Standings as of the end of November

As mentioned at the kickoff, the starting line-up for the Upper and Lower Team at Midwinter and Districts will be the 5 highest scorers overall for the year at that point. Midwinter is coming up quickly (January 22-24) so now is a good time to pause and see where we stand. The people who would be on the starting teams if we chose today are highlighted in yellow below.

Please note, the difference between the lower slots on the team and upper spots on the bench are VERY close. There is plenty of time for those below the line to work hard and earn a spot.

Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Corinthians 12

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link.

Question: There are...
Answer: ...different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. (1 Corinthians 12:4-6)

Question: Now to...
Answer: ...each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. (1 Corinthians 12:7)

Question: All...
Answer: ...these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. (1 Corinthians 12:11)

Question: The body...
Answer: ...is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12)

Question: For we were...
Answer: ...all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. (1 Corinthians 12:13)

Question: But in...
Answer: ...fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. (1 Corinthians 12:18)

Question: If one...
Answer: ...part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. (1 Corinthians 12:26)

Reference Questions for 1 Corinthians 12

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:1, I do not want you to be what?
Answer: About spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:2, you know what?
Answer: You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:3, I tell you what?
Answer: I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:4, there are different kinds of what?
Answer: There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:5, there are different kinds of what?
Answer: There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:6, there are different kinds of what?
Answer: There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:12, the body is what?
Answer: The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:14, the body is not what?
Answer: The body is not made up of one part but of many.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:27, you are what?
Answer: You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 12:31, eagerly desire what?
Answer: Eagerly desire the greater gifts.

WEEK 13: Study 1 Corintians 12

This week (November 26 thru December 2), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 12. (Password is "quizpad" without the quotes. Available for only 76 days.)

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

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, January 22-24: MIDWINTER QUIZ MEET - Lancaster, PA

Happy Thanksgiving!

"I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving."
Psalm 69:30

Coach Mark's Photos from the Quiz Meet

Photos from the Quiz Meet are up and ready for your viewing! To see the whole set, click on the image below.

REMINDER: No Practice Tonight

There is no practice tonight. Consider coming out for the Thanksgiving Eve service instead. Practices will resume next Wednesday, December 2.

The Bible & the Sistine Chapel

A new book is apparently on the way which will help to explain how Biblical scenes were translated into the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo painted many different Biblical stories to both decorate and educate.

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It's all about timing

Back at the church.

We're over the Tappan Zee.

Leaving Essex Fells.

Games...

Pizza lunch time!

Last quiz of the day

Quizzing begins.

Opening ceremonies!

We have arrived!

Happy Birthday, Coach Matt!

Saturday Quiz Meet Info

This Saturday, November 21, we will be traveling to Essex Fells, NJ for our monthly Quiz Meet. Here are your key data points if you are coming along.

When do we leave? We're departing the church parking lot at 7:00 AM. We recommend teens arrive at 6:45 AM. Seating in the vans is first-come, first-served, so arrive early if you want to choose your place.

What is the cost? Bring $4 for pizza. ($0 for gas, this month).

What chapters are we covering? 1 Corinthians 1-11. All quizzes will be on these 11 chapters.

What time are we getting home? We are usually home between 3 and 4 PM. Plan for 3:30 PM, and the kids will have a chance to call parents from the road when we cross into CT.

WEEK 12: Review 1 Corintians 1 - 4

This week (November 19 thru November 25), please review 1 Corinthians, Chapters 1 through 4.

Remember, there is no practice next Wednesday.

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

DOWNLOAD: Did you miss the original downloads for these chapters? They are posted here one last time for 7 days. No password required, this time.

• 1 Corinthians 1
• 1 Corinthians 2
• 1 Corinthians 3
• 1 Corinthians 4

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 1 Corinthians. 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 Paul tried to relate different arguments and discussions.

Upcoming Events: Saturday, November 21: Quiz Meet - Essex Fells, NJ

Self Test for 1 Corinthians 11

Wondering if you have prepared enough for tonight's practice? Check yourself with these 6 questions. If you know all of these, then you probably are prepared. If not, you may want to read through the material a few more times.

QUESTIONS:
1. 2 Part : Who have no other practice?
2. FTV: When we...
3. Regular : What is her glory?
4. Regular : Nor is man what?
5. FTV: Now I...
6. Reference: According to 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, I received what?

ANSWERS:
1. We--nor do the churches of God (1 Corinthians 11:16)
2. ...are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:32)
3. It (it/if a woman has long hair) (1 Corinthians 11:15)
4. Independent of woman (in the Lord) (1 Corinthians 11:11)
5. ...want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3)
6. I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."

Israel displays coins from the destruction of the Temple

One of the least popular of Jesus's sayings were his prophecies about the destruction of the Temple. It was still in place during his crucifixion and Resurrection, but the Temple was destroyed by the Romans about 70 A.D. Now, Israel is displaying coins that survived the destruction and discussing what it tells us about 1st century Jerusalem.

The coins were excavated from an ancient street below the Temple Mount, experts said. Archaeologists had to sift through debris and remove boulders thrown off the Temple Mount during the Roman raid before they found the road and the hoard of coins...

The coins are part of a larger exhibition in Jerusalem's Archaeological Garden, showing a collection of antique coins that have been uncovered over the past three decades.

The exhibition shows not only coins minted in Jerusalem during the rebellion but also European, North African and Persian coins that were found around the holy site from various periods.

