REMINDER: T-shirt orders tomorrow!

Remember that I will be taking orders for new Quiz Team t-shirts TOMORROW at Quiz Team Practice. The shirts will be $15 each. Please come ready to make a commitment.

We encourage all quizzers to have a Quiz Team Shirt for Midwinter and Districts. We're using the same color scheme this year as last year, so if you already have a shirt you do not need to upgrade.

Parents, Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Standings as of Thanksgiving

Remember, these standings will decide the seating for Midwinter. There is still plenty of time to bring up your scores.

Finish the Verse Questions for John 8:1-30

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

Question: When they...
Answer: ...kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:7)

Question: When Jesus...
Answer: ...spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)

Reference Questions for John 8:1-30

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

Question: According to John 8:1, Jesus went where?
Answer: Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Question: According to John 8:2, Jesus sat down where?
Answer: (At dawn) he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. (he/Jesus)

Question: According to John 8:12, I am the what?
Answer: (When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,) "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Question: According to John 8:14, what is valid?
Answer: (Jesus answered,) "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going."

Question: According to John 8:16, I am not alone why?
Answer: I stand with the Father, who sent me.

Question: According to John 8:17, what is written?
Answer: (In your own Law) it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.

Question: According to John 8:23, I am not what?
Answer: (But he (he/Jesus) continued, "You are from below; I am from above.) You are of this world; I am not of this world.

Question: According to John 8:24, I told you what?
Answer: I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am the one I claim to be, you will indeed die in your sins. (I/Jesus)

Question: According to John 8:26, he who sent me is what?
Answer: He who sent me is reliable, (and what I have heard from him I tell the world.)

Question: According to John 8:27, they did not understand what?
Answer: They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. (he-Jesus)

Question: According to John 8:28, you will know what?
Answer: (Jesus said,) "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know *that I am the one I claim to be and *that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.

WEEK 13: Study John 8:1-30

This week (November 25 thru December 1), please study John, Chapter 8:1-30

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

Download the MP3: Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter. (As always, the password is "quizpad" without the quotes.)

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here. (Free website, Bible.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, 2011: Midwinter Quiz Meet - Sparta, NJ

Happy Thanksgiving!

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." - Psalm 107:1

Reminder: No Practice Tonight

Remember, there is no practice tonight. Please consider attending the Thanksgiving Eve Service instead at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary.

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Quiz Team Christmas Party will be December 10

Date: 12/10/2010
Location: Fellowship Hall

Mark your calendars! This year's annual Christmas party is almost upon us. We will be doing the gift game again this year. If any quizzers wish to participate, they should bring a wrapped gift that costs between $5 and $10 (Thanksgiving weekend is a good time for this).

Happy Birthday, Coach Matt!

Feel free to leave any birthday wishes here in the comments, or over on Facebook.

Finish the Verse Questions for John 1-3

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

JOHN 1
Question: In the...
Answer: ...beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

Question: Through...
Answer: ...him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:3)

Question: In him...
Answer: ...was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. (John 1:4-5)

Question: He was...
Answer: ...in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. (John 1:10)

Question: Yet to...
Answer: ...all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. (John 1:12-13)

Question: The Word...
Answer: ...became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
(John 1:14)

Question: For the...
Answer: ...law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
(John 1:17)

Question: No one has...
Answer: ...ever seen God, but God the One and Only,who is at the Father's side, has made him known. (John 1:18)

Question: John...
Answer: ...replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " (John 1:23)

Question: "I baptize...
Answer: ...with water," John replied, "but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie." (John 1:26-27)

Question: The next...
Answer: ...day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29)

Question: I would...
Answer: ...not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.
(John 1:33-34)

JOHN 2
Question: This, the...
Answer: ...first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and his disciples put their faith in him. (John 2:11)

Question: After...
Answer: ...he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. (John 2:22)

JOHN 3
Question: In reply...
Answer: ...Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." (John 3:3)

Question: Jesus answered, "I tell you...
Answer: ...the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5)

Question: Just...
Answer: ...as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
(John 3:14-15)

Reference Questions for John 1-3

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

JOHN 1
Question: According to John 1:14, the Word what?
Answer: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.)

Question: According to John 1:18, no one has ever what?
Answer: Seen God, (but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.)

Question: According to John 1:27, he is the one who WHAT?
Answer: He is the one who comes after me, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. (he/Jesus - me/John the Baptist)

Question: According to John 1:32, I saw what?
Answer: (John gave this testimony:) "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him."

Question: According to John 1:40, Andrew was what?
Answer: * Simon Peter's brother, * was one of the two who heard what John had said and *(was one) who had followed Jesus.

Question: According to John 1:41, we have found whom?
Answer: The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ).

Question: According to John 1:41, the Christ is whom?
Answer: The Messiah

Question: According to John 1:43, he said to WHOM, "Follow me."?
Answer: Finding Philip, he said to him, "Follow me." (he/Jesus)

Question: According to John 1:44 Andrew was what?
Answer: Was from the town of Bethsaida.

Question: According to John 1:45, we have found whom?
Answer: (Philip found Nathanael and told him,) "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

Question: According to John 1:51, I tell you what truth?
Answer: (He then added, "I tell you the truth,) you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

JOHN 2
Question: According to John 2:11, who put their faith in him?
Answer: (This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed his glory, and) his disciples put their faith in him.

