Session 12 Lessons 90 - 97
Give Us This Day
1. The term "daily bread" in the Lord's Prayer refers to the following item:
a. Your allowance
b. Your best friend
c. Your parents
d. Toast
e. All of the above (Correct.)
2. You earn your daily bread by doing which of the following:
a. Praying for it every day
b. Doing nice things around the house
c. Going to church every week
d. Getting a job and bringing home the bacon
e. It's a trick question. You can't earn your daily bread because daily bread is a free gift of God's grace! (Correct.)
3. Praying for your daily bread does which of the following things:
a. Triggers God's pity response
b. Shows God you're a good person and deserve good things
c. Makes you a pious and religious person
d. Reminds you to stop by the store on the way home
e. Reminds you that God provides you with everything you need from day to day (Correct.)
4. God only provides daily bread to the following people:
a. Baptized and confirmed Lutherans
b. Adults
c. People who pray for it
d. Saints
e. It's a trick question. God provides daily bread to everyone every day, no matter what kind of person they are! (Correct.)
5. Receiving your daily bread with thanks includes the following:
a. Acknowledging God as the source of all daily bread
b. Praying a prayer of thanks at mealtimes
c. Showing gratitude to your family and friends for their presence in your life
d. Sharing your daily bread with other people
e. All of the above (Correct.)
6. Praying for your daily bread requires you to be:
a. A baker
b. In a bakery
c. In the bread aisle at the grocery store
d. Allergic to highly processed wheat flour
e. It simply requires an "attitude of gratitude" for the gifts in your life and the people and things God gives to you (Correct.)
Forgiveness
1. In Luther's time, people thought they could overcome their sin
a. by beating their dog.
b. by running around the block.
c. by joining a religious order. (Correct.)
d. by eating less junk food.
2. When we show mercy to another person
a. they sure better notice it!
b. we are passing on the mercy God shows us. (Correct.)
c. we really deserve to get our name in the church bulletin.
d. we are definitely going to mention it at dinner.
3. The lack of forgiveness on our planet
a. leads to wars that can last years and years. (Correct.)
b. is not something I need to care about.
c. started with dinosaur fights.
d. is hardly worth noticing.
4. Luther struggled with his own sin. When he could not simply will away his own sinfulness
a. he took it out on the Roman Catholic church.
b. he begged the Pope to take away his sins.
c. he wrote a bunch of Lutheran hymns and felt better.
d. he accepted God's grace and passed this good news of God's unconditional forgiveness on to us. (Correct.)
5. It's hardest to forgive someone
a. who really, really bugs me.
b. who got something I deserved.
c. when I don't pray first.
d. all of the above. (Correct.)
6. We confess our sins and ask for forgiveness in church
a. because we have to do something before the sermon.
b. in order to remember that we need God's forgiveness. (Correct.)
c. once a year on the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost.
d. because it makes us look more righteous.
7. God will forgive us
a. if God's not busy forgiving someone else.
b. if we ask on our hands and knees.
c. if we promise never to do it again.
d. no matter what! (Correct.)
Temptation and Trial
1. Martin Luther believed that temptation originated from three sources. Which of the following is NOT one of those sources?
a. The flesh (our desires)
b. The world
c. The devil
d. God (Correct.)
2. We pray "save us from the time of trial"
a. if we are lawyers.
b. to get us back on track when we have failed. (Correct.)
c. when we can't think of anything else to say.
d. just to see if God is listening.
3. When the world tempts us to do wrong
a. we are powerless to fight it.
b. we should turn on the television.
c. we should hide this fact.
d. we can pray for God to deliver us from this temptation.(Correct.)
4. When we face a tragedy in our lives
a. we trust that God will walk through it with us. (Correct.)
b. we know that God is punishing us for something.
c. we should not whine about it.
d. no one else understands what we are going through.
5. True or False: Jesus believed that money was a great temptation for us all. (True.)
6. True or False: Lutherans believe that God intentionally tests us with crises. (False.)
7. True or False: The world can provide us with all the morals and ethics we need. (False.)
8. True or False: If we are strong enough Christians, we will not be tempted. (False.)
9. True or False: Once we have given in to temptation, we are never given another chance. (False.)
Deliverance
1. In order to "deliver us from evil," God
a. recommends that we just stay in bed for life.
b. wishes us luck and gives us a pat on the back.
c. redeems evil's effects and draws us into new life. (Correct.)
d. helps us as long as we keep our hopes up.
2. The best protection against evil is
a. really strong deodorant.
b. the "whole armor of God" (Ephesians 6:11). (Correct.)
c. denial.
d. a stiff upper lip.
3. Luther believed that evil could be traced back to
a. Adam and Eve. (Correct.)
b. poor nutrition.
c. people who didn't have a strong enough faith.
d. Lutherans who could not sing.
4. Our best ally in the struggle with evil is God, because
a. God can bring good from bad.
b. God draws us into the new life of Easter.
c. God doesn't cause evil; God responds to evil.
d. All of the above. (Correct.)
