LENT
EVANGELISTS
THE BEGINNING OF JESUS' MINISTRY
PARABLE OF THE SOWER
VOCABULARY
100
This season mirrors the time that Jesus spent in the desert.
What is LENT?
100
The Gospel of ______________ was the first Gospel written to comfort the persecuted Christians of the time.
What is MARK?
100
Jesus was led to the desert by the Holy Spirit after this important event in the life of Jesus.
What is HIS BAPTISM?
100
The seed in the Parable of the Sower symbolizes this.
What is THE WORD OF GOD?
100
Jesus usually taught in the form of ______________.
What are PARABLES?
200
This Lenten discipline teaches us to be discipline our wants and passions.
What is FASTING?
200
The Gospel of ______________ was written by a Greek physician/historian who looked to Mary as one of his sources.
What is LUKE?
200
The Baptism of Jesus shows that He is completely submissive to the will of the Father, takes up the sin of mankind for our salvation and accepts His mission as _______________.
What is MESSIAH?
200
The seeds that fell on the __________ represent the hardened sinner who rejects the Word of God.
What is PATH?
200
_________________ is an attraction that can lead us to disregard God’s loving plan.
What is TEMPTATION?
300
This Lenten discipline teaches us to be generous and to care for the needs of others.
What is ALMSGVING?
300
The Gospel of ______________ emphasized the divinity of Jesus.
What is JOHN?
300
The Temptation of ______________ came when Jesus was tempted to turn stones into bread. a. PRIDE b. PLEASURE c. POWER
What is b. PLEASURE?
300
The seed that falls on _________________ represents those people who hear the Word of God and receives it joyfully but do not nourish their faith so that when trials and tribulations come, their faith in God immediately dies.
What is ROCKY GROUND?
300
An ____________ is a striking manifestation of Jesus as the Son of God.
What is an EPIPHANY?
400
This Lenten discipline reminds us to be humble and to be grateful to God for everything we have.
What is PRAYER?
400
The Gospel of ______________ was written to show that Jesus was the long awaited Messiah by using a lot of references from the Old Testament and showing that he was a descendant of King David.
What is MATTHEW?
400
The Temptation of ______________ came when the devil tried to trick him to jump off the top of the Temple and become a spectacle for others to see. a. PRIDE b. PLEASURE c. POWER
What is a. PRIDE?
400
The seeds that fell among the _______________ represent Christians who are prevented from growing in their faith because the pursuit of worldly goods and success choke the faith that they have received at Baptism.
What are THORNS?
400
The ___________________ safeguards the teachings of Jesus to this day.
What is MAGISTERIUM?
500
The 40 days of Lent helps prepare us for the celebration of this day.
What is EASTER?
500
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were proclaimed to be divinely inspired and are officially part of the __________ of the Bible.
What is CANON?
500
The Temptation of ______________ came when the devil promised Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. a. PRIDE b. PLEASURE c. POWER
What is c. POWER?
500
The seeds that fell in __________________ represent those Christians who receive the Word of God, nourish it with study and the sacraments, live it out in service and produce abundant fruit in their lives and in the life of the Church.
What is RICH SOIL?
500
Jesus is called the _________________ because He remained faithful to God even in the midst of temptation.
What is NEW ADAM?