Matthew
These visitors from the East followed a star and brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the young Jesus.
Who are the Magi (or wise men)?
Jesus touched a deaf man in these two places when healing him.
What is Jesus put his fingers in the man’s ears, touched his tongue.
Only Luke records that these ordinary workers were the first people to hear the angel announce Jesus’ birth.
Who are the shepherds?
Jesus’ first miraculous sign was recorded in the Gospel or John.
What was turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana.
On this Jewish feast the Holy Spirit came with the sound of a rushing wind and what looked like tongues of fire.
What is Pentecost?
Abram and this relative had so many flocks and herds that the land could no longer support them living side by side.
Who is Lot?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said the pure in heart will see this deity.
Who is God.
Mark records that the rooster crowed this many times after Peter denied Jesus this many times.
What is a second time after Peter denied Jesus three times.
This short tax collector climbed a sycamore-fig tree just to see Jesus, then joyfully welcomed him into his home.
Who is Zacchaeus?
Jesus told this Pharisee, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
Who is Nicodemus?
This man was traveling to Damascus to arrest Christians when a bright light flashed and the risen Jesus spoke to him.
Who is Saul (later Paul)?
The land that Lot chose was near these two wicked cities.
What are Sodom and Gomorrah?
Jesus told Simon, “You are Peter, and on this ____ I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
What is rock.
Daily Double
When the soldiers arrested Jesus, this young man who had been following him fled away naked, leaving this behind.
Jesus told the story of a man beaten by robbers; a priest and a Levite passed by, but a despised traveler stopped and helped him.
What is the parable of the Good Samaritan?
At Jacob’s ______, Jesus offered a woman “living water” so she would never thirst again.
What is well in Samaria.
This happened to Ananias and Sapphira after they sold land, kept part of the money, lied about it.
They both fell dead after speaking with Peter.
Daily Double
Both after returning from Egypt and after settling near Hebron, Abram’s consistent response was to build one of these and call on the name of the Lord.
After the resurrection Jesus commanded his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them…” This is commonly called the ______.
What is the Great Commission?
Jesus took "his" daughter by the hand and said “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, I say to you, get up.”
Who is Jairus?
In this famous parable a younger son demands his inheritance, wastes it, and returns home to a father who runs to embrace him.
What is the parable of the Prodigal Son?
One of Jesus’ great “I am” statements in John is: “I am the ______ of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.”
What is bread?
Paul and Silas were singing hymns in prison at midnight when this happened.
What was an earthquake opened the doors and the chains came loose.
After Lot left, the Lord told Abram to look north, south, east, and west because all the land he could see would be given to him and to this group for this length of time.
Who are his offspring and forever.
Matthew opens his Gospel with a genealogy that deliberately traces Jesus’ line back through this king and this patriarch.
Who are David and Abraham?
Standing at the foot of the cross, a Roman officer of 100 men watched how Jesus died and declared, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
Who is the centurion?
Only Luke records that Jesus pray this from the cross.
What is “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Jesus called this man out of the tomb after he had already been dead four days, saying, “______, come out!”
Who is Lazarus?
This man, full of the Holy Spirit, was the first Christian to be killed for his faith after he preached a long sermon.
Who is Stephen?
Final Jeopardy
Category: Putting Others First
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus modeled the ultimate prioritization of others’ needs (and the Father’s will) when he prayed these words of surrender.