Birth of the King
This is the town where Jesus was born.
What is "Bethlehem"?
This is the man who baptized Jesus.
Who is "John the Baptist"?
This is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples in this sermon.
What is "the Lord's Prayer" (or the "Our Father")?
Jesus calms this while the disciples are terrified in a boat.
What is "a storm" (on the Sea of Galilee)?
This is how many books are in the whole Bible.
What is "66"?
This is what the name "Immanuel" means.
What is "God with us"?
This is how many days and nights Jesus fasted in the wilderness.
What is "forty"?
Jesus tells his followers they are the salt of the earth, and also this. (Hint: "you are the...")
What is "the light of the world"?
When Jesus heals the demon-possessed men, this is where the demons beg to be sent into.
What is a herd of pigs?
These are the four Gospels, in order.
What are "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John"?
These are the three gifts the wise men brought to Jesus.
What are gold, frankincense, and myrrh?
Jesus is a new and better version of this Old Testament leader (hint: he comes up out of Egypt, passes through the waters of baptism, goes into the wilderness, and then climbs a mountain to teach)
Who is "Moses"?
FILL IN THE BLANK: "Blessed are the ______ in spirit, for theirs is the _______ of heaven."
(BONUS 300 if you can cite the passage)
What is "poor" and "kingdom"?
BONUS: Matthew 5:3
This was Matthew's job before Jesus called him.
What is a "tax collector"?
This is the last book of the Old Testament.
What is "Malachi"?
This is the country Joseph, Mary, and Jesus fled to in order to escape King Herod.
What is "Egypt"?
FILL IN THE BLANK: "This is my beloved ______, with whom I am well ________."
(BONUS 400 if you can cite the passage)
What is "Son" and "pleased"?
BONUS: Matthew 3:17
DAILY TRIPLE
FILL IN THE BLANK "Do not think that I have come to _______ the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to _______ them but to _______ them"
What is "abolish," "abolish," and "fulfill"? (Matthew 5:17)
This is who displayed greater faith than anyone in Israel when he trusted Jesus to heal his servant.
Who is the "centurion"?
This is called "The Golden Rule."
What is "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Mt 7:12)"
DAILY DOUBLE
Matthew opens his book with a genealogy that calls Jesus the son of these two men.
Who are "David" and "Abraham"? (Matthew 1:1)
Jesus answered all three of the devil's temptations by quoting from this one book of the Old Testament.
What is "Deuteronomy"?
Jesus ends the sermon with two builders. This is what the wise man built his house on, and this is what the foolish man built on.
What is "the rock"; and what is "the sand"?
FILL IN THE BLANK: "Behold, I am sending you out as ________ in the midst of ________."
What is "sheep" and "wolves"?
These are the names of the first five books of the Bible. AND these are the names of the GROUP of the first five books of the Bible.
What are "Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy"; and "Books (or Law) of Moses"; "Pentateuch" and "Torah." Must get MOST of these to get the points!