Question: According to John 2:13, Jesus went up to Jerusalem when?
Answer: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, (Jesus went up to Jerusalem.)

Question: According to John 2:17, what is written?
Answer: (His disciples remembered that it is written:) "Zeal for your house will consume me."

Question: According to John 2:22, they believed what?
Answer: They believed the Scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. (they/his disciples)

JOHN 3
Question: According to John 3:1, Nicodemus was what?
Answer: A man of the Pharisees, a member of the Jewish ruling council

Question: According to John 3:2, we know what?
Answer: (He (he/Nicodemus) came to Jesus at night and said,) "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."

Question: According to John 3:3, I tell you what truth?
Answer: (In reply Jesus declared,) "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

Question: According to John 3:5, I tell you what truth?
Answer: (Jesus answered,) "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

Question: According to John 3:11, I tell you what truth?
Answer: (I tell you the truth,) we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.

Question: According to John 3:13, no one has ever what?
Answer: Gone into heaven (except the one who came from heaven--the Son of Man)

Question: According to John 3:16, who shall have eternal life?
Answer: Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Question: According to John 3:22, who baptized?
Answer: (After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and) He - Jesus baptized.

Question: According to John 3:23, John was what?
Answer: John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, (and people were constantly coming to be baptized.)

Question: According to John 3:33, God is what?
Answer: (The man who has accepted it has certified that) God is truthful.

Question: According to John 3:35, the Father loves the Son and what?
Answer: (The Father loves the Son) and has placed everything in his hands.

Question: According to John 3:36, who has eternal life?
Answer: Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, (but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.)

So very punny

WEEK 12: Review John 1-3

This week (November 18 thru November 24), please review John, Chapters 1-3

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

Download the MP3: Click here to download a ZIP file including MP3s of the chapters. (As always, the password is "quizpad" without the quotes.)

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 3 of John. 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 John tried to relate scenes and incidents.

Upcoming Events: Saturday, January 22, 2011: Midwinter Quiz Meet - Sparta, NJ

New T-Shirts!

Tonight, we start the process of ordering new T-shirts. As discussed at the kickoff, no one is REQUIRED to order a shirt - we're sticking with the same color scheme so the old ones will work just fine. But every quizzer is ENCOURAGED to have at least one shirt for Midwinter and Districts.

Shirts will be about $15. If you can commit to buy tonight, great. If not, let us know by the next practice, so we can place the order. Either way, please give us your size tonight for future planning.

Thank YOU, Lord

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Finish the Verse Questions for John 7:25-53

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

Question: “On the last...
Answer: ...and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as[c] the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37-38)

Question: By...
Answer: ...this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. (John 7:39)

Reference Questions for John 7:25-53

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

Question: According to John 7:28, he who sent me is what?
Answer: He who sent me is true.

Question: According to John 7:31, who put their faith in him?
Answer: Many in the crowd put their faith in him. (They said, "When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?")

Question: According to John 7:32, the chief priests and the Pharisees what?
Answer: The chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest him.

Question: According to John 7:42, the Christ will what?
Answer: (Does not the Scripture say that) the Christ will come from David's family and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"

Question: According to John 7:50, Nicodemus was what?
Answer: One of their own number (their/the Pharisees)

Walking or Drowning?

WEEK 11: Study John 7:25-53

This week (November 11 thru November 17), please study John, Chapter 1:25-53

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

Download the MP3: Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter. (As always, the password is "quizpad" without the quotes.)

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

Study Tip: Have you noticed over time that you come to associate certain places with certain activities? Sportspeople 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, January 22, 2011: Midwinter Quiz Meet - Sparta, NJ

HUMOR: You be Jesus

A pastor’s wife was preparing pancakes for her young sons. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their Mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, "Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait." The oldest boy turned to his younger brother and said, "You be Jesus."

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Photos from the Quiz Meet

Photos from this past weekend's Quiz Meet are now up for your enjoyment.

Coach Mark's Photos:


Coach Matt's Photos:

Reference Questions for John 7:1-24

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

Question: According to John 7:2, what was near?
Answer: The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near

Question: According to John 7:24, stop what?
Answer: Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.

QUIZ MEET: Back at the church.

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QUIZ MEET: At the Tappan Zee!

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REMINDER: Details for tomorrow

Tomorrow is our Quiz Meet in Cresskill, NJ A few quick reminders for those who missed Wednesday or for parents who may not have gotten the memo.

• We're leaving the church at 7:30 AM. (This is half an hour later than last year, because Cresskill is closer than Essex Fells.)
• Please bring $10 ($5 for gas, $5 for lunch)
• We're hoping to be back by about 3:30 PM. Teens will be allowed to call on their cell phones from the road, when we're on the way home
• The quiz will be on John 1 - 6.

See you there!

WEEK 10: Study John 7:1-24

This week (November 4 thru November 10), please study John, Chapter 1:1-24

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

Download the MP3: Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter. (As always, the 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 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 6: Quiz Meet - Cresskill, NJ

Mrs. P's Trunk or Treat Photos

Our normal shutterbugs were unable to attend the Trunk Or Treat extravaganza on Sunday, so thanks to Mrs. P for stepping in to fill the void! Great job to all who dressed up or served!

The Bible and Election Day

Today is Election Day, when Americans go to