Jesus is- the Christ, Transfigured, the Great I am
Name one of the three disciples Jesus took up on the mountain to pray.
Peter, James, John
Name one of Lazarus’ sisters who sent Jesus the message that their brother was sick.
Mary, Martha
What storytelling method did Jesus use to share spiritual truth?
Parables
What animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem to fulfill the prophecy of Zechariah about the coming king?
Colt (young male donkey).
Who would Jesus send to give his followers power to accomplish their mission?
The Holy Spirit.
When Jesus asked the disciples who people were saying he was, what was one of the names they gave?
John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah.
How did Zacchaeus show he’d changed because of Jesus?
He gave up his wealth and made things right.
What parable character showed persistence by continuing to ask a judge for justice until he gave it?
A widow
What did Jesus say was his blood, shed for them?
Wine (the cup)
Who tried to defend Jesus with his sword?
Peter
Jesus called himself the ______ of the world:
Light
What did Jesus put on the eyes of the man born blind?
Saliva and dirt mixed to make mud.
Who passed by the injured Jewish man without stopping to help him?
A priest and a Levite.
What feast were Jesus and his disciples traveling to Jerusalem for?
Passover
Where was Jesus crucified?
Golgotha
Who did Jesus say had revealed the truth about himself to Peter?
God the Father.
What did the ruler treasure, or love, more than God?
His wealth/riches/possessions.
What two characters went to the temple to pray in another of Jesus’ parables?
Pharisee and tax collector.
What humble thing did Jesus do at the Passover meal to set an example for his disciples?
He washed their feet
Who told Peter and John about the empty tomb?
Mary Magdalene.
What food did Jesus use to describe himself to show we need him for spiritual life?
Bread
Why were the Pharisees unhappy with Jesus healing the man born blind?
He healed him on the Sabbath.
What was surprising about Jesus using a Samaritan as the good example of a neighbor in his parable?
Jews and Samaritans didn’t
like each other, and Jews considered Samaritans outsiders and not as righteous as them.
Jesus commanded his disciples to use bread and wine to remember his sacrificial death on the cross. How do Christians today obey this command?
We celebrate communion or the Lord’s supper.
Who asked for Jesus’ body after his death
and placed it in his own tomb?
Joseph of Arimathea.