Advent
What event is advent meant to celebrate/remember?
Jesus's Birth
What positive attitude is often confused with hope?
Optimism
A common way that the word peace is misdefined is "the absence of ________."
conflict
Finish the scripture: “And the angel said to them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you ____ ____ __ _____ ___ that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10
good news of great joy
Who's life is the biblical definition of love based on?
Jesus
What does the word Advent mean in English?
Arrival
This is the hebrew word that means, "to wait expectantly." It's root word means "cord" and illustrates the tension and expectation of a cord being stretched.
Qavah
This greek word for peace sounds like a common female name.
Eirene
Who said, "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." ?
Jesus
What is the main flaw of the English word "Love"?
It is not specific enough (it can be used to describe tacos and my mom).
Advent has five candles. The first four candles represent hope, peace, joy, and love. What does the fifth candle represent?
Christ/The Life of Christ
What is the greek word for hope?
Elpis
The hebrew definition of peace involves something being _________.
complete/whole
What are the two words we focused on for joy (1 hebrew; 1 greek)?
gil; chara
What is the greek word for love?
Agape
While advent celebration looks back towards Jesus's birth it also looks forward to . . .
Jesus's Second Coming
This Hebrew word for hope means simply, "to wait for," and is used to describe Noah's waiting on the ark.
Yakhal
This is the rhyme we used to remember the difference between worldly peace and biblical peace: "Biblical peace doesn't just _______, biblical peace ________.
ignore; restores
Instead of a turn that frown upside down attitude, biblical joy can be thought about as a __________.
decision/choice
Biblical love is not a feeling, but rather, it is an _______.
action
What spiritual discipline, often used for waiting and anticipation, was often practiced during advent?
Hint: This spiritual discipline is the core practice of Lent in anticipation of Easter.
Fasting
The primary difference between worldly hope and biblical hope is that biblical hope is ________ and does not rely on _________ being good.
expectant/bold/certain; circumstances
Shalom (the Hebrew word for peace) is often used to portray one of these objects that has no cracks or blemishes.
Stone/Wall
In 2 Corinthians 6:10, Paul says, “we live . . . as sorrowful, yet always __________."
rejoicing
Jesus would've spoken this sister language of Hebrew in which the word "love" is translated "Rakhmah."
Aramaic