How Can He Do That?
“A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.”
What is a Miracle?
The earthy elements of Holy Communion that are distributed to the people.
What are Bread and Wine?
It's the price paid to Judas to betray Jesus. When Judas returned it to the Jewish leaders, it was used to buy "The Potter's Field".
What is 30 Pieces of Silver?
In Matthew's account of the Resurrection, we're told of this seismic event which coincided with an angel rolling back the stone.
What is an earthquake?
Although not absolutely required for salvation, Jesus has commanded this of all believers and has given a promise to those who receive it.
What is Baptism?
The Feeding of the Five Thousand demonstrates Jesus' miraculous power to do this for all people of all time.
What is Provide?
It's the short word that serves as the foundation for why we believe that Jesus' body and blood are truly present with the bread and wine.
What is "IS"?
The name of the Garden where Jesus went to pray with His disciples "on the night He was betrayed."
What is Gethsemane?
As is very common whenever a heavenly messenger visits humans, the angel begins by saying this to the women at the tomb.
What is "Do not be afraid"?
The two elements required for a valid Baptism.
Jesus' Calming the Storm and Walking on Water both demonstrate His complete power over this.
What is Nature?
It's what the pastor does to the bread and wine before distributing it to the people. Also, it's the act of declaring something sacred.
What is Consecrate?
It's how Jesus remained in the face of all of the false accusations that were brought against Him.
What is Silent?
What is His Word?
Found at the very end of Matthew's Gospel, it's what Jesus commands His disciples to do to grow His kingdom.
What is "Go and Make Disciples..."?
Recorded in all four Gospel accounts, this is arguably the greatest miracle that Jesus performed.
It's the Lutheran expression for describing how the body & blood of Christ are co-present with the bread & wine.
What is "In, With, and Under"?
Meaning "Place of the Skull", it's the Greek name for the place that Jesus was crucified on Good Friday.
What is Golgotha?
It's the ultimate proof that Jesus rose from the dead.
What is the Empty Tomb?
What is "and is Baptized will be saved"?
It's what miracles tell us about Who Jesus truly is.
Who is (The Son of) God?
It's what we receive through Holy Communion, in addition to the bread/wine and body/blood of Christ.
What is the Forgiveness of Sins?
Summing up Matthew's Gospel in a single statement, it's what the Centurion said after witnessing the miraculous events surrounding Jesus' death.
What is "Truly this was the Son of God"?
It's the reason that the Gospel accounts of the events surrounding the Resurrection vary slightly. Each is a separate one of these.
What is an Eyewitness account?
Symbolized by going under water and coming back out, it's what should happen daily to our "Old Adam" once we've been Baptized.
What is Death?