Let us give thanks to the _____ and ______ God, the Father od our Lord, God, and ______ Jesus Christ.
Beneficent, Merciful, Savior
Of the ten virgins, how many were wise and how many were foolish?
5 wise, 5 foolish
Where do righteous people go after they pass away?
[Hint: It's not Heaven (yet)]
Paradise
“Do not ____, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the _______.” (Luke 12:32)
fear, kingdom
But those things which are ______ and profitable do provide for us, for it You who has given us the authority to tread on ______ and _______, and upon all the power of the enemy.
Good, Serpents, Scorpions
What did the wise virgins do that the foolish virgins didn't?
After Christ's Second Coming, where will the righteous go?
Heaven
“Now I saw a new ______ and a new _____, for the first ______ and the first ______ had passed away.” (Revelation 21:1)
[Hint: the first two blanks are the same as the second two]
heaven, earth
O Master, Lord, God the _________, the Father of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, we thank You for everything, concerning everything, and in everything. For You have ______ us, helped us, _______ us, accepted us to Yourself, spared us, _______ us, and have brought us to this hour.
Pantocrator, Covered, Guarded, Supported
What did the foolish virgins ask the wise virgins, and how did the wise virgins respond?
The foolish asked the wise for oil, and the wise said there wasn't enough to share.
Name at least three parables used by Jesus Christ to explain the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The Parable of the Leaven
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
The Parable of the Net Thrown Into the Sea
“In My Father’s house are many _______; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to _______ a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and ______ you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” (John 14:2-6)
mansions, prepare, receive
All ____, all temptation, all the work of Satan, the counsel of the ________ _____ and the rising up of enemies, _______ and manifest, take them away from us and from all your people, and from this Your _____ _____.
Envy, wicked men, hidden, holy place.
How did the bridegroom respond when the foolish virgins came and knocked?
"I do not know you."
What do Christ's parables teach us about the Kingdom of Heaven?
How special, peaceful and joyful It is, and that to get there, we must use our lives on earth to prepare ourselves & make some sacrifices.
"But seek the ___________ ___ _____, and all these things shall be ______ to you" (Luke 12:31)
Kingdom of God, added