Friday, February 8, 2013

Gospels----People and Places

1. Multiple choice: Which disciple recognized Jesus when He caused them to catch so many fish?
(a) Thomas; (b) the disciple whom Jesus loved; or (c) Peter.

2. Question: Which disciple did Jesus ask three times,"Do you love Me"?


1. (b) The disciple whom Jesus loved (John 21:7).
 
 
2. Peter (John 21:15-17).

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Gosples------ People and Places

1. Multiple choice: Whom did Mary think Jesus was when He spoke to her outside the empty tomb? (a)The gardener; (b) one of the angels; or (c) one of the disciples.

2. Fill in the blanks: When Mary Magdalene looked in the tomb the second time, she saw -------
-------- standing by the place where Jesus had lain.

3. Multiple choice: Where was Jesus when He showed Himself to His disciples the third time after His resurrection? (a) The Sea of Tiberias; (b) the Dead Sea; or (c) the Jordan River.



1. (a) The gardener (John 20:15).
 
 
2. Two angels (John 20:12).
 
3. (a) The Sea of Tiberias (Galilee) (John 21:1)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Gospels-----People and Places

1. Multiple choice: Who dragged the net full of large fish after Jesus had told the disciples to recast the net? (a) John; (b) Peter; or (c) Nathanael

2. Who fed the disciples breakfast after their night of fishing? (a) Jesus ;(b) Peter or (c) Jesus mother.

3. Who told Thomas, "We have seen the Lord? (a) Jesus mother and Mary Magdalene; (b) the angels; or (c) the other disciples.


1. (b) Peter (John 21:11).
 
 
2.(a) Jesus (John 21;12,13). Jesus provided the catch of fish. He built the fire, and He cooked the fish (vv.6,9).
 
 
3. (c) The other disciples (John 20:25).

Monday, February 4, 2013

Gospels---People and Places

1. Question: Did Peter or the disciple whom Jesus loved win the footrace to the tomb?

2. Multiple choice: Who entered Jesus' tomb first after He had risen from the dead? (a) Simon Peter; (b) the disciple whom Jesus loved; or (c) Mary Magdalene.

3. True or false? Thomas did  not believe that Jesus was risen from the dead because he was not in the room when Jesus first came and stood in the disciples' midst.


1. The disciple whom Jesus loved (John 20:2-4). Peter  entered first while the other disciple peered through the doorway (v.6).
 
2. (a) Simon Peter (John 20:6).
 
 
3. True (John 20:24,25).

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Gospels---- People and Places

1. Multiple choice: Who came to the tomb early in the morning and found the stone had been taken away? (a) Mary, Jesus' mother; (b) Simon Peter; or (c) Mary Magdalene.

2. What two men were responsible for preparing Jesus' body for burial? (a) Peter and John; (b) Nicodemus and John; or (c) Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.

3. After the Crucifixion, what secret disciple of Jesus asked Pilate if he could take Jesus' body away?
(a) Joseph of Arimathea; (b) Nicodemus; or (c) Caiaphas.



1. (c) Mary Magdalene (John 20:1).
 
2. (c) Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:38-40). Both of these men seem to first declare their allegiance to Jesus after His death.
 
3. (a) Joseph of Arimathea (John 19:38). Joseph was a wealthy man who had a new tomb he could give for Jesus' burial (v. 41).

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Gospels----People and Places

Question: What does the Hebrew word Golgotha mean?

2. Multiple choice: Where was Pilate when he finally gave in to the Jews' demands to crucify Jesus?
(a) In his bed chamber; (b) in the temple;or (c) in the judgment seat.

3. Question: How many people were crucified alongside Jesus?


1. The Place of a Skull (John 19:17). Luke identified this same site as Calvary (Luke 23:33).
 
 
2. (c) In the judgment seat (John 19:13). This judgment seat was called The Pavement or, in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
 
3. Two (John 19:18).  The other two were thieves (Mark 15:27).



Please take the time to go to Lily Valley (on side bar) to hear the bold
Inaugural Prayer Breakfast speech.

Friday, February 1, 2013

Gosples---People and Places

1.Question: What city was the location for Jesus' triumphal entry?

2. Multiple choice: What city was the disciple Philip from? (a) Bethany (b) Bethsaida; or (c)Bethel.

3. Who cried out for Pilate to crucify Jesus? (a) The soldiers; (b) the chief priests and officers; or (c)
the Jewish populace.

 
 
1. Jerusalem (John 12:12,13).
 
 
2. (b) Bethsaida (John 12:21).
 
 
3. (b) The chief  priests and officers (John 19:6).