The last time our youth met I wanted to play a game that would be fun for all ages, and also give the plan of salvation. We had twenty some kids and their parents participate in this game I called, "The Magic Number". We placed the chairs in a big circle with a space to divide into two teams. Each player was given paper and a pencil and we began with a practice question to show them how to play. I told each person to write down the name of a color and then stand up. I then explained that the magic number was 8 and that after we had 8 answers we would go on to the next question. The first player said the name of his color, "blue", and scored 1 point. I then told everyone else who had written "blue" to sit down. Then I asked the first standing person on the other team to name her color, "red" and she scored a point for team 2. Everyone who had written "red" had to sit down. Play continued with each team taking turns until all players were seated, or until we reached the magic number of 8. If one team still had players standing after the players on the other team were all seated, that team had a chance to score more points, up to the magic number. After everyone understood the rules, we began with the Bible questions. This game was good because each person only had to know one answer to each question. Some of the questions have many answers, but I have included enough to cover answers for "The Magic Number". We began with 12 and worked our way down to 1. I talked to our pastor earlier in the week and asked him to finish our game and talk to the children about the "One Way of Salvation".
New Testament Questions
12 Disciples
1 Simon or Peter
2 Andrew, the brother of Simon
3 James, the son of Zebedee
4 John, the son of Zebedee
5 Matthew, or Levi
6 James, the son of Alphaeus, or James "The Little" or "Less"
7 Lebbeus, or Thaddaeus, or Judas (not Iscariot)
8 Simon the Canaanite, or Simon the Zealot
9 Phillip
10 Bartholomew, or Nathanael
11 Thomas
12 Judas Iscariot
11 Names of Jesus
1 The Light of the World
2 The Door
3 The Good Shepherd
4 The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
5 The Vine
6 The Prince of Peace
7 The Way, the Truth, and the Life
8 The Bread of Life
9 The Lord of Lords
10 The King of the Jews
11 The Son of God
10 People Jesus Healed
1 Maniac of Gadara
2 Blind Man
3 Ten lepers
4 Lazarus
5 Man at the Pool of Bethesda
6 Man let down through the roof
7 Woman with the issue of blood
8 Centurion's servant
9 Peter's wife's mother
10 Jairus' daughter
9 Fruits Of The Spirit
1 Love
2 Joy
3 Peace
4 Longsuffering
5 Gentleness
6 Goodness
7 Faith
8 Meekness
9 Temperance
8 Parables Jesus Told
1 Parable of the Lost Sheep
2 Parable of the Lost Coin
3 Parable of the Prodigal Son
4 Parable of the Sower
5 Parable of the Mustard Seed
6 Parable of the Fig Tree
7 Parable of the Marriage Feast
8 Parable of the Householder's Vineyard
7 Seven Sayings Of Jesus On The Cross
1 "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Matthew 27:46
2 "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." Luke 23:34
3 "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43
4 "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit." Luke 23:46
5 "Woman, behold thy son! Then said he to the disciples, Behold thy mother!" John 19:26, 27
6 "I thirst." John 19:28
7 "It is finished" John 19:30
6 People On The Mount Of Transfiguration
1 Jesus
2 Peter
3 James
4 John
5 Moses
6 Elias
5 Places Jesus Went
1 Bethesda
2 Cana
3 Sea of Galilee
4 Jerusalem
5 Egypt
4 Books Of The Gospel
1 Matthew
2 Mark
3 Luke
4 John
3 The Holy Trinity
1 God The Father
2 God The Son
3 God The Holy Ghost
2 Two Earthly Parents Of Jesus
1 Mary
2 Joseph
1 Way Of Savation
1 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
