The BSF Vision
(Hint M&M)
Magnify God and Mature His People
"Lord, _____! Lord, forgive! Lord hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because you city and your people bear your Name." Daniel 9:19
Listen
The number of men preserved by God when throne into the fiery furnace.
3
Had a dream of a statue where I was considered the head of gold and was humbled by God as a beast of the field.
Nebuchadnezzar
I am a captive in Babylon who interprets dreams and visions from God for foreign kings and remains faithful even under threat.
Daniel.
Which of the following is NOT a BSF core value: Dependence on God, Passion for Christ, Excellence, Reaching the Next Generation, Integrity, Humility, Compassion for People
Reaching the Next Generation - not a Core Value but a BSF AIM
"Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have ______ what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken and I will do it." Ezekiel 36:36
Rebuilt
The number of years that God's people were under Babylonian captivity
70
I like to have grand feasts with the temple goblets, my knees knocked as I watched a hand write in the plaster of a wall and I died shortly after.
Belshazzar
We have faces of a man, lion, ox, eagle?
The Four Living Creatures (Cherubim)
— Ezekiel 1:5–14
What is one way the manual recommends we maintain a good relationship with our host church (Thompson Station Church)?
- Pray
- Graciously Steward Facilities
- Express Appreciation to Custodial Staff, Church Leadership, and Church Members
"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to ______ us from it, and he will _____ us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Daniel 3:17-18
Deliver
Number of times Daniel habitually thanked God in prayer each day.
3
I dethrone and banish Queen Vashti after she wont visit me wearing her crown, when I am in "high spirits."
I teach God’s law, lead religious reforms, and press the people to align their lives with God’s commands.
Ezra
A minimum of __ months in BSF is required before a member is considered for leadership.
Six
"There by the _____ Canal, I proclaimed a fast so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children whit all our possessions." Ezra 8:21
Ahava
The number of waves of return of exiles from Babylon.
(Extra credit if you know how many camels returned with the wave Zerubbabel's led - j/k but it's listed!)
3
435 camels
I was represented as an overpowering goat in Daniel's Vision who broke the large horn of the ram.
Alexander the Great
| am a descendant of David, governor of Judah, and led the rebuilding of the Temple
Zerubbabel
The student program policy that states, "When a child attends class or Seminars, the BSF Adult must be present." is called the BSF Adult _______ Requirement
Attendance
This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to take the stick of ______ —which is in Ephraim’s hand—and of the Israelite tribes associated with him, and join it to Judah’s stick. I will make them into a single stick of wood, and they will become one in my hand.
Ezekiel 37:19
Joseph
The number of days Xerxes displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty.
180
I persecuted many Jewish people, defiled the temple by offering a pig on the altar, and I gave myself the name "God manifest".
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
God moved my heart to grant Ezra the authority to lead the 2nd wave of exiles, enforce the law, and I gave from the royal treasury to support the temple rebuilding.
Artaxerxes I
(at least kinda nice)