Basic Bible
What is a Gospel?
A book in the Bible that tells the story of Jesus Life, ministry, death, and ressurection
How many people did Jesus miraculously feed with the loaves and fish?
5,000
What does "JHA" stand for?
Junior High Alive!
Since there was no room for Mary and Joseph, and no crib, what did they lay the baby Jesus in after he was born?
A manger
What do the first disciples do after Jesus helps them haul in a huge, life-changing catch of fish? (Luke 5)
Simply leave it, and follow jesus
What is a parable?
A short, surprising story told by Jesus to teach us about god
How many years was the paralyzed man sitting by the pool for?
38 years
What is the name of the middle school AND high school choir at Mount Olivet?
Middle School: Chancel
High School: Cathedral
Some men carried their paralyzed friend to see Jesus, but the house was too crowded for them to get in. How did they get their friend to Jesus?
they dug through the roof and lowered him down
In a story from Luke 17, Jesus heals ten people with leprosy (a kind of disease that scarred their skin and made them outcasts from society). How many of them came back to give thanks to Jesus after they had been healed?
One
Name all of the Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Jesus said "I am the _____ of the world"
Light
How many Sunday services does Mount Olivet hold on a typical Sunday? (both campuses)
6 services (9,10,11) @mpls & west
What is the name of the man Jesus raised from the dead in John 11?
Lazarus
When Peter steps out of the boat to walk on the water towards Jesus, what distracts him from Jesus, causing him to sink?
The wind and the waves
What is the shortest verse in the entire bible? (hint last week)
Jesus Wept.
In the parable of the Sower, what were the 4 different types of soil?
1. Hard Path
2. Rocky Soil
3. Thorny Soil
4. Good Soil
List all of the pastors at Mount Olivet
Lose, Dixon, Freeman, Cieslik, Hammersten, Kalland, Olson-Popp, Grangaard.
Why would it have been surprising to Jesus's audience that a Samaritan would stop to help the injured man in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10)?
Some answer that takes into account that Samaritans were foreigners, enemies, worshiped differently, etc.
What would the first-century audience have thought when Jesus asked, "Who among you would not leave the 99 sheep and go after the one who was lost?" (Luke 15)
Something like: None of us would do that! That's crazy! Nobody leaves 99 good sheep to bring back just one!
How many total books are in the bible?
66 (I will accept anything within 5)
There was a man beat up on the side of the road... Name one person who passed him, and the one person who helped him.
Levite, Priest.
A Samaritan.
What is Charlie's middle name?
Alfred
When Jesus heals the blind man in Mark 8, what does the man first say all the people look like around him?
Trees walking
What is the first question Jesus asks the man possessed by demons, whom the people have chained up at the tombs outside of town? (Mark 5)
What is your name?