Missionary Minutes
What continent did Mary Slessor go to serve the Lord and help people?
Africa
What is a prophet?
A messenger chosen by God
How did God make a fresh start with the prophet Noah?
God flooded the earth and instructed Noah to build an arc for people and the animals
How did the prophet Elijah leave the earth?
Chariots and horses of fire came from Heaven and Elijah was taken up in a whirlwind
(2 Kings 2)
How many Magi were in the stable when Jesus was born?
Noooooooone (let's fix our Nativity scenes Yo!)
Eric Liddell was a famous Chinese Missionary and also won a gold medal for what country?
Great Britain (UK)
What is the name of the king Elijah told of the upcoming drought?
King Ahab
What are 2 ways you can train your mind well?
1) Read your Bible
2) Speak with God in prayer
Elijah and Elisha did this action before the Jordan River parted
(2 Kings 2)
What area in the world did the Wise Men likely travel from?
Persia (Iran)
Where did the "God Smuggler" (Andrew Van Der Bijl) drive Bibles into?
The Soviet Union (Poland, Russia, ect)
How did God provide for Elijah in the wilderness?
God provided Elijah:
-Water by the Brook Cherith
-Meat and bread flown in express by ravens
What is Discernment?
Understanding the right decision to make, right from wrong, a present danger
*Tip:
Take a pause and think
“Is this good for me?”
Elisha asked for this blessing before Elijah passed into Heaven?
A double portion of Elijah's spirit
Why did Herod want to know about Jesus?
-So he could kill him
-Make sure the King of Israel wouldn't challenge his thrown
How can Christian camps be good for growing in your faith?
1) Leaders to show you how to live as a Christian
2) Be taught God's Word and have conversations
3) Be around lots of Christian kids
Elijah met a woman and her son in Zarephath. She fed Elijah cakes made with flour and oil first, what did that tell us about her faith?
She trusted God and the words of His prophet
"The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth"
Who is a man in the NT that had a fresh start to life?
The apostle Paul
(*but every girl, boy, woman and man who believes in Jesus too)
Elisha loved the prophet Elijah very much and would not leave him. Just before Elijah was brought to Heaven they travelled together to ________, ________ and the ________
Bethel, Jericho, the Jordan
(2 Kings 2: 1-12)
What are some reasons the Wise Men were so wise? (3 reasons)
They read and believed God’s Word, sought Jesus, recognized the worth of Christ, humbled themselves to worship Jesus, obeyed God rather than man
How is Samaritan's Purse showing God's love in their mission field?
1) Helping people in need
2) Teaching kids people the gospel and how to share their faith
3) Being with people in their suffering and offering eternal hope
When we go through difficult times, what can we learn from Elijah's life to help us?
God is a God who provides for His people
In the gospel of Matthew Jesus compared Noah and the flood to what?
Jesus's second coming. There will be a day when Jesus returns and people will rather be living it up in the world then accept Jesus' offer of salvation (just like the arc)
Elisha struck the waters just like Elijah and they parted, showing that he was Elijah's successor chosen by God.
Who else in the Bible did something almost exactly the same as they're mentor when they became the next prophet?
Joshua
Joshua 5
13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[c] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
What gifts did the Wise Men bring Jesus and what did they likely symbolize?
Gold represents Jesus' royalty.
Frankincense would symbolize His divinity and priesthood.
Myrrh would foreshadow His death and resurrection.