Bible Verses from John
Bible Stories/Characters
The Church
Martyrs
Today
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What is the Bible verse for this year's OVBS?
John 15:4
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Who said to abide in Him as He abides in us?
Jesus Christ
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What is the sacrament of sacraments that allows God to literally abide in us?
The Eucharist
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Who brought the faith to India and was martyred?
St. Thomas
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Abiding in God means to treat others with...?
Love (I'll accept kindness too)
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What does John 15:4 say?
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. (John 15:4 RSV)
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Which characters close to Christ spread the Gospel throughout the world and were willing to die for the faith?
The Apostles
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What sacrament is our entrance into the Church? AND what sacrament is usually done in conjunction with consecrating the new temple that has been baptized?
Baptism and Chrismation
200
A martyr who is often seen slaying a large serpent. Who is this martyr?
St. George
200
Challenge: Write down one nice thing you can and will do for your parents every day!
Did you complete the challenge?
300
What does John 14:7 say?
If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.
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A patriarch who left his homeland and chose to abide in God almost sacrificing His own son for God. Who was this patriarch?
Abraham
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What sacrament renews our baptism and should be done before receiving the Body and Blood of Christ?
Confession
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The martyrs are the ones who trusted in God the most. Who was the first among the martyrs?
St. Stephen
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Challenge: Write one nice thing that you can and will do for your siblings every day! Think about how our relationship with God should be reflected in our relationships with others!
Did you complete the challenge?
400
What book of the Bible and verse is this Bible verse from?
"If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love."
John 15:9
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A character who lived during the Babylonian captivity and is associated with lions! Who is this character? (200 Bonus points if you know the name of his three friends!)
Prophet Daniel
His friends: Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (Their other names: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego)
400
If God is the vinedresser and Christ is the vine, what is the Church?
The branches
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40 Christian soldiers who refused to worship pagan gods and were martyred. What was the name of this group of people?
The 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste
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Situation: You see someone homeless asking for money on the side of the road. What do you do?
Give whatever money we can to the person.
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Where is this Bible verse from? Book and verse number! Half point for only one of the two.
"And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming."
1 John 2:28 RSV
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A character of the bible known to have been righteous that even when his life was ruined he still abode in God. Satan was allowed to mess with this character's life to see if he would break but the character still stood with God at the end of the trials. Who is this character?
Job
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I feel like I'm just coming to Church because my parents tell me to. How do I remind myself that the Church is the house of God and is the way in which we abide in God?
Participate in the life of the Church
Pray to God for strength in your spiritual life and life in the body of Christ
Read through the prayers in English to understand your prayers
Talk to Achen about how to strengthen your faith
Learn how being like Christ is only achieved through union with Him made possible through the Church
Remember what we learned during OVBS '23!
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Are we all called to be martyrs for the faith? True or false and then explain a little!
True, being martyrs of the faith entails believing in God even when it is hard to believe in God. Believing in God when it might not be cool to believe in God.
500
Freebie! 100 points for each team. The team that can answer the following, will get the last hundred points...
How can we learn how to abide in God during the fast next week?
Giving up something for 15 days!
- video games
- social media
- meat
- what else?