There are over (a)   Christians in the world. 

The holy book in Christianity is the (a)   .

The bible consists of two parts: 

The ____ testament and the ____ testament

(a)  

The bible contains the teaching and life story of (a)   , as well as events in the first century Christianity. 

(a)   - Good News

There once lived a woman named __________, who lived in ____________.

(a)  

She was engaged to a man named (a)   .

Before they were married, the angel __________ visited Mary and told her she was going to have _____a baby_____. Mary asked, “How can I have a child? I am still unmarried and I haven’t been with any man.”

(a)  

The angel told her that “The ____ _________ will enter you…For that reason also what is born will be called holy, God’s Son.”

(a)  

Just before Mary was due to give birth, she and Joseph had to travel to        _______________, Joseph's ancestral home, for the ___census________. Since all the inns were full, they stayed in a stable. That is

(a)  

Soon  (a)   , the man the Romans had appointed as King of Judah, heard of Jesus’ birth. He saw Jesus as a threat to his power, and wanted to eliminate him. He asked the wise men to tell him where Jesus lived.

Luckily the wise men and Joseph both had dreams that revealed Herod’s evil plans. The wise men never returned to

Joseph and his family were able to escape to _____________.

At about ___30__ years of age Jesus gets baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. 

(a)  

After this Jesus went into the __________ and fasted for __ days. While in the desert, the

(a)  

The (a)   appeared to Jesus and tempted him, encouraging him to use his power for his own benefit.

First the devil tells Jesus to turn _________ into _________ to relieve his hunger.

(a)  

Next he brings Jesus to the top of a temple and tells him to _____jump off the ____. The devil says it’s safe – ___________ will protect the Son of God and will not let him be harmed. Jesus responds, “You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”

(a)  

Finally, the devil tries to make a deal with Jesus. He promises him control over all the ____________ on Earth if you ______________ me. Jesus responds, “The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall

(a)  

After his time in the desert, Jesus begins his (a)   - preaching, teaching, and performing miracles.

 Some of his most famous miracles are: