"...And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen" -- John 21:25

Ministry of Christ Quiz
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1) Jesus' public ministry began with:

a) The sermon on the mount.
b) His birth.
c) His transfiguration.
d) His baptism.


2) Jesus' friend Lazarus was from:

a) Jerusalem.
b) Jericho.
c) Bethany.
d) Samaria.


3) Andrew and Peter first met Jesus:

a) In Nazareth.
b) As 12 year old boys, in Jerusalem.
c) In Judea, where John the baptizer was preaching.
d) On the shore of the Sea of Galilee.


4) This man believed that John the baptizer came back from the dead, as Jesus:

a) Herod.
b) Caiaphas.
c) Pilate.
d) Quirinius.


5) A woman broke a flask of costly oil on Jesus' head while He was at the house of:

a) Zaccheus the tax collector.
b) Icarus the feather seller.
c) Bezariah of Capernaum.
d) Simon the leper.


6) Sometime after Jesus told His brothers He was not yet going up to a feast, He:

a) Went up to the feast.
b) Sent Peter to the feast on His behalf.
c) Secretly visited Caesarea.
d) Told Mary His mother the same thing.


7) Jesus' wilderness temptation took place:

a) At a time unknown to the Gospel writers.
b) Right after His baptism.
c) Right before His arrest.
d) Right after the Sermon on the Mount.


8) The Pharisees accused Jesus of casting out demons:

a) But not keeping them out.
b) For selfish gain.
c) Without proper authorization.
d) By the ruler of demons.


9) Jesus' enemies also accused Him of being:

a) A traitor to His nation.
b) A glutton and a wino.
c) A lover of money.
d) A womanizer.


10) At the triumphal entry into Jerusalem:

a) Zacchaeus climbed a tree to get a better view.
b) A prophecy involving an animal was fulfilled.
c) Jesus finally realized the nature of His mission.
d) All of the above.

11) The account of the after death experiences of the rich man and Lazarus:

a) Is one of Jesus' parables.
b) Strikingly teaches the reality of heaven and hell.
c) Is found in three of the four Gospels.
d) Was told by Martha the sister of Lazarus.

12) Regarding synagogue worship:

a) Jesus condemned it.
b) Jesus said temple worship was more important.
c) Jesus tried to reform it.
d) Jesus participated in it.

13) When a scribe approved Jesus' teaching about the two greatest commandments, Jesus said to him:

a) The Son of God does not need the approval of men.
b) Go preach this message to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
c) You are not far from the kingdom of God.
d) Now you must keep these commandments.

14) The twelve apostles were selected out of:

a) The larger group of Jesus' disciples.
b) The Seventy.
c) All nations.
d) The tribe of Levi only.

15) Jesus said that the men of Nineveh:

a) Were a brood of vipers.
b) Were much worse than His contemporaries.
c) Only paid lip service to God's prophet.
d) Would condemn His contemporaries on judgment day.

16) When Jesus began to preach in Galilee, the heart of his message was:

a) Do this in remembrance of Me.
b) Accept Me as your personal Lord and Savior.
c) Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
d) God loves you, and has a wonderful plan for your life.

17) Near the end of His public ministry:

a) Jesus taught daily in the temple in Jerusalem.
b) Jesus was rarely far from Nazareth.
c) Jesus went to Egypt one last time.
d) Jesus quit teaching to prepare for the ordeal to come.

18) Nicodemus, who came secretly to Jesus by night early on in Jesus' public ministry:

a) Soon after changed his name to "Joseph of Arimathea" to be safe.
b) Is never mentioned again in Scripture.
c) Is mentioned on at least two more occasions in Scripture.
d) Was renamed Bartholemew by Jesus, and became one of the twelve.

19) Jesus gave these directives to the seventy:

a) Go two by two.
b) Don't carry a lot of cash.
c) Accept hospitality in the towns you visit.
d) All of the above.

20) Regarding the temple in Jerusalem, Jesus predicted that:

a) Not one of its stones would remain upon another.
b) It would be destroyed in 70 A.D. but rebuilt before His return in glory.
c) It would someday belong to Muslims.
d) Its cornerstone would be sent to Rome as a trophy.

21) Jesus said that "among those born of women", none had arisen greater than:

a) Abraham.
b) John the Baptizer.
c) Moses.
d) Saul of Tarsus.

22) Jesus often further explained His parables to:

a) Everyone who had heard them.
b) The women who followed Him and His disciples.
c) The Pharisees.
d) His disciples.

23) When Jesus began His public ministry, He was:

a) About age thirty.
b) Not fully aware of His Messiahship.
c) Financially well backed.
d) All of the above.

24) Jesus used this Galilean city as a kind of "headquarters":

a) Hierapolis.
b) Nazareth.
c) Capernaum.
d) Bethsaida.

25) Among those Jesus raised from the dead, which three are specified in the Gospels:

a) A centurion's son, Lazarus, and Talitha.
b) A synagogue ruler's daughter, Lazarus, and the only son of a widow.
c) A centurion's son, a Syro-Phoenician woman, and a synagogue ruler's servant.
d) Tabitha, the only son of a widow, and a synagogue ruler's servant.

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