Each earns one ribbon:
Matthew 4: 4
The Word of God
What did Jesus say to the devil when the devil challenged Jesus to turn stones into bread?
But he answered, ‘It is written,
“One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ’
Matthew 5: 16
Let your Light Shine
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5: 43-45
Love Your Enemies
Jesus said…
‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
Matthew 6: 19-21
Treasure in Heaven
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust* consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust* consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 22: 37
The Greatest Commandment
Some people who were trying to trick Jesus asked him, “Which is the greatest commandment?”
He said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
Mark 3: 16-18
List of Disciples
James and John (sons of Zebedee)
Andrew and Simon (Peter), also brothers
Philip
Bartholomew
Thomas
Matthew, the tax collector
James, son of Althaeus
Thaddeus
Simon, the Zealot
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus
*1718
Luke 4: 18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me
(also found in Isaiah 61:1)
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
Luke 11: 9-10
Ask, Seek, Knock
Jesus encourages his disciples with these words…
‘So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
John 3: 16
For God So Loved the World
‘For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
John 6: 35
I am the Bread of Life
Jesus said to them…
Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 8: 12
I am the Light of the World
Jesus spoke to them and said…
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.’
John 11: 25
I am the Resurrection
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.* Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live,
John 12: 34
Love One Another
Jesus said…
The crowd answered him, ‘We have heard from the law that the Messiah* remains for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?’
