Scoreboard for Practices & the Quiz Meet in Sparta

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: For the Honor

By Elevation Worship

Photos of the Quiz Meet

Take a moment and relive the fun of the Quiz Meet in Sparta! Click on the images below for each full set.

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Finish the Verse Questions for Hebrews 11:1-19

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

Question: Now // faith is being...
Answer: ...sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1)

Question: By //faith we understand...
Answer: ...that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:3)

Question: And without // faith...
Answer: ... it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)

Reference Questions for Hebrews 11:1-19

Remember, the full list of Reference Questions can always be found in the sidebar or at this link.

Question: According to Heb 11:6, What is impossible?
Answer: Without faith it is impossible to please God. (cf Heb 6:4, 6:18, 10:4)

Question: According to Heb 11:8, By faith Abraham what?
Answer: When called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. (cf Heb 11:11, 17)

Question: According to Heb 11:11, By faith Abraham what?
Answer: Even though he was past age-- and Sarah herself was barren-- was enabled to become a father, because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. (cf Heb 11:8, 17)

Question: According to Heb 11:16, God is not what?
Answer: Ashamed to be called their God (for he has prepared a city for them.) (cf Heb 6:10)

Question: According to Heb 11:17, By faith Abraham what?
Answer: When God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. (cf Heb 11:8, 11)

WEEK 12: Study Hebrews 11:1-19

This week (November 25 thru November 30), please study Hebrews, Chapter 11:1-19

If you want to read the chapter online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapter here. (MP3s coming later.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, ChristNotes.Com)

Study Tip: For some people, the best way to make the Bible a priority in your life is to put it at the start of every day. Rather than waiting for after homework, dinner, or whatever else you normally put before studying, consider setting your alarm 15 minutes earlier in the morning and spending that time reading thru that week's chapter. This can set the tone for your day, and give you a chance to apply the lessons of the chapter in your daily life.

Upcoming Events:
- January 20-22, Midwinter Quiz Meet in Lititz, PA

Happy Thanksgiving!

REMINDER: No Practice Tonight!

Please remember that there is NO practice tonight. We're taking the week off, so that you can attend the Thanksgiving Eve Service at church, and celebrate this holiday with your families. Enjoy the break, and we'll see you again next Wednesday!

Reviewing This Week

This will be our first Review Week of the year, where we ask you to go back over existing material rather than learning new stuff. This will allow you to enjoy your Thanksgiving time off, while also solidifying your understanding of the book of Hebrews. Review time should be easier than studying new material, but don't use that as an excuse to slack off! Keeping up the habit of learning is how you stay sharp.

As you review, remember these useful tools:
- The full list of Reference Questions is available here
- The full list of Finish the Verse Questions in available here
- The full list of Keywords can be found here

Happy Birthday, Coach Matt!

Today is Coach Matt's birthday. Take a moment to wish him a happy day here in the comments, over on Facebook, or by e-mail. Let's make today a special day for him!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: One Mistake

By Seventh Day Slumber

QUIZ MEET: Back at the church!

QUIZ MEET: Leaving Sparta now. GPS says home at 2:30 pm.

QUIZ MEET: Lunch Time!!!

QUIZ MEET: Team Mates

QUIZ MEET: A pause that refreshes

QUIZ MEET: Quizzing begins!

QUIZ MEET: Opening Ceremonies

QUIZ MEET: This... Is... SPARTA!

QUIZ MEET: On the bus, Gus.

QUIZ MEET: Loading up & moving out!

It's all in how you look at it

Details for the Quiz Meet Tomorrow

WHAT TIME DO WE LEAVE THE CHURCH? We're leaving at 7:00 AM. (NOT 7:30 AM, as indicated at practice) Please arrive by 6:50 AM, so that we can load the minibus.

WHERE ARE WE GOING? We'll be quizzing at Sparta Evangelical Free Church in Sparta, NJ

WHAT TIME WILL WE BE BACK? We're looking to be back about 2:00 PM. Teens will be allowed to call their parents when we cross the Tappan Zee Bridge for a more exact timing.

WHAT IS THE COST? Please bring $5 for lunch. Sparta will be providing it.

WHAT CHAPTERS ARE WE QUIZZING ON? We'll be quizzing on Hebrews, chapters 1 through 10.

SCHEDULE CHANGE: Leaving at 7:00 AM Saturday!

There is change from what we discussed at practice last night. We will be leaving for the Quiz Meet at 7:00 AM, not 7:30 AM. Please make a note, and set your alarm clocks a half hour earlier!

WEEK 11: Review Hebrews 1-3

This week (November 17 thru November 23), please review Hebrews, Chapters 1-3

If you want to read the chapters online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here. (MP3s coming later.)

Study Tip: Have you noticed over time that you come to associate certain places with certain activities? Sports people find themselves automatically putting on their game face as they walk into a gym. Have you considered doing your studying in the same place every day? After a while, your mind will learn to associate that place with focus and concentration, and getting into the zone will be just a little easier.

Upcoming Events:
- Saturday, November 19, 2011: Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ
- Wednesday, November 23, 2011: NO PRACTICE

REMINDER: T-Shirts on sale tonight!

If you're in Quizzing and do not have a team shirt (or if you have grown and need a new size), Coach Mark will be selling shirts at practice tonight for $15. These uniforms are not a requirement to quiz, but we suggest all quizzers have them for at last Midwinter and Districts quizzes. If you buy them tonight, you can wear them to the quiz meet this weekend!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: God Is Not Dead

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Eyes on the Sparrow

Finish the Verse Questions for Hebrews 10:19-39

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

Question: Let us draw // near to God...
Answer: ...with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:22)

Question: Let us hold //unswervingly...
Answer: ...to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. (Hebrews 10:23)

Question: And let // us consider...
Answer: ...how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. (Hebrews 10:24)

Question: Let us not // give up meeting...
Answer: ... together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:25)

Question: If // we deliberately...
Answer: ...keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.(Hebrews 10:26-27)

Reference Questions for Hebrews 10:19-39

Remember, the full list of Reference Questions can always be found in the sidebar or at this link.

Question: According to Heb 10:21, We have a what?
Answer: A great priest over the house of God. (cf Heb 4:14)

Question: According to Heb 10:22, Let us what?
Answer: Draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. (cf Heb 4:1, 4:11, 4:14, 4:16, 6:1, 10:23, 10:24, 10:25, 12:1, 12:2, 12:28, 13;13, 13:15)

Question: According to Heb 10:23, Let us what?
Answer: Hold unswervingly to the hope we profess (for he who promised is faithful). (cf Heb 4:1, 4:11, 4:14, 4:16, 6:1, 10:22, 10:24, 10:25, 12:1, 12:2, 12:28, 13;13, 13:15)

Question: According to Heb 10:24, Let us what?
Answer: Consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. (cf Heb 4:1, 4:11, 4:14, 4:16, 6:1, 10:22, 10:23, 10:25, 12:1, 12:2, 12:28, 13;13, 13:15)

Question: According to Heb 10:25, Let us what?
Answer: Not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-- and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (cf Heb 4:1, 4:11, 4:14, 4:16, 6:1, 10:22, 10:23, 10:24, 12:1, 12:2, 12:28, 13;13, 13:15)

Question: According to Heb 10:36, You will receive what?
Answer: What he has promised (when you have done the will of God). (cf 1Pe 5:4, 2Pe 1:11)

Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today...

From Coach Michelina...

WEEK 10: Study Hebrews 10:19-39

This week (November 10 thru November 16), please study Hebrews, Chapter 10:1-18

If you want to read the chapter online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapter here. (MP3s coming later.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, ChristNotes.Com)

Study Tip: During the holiday season, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay focused on Quiz Team. Parties, concerts, plays, etc. eat more and more into your daily study time. How do you cope? First, accept the fact that your life will have competing priorities and that sometimes Quiz Team can't be #1. Second, realize that we only HAVE time if we MAKE TIME. Set aside some time every day for studying. Make it the same time, as much as possible, and try to be disciplined. Eventually, study time will become a habit, and something you won't have to work so hard to keep up.

Upcoming Events:
- Saturday, November 19, 2011: Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

No T-Shirt Orders Tonight

I had planned to bring t-shirts tonight for any quizzers who wanted to buy them before our next Quiz Meet. But I have come down with a nasty cold, and will not be attending practice tonight. I'll start bringing the shirts next week. They can be bought for $15 each.

IMPORTANT: FTV and References for this week corrected!

Apologies for any confusion. FTV and Reference Questions for Hebrews 9 were mistakenly posted Saturday and Sunday. These posts have now been corrected with information from Hebrews 10:1-18. Please review and study as needed.

Scoreboard

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Strong Enough

Finish the Verse Questions for Hebrews 10:1-18

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link. The // in the verse marks the minimum number of words you need from the FTV to uniquely identify it.

Question: The law // is only a shadow...
Answer: ...of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. (Hebrews 10:1)

Question: But when // this priest...
Answer: ...had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. Since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. (Hebrews 10:12-14)

Reference Questions for Hebrews 10:1-18

Remember, the full list of Reference Questions can always be found in the sidebar or at this link.

Question: According to Heb 10:4, What is impossible?
Answer: For the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. (cf Heb 6:4, 6:18, 11:6)

Question: According to Heb 10:10, What was once for all?
Answer: (By that will) We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. (cf Heb 7:27, 9:12, 9:26; 1Pe 3:18)

Question: According to Heb 10:12, He sat down where?
Answer: At the right hand of God. (cf Heb 1:3, 8:1, 12:2)

Question: According to Heb 10:16, I will put my laws where?
Answer: In their hearts (and I will write them on their minds). (cf Heb 8:10)

Unexpected Consequences

WEEK 9: Study Hebrews 10:1-18

This week (November 3 thru November 9), please study Hebrews, Chapter 10:1-18

If you want to read the chapter online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapter here. (MP3s coming later.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, BibleGateway.Com)

Study Tip: Looking for more study tips from a different source? Check out StudyTips.Org for other ideas for improving your studying of the Bible and in school.

Upcoming Events:
- Saturday, November 19, 2011: Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Monster

DID YOU KNOW: October 31 is also Reformation Day

Yesterday was not only a day for Trunk or Treat. It was also the day, 494 years ago, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg and kicked off The Reformation. This is known as Reformation Day and celebrated by many Protestant Christians around the world.