WEEK 18: Study 1 Corintians 15

This week (December 31 thru January 6), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 15.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 15. (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

REMINDER: No practice tonight

Practices resume on January 6. But do NOT forget to review.

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Ladies Ensemble - Christmas Eve

A few more videos from Christmas Eve - including several former Quizzers who sang to praise the Lord.

Handbells from Christmas Eve

I know many of you could not be at the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, but a number of Quizzers were playing in the Handbell Choir. Here is your chance to see how it all went. (Thanks to Mr. Douglass for acting as cameraman!)

Mindful of our Source

Merry Christmas

May today be a day of peace and joy as you celebrate our Savior's birth.

WEEK 17: Review 1 Corintians 11-14

This week (December 24 thru December 30), please review 1 Corinthians, Chapters 11 through 14.

Remember, there is no practice next Wednesday (or the Wednesday after).

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 11
• 1 Corinthians 12
• 1 Corinthians 13
• 1 Corinthians 14

Study Tip: Do you think you'll 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 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: Saturday, January 22-24: MIDWINTER QUIZ MEET - Lancaster, PA

REMINDER: No practice tonight

Practices resume on Jaunary 8. But do NOT forget to review.

Photos from the Christmas Party

Coach Mark's photos from the Christmas Party are online and ready for your viewing. Click on the image below for the whole set.

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Irony in Extremis

REVIEW TIPS: Reference Questions

We are now at the halfway point of the year, and rapidly approaching Midwinter. This is a good time to look back and see how you have done. If you're looking for ways to improve your quizzing, this series will give tips and tricks on how to raise your game and rise in the ranks.

Our first tip: REFERENCE QUESTIONS. We all know that there is an official list of Reference Questions out there. But why would they be useful for review? Well, like Finish the Verse questions, there is only a finite list, so it is possible to catch up on them even at this point in the year. But unlike FTVs, Reference Questions DO NOT require being word-perfect. A good way to review, or to make yourself a valuable part f the team.

REMINDER: Christmas Party is TONIGHT!

We hope to see most or all of you at 6:00 PM tonight at the 502 House. A few quick reminders:

• It is a potluck, so each family should bring something for the table.
• Please do not park at the 502 House unless you really need to be close-by. Park in the church parking lot and walk on over.
• Remember, all Quizzers and Coaches are welcome to bring a $5 - $10 gift for the Yankee Swap. (Family members are not taking part in the game.)
• Feel free to bring cameras to capture the fun moments, although our resident paparazzi will be on duty
• The event will likely end about 9 PM

Merry Christmas!

WEEK 16: Review 1 Corintians 5 - 10

This week (December 17 thru December 23), please review 1 Corinthians, Chapters 5 through 10.

Remember, there is no practice next Wednesday (or the Wednesday after).

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 5
• 1 Corinthians 6
• 1 Corinthians 7
• 1 Corinthians 8
• 1 Corinthians 9
• 1 Corinthians 10

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 18: Quiz Team Christmas Party
- Saturday, January 22-24: MIDWINTER QUIZ MEET - Lancaster, PA

The Perfect Gift

REMINDER: Quiz Team Party on Friday!

Please keep in mind that Friday is the Annual Quiz Team Christmas Party starting at 6:00 PM in the 502 House. (Please park in the church parking lot and walk over - save the spaces at the house for those with disabilities or making deliveries.)

If you have not yet RSVP'd to Jim's eVite, please do so TODAY.

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
• Gift Cards

If the weather should turn nasty, be sure to keep your eyes here on QuizPad.Com for any announcements. We have had to postpone the party before for safety reasons, although there is no indication as of today that this would be an issue this year.

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Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Corinthians 14

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

Question: So it...
Answer: ...is with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, try to excel in gifts that build up the church. (1 Corinthians 14:12)

Question: But everything...
Answer: ...should be done in a fitting and orderly way. (1 Corinthians 14:40)

Reference Questions for 1 Corinthians 14

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:1, eagerly desire what?
Answer: (Follow the way of love and) eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:1, follow what?
Answer: Follow the way of love (and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.)

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:19, I would rather what?
Answer: In the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:20, stop what?
Answer: Stop thinking like children. (In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.)

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:21, what is written?
Answer: In the Law it is written: "Through men of strange tongues and through the lips of foreigners I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to me," says the Lord.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:33, God is what?
Answer: God is not a God of disorder but of peace.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 14:39, be what?
Answer: Be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

Happy Birthday, Coach Jim

Today is the day to celebrate the birth of the world's greatest Bible Quizzing coach. Feel free to leave your well-wishes below, or just drop him an e-mail elsewhere.

WEEK 15: Study 1 Corintians 14

This week (December 10 thru December 16), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 14.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 13. (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: 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 chapters of 1 Corinthians and the book of 2 Corinthians has a lot to offer to the team at Midwinter and beyond!

Upcoming Events:
- Friday, December 18: Quiz Team Christmas Party
- Saturday, January 22-24: MIDWINTER QUIZ MEET - Lancaster, PA

Christmas Schedule

We're coming up to the Christmas Season, so please keep these important dates in mind.

• 12/11: Coach Jim's Birthday
• 12/18: Quiz Team Christmas Party
• 12/23: No practice - Christmas Week
• 12/30: No practice - New Years Week

But don't slack off in the few weeks while we are not practicing. We are set to review some chapters each week. And it won't be long until Midwinter Quiz!

Getting into the Christmas Spirit

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Finish the Verse Questions for 1 Corinthians 13

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

Question: If I speak...
Answer: ...in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. (1 Corinthians 13:1)

Question: If I have...
Answer: ...the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:2)

Question: If I give...
Answer: ...all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:3)

Question: Love is...
Answer: ...patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)

Question: Love does...
Answer: ...not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:6-7)

Question: Love never...
Answer: ...fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8)

Question: For we know...
Answer: ...in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. (1 Corinthians 13:9-10)

Question: And now...
Answer: ...these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Reference Questions for 1 Corinthians 13

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

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 13:4, love does not what?
Answer: (Love is patient, love is kind.) It does not envy, it does not boast, (it is not proud.)

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 13:4, love is what?
Answer: Love is patient, love is kind. (It does not envy, it does not boast,) it is not proud.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 13:6, love does not what?
Answer: Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

Question: According to 1 Corinthians 13:13, love is what?
Answer: The greatest of these is love (these/ faith, hope and love)

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WEEK 14: Study 1 Corintians 13

This week (December 3 thru December 9), please study 1 Corinthians, Chapter 13.

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

DOWNLOAD: Click here to download the MP3 for 1 Corinthians 13. (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: 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:
- Friday, December 18: Quiz Team Christmas Party
- Saturday, January 22-24: MIDWINTER QUIZ MEET - Lancaster, PA

ANNOUNCEMENT: Quiz Team Christmas Party

You should already have received an eVite for the party, if we have your e-mail address. If not, please contact the coaches so we can get one out to you. Here are the relevant details.

WHEN: Friday, December 18, starting at 6:00 PM
WHAT: Potluck Dinner, Party, and "Gift Game"
WHERE: The 502 House
WHAT SHOULD I BRING? Please contact Coach Jim for details on food to bring. We need salads, breads, entrees, deserts, etc.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT A "GIFT GAME"? The Gift Game is a Quiz Team Tradition. Each quizzer and coach should bring a wrapped gift valued between $5 and $10. The gifts will be exchanged during the night in a fun way that mixes things up. (Participation is voluntary, but for quizzers and coaches only.)

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