5. True or False: Deliverance from evil means nothing bad will happen to us if we are good Christians. (False)
6. True or False: If we pray this prayer—"deliver us from evil"—at our baptism, we never have to pray it again. (False.)
7. True or False: Luther sought deliverance in his own life from the temptations that plagued him. (True)
8. True or False: God never abandons us, even in circumstances when evil threatens to break our spirits. (True)
9. True or False: Being spared from evil doesn't depend on a stronger faith. (True)
Conclusion
1. True or False: The ending that we use for the Lord's Prayer was not part of Jesus' original prayer for his disciples. (True.)
2. True or False: Some suggest that the ending was added as the Lord's Prayer became a part of the church's order of worship. (True.)
3. True or False: God's time is known as chronos time; human time is known as kairos time. (False.)
4. True or False: The end of the Lord's Prayer is known as a doxology. (True.)
5. When we say "Amen" at the end of the Lord's Prayer
a. we are trying to make it last longer.
b. we are saying "it shall be so," that is, we will do what we prayed. (Correct.)
c. we know the prayer is finally over.
d. we are really supposed to shout it.
6. The conclusion of the Lord's Prayer acknowledges that
a. God cares deeply about us.
b. God has ultimate power in this world.
c. God is glorious and worthy of glory.
d. All of the above. (Correct.)
7. Prayer is our communication with God. We pray
a. and are never sure whether God is listening.
b. and prayer changes us, not God. (Correct.)
c. when we have nothing better to do.
d. that our younger brothers and sisters don't get into our stuff.
8. Studying the Lord's Prayer has taught us
a. that this prayer addresses all aspects of our relationship with God.
b. that we really should pay more attention in church.
c. to listen carefully to what Jesus asks of us.
d. a and c. (Correct.)
Purpose of Baptism
1. John the Baptist
a. A cousin
b. A voice crying in the wilderness
c. Ate locusts and honey
d. Lost his head
e. The Baptizer
2. Baptismal font
a. In the sanctuary
b. Used for a special service
c. Used by the pastor
d. Used for babies
e. Holds water
3. Noah
a. Righteous
b. Forty
c. Dove
d. Two by two
e. Ark
4. Moses
a. Egypt
b. Basket
c. Pharoah
d. Red Sea
e. Ten Commandments
5. Jesus was baptized in the
a. Jerusalem River.
b. Nazareth River.
c. Bethlehem River.
d. Jordan River. (Correct.)
6. John the Baptist ate
a. burgers and fries.
b. locusts and honeydew melon.
c. locusts and honey. (Correct.)
d. locusts and more locusts.
7. The Jordan River flows into
a. The Red Sea.
b. The Mediterranean Sea.
c. The Dead Sea. (Correct.)
d. The Atlantic Ocean.
8. John the Baptist was Jesus'
a. cousin. (Correct.)
b. brother.
c. disciple.
d. right-hand man.
9. John said that baptism was for
a. repentance. (Correct.)
b. renewal.
c. rewashing.
d. recreation.
Word with Water
1. A human being is made up of approximately
a. 60% water.
b. 70% water.
c. 80% water. (Correct.)
d. 90% water.
2. The earth's surface is approximately ____ covered by water.
a. 60%
b. 70% (Correct.)
c. 80%
d. 90%
3. Most plants are made up of approximately
a. 60% water.
b. 70% water.
c. 80% water.
d. 90% water. (Correct.)
4. In Jesus' Great Commission he said
a. Go tell it on the mountain.
b. Go long.
c. Go back to "Go."
d. Go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. (Correct.)
5. Water is important in which of the following stories of salvation:
a. Noah and the Ark.
b. Moses crossing the Red Sea.
c. Jesus' baptism.
d. All of the above. (Correct.)
6. The waters of baptism
a. drown our old selves.
b. wash us and make us new.
c. A and B. (Correct.)
d. B but not A.
Benefits of Baptism
1. In baptism
a. we become heirs of eternal life.
b. we receive the forgiveness of sins.
c. we are freed to new life with God forever.
d. all of the above. (Correct.)
2. We are a priesthood of all believers because
a. only priests and pastors can pray to God.
b. only priests and pastors can baptize.
c. only priests and pastors can read the Bible.
d. all the baptized share in the ministry of the gospel and in the life of the church. (Correct.)
3. At the baptism service we say, "Let your light so shine before others"
a. that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Correct.)
b. that they might see in you the light they are missing as sinners.
c. that they might want to be as good as you and so come to be baptized.
d. that all may know that you have earned God's favor.
4. Gospel means
a. a special book in the Bible.
b. angel-blessed.
c. spoken by God.
d. good news.
e. A and D. (Correct.)
5. Baptism is considered by Lutherans to be
a. an important rite of passage.
b. a symbol of how much an individual loves God.
c. a sacrament. (Correct.)
d. a special way to honor God.
6. The following people are not allowed to baptize people even in extreme situations
a. Kids
b. Youth directors
c. All of the above
d. None of the above (Correct.)
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