IN THE BEGINNING
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"In the beginning was the ______, and the ______ was with God, and the ______ was God."
BONUS 100: Name the chapter and verse.
What is "the Word"?
BONUS: John 1:1
This man was sent from God to tell everyone about Jesus. He is NOT the same John who wrote this book.
Who is "John the Baptist"?
Jesus' very first miracle happened at one of these happy celebrations, in the town of Cana.
What is "a wedding"?
This Pharisee came to Jesus at night with questions.
Who is "Nicodemus"?
The town where Jesus was born.
What is "Bethlehem"?
John says the Word was with God in the beginning, and the Word WAS God. This is who the Word is.
Who is "Jesus"?
John the Baptist saw Jesus coming and said, "Behold, the ______ of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
What is "Lamb"? (John 1:29)
DAILY DOUBLE
At the wedding, Jesus turned the water into this — and this was the quality of it. (good, bad, or mediocre?)
What is "wine"? And it was the GOOD wine — the best. (John 2:10)
DAILY DOUBLE
Jesus told Nicodemus, "Unless one is ______ ______ he cannot see the kingdom of God."
What is "born again"? (John 3:3)
This man baptized Jesus in the Jordan River.
Who is "John the Baptist"?
DAILY DOUBLE
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." The word "dwelt" means Jesus pitched his tent with us — like this tent God lived in with Israel in the wilderness.
What is "the tabernacle"? (John 1:14)
DAILY DOUBLE
John called Jesus the Lamb of God because of this Old Testament meal.
What is "the Passover"?
This is what the water was sitting in that got turned into wine.
BONUS 300: How many were there?
What are "stone water jars"?
BONUS: Six (John 2:6)
You can never see this, but you can always see what it does. Jesus said that's what everyone born of the Spirit is like.
What is "the wind"? (John 3:8)
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"Blessed are the ______ in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
BONUS 300: Name the chapter and verse.
What is "poor"?
BONUS: Matthew 5:3
"All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." So this is who made the world.
Who is "the Son of God" (Christ)? (John 1:3)
The priests and Levites asked John the Baptist, "Are you ______?" — the prophet who went up in a whirlwind. He said no.
Who is "Elijah"? (John 1:21)
Jesus made a whip of cords and drove these cheaters out of the temple, saying, "Do not make my Father's house a house of trade."
Who are "the money-changers"? (and the men selling animals — John 2:16)
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"For God so loved the ______, that he gave his only ______, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
What are "world" and "Son"? (John 3:16)
DAILY DOUBLE
Jesus went up on a mountain and taught the crowds. We call that long teaching this.
What is "the Sermon on the Mount"?
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"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become ______ of God."
What is "children"? (John 1:12)
DAILY DOUBLE
Jesus told this man, "I saw you under the fig tree," and he believed on the spot: "Rabbi, you are the Son of God!"
Who is "Nathanael"? (John 1:48)
"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." This is the temple Jesus was referring to.
What is "his body"? (John 2:21)
Moses lifted up this in the wilderness so that bitten, dying Israelites could look at it and live. Jesus said the Son of Man must be lifted up the same way.
What is "the bronze serpent"? (John 3:14)
Jesus fasted in the wilderness for this many days and nights before the devil tempted him.
What is "forty"? (Matthew 4:2)