Boomers  - Well-known boomers who shape our society

    The Boomers, the Gen-X'ers and Beyond   - An essay comparing kids' behavior

    Boomer Essays    - Humorous (?) reflections of a boomer

    Official Baby Boomer Qualifying Exams  - See if you have the Boomer spirit

    Good Times, Great Oldies Radio Stations   - The sixties music lives on

    Woodstock Remembered - the real Woodstock!

    To the Moon!  - pictures and stories of the first moon landing

    Fashions in the 60s and 70s

    Boomer Speak: - the Talk We Talked

    The Boomer Peace Sign

    Vietnam - From a Distance

Click here to go to Baby Boomer Headquarters.

 

Click on the picture below to go to a Google search all about 1960 high school class reunion (funny) links. 
(I haven't clicked on every one, so just be aware of that.)

Below are just a few of the interesting trivia found at this next site - 

   (Click here ->)    Pop Culture Trivia

The Harlem Globetrotters were formed in Chicago and didn't play a game of basketball in Harlem until 1968, forty years after they were founded.

The US Patent for Lava Lamps was permitted in 1968.

There were four mysterious submarine disappearances. The USS Scorpion, the Israeli sub  marine INS Dakar, the French submarine Minerve and the Soviet submarine K-129 all went down.

This is another site that has more trivia

High School

http://www.sdhs-classof1968.net/class_custom4.cfm

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