You Can Run But You Can't Hide
Jonah tried to flee toward this city, sailing in the exact opposite direction of where God sent him
What is Tarshish?
This is the first book of the Bible, covering creation through Joseph
What is Genesis?
David rejected this king's armor before facing Goliath
Who is Saul?
This is the formal age range for participants in The Emerging Adults Ministry
What is 18–23?
This four-step method begins by marking a verse that stands out and ends with a written prayer, using the letters of a common kitchen item as its acronym
What is S.O.A.P.?
One of the first points of the Jonah outline calls us to accept this
What is your assignment?
This is the shortest verse in the entire Bible
What is "Jesus wept" (John 11:35)?
This is the reason David gave for not wearing that armor
What is "it wasn't tested for him / it didn't fit"?
The Merge's sister ministry, serving 6th–12th graders, goes by this name
What is The W.A.Y. (Wheeler Avenue Youth)?
This edition of Scripture packs its pages with built-in footnotes, cross-references, and background notes so a beginner doesn't need a separate resource on the side
What is a study Bible?
This is the number of days and nights Jonah spent inside the great fish
What is three?
This is the number of books in a standard Protestant Bible
What is 66?
This Old Testament chapter anchored the whole session
What is 1 Samuel 17?
WABC sits in this historic Houston neighborhood
What is Third Ward?
This term describes a self-contained unit of text — like one parable, one miracle, or one discourse — treated as a single section for study — What is a pericope?
What is a pericope?
This is the number of people named in Nineveh in the book's closing verse, described as those "who cannot discern their right hand from their left"
What is 120,000?
This king asked God for wisdom instead of wealth or long life, and is remembered for it
Who is Solomon?
Many assume this weapon killed Goliath, but it only struck him down
What is a stone (from David's sling)?
Beyond The Merge and The W.A.Y., this rite-of-passage program for young men is one of the ministries JV serves as a liaison for
What is Boys' Rites of Passage?
This is the opposite of the 500 term — drawing meaning OUT of a text through its context, language, and original intent
What is exegesis?
These are the full four points of the Jonah outline, in order
What are: Accept your assignment, Give God an answer, Acts on Your Answer, Trust God with the aftermath?
This is the longest book in the Bible by number of "chapters"
What is Psalms?
Before facing Goliath, David pointed to his experience protecting his flock from these two animals as proof God had already prepared him for this fight
What are a lion and a bear?
This youth minister at WABC preceded Vernon and Boone
Who is Rev. Dr. Joshua L. Mitchell?
This term describes reading your own assumptions INTO a text rather than drawing out what it actually says
What is eisegesis?