Thursday, March 14, 2013

Gospels--Events

1. True or false? Jesus said to Philip, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under a fig tree', do you believe? "You will see greater things than these."

2. Jesus told the Jews, "Destroy this temple, and in seven days I will raise it up."

3. Fill in the blank:  At the wedding in Cana when Jesus' mother told Him there was no more wine, He said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My -------- has not yet come."


 
False. He said this to Nathanael (John 1:49,50).
 
 
2. False. It was three days (John 2:19). (v. 21).
 
3. "Hour" (John 2:4).

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Gospels---Events

1. Multiple choice: While the Pharisees neglected their love of God, what did Jesus say they did love? (a) The best synagogue seats and public greetings; (b) leaven; or (c) stoning women caught in adultery.

2. What group of people did Jesus say took away the key of knowledge and prevented people from entering the knowledge of God? (a) Lawyers; (b) scribes; or (c) Pharisees.

3. How did the older brother express his displeasure that his father had welcomed his prodigal brother home with a party? (a) He refused to go to the party; (b) he took his inheritance and left; or (c) he struck his brother.


1. (a) The best synagogue seats and public greetings (Luke 11:43)
 
2. (a) Lawyers (Luke 11:52).
 
3. (a) He refused to go to the party (Luke 15:28).

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Gospels-----Events

1. Fill in the blanks: A woman called out to Jesus  from the crowd and said, "Blessed is the womb that -------- You, and the breasts which --------- You."

2. Multiple choice: When a certain Pharisee invited Jesus to dinner, what in Jesus' behavior caused him to marvel? (a) His good manners;  (b) His conversation; or (c) His eating with unwashed hands.

3. What had the Pharisees passed by while carefully tithing mint, rue, and various herbs? (a) Tithing their money; (b) justice and the love of God; or (c) praying and teaching the law.

 
1. "Bore...nursed" (Luke 11:27).
 
 
2. (c) His eating with unwashed hands (Luke 11:38).
 
 
3. (b) Justice and the love of God (Luke 11:42).

Monday, March 11, 2013

Gospels----Events

1. Question: What happened in Jesus' parable to "a certain man [who] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho"?

2. Multiple choice: The  lawyer who tested Jesus wanted to justify himself when Jesus successfully answered  his question.What did he ask to justify himself? (a) "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
(b) "Where must we worship?" or (c) "Who is my neighbor?"

3. Question: One of Jesus' disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples." What is Jesus answer known as?


1. He fell among thieves, who took his clothes, beat him, and left him for dead (Luke 10:30).
 
 
2. (c) "Who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29). The lawyer's initial test had consisted of the question.
"What shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
 
3. The Lord's Prayer (Luke 11:2-4).

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Gospels---Events

1. Fill in the blanks: The Pharisee was shocked when Jesus let the woman anoint His feet. He thought,  "This man, if He were a -------, would know who ... this  is who is touching Him, for she is a
--------."

2. Multiple choice: How old was Jairus's daughter when Jesus healed her? (a) Three years old; (b) twelve years old; or (c) twenty years old.

3. Besides Peter, James, and John, who entered with Jesus and saw the healing of Jairus's daughter?
(a) The chief priests; (b) John the Baptist; or (c) the girl's parents.


1." Prophet...sinner" (Luke 7:39).
 
 
2. (b) Twelve years old (Luke 8:42).
 
3. (c) The girl's parents (Luke 8:51).

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Gospels---Events

1. Multiple choice: How long did Jesus pray before choosing His  twelve disciples? (a) Three days; (b) all night; or (c) a Sabbath.

2. How did Jesus raise from the dead the son of the widow from Nain? (a) He opened the tomb and called him forth; (b) He touched the coffin and told him to get up; or (c) He told her to go home where the boy would be alive.

3. Of what material was the flask made, which contained the fragrant oil with  which the sinful woman anointed Jesus' feet? (a) Alabaster; (b) amber; or (c) porphyry.


1. (b) All night (Luke 6:12).
 
 
2. (b) He touched the coffin and told him to get up (Luke 7:14).
 
3. (a) Alabaster (Luke 7:37). Alabaster is a soft white mineral, often veined with color, which was carved and polished for vases and ornaments. This was a vial of ointment intended for a special use.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Gospels---Events

1. Multiple choice: When Jesus healed the deaf man with the speech impediment, He looked up to heaven and said, "Ephphatha," What did Ephphatha mean?  (a) "Be healed"; (b) "Be opened", or (c) "Let him hear."

2. How long had the four thousand been without food when Jesus decided to feed them? (a)Twelve hours; (b) three days; or (c) six days.

3. How many baskets of leftovers were collected after the feeding of the four thousand? (a) Twelve; (b) forty; or (c) seven.

 
1. (b) "Be opened" Mark 7:34).
 
 
2. (b) Three days (Mark 8:2).
 
3. (c) Seven (Mark 8:8)