Season of Easter
The period of 40 days leading up to Easter. It isn't in your dryer!
What is Lent?
It is a continuation of the biblical story introduced in the Old Testament.
What is the New Testament?
A persecutor of Christians became Christianity's most famous missionary.
Who is Paul?
True or False:
Lutherans teach that Christians should be wary of science as a tool the devil uses to distract people from God's will.
What is False?
Before Martin Luther translated the Bible into German, all Bible readings in church were in this language.
What is Latin?
This liturgical name is used for the first day of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday?
Apples, Oranges, Grapes, Bananas
What are the fruits of the Spirit?
A simple man became the Hero of Jesus' neighbor story.
Who is the Good Samaritan?
Lutherans believe that these two themes are always present in Scripture (the Bible).
What are law and gospel?
They are the Sacraments.
What is Baptism and Holy Communion?
According to the gospels, Jesus does these two significant acts for his disciples on Maundy Thursday.
What is washing their feet, and celebrating the Last Supper (first communion)?
This gospel opens with a geneology and emphasizes Jesus as the promised King.
What is Mathew?
The tomb was sealed, guarded, and was supposed to be the end - then Sunday happened.
What is Jesus' resurrection?
This is the total number of books in the Bible.
What is 66?
Luther wrote this famous hymn, basically the Reformation's theme song.
What is "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"?
Jesus cleared this place after finding people buying and selling inside it.
What is the temple?
These are the "Gospel Books".
What is Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?
Although their testimony was culturally dismissed, they were the first resurrection witnesses.
Who are women?
This four letter Lutheran church body stands for "Evangelical Lutheran Church in America" not -"Everyone Loves Church Acronyms"
What is ELCA?
This American Lutheran body was formed by the merger of three Lutheran church bodies.
What is ELCA?
This disciple needed to see the nail marks before believing, he doubted.
Who is Thomas?
This letter explains sin, grace, faith, and righteousness - a road map - carrying serious theological weight.
What is Romans?
The baby hidden in a basket ended up being raised in the very palace that wanted him dead.
Who is Moses?
This person wrote the Book of Philemon, a letter that requests that Philemon do him a favor by freeing the slave Onesimus.
Who is the apostle Paul?
These teaching and policy documents provide broad frameworks to assist the ELCA in thinking about and discussing social issues in the context of faith and life.
What are Social Statements?