John the Baptist
John the Baptist was stuck in this place.
What is "prison"? (Matthew 11:2)
The disciples tried to send these people away, but Jesus said, "Let them come to me."
Who are "the little children"? (Matthew 19:14)
This is the person in the parable who goes out to scatter seed.
Who is "a sower" (a farmer)?
Jesus took three disciples with him up a high mountain. Name them.
Who are "Peter," "James," or "John"? (Matthew 17:1)
This is the town where Jesus was born.
What is "Bethlehem"?
John the Baptist was sent for this purpose.
What is to "prepare the way" for Jesus? (Matthew 11:10)
FILL IN THE BLANK: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you ______."
(BONUS 200 if you can cite the passage)
What is "rest"?
BONUS: Matthew 11:28
Birds came and ate up the seed that fell in this place.
What is "on the path"? (Matthew 13:4)
On the mountain Jesus' face shone like this, and his clothes became white as light.
What is "the sun"? (Matthew 17:2)
These are the three gifts the wise men brought to Jesus.
What are "gold, frankincense, and myrrh"?
Jesus said the John the Baptist is this prophet.
Who is "Elijah"?
DAILY DOUBLE
Jesus says his yoke is this, and his burden is this.
What is "easy"; and what is "light"? (Matthew 11:30)
In the parable, this is what the seed stands for.
What is "God's word" (the word of the kingdom)? (Matthew 13:19)
DAILY DOUBLE
These two men from the Old Testament appeared and talked with Jesus on the mountain, this is what they represented.
Who are "Moses" and "Elijah"; and the "law" and the "prophets"?
This is what the name "Immanuel" means.
What is "God with us"?
DAILY DOUBLE
When asked "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" Jesus says "Go and tell John what you hear and see:" Name TWO of more things that Jesus names.
What are "the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news preached to them"? (Matthew 11:5)
A yoke is a big wooden beam laid across the necks of two of these animals so that they pull a load together.
What are "oxen"?
DAILY DOUBLE
Name all four places the seed fell.
What are "the path," "rocky ground," "thorns," and "good soil"?
Peter offered to build three of these on the mountain — one for Jesus, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
What are "tents"? (Matthew 17:4)
This is the country Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to in order to escape King Herod.
What is "Egypt"?
This is how John the Baptist dies.
What is Herod makes a foolish promise and delivers John the Baptist's head on a plate to the daughter of Herodias?
Jesus says that to enter the kingdom of heaven you must have faith like this kind of person.
What is a child?
The seed on good soil grew and made a crop. Name the three amounts Jesus said it produced.
What is "a hundredfold," "sixtyfold," or "thirtyfold"? (Matthew 13:8)
FILL IN THE BLANK — the voice from the bright cloud: "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; ______ to him."
(BONUS 500 if you can cite the passage)
What is "listen"?
BONUS: Matthew 17:5
DAILY DOUBLE
Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount with two builders. The wise man built his house on this, and the foolish man built his on this.
What is "the rock"; and what is "the sand"?