Childhood Tales
This man built an ark to avoid death-by-flood in Genesis.
Noah
What event is celebrated as the birth of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles in Acts 2?
Pentecost
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever _______ in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (NIV)
believes (believeth)
What is the name of the movement that Wesley started?
Methodism
Sunday's sermon was based on Matthew 17:24-27. This is a short passage that most scholars call, "The ____ in the Fish's Mouth."
coin
Which tax collector climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus?
Zacchaeus
What German monk nailed his 95 Theses to a church door in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green _______: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (KJV)
pastures
John Wesley's brother wrote many of the hymns we sing today. What was his first name?
Charles
In June, the sermon series was based around the Pixar/Disney movie "Inside Out," and the five emotions that take on personified roles in the head of a young girl named Riley. Name ONE of these five emotions.
Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust
Samson had long hair and was strong, but this lady cut his hair and made him weak.
Delilah
What 18th-century revival movement, led by preachers like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, swept through the American colonies?
The Great Awakening
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will _____.’” (NIV).
die
Name one of Wesley's three simple rules.
(1) Do no harm; (2) Do good; (3) Attend to the ordinances of God (stay in love with God).
On March 15, the sermon shared examples centered around St. Patrick. Legend reports that St. Patrick removed all of what type of animal from Ireland?
snakes
In the book of Daniel, three men are thrown into a fiery furnace, but are prevented from burning up. Name ONE of these three men.
Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego,
What underground burial tunnels in Rome became meeting places and worship sites for early persecuted Christians?
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his ______. (NIV)
(A) will; (B) purpose; (C) plan; (D) glory
B) purpose
John Wesley's heart was "strangely warmed" on what famous street in London?
Aldersgate
The sermon series during the 2026 season of Lent centered around different atonement theories. The series was built around this main question: why did Jesus have to _____?
Die
So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and hurled him into the pit of lions. The king said to Daniel: "Your God-the one you serve so consistently-will rescue you." What is the name of the king who puts Daniel in the lions' den?
(A) Darius; (B) Belshazzar; (C) Nebuchadnezzar; (D) Cyrus
(A) Darius
At which church council in 325 AD did early Christian leaders formally define the doctrine of Christ's divinity and produce the original version of a creed still recited today?
The Council of Nicaea (which produced the Nicene Creed)
And now these three remain: ____, ____ and ____. But the greatest of these is ____.
faith, hope, and love; love
One of John Wesley's contributions to the big theological tent of Christianity is a two-word term that describes God's "grace that goes before." This term is known as _______ grace.
prevenient
In February, a sermon was preached based on John Wesley's interpretation of Matthew 18:15-17, in which he spoke out against gossip. His original sermon was titled, "The Cure for ____-Speaking."
evil