“Living With the Promise” – Sermon Review Quiz
- mpenman31
- Dec 23, 2025
- 3 min read
Miss something from Sunday’s message—or want to let it sink in a little deeper? Our “Living with the Promise” Sermon Review Quiz is a fun, engaging way to revisit the key themes from Isaiah 11:1–3. With a mix of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, the quiz helps reinforce the imagery of the stump and the shoot, the role of the Spirit, and the powerful reminder that the Promise is Jesus Christ.
Take the quiz, test your recall, and let the Word continue to work in you.
Part A: Multiple Choice
Choose the best answer.
1. The sermon emphasizes that what we truly need at Christmas is not more gifts, but:
A. Better traditions
B. More time off
C. A word from God
D. Financial security
2. The sermon series leading up to this message included all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Waiting on the Promise
B. Standing on the Promise
C. Claiming the Promise
D. Living with the Promise
3. According to the sermon, the Promise is best described as:
A. God’s blessings
B. A future hope
C. A feeling at Christmas
D. Jesus Christ
4. The scripture text for the sermon comes from which chapter of Isaiah?
A. Isaiah 6
B. Isaiah 9
C. Isaiah 11
D. Isaiah 53
5. Isaiah describes the promise as coming from:
A. A mighty throne
B. A flourishing tree
C. A stump
D. A royal palace
6. The “stump of Jesse” represents:
A. Political power
B. Something finished and forgotten
C. God’s failure
D. A place where new life can still emerge
7. In the sermon, pruning or cutting down is described as:
A. God giving up
B. Punishment without purpose
C. God preparing something new
D. A sign of weak faith
8. Why does Isaiah mention Jesse instead of David?
A. Jesse was more faithful
B. To emphasize humility and roots, not royalty
C. David was too sinful
D. Jesse ruled longer
9. The sermon compares God’s work in our lives to which of the following?
A. A potter shaping clay
B. A builder repairing a house
C. A farmer cultivating a tree
D. A shepherd counting sheep
10. The Spirit “resting” on the shoot means the Spirit:
A. Visits occasionally
B. Comes and goes
C. Abides and makes a home
D. Appears only in crises
11. According to the sermon, we are sustained primarily by:
A. Discipline
B. Knowledge
C. Human effort
D. God’s presence
12. The sermon teaches that Jesus does NOT judge by:
A. Truth
B. The Spirit
C. What He sees and hears alone
D. Wisdom
13. Which group recognized the baby Jesus first because of their humility?
A. Political leaders
B. Roman officials
C. The wealthy elite
D. Shepherds
14. The sermon suggests that Christmas trains us to live by:
A. Sight and appearances
B. Rumors and noise
C. Faith and the Spirit
D. Fear and caution
15. The ultimate message of Isaiah 11 points toward:
A. Temporary relief
B. Political reform
C. A coming Kingdom of peace and justice
D. Personal success
Part B: Fill-in-the-Blank
fear stump roots miss
cut abiding history
presence Jesus Christ
16. The sermon states that the promise is not abstract or symbolic—the promise is __________ __________.
17. The sermon concludes that as long as the __________ remains, the promise still lives.
18. The sermon asks the question: What does God do after the __________?
19. God preserves the __________ even when everything above ground looks dead.
20. The Spirit resting on Jesus is described as an __________ presence, not a drive-by moment.
21. According to the sermon, we are not held together by effort but by the __________ of God.
22. The sermon explains that spiritual discernment is not based on sight or sound, but on the __________ of the Lord.
23. Those who rely only on appearances often __________ Jesus.
24. Christmas is described not as the end of the promise, but as the moment the promise steps into __________.
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