Jesus told the Apostles they would _____, spreading the Good News to the ends of the Earth.

Jesus’ promise about the coming of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled at an event called _____

_____ became the visible head of the Church on Earth after Jesus’ Ascension.

Under _____ leadership, the Gentile converts formed communities, the first churches.

The Apostles formed new _____ when they traveled to preach the Good News.

To _____ is to actively work to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.

_____ is the biblical event that occurred after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven, when the Holy Spirit came on the disciples as Jesus had promised.

_____ is a term used to refer to a non-Jewish person.

_____ upset the Jewish leaders, who persecuted and attacked him for spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ.

The letters of Paul and other Church leaders can be found in:

Because we don’t have the original messages that prompted the letter writers, we often have to _____ about the concerns of the early Christian churches.

Saint Paul helped Christians understand Jesus’ death by crucifixion and our belief in the _____ of the body.

Saint Paul explained that God’s plan is for all people and that the Gentiles need not become _____ to be saved.

The letter writers of the New Testament helped resolve _____ that naturally arose among new Christians and their communities.

The New Testament letters provide guidance for _____ in the first century and today.

Paul and other evangelists reached out to the _____, baptizing them into the family of God.

The New Testament Letters usually begin with a ________________ that includes the names of the writer and the recipient.

The body of the letter addresses the writer’s main ________________ .

The letter concludes with personal messages, followed by a ________________ .

Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to new life _____ .

Paul tells the Thessalonians that those who died believing in Christ will be _____ on the Last Day.

Paul says Jesus will come again:

Paul tells the Galatians that we are made right with God by _____ .

Some people felt that the Gentiles needed to become _____ before they became Christians.

Paul tells the Corinthians that they are the _____ of Christ.

_____ is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

The four epistles that Saint Paul is said to have written while in jail are called the _____ .

Paul is frustrated by the lack of _____ among the Christians in Corinth.

Paul gives the Romans a list of challenges and hardships, and says that none of them will _____ us from the love of Christ.

A _____ is a person sent to promote Christianity in foreign lands.

What mystery did Paul share with the Ephesians?

Paul wants Christians to build a home for Christ _____ .

Paul tells the Colossians not to worship _____ .

Some of the Thessalonians became _____ and refused to work.

Because Timothy is a leader in the early Church, the letters written to him are called _____ letters.

Christ is the _____ of the Body.

_____ letters are written by one person but attributed to another as a way of honoring a mentor.

Faithful believers should not treat the lazy ones as _____ .

Paul tells Timothy not to let anyone look down on him because he is _____ .

_____ means universal; the Church reaches throughout the world to all people.

______________ is the conviction that not only our soul but also our transformed bodies will live on after death?

The angel _____ visited Mary with good news.

Mary and Joseph found Jesus in the _____ after going missing for three days.

When Jesus comes, he will say, “When I was ________________ you gave me food, when I was ill you ________________ for me, and when I was ________________ ________________ , you visited me.”

Mary Magdalene told the ________________ that she had seen the ________________ and relayed to them what he told her.

After hearing Paul, Lydia and the members of her house were _____

Lydia invited Paul and his companions to _____ .

Priscilla's role for the Church is:

When we say the Church is ________________ , our prayer is a hope that unity among Christians will be restored.

The Church is ________________ , meaning it is blessed with the presence and love of God.

To say the Church is ________________ means that it is comprehensive in its beliefs and universal.

The Church is ________________ , spreading the Good News to all people as the Apostles did, through the ministry of their successors, the bishops.

Christ is like a single body that has _____ part(s).

The successors to the Apostles are the _____ .

The Church is comprised of two components. It is _____ and _____ .

Peter describes Christians as _____ , indicating that they are God’s chosen ones.

The Great _____ is when Jesus tells the Apostles to go and make all people his disciples.

Each successor of Peter is called _____ .

All non-ordained faithful are called _____ .

Consecrated religious people take vows of poverty, chastity, and _____ .

The lay faithful make Christ’s presence known in the world by sharing in the _____ .

At the time of our death, Christ will judge us by comparing our lives to the Gospel message.

A state of being in perfect friendship and union with God for eternity.

A period of time spent becoming more holy before entering into eternity with God.

Separation from God forever.

Catholics believe that at death, our ________________ is separated from our ________________, but the two will be reunited and transformed in the resurrection.

Do all World Religions believe in Heaven and Hell?

Do Catholics believe in reincarnation?

Advent means:

The circular shape of the Advent wreath means:

The Jesse Tree is an Advent tradition that helps us prepare for the coming of Jesus by telling the story of God’s plan for salvation—from Creation all the way to Christ’s birth.