Fun Quiz on Last Sunday's sermon “Waiting on the Promise”

Multiple Choice (1–12)

Read each question carefully and circle the letter of the best answer (A, B, C, or D).

1. What was the main theme of the sermon?

A. Building a stronger church structure

B. Waiting on the Promise

C. Preparing for battle

D. The leadership of King Saul

2. In 2 Samuel 7, where did David go after receiving God’s word?

A. Into the city

B. Into the palace

C. In and sat before the Lord

D. Out to the battlefield

3. What did David originally want to build for God?

A. A school

B. A house/temple

C. A new city

D. A monument to Saul

4. How did God respond to David’s desire to build Him a house?

A. Approved immediately

B. Ignored the request

C. Said David would build it later

D. Flipped the script—God would build David a house

5. What kind of “house” did God promise David?

A. A palace of gold

B. A house made of stone

C. A bloodline and everlasting kingdom

D. A military empire

6. What posture did David take after hearing God’s unexpected word?

A. He rushed into action

B. He argued with God

C. He went in and sat before the Lord

D. He ignored the message

7. The sermon described believers as living in the tension between:

A. The past and the future

B. The already and the not yet

C. Heaven and earth

D. Faith and doubt

8. Which biblical figure waited in the temple to see the Messiah?

A. Zechariah

B. Joseph

C. Simeon

D. Andrew

9. Which woman waited through a difficult, unexpected promise from God?

A. Esther

B. Mary

C. Deborah

D. Hannah

10. What childhood game was used as an illustration of searching and anticipation?

A. Hide and Seek

B. Hot and Cold

C. Red Light Green Light

D. Simon Says

11. What emotion did Benjamin feel when his gift in the box wasn't what he expected?

A. He was thrilled

B. He was confused

C. He was disappointed and upset

D. He didn’t react at all

12. What modern-day example was used to illustrate God giving what we didn’t expect?

A. A surprise phone call

B. A new job

C. The kids’ scavenger hunt gifts

D. A family vacation

Fill-in-the-Blank (13–20)

Complete each sentence by writing the correct word or phrase from the sermon in

the blank provided.

salvation shepherd kingdom

Jesus promise humanity

sit waiters

13. The promise God gave David would extend beyond his lifetime and impact

all __________.

14. God’s promise to David was not about a building but a __________ that

would last forever.

15. The sermon emphasized that God’s people are often “professional

__________,” trusting God through uncertainty and delay.

16. In Advent, believers wait for the fulfillment of God’s __________.

17. Simeon declared, “My eyes have seen your __________,” when he held

the baby Jesus.

18. The sermon emphasized that when God gives an unexpected word, we

should not rush into action but instead __________ before the Lord.

19. David remembered that before he was king, he had been a humble

__________.

20. The everlasting King promised through David’s line is __________.

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