Reminder: No Quiz Team Practice Tonight

Remember, there is NO PRACTICE tonight. Please use the time to spend with family and friends and to ring in the New Year.

Coach Matt's Photos from the Party

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Standings as of the end of December

Below are the standings as of the end of December. If Midwinter were held today, those highlighted in yellow would be the starting teams for Upper and Lower. Please note, the last spot is still VERY close. This means if you are currently showing as "on the bench", a good performance in January could easily shift you into the starting 5.

Upper Division


Lower Division

Coach Mark's Photos from the Party

As usual, the paparazzi were out in force a the Quiz Team party. Click on the image below for all of Coach Mark's photos.

WEEK 17: Review Luke 9-12

This week (December 27 thru December 31), please review Luke 9-12.

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Luke 9
Luke 10
Luke 11
Luke 12
(Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

Study Tip: Did you receive a board game like Trivial Pursuit or Monopoly for Christmas this year? If so, you may wish to combine your love of the new game with your Quiz Team Study schedule. Take the game and simply modify the rules slightly to add quiz questions to the game. Land on someone else's property in Monopoly? You now have two choices - pay the money, or answer 5 quiz questions. Playing Trivial Pursuit? Make each color correspond to one of the chapters we are studying. Playing basketball on your Xbox/Playstation/Wii? Make every foul lead to both 2 free throws and 2 quiz questions. These are easy ways to add a little more studying to your day, without it having to be "quiet time."

Parents: Remember, review time is key. These are the weeks where good quizzers can become great, marginal quizzers can step it up, or where a quizzer who does not study at all can start to forget what s/he has already learned. Help your teen to keep up their knowledge in fun and interesting ways.

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, January 24 - Midwinter Quiz Meet in Montgommery, NJ

Remember, no practice on Wednesday, December 31.

Funny can be PUNishing

Merry Christmas from Luke

1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3And everyone went to his own town to register.
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

REMINDER: No Practice Tonight

There is no Quiz Team practice tonight. Instead, please consider coming out to one of the Christmas Eve services. If you are for a late night, several Quizzers will be playing in the handbell choir and singing in the choir at the candlelight service!

REMINDER: Christmas Party is TONIGHT!

Just a reminder to all those who may have forgotten to update their calendars - the Quiz Team Party is TONIGHT, starting at 6 PM. Remember to bring the dish your family signed up for, and your >$10 gift for the quizzers grab bag.

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Great Art from Christmas

Botticelli's Mystical Nativity. Click on the image for more information.

Gospel of Luke Knowledge Test

We're in a review week, so why not review how much you have learned of Luke outside of the text. Here are 5 questions whose answers would come out of listening to Coach Jim's teaching or reading things here on the 'Pad.

1. What is the occupation of the writer of Luke?
a. Fisherman
b. Tax Collector
c. Doctor
d. Roman official

2. Whose ministry was Luke's gospel intended to help support?
a. Peter
b. Paul
c. Apollos
d. James

3. What was the turning point where Jesus went from preaching to Jews to preaching to all peoples?
a. When the people tried to stone him
b. When he raised Jairus's daughter from the dead
c. When he multiplied the loaves and fishes
d. When the Jews said his power came from Beelzebub

4. What are the two major things that Luke wants to write about?
a. Jesus's words and works
b. Jesus's birth and death
c. Jesus's confrontation with the hypocrites and unspiritual
d. Jesus's mother and brothers

5. Why is it a big deal that Jesus touches dead bodies, before healing them?
a. Dead bodies are sources of disease
b. Contact with dead bodies makes a Jew ceremonially unclean
c. The appearance of dead bodies is unpleasant
d. Dead bodies should only be touched by one tribe of Israel

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Answers
1c - Paul mentions "Luke the Doctor" in his letters
2b - Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles and more than other writers, Luke emphasizes how Jesus reached out to Gentiles
3d - Saying Jesus's miracles were from the devil (Beelzebub is another name for Satan) was the ultimate rejection of his ministry
4a - Luke's introduction in Chapter 1 lays this out clearly
5b - A ceremonially unclean Jew could not enter the Temple or perform sacrifices and thus could not be cleansed from sin or be part of the community, until he or she was cleansed

Christmas Party Is Postponed Due to Weather

We will have the party Tuesday evening, December 23. Please update your calendars. This was our last open slot until January.

Watch the Signs

WEEK 16: Review Luke 5-8

This week (December 18 thru December 24), please review Luke 5-8.

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Luke 5
Luke 6
Luke 7
Luke 8
(Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

Study Tip: So how is review studying different from studying for a new chapter? Answer: Not much. Your brain learns and re-learns pretty much the same way. If you are weak on a chapter, use your usual techniques. But if you are STRONG, there are a few ways you can IMPROVE even further: learn keywords, quiz yourself in question form, and try to recite as much of the chapter as you can at a time, until you know the whole thing. These are ways you can get better and better as the year goes along.

Parents: Remember, review time is where you can be especially helpful to your quizzer. Help them stay motivated, and try to engage them on the material with both quiz and content questions!

Upcoming Events:
Friday, December 19: Quiz Team Party in Fellowship Hall
Saturday, January 24 - Midwinter Quiz Meet in Montgommery, NJ

Choir Concert Video

A few videos taken by Coach Matt of the concert.

Choir Concert Photos

This past Saturday and Sunday were the Calvary Christmas Choir Concert, and quite a few quizzers were involved. Click on the image below for the whole set.

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Reference Questions for Luke 13

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

Question: According to Luke 13:11, a woman was there who had been what?
Answer: A woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.

Question: According to Luke 13:13, immediately what?
Answer: Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. (she/ a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years)

Question: According to Luke 13:24, I tell you what?
Answer: Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

Question: According to Luke 13:28, there will be what?
Answer: There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.

Question: According to Luke 13:33, I must what?
Answer: I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day--for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

Question: According to Luke 13:35, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'

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REMDINER: No Quiz Meet Tomorrow

Originally our schedule had a quiz meet scheduled for tomorrow (December 13). This meet has been canceled. Our next quiz meet will be Midwinter Quiz in Montgommery, NJ on January 24.

WEEK 15: Study Luke 13

This week (December 11 thru December 17), please study Luke 13.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: We are now approaching the halfway point in the Quizzing Year. Are you suddenly realizing how far behind you are in the study process? Fear not! Most quiz meets tend to have more questions from the last few chapters studied, than from anywhere else. If you have not been studying to your best up until now, start fresh this week and you'll quickly see an expert in the last half of Luke has a lot to offer to the team at Midwinter and beyond!

Upcoming Events:
Friday, December 19 - Quiz Team Christmas Party at Calvary EFC, Trumbull (Families invited. Only quizzers will be in the game.)
PLEASE NOTE: The Saturday Quiz Meet was cancelled!

Gift Ideas for the Christmas Game

Each year at the Quiz Team Christmas Party (December 19 - potluck dinner at the church) we play a game known by some as a "Yankee Swap". Essentially, each quizzer brings a wrapped gift that costs between $5 and $10. All the gifts are put into a pile, and each quizzer is given a number. We then call each number in turn and the quizzer called can either take a present from the pile, or take a gift that has already been opened. Things continue until we're all out of numbers.

Every year some people have NO problem thinking of ideas for presents for the gift game at the Quiz Team Christmas party. ...And every year some people are absolutely stumped. If you need some ideas, here are a few popular ideas from past years.

• Nerf toys (guns, balls, etc.)
• Tool sets
• Bible-themed toys
• Christian CDs
• Candy
• Puzzles (Brain teasers, mind games, etc.)
• Stuffed animals

One thing to be careful of this year is gift cards. They are often popular, but in a down economy you have to be careful to only buy cards for stores you are SURE will be around in January.

Teens of Character

It is a common thing in every generation for teens to get a bad rap. Adults tend to only talk about the bad eggs among teenagers, and teenagers tend to focus on the problems they see around them. But just as in every age group, there are also many, many worthy of honor. Plugged-in Online has up a compilation of some recent stories about teens who showed strong character and upright hearts.

You won't find many teens more selfless than Terry Miller, a 15-year-old boy who came to the rescue when a propane-fueled explosion set a neighbor's mobile home ablaze. A badly burned, panic-stricken woman stumbled into the yard, pleading for someone to help her children. Terry raced inside not once but three times to find and retrieve her 4-year-old daughter and 9-month-old son. Blinded by intense smoke and heat, he succeeded by homing in on the children's cries.

It is worth remembering by both adults and kids that teens can be heroes in big and small ways. This is why we study scripture and store it up in our hearts.

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Reference Questions for Luke 12

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

Question: According to Luke 12:1, be on your guard against what?
Answer: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."

Question: According to Luke 12:4, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.

Question: According to Luke 12:5, I will show you what?
Answer: I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

Question: According to Luke 12:7, don't be afraid why?
Answer: Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Question: According to Luke 12:8, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

Question: According to Luke 12:12, the Holy Spirit will what?
Answer: The Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.

Question: According to Luke 12:15, be on your guard against what?
Answer: "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Question: According to Luke 12:22, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.

Question: According to Luke 12:24, consider what?
Answer: Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!

Question: According to Luke 12:27, I tell you what?
Answer: Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

Question: According to Luke 12:27, consider what?
Answer: Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.

Question: According to Luke 12:29, do not what?
Answer: Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

Question: According to Luke 12:32, do not be afraid why?
Answer: Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

Question: According to Luke 12:33, sell what?
Answer: Sell your possessions and give to the poor.

Question: According to Luke 12:38, it will be good for whom?
Answer: It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night.

Question: According to Luke 12:40, the Son of Man will what?
Answer: You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."

Question: According to Luke 12:51, I tell you what?
Answer: Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division.

Finish the Verse for Luke 12

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

Question: FTV: I tell you, my friends,...
Answer: ...do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. (Luke 12:04-05)

Question: FTV: Are not five sparrows sold...
Answer: ...for two pennies ? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. (Luke 12:06-07)

Question: FTV: I tell you, whoever acknowledges...
Answer: ...me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God. (Luke 12:08-09)

Question: FTV: Then he said to them, "Watch...
Answer: ...out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." (Luke 12:15)

Question: FTV: Then Jesus said to his...
Answer: ...disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. (Luke 12:22-23)

Question: FTV: Who of you by worrying...
Answer: ...can add a single hour to his life ? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? (Luke 12:25-26)

Question: FTV: Consider how the lilies grow...
Answer: ...They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! (Luke 12:27-28)

Question: FTV: But seek his kingdom,...
Answer: ...and these things will be given to you as well. (Luke 12:31)

Question: FTV: Sell your possessions and give...
Answer: ...to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Luke 12:33-34)

Question: FTV: You also must be ready,...
Answer: ...because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." (Luke 12:40)

Loopholes in popular idioms

WEEK 14: Study Luke 12

This week (December 4 thru December 10), please study Luke 12.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: Do you spend all of your time studying alone? For some, that is sufficient to absorb the material and prepare for practice. But for others, it is a whole lot more valuable to study with a friend. Find someone that you can spend an hour or two with each week (family member, fellow quizzer, buddy) and spend time with them on the phone or in person, working on the material. Quiz each other. Challenge each other's understanding of the material. Look for holes in each other's knowledge. You will be surprised to see what a little one-on-one can do for your quizzing expertise.


Upcoming Events:
Saturday, December 13 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells
Friday, December 19 - Quiz Team Christmas Party at Calvary EFC, Trumbull (Families invited. Only quizzers will be in the game.)

Archeologists discover tomb of King Herod

There was a time when skeptics would point to historical facts in the Bible and use it to try and disprove its accuracy. But more and more, scientists are discovering finds that prove details from the historical accounts. For example, archeologists think they have found the tomb of King Herod, the man who was king over Israel when Jesus was born.

The tomb was originally about 25 meters high, a size that excavation director Ehud Netzer said would have been appropriate to a figure of Herod's political stature, the university's Institute of Archeology said in a news release today.

Digging work has continued this year at the structure first uncovered in May 2007 at Herodium, a hilltop fortress built by Herod 15 kilometers south of Jerusalem and east of Bethlehem.

Coach Mark's Photos from the Quiz Meet

Click on the image below to see the whole set.

Standings as of the end of November

If Midwinter were held today, the quizzers highlighted in yellow would be the starting 5 quizzers for the Upper and Lower teams. The teams for Midwinter and Districts will be decided based on total score for all practices and quiz meets. If you are not happy with where you are on this chart, there is still time to step up your efforts at practice to move up the list.

UPPER DIVISION


LOWER DIVISION

Reference Questions for Luke 11

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

Question: According to Luke 11:8, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Question: According to Luke 11:9, I say to you what?
Answer: I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Question: According to Luke 11:14, Jesus was what?
Answer: Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute.

Question: According to Luke 11:17, what will be ruined?
Answer: Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall."

Question: According to Luke 11:28, blessed are whom?
Answer: "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."

Question: According to Luke 11:31, one greater than whom is here?
Answer: The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here.

Question: According to Luke 11:32, one greater than whom is here?
Answer: The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

Question: According to Luke 11:33, no one lights a lamp and what?
Answer: No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Question: According to Luke 11:42, woe to you Pharisees why?
Answer: Because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

Question: According to Luke 11:43, woe to you Pharisees why?
Answer: Because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

Question: According to Luke 11:46, woe to you why?
Answer: You experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

Question: According to Luke 11:46, you yourselves what?
Answer: You load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.

Question: According to Luke 11:47, woe to you why?
Answer: Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your forefathers who killed them.

Question: According to Luke 11:50-51, this generation will what?
Answer: This generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.

Question: According to Luke 11:52, woe to you why?
Answer: Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.

Finish the Verse for Luke 11

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

Question: FTV: He said to them, "When...
Answer: ...you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.'" (Luke 11:02-04)

Question: FTV: So I say to you: Ask...
Answer: ...and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. (Luke 11:09-10)

Question: FTV: If you then, though you...
Answer: ...are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:13)

Question: FTV: As Jesus was saying these...
Answer: ...things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you." He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." (Luke 11:27-28)

WEEK 13: Study Luke 11

This week (November 28 thru December 3), please study Luke 11.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, Biblegateway.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:
Saturday, December 13 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Happy Thanksgiving!

Reminder: No Practice Tonight!

Remember, there is NO Quiz Team Practice tonight. Consider going to the Wednesday Night service instead, and spend time with family and friends.

Coach Matt's photos from the Quiz Meet

Coach Matt got up his photos very quickly! Click on the image below to see the whole set.

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Give Thanks!

Scoreboard before Quiz Meet

Another set will be published Monday with the Quiz Meet scores added in.

REMINDER: Quiz Meet is TOMORROW

Just a reminder that the next Quiz Meet is TOMORROW. We will be leaving the church at 7 AM (so please arrive at 6:45 AM). A pizza lunch will be served after the meet. Please also bring $10 for gas and the food. We will be returning around 3:30 PM.

Pssst! It is Coach Matt's birthday!

If you'd like to leave any Happy Birthday Wishes, please leave them in the comments or Shoutbox.

WEEK 12: Review Luke 1-4

This week (November 20 thru November 26), please review Luke 1-4.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3s, review this old post.

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

Study Tip: Reviewing is often harder than your initial studying because the material is no longer new. In fact, some quizzers decide not to study because "I already know it." BAD IDEA! The brain is designed to forget things we do not review or use regularly. Be sure this week to review Chapters 1 thru 4 of Luke. If you are looking for a new way to view the book, try to look for how each chapter flows into the next, and the way that Dr. Luke tried to relate different scenes and discussions.

Parents: This is a time when you can be of real help to your quizzer. This week, help your teen to study by: (1) quizzing them on past chapters - they should have copies of all the questions we use at practice, (2) asking them challenging questions about the text, and (3) discussing ideas from the chapter as a family, to cement their importance in daily life.

Upcoming Events:
This Saturday, November 22 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Upcoming Holiday Schedule

Thanksgiving is next Thursday, so you may be wondering what this all means for Quiz Team. Well, on the holiday Wednesdays before Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, we will not be meeting. However, don't plan to skip studying those weeks! We will have some reviews set up to help keep you in quizzing shape!

And don't forget the Quiz Team Christmas party! Black Friday is a good time to pick up your grab bag gift (between $5 and $10) for the event.

Holiday Dates of Note
- Wednesday, November 26: No Quiz Team Practice
- Friday, December 19: Quiz Team Christmas Party!
- Wednesday, December 24: No Quiz Team Practice
- Wednesday, December 31: No Quiz Team Practice

Great Art from Luke 10

The Bible has long served as inspiration for some of the great artists of the ages.

The Good Samaritan


Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

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Reference Questions for Luke 10

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

Question: According to Luke 10:2, he told them what?
Answer: He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

Question: According to Luke 10:4, do not take what?
Answer: Do not take a purse or bag or sandals

Question: According to Luke 10:9, the kingdom of God is what?
Answer: 'The kingdom of God is near you.'

Question: According to Luke 10:20, do not what?
Answer: Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

Question: According to Luke 10:24, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

Question: According to Luke 10:27, love whom?
Answer: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.

Question: According to Luke 10:31, who passed by on the other side?
Answer: A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

Question: According to Luke 10:32, who passed by on the other side?
Answer: So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Finish the Verse for Luke 10

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

Question: FTV: He told them, "The harvest...
Answer: ...is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. (Luke 10:02)

Question: FTV: All things have been committed...
Answer: ...to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. (Luke 10:22)

Question: FTV: What is written in the Law?...
Answer: ...he replied. "How do you read it?" He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Luke 10:26-27)

Question: FTV: Which of these three do you...
Answer: ...think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." (Luke 10:36-37)

3-in-1 Special?

WEEK 11: Study Luke 10

This week (November 13 thru November 19), please study Luke 10.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: Do you find it hard to study Luke, but can easily remember the words to the latest chart-topping song? Consider taking portions of your studying and setting it to music in your mind. Sometimes using a different part of your brain can cause it to more fully engage, and cause memory to be deeper and more effective. And, of course, be aware that there are a number of passages that are already set to music by Christian artists. Keep an ear out!

Upcoming Events:
Saturday, November 22 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Great Art and Luke 9

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Multiplication of the Bread


The Transfiguration

Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day. It is a day set aside to honor those who have served in the Armed Forces to protect our freedoms and our nation. Let's take today to remember the many who have died for the USA. If you or your parents have any stories to share from veterans, please do so in the comments below.

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Reference Questions for Luke 9

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

Question: According to Luke 9:1, he gave them what?
Answer: When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases

Question: According to Luke 9:3, he told them what?
Answer: He told them: "Take nothing for the journey--no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic."

Question: According to Luke 9:22, the Son of Man must what?
Answer: The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

Question: According to Luke 9:26, the Son of Man will what?
Answer: If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

Question: According to Luke 9:27, I tell you what truth?
Answer: I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.

Question: According to Luke 9:28, he took whom with him?
Answer: About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.

Question: According to Luke 9:29, as he was praying, what happened?
Answer: As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

Question: According to Luke 9:34, while he was speaking, what happened?
Answer: While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. (he/Jesus)

Question: According to Luke 9:44, the Son of Man is what?
Answer: Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.

Question: According to Luke 9:58, the Son of Man has what?
Answer: "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."

Finish the Verse for Luke 9

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Question: FTV: But what about you?
Answer: ...he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God." Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. (Luke 9:20)

Question: FTV: Then he said to them all:...
Answer: ...If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self? (Luke 9:23-25)

Question: FTV: If anyone is ashamed...
Answer: ...of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:26)

Question: FTV: A voice came from...
Answer: ...the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." (Luke 9:35)

Question: FTV: As the time approached...
Answer: ...for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. (Luke 9:51)

Punny or Funny or Both?

WEEK 10: Study Luke 9

This week (November 6 thru November 12), please study Luke 9.

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

DOWNLOAD: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: During the holiday season, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay focussed on Quiz Team. Parties, concerts, plays, and the like 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 that you can 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 22 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Great Art from Luke 8

The Bible has long served as inspiration for some of the great artists of the ages. This is the beginning of a periodic new feature here at QuizPad, as we examine art inspired by the chapters we are studying.

Mary Magdelene


Jairus's Daughter

Reminder: Rock the Sound is coming

Just a reminder that Rock the Sound is coming up on November 15. See Pastor Scott for tickets.

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Reference Questions for Luke 8

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

Question: According to Luke 8:16, no one lights a lamp and what?
Answer: No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

Question: According to Luke 8:18, consider what?
Answer: Consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.

Question: According to Luke 8:19, because of the crowd, they what?
Answer: They (they/Jesus' mother and brothers) were not able to get near him because of the crowd.

Question: According to Luke 8:24, he rebuked what?
Answer: He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. (he/Jesus)

Question: According to Luke 8:43, a woman was there who had been what?
Answer: A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years but no one could heal her.

Question: According to Luke 8:44, immediately what?
Answer: She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.

Question: According to Luke 8:48, your faith has what?
Answer: Then he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace." (he/Jesus -- her/a woman there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years)

Question: According to Luke 8:50, don?t be afraid why?
Answer: Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed."

Finish the Verse for Luke 8

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

Question: FTV: He said, "The knowledge of...
Answer: ...the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, "'though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.' (Luke 8:10)

Question: FTV: No one lights a lamp...
Answer: ...and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. (Luke 8:16)

Question: FTV: He replied, "My mother and brothers...
Answer: ...are those who hear God's word and put it into practice." (Luke 8:21)

Question: FTV: Where is your faith?
Answer: ...he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, "Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him." (Luke 8:25)

Sign of the Times

WEEK 9: Study Luke 8

This week (October 30 thru November 5), please study Luke 8.

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

NEW FEATURE: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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 22 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Former Quizzer & Quiz Team Parents Show

Polyglot Bible?

To celebrate a specific event for the Catholic Church, the American Bible Society recently gave the Pope a "one of a kind polyglot Bible". "What is a polyglot Bible?" you may ask.

A polyglot Bible is a multilingual Bible in which the different texts are displayed in parallel columns. A massive undertaking for the Bible Society, the Biblia Polyglotta features the Old Testament in five languages: Hebrew/Aramaic, Greek, Latin, English and Spanish; and the New Testament in four languages: Greek, Latin, English and Spanish.

This same kind of Bible - though obviously not this one - is referred to as a "Parallel Bible" (Online Parallel Bible) in which different translations are placed side-by-side. This can be useful for study as you can see how different translators have interpreted the same original word or phrase.

Of course, if you DO use one of these, be sure to only study the NIV for Quiz Team, as other translations are not used in our questions.

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Reference Questions for Luke 7

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

Question: According to Luke 7:9, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel

Question: According to Luke 7:27, what is written?
Answer: This is the one about whom it is written: 'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

Question: According to Luke 7:28, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Question: According to Luke 7:47, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven--for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.

Question: According to Luke 7:50, your faith has what?
Answer: Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Thanks for the Help

Thank you to those of you who helped at the Missions Banquet on Friday night. Everything went very smoothly thanks to your help.

Finish the Verse for Luke 7

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

Question: FTV: So he replied to the messengers,...
Answer: ...Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.(Luke 7:22)

Reminder: Missions Banquet Tonight

Just a reminder to those who are helping at tonight's Missions Banquet. Please arrive between 6:15pm and 6:30pm. There is no dress code, but please look nice. Something like a collared shirt with either Kakis or nice jeans would be good.

Speck vs Plank

WEEK 8: Study Luke 7

This week (October 23 thru October 29), please study Luke 7.

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

NEW FEATURE: If you want to download the MP3, click here (Password is "quizpad", without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: Are you a morning person or a night owl? Do you find yourself happiest and most focussed early in the day, in the middle of it, or late at night when everyone else had gone to bed? Pay attention to these patterns in yourself, and try to study accordingly. If you are a morning person, consider getting up a half hour earlier and studying before school. If you are a night owl, you may want to make your studying the last thing you do before bed. Knowing your own rhythms can be of great help when trying to put God's word into your mind.

Upcoming Events:
Friday, October 24 - Missions Banquet
Saturday, November 22 - Quiz Meet in Essex Fells

Fall Missions Weekend

This upcoming weekend is our annual Missions Conference. Thanks to so many who are helping out with the banquet and see which of these events you wish to attend.

Friday October 24th - Missions Banquet 7pm-9pm
Saturday October 25th - Men’s Breakfast 7:30am
Sunday October 26th - Morning Services: Special Speaker: Dr. Salem Barghout
Sunday October 26th - Evening Service at 6 PM: Report by Pastor Dave & Doug Carne on their Sudan Trip

Congratulations to Pastor Ron!

Ron Fay is a former quizzer who was just recently selected to be a pastor of his church out west. I thought current quiz teamers might like to celebrate with him. Below is a video of his installation ceremony.

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Plus, of course, 20 points for Coach Matt!

Reference Questions for Luke 6

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

Question: According to Luke 6:5, the Son of Man is what?
Answer: "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

Question: According to Luke 6:12, Jesus went out to what?
Answer: One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

Question: According to Luke 6:20, blessed are whom?
Answer: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God."

Question: According to Luke 6:21, blessed are whom?
Answer: Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Question: According to Luke 6:22, blessed are whom?
Answer: Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

Question: According to Luke 6:27, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you

Question: According to Luke 6:27, do good to whom?
Answer: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Question: According to Luke 6:30, give to whom?
Answer: Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

Question: According to Luke 6:32, even sinners do what?
Answer: If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them.

Question: According to Luke 6:33, even sinners do what?
Answer: If you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that.

Question: According to Luke 6:34, even sinners do what?
Answer: If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full.

Question: According to Luke 6:35, do good to whom?
Answer: But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.

Question: According to Luke 6:37, do not what?
Answer: Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. (Forgive, and you will be forgiven.)

Question: According to Luke 6:39, he told them what?
Answer: He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Question: According to Luke 6:41, why do you WHAT?
Answer: Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

Question: According to Luke 6:46, why do you WHAT?
Answer: Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?

Question: According to Luke 6:47, I will show you what?
Answer: I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice.

Finish the Verses for Luke 6

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

Question: FTV: One of those days Jesus...
Answer: ...went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles: (Luke 6:12-13)

Question: FTV: But I tell you who...
Answer: ...hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. (Luke 6:27-28)

Question: FTV: Do to others as...
Answer: ...you would have them do to you. (Luke 6:31)

Question: FTV: Do not judge, and...
Answer: ...you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:37)

Question: FTV: Give, and it will be...
Answer: ...given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Luke 6:38)

Question: FTV: How can you say...
Answer: ...to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. (Luke 6:42)

Question: FTV: No good tree bears...
Answer: ...bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. (Luke 6:43-44)

Question: FTV: The good man brings good...
Answer: ...things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. (Luke 6:45)

Question: FTV: Why do you call me,...
Answer: ...'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? (Luke 6:46)

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