"This just shows the international character of the city," Katz said. "It shows the importance of Jerusalem to generations of people ... the importance of Jerusalem never faded away for Jews, Christians and Muslims," she said.

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Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Corinthians 11

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link.

Question: Now I...
Answer: ...want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3)

Question: In the Lord,...
Answer: ...however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. (1 Corinthians 11:11-12)

Question: For I...
Answer: ...received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:23-24)

Question: In the same way, after...
Answer: ...supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." (1 Corinthians 11:25)

Question: For whenever...
Answer: ...you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. (1 Corinthians 11:26)

Question: Therefore, whoever...
Answer: ...eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. (1 Corinthians 11:27)

Question: A man...
Answer: ...ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. (1 Corinthians 11:28-29)

Question: When we...
Answer: ...are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. (1 Corinthians 11:32)

Reference Questions for 1 Corinthians 11

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:1, follow what?
Answer: Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:3, Christ is what?
Answer: The head of every man is Christ

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:7, who is the image of God?
Answer: A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God (he/a man)

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:11, in the Lord, WHAT?
Answer: In the Lord, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:12, what comes from God?
Answer: Everything comes from God.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:13, judge for yourselves what?
Answer: Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:18, there are WHAT among you?
Answer: I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, I received what?
Answer: I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."

Oh, those sins

WEEK 11: Study 1 Corintians 11

This week (November 12 thru November 18), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 11.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 11. (Password is "quizpad" without the quotes. Available for only 90 days.)

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

Study Tip: Do you find it hard to study 1 Corinthians, 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 21: Quiz Meet - Essex Fells, NJ

Veteran's Day

It is not something we discuss very often, but there are many former Bible Quizzers who are now serving in the military. Today is a good day to remember them and all of those who have served. Thank you, Veterans, for serving and protecting us all.

Malaysian government seizes Bibles over the name of God

What's in a name? When the name is the name of God, there is a lot. The Malaysian government has seized 10,000 Christian Bibles for daring to use the name "Allah" (a generic name for God in many languages related to Arabic) for God.

The Bibles contain the word "Allah," which is banned by the government for use by non-Muslims in an apparent bid to appease Muslims.
Church officials say the word "Allah" has been used for centuries to refer generally to God in both Indonesian and Malaysian languages, which are similar. The Roman Catholic Church is challenging the ban in court.
The government maintains that the Arabic-origin word "Allah" is an Islamic word and its use by Christians and others will upset Muslims.

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Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Corinthians 10

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link.

Question: These...
Answer: ...things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! (1 Corinthians 10:11-12)

Question: No...
Answer: ...temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Question: So whether...
Answer: ...you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

Question: Do not cause...
Answer: ...anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved. (1 Corinthians 10:32-33)

Reference Questions for 1 Corinthians 10

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:1, I do not want you to be what?
Answer: I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:7, do not be what?
Answer: Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:7, what is written?
Answer: It is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:8, we should not what?
Answer: We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:9, we should not what?
Answer: We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:10, do not what?
Answer: Do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:12, be careful that what?
Answer: If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:13, God is what?
Answer: God is faithful

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:14, flee from what?
Answer: Flee from idolatry.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:20, I do not want you to be what?
Answer: The sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:23, everything is permissible, but what?
Answer: "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:25, eat WHAT without raising questions of conscience?
Answer: Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:27, eat WHAT without raising questions of conscience?
Answer: If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:32, do not what?
Answer: Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God--

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 10:33, I am not what?
Answer: I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.

It might be a sign

WEEK 10: Study 1 Corintians 10

This week (November 5 thru November 11), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 10.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 10. (Password is "quizpad" without the quotes. Available for only 90 days.)

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

Study Tip: During the holiday season, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay focused 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 21: Quiz Meet - Essex Fells, NJ

Self Test for 1 Corinthians 9

Wondering if you have prepared enough for tonight's practice? Check yourself with these 6 questions. If you know all of these, then you probably are prepared. If not, you may want to read through the material a few more times.

QUESTIONS:
1. Regular : That I may share in what?
2. Regular : Who serves as WHAT at his own expense?
3. Reference: According to 1 Corinthians 9:4, don't we have the right to WHAT?
4. FTV: In the same way, the…
5. Regular : To win as many as possible I what?
6. Regular : Though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law I became like what?

ANSWERS:
1. Its blessings (its/the gospel) (1 Corinthians 9:23)
2. A soldier (1 Corinthians 9:7 )
3. Don't we have the right to food and drink?
4. …Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. (1 Corinthians 9:14)
5. Make myself a slave to everyone (myself/Paul) (1 Corinthians 9:19)
6. Like one not having the law (1 Corinthians 9:21)

Classic Quiz Team Pic

Thanks to Mrs. P for the flashback!

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FTVs and Reference Questions 1 Corinthians 9

Remember, the full list of FTV's can always be found at this link.

Question: In the same way, the...
Answer: ...Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. (1 Corinthians 9:14)

Question: Though...
Answer: ...I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. (1 Corinthians 9:19)

Question: To...
Answer: ...the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. (1 Corinthians 9:22-23)

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:2, you are what?
Answer: You are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:4, don't we have the right to WHAT?
Answer: Don't we have the right to food and drink?

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:5, don't we have the right to WHAT?
Answer: Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas ?

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:9, what is written?
Answer: It is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain."

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:13, don't you know that what?
Answer: Don't you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 9:24, do you not know that what?
Answer: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize