Fill in the Verses
“For God so ____ ____ ____, that He gave his only ____ Son, that whoever ______ in him should not perish, but have everlasting ____.”
John _:16
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
How long is the Nativity Fast and why?
The Nativity fast is 43 days long.
We fast the first three day to commemorate the miracle of the moving mountain. The 40 days is for what Moses had fasted before he received the 10 commandments from God.
The LORD is my shepherd. He leads me in paths of righteousness. I will fear no evil. I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
King David in Psalms
We learned about her recently. Was accused by two elders of cheating on her husband. Her story is not found in all Bibles.
Susanna, her story is found in the book of Daniel chapter 13.
Why do we call kiahk praises 7-4?
7 Theotokais
4 Hoos/ Canticles
"In Him was ___, and the ____ was the ___ of men. And the ____ shines in the ________, and the _______ did not comprehend it."
John _:_ & _
"In Him was the life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it."
John 1:4 & 5
How many months was Saint Mary when she first visited Elizabeth?
She was in her first month.
"Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God"
Ruth
Which king was promised that the Savior would be his descendant?
King David
Pope Tawdoros is which number Pope?
Number 118
Love is _____, love is ____. It does not ____, it does not _____, it is not _____.
1 _________ 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4
When is Christmas and why?
Christmas is January 7th because we follow the Julian Calendar and not the Gregorian one.
The waters surrounded me, even to my soul: The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head
Jonah
He never died and was as the depressed prophet
Elijah
What does the word Coptic mean
it means Egyptian in Greek
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown _____. Blessed are the ____ in ______, for they will see God. Blessed are the _______, for they will be called _______ of God."
__________ 5:7-9
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
What did the magi gift Jesus and what was the symbolism?
Gold Frankincense and Myrrh
Gold = Jesus is King
Frankincense = Symbolizing His priestly role
Myrrh = prefiguring His death
O Lord great and awesome God ho keeps His commandments and mercy with those who love Him and with those who keep His commandments.
Daniel
A criminal and brought to paradise by at death
The thief on the cross
What Coptic Year are we in?
1738
"Be ______ for nothing but in _______ by ______ and supplication with ________ with your requests be made ______ to God."
Philippians 4:6
"Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."
Philippians 4:6
Name three instances where the nativity was prophesied in the Old Testment.
Possible answers:
Ruth,Scepter of Judah, David's offspring (1 Sam 7:13), a virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14), enmity
between you and the woman (Genesis 3:15)
I saw you, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was disturbed for fear of your glory. For you, my lord, are great and wonderful, and your face is full of grace.
A none human that spoke
Balaam’s donkey (Numbers 22)
How many Feasts (minor and major) do we have and name them all
14
Nativity, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Annunciation, Circumsion, Entry of the Lord into the Temple, Wedding in Cana, Holy Thursday, Thomas Sunday, Entry of the Lord into Egypt, Feast of the Cross, Holy Transfiguration