A season of preparation for Christ’s promised coming; begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.
What is advent?
100
Being delivered from sin and brought into right relationship with God through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ
What is redemption?
100
Anything that separates us from God or disrupts our relationship with God and with others.
What is sin?
100
The name of the podium from which the pastor addresses the congregation.
What is the pulpit?
100
The means by which a community of faith praises and gives thanks to God.
(It's what we do in the sanctuary).
What is worship?
200
The first day of Lent.
Gets its name from the tradition of placing something special on one's forehead as a sign of repentance.
What is Ash Wednesday?
200
A process of prayer, study, and reflection for the purpose of making decisions and knowing God’s will.
What is discernment?
200
An initiation into Christ’s body the church, involving being ritually cleansed by water.
What is Baptism?
200
A ceremonial table on which ancient Israelites offered sacrifices to God.
Today Christian it is where we make our offerings to God (candles and offering plates).
What is an altar?
200
Seeking peace and wholeness for ALL people and ALL of God’s creation, making God’s kingdom present on earth.
(Also the goal of our legal system.)
What is justice?
300
January 6, the day on which Christians celebrate the visit of the magi (or wise men).
What is Ephipany?
300
Literally means “thanksgiving”; a name for the sacrament of Holy Communion.
What is Eucharist?
300
The rites ordained by Jesus Christ, through which we experience God’s grace.
Hint, we observe two of them: Baptism and Holy Communion.
What are sacraments?
300
The bread and wine (or juice) used in Holy Communion are called the communion ___________.
What are communion elements?
300
Our God-given ability to think and use logic; one of the four “sides” of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral.
What is reason?
400
40 days prior to Easter that recalls Jesus’ 40-day temptation in the wilderness and journey toward Jerusalem and the cross.
The 40 days (not including Sundays) begin with Ash Wednesday and continue through Holy Week.
What is Lent?
400
A method of baptism in which the person being baptized is completely covered ("dunked") in water.
What is immersion?
400
Gifts from God. There are three types: Prevenient, Justifying, and Sanctifying.
What is grace?
400
Another name for the Bible;
one of the four “sides” of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral.
What is scripture?
400
The witness of faithful Christians who have answered God’s call in the centuries;
one of the four “sides” of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral
What is tradition?
500
"The Birthday of the Church." Commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
What is Pentecost?
500
The act of dipping Communion bread into the cup.
What is intinction?
500
John Wesley's FOUR tools of Christian discernment: Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
What is Wesley Quadrilateral?
500
Decorations in a sanctuary or worship space in colors that correspond to the seasons of the Christian year.
What are paraments?
500
An example of our faith that gives others an example of what it means to be a disciple of Christ.
"Faith without _____ is dead."