Miracles & Stories on the Water
Who did Jesus call out of a boat to walk on the water with Him?
Answer: Peter (Matthew 14:29)
Armed with only a sling and five smooth stones, this young shepherd boy famously defeated the giant Philistine champion, Goliath.
Answer: Who is David?
Saul was a fierce persecutor of the early church until he had a dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. What did his name change to afterward?
Answer: Paul (Acts 13:9)
While fleeing the destruction of Sodom, Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family were told not to look back, but Lot's wife disobeyed and was instantly turned into a pillar of this.
Answer: What is salt?
When Joshua took leadership over Israel after Moses died, God commanded him to stay strong and have this trait, promising, "I will be with you; I will never leave you."
Answer: What is courageous? (Accept: "Be strong and courageous")
When a massive storm hit the Sea of Galilee, what was Jesus doing in the stern of the boat before the disciples woke Him up?
Answer: Sleeping (Mark 4:38)
Who famously told his family and the people of Israel, "As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord"?
Answer: Joshua (Joshua 24:15)
Jesus told a famous parable about a son who took his inheritance, wasted it in a distant country, and eventually returned home to a celebrating father. What is this son usually called?
Answer: The Prodigal Son (Luke 15)
King David lost his firstborn child with this woman.
Answer: Who is Bathsheba?
Clue: In the Book of Revelation, God declares His ultimate authority over time and eternity by stating, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the..." this.
Answer: What is "...Beginning and the End"? (Accept: "First and the Last")
What was the name of the disciple who was a tax collector before Jesus called him, unlike the fishermen Peter, Andrew, James, and John?
Answer: Matthew / Levi (Matthew 9:9)
David is famous for defeating Goliath, but what was his regular, everyday job before he went to the battlefield?
Answer: A shepherd (1 Samuel 17:15)
Jesus took this 12-year-old girl by the hand and said "Talitha cumi" (meaning "Little girl, get up"), raising the daughter of this specific synagogue leader.What was the name of the girls Father?
Answer: Who is Jairus?
In the Book of Acts, this husband and wife fell down dead at the feet of the Apostle Peter after they lied about the true sale price of their property.
Answer: Who are Ananias and Sapphira?
Clue: When the prophet Samuel went to anoint Israel's next king, God reminded him not to look at outward appearances, famously stating that while man looks at the outward appearance, the Lord looks at this.
Answer: What is the heart?
Jesus healed a paralyzed man at this Jerusalem pool, where the lame gathered hoping to be the first to touch the water when an angel stirred it.
Answer: What is the Pool of Bethesda?
Encouraged by Mordecai's reminder that she may have achieved royalty "for such a time as this," this queen risked her life by declaring, "If I perish, I perish."
Answer: Who is Esther?
After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples and told this specific apostle, who had demanded to see the nail marks in His hands, "Stop doubting and believe."
Answer: Who is Thomas? (Accept: Doubting Thomas)
This King of Babylon was arrogantly praising his own majesty on his palace roof when God struck him with insanity, causing him to live like a wild animal and eat grass for seven years.
Answer: Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
In the Book of Isaiah, God invites the people to reason with Him, promising that though their sins are like scarlet, they shall be made as white as this.
Answer: What is snow?
Question: God used Moses to part the Red Sea, but which river did Joshua and the Israelites miraculously cross on dry land to enter the Promised Land?
Answer: The Jordan River (Joshua 3:15-17)
This bold prophet directly challenged 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, asking the wavering Israelites, "How long will you waver between two opinions?"
Answer: Who is Elijah?
In the Book of Acts, this deacon became the first Christian martyr when he was stoned to death after giving a long speech to the Sanhedrin.
Answer: Who is Stephen?
When King David was moving the Ark of the Covenant on a cart, the oxen stumbled, and this man was instantly struck dead by God by doing what?
Answer:when he reached out his hand to steady it/ touch it.
When God called the prophet Ezekiel to preach to a valley full of dry, dead bones, He asked him this seemingly impossible question before making the bones come to life.
What is "Can these bones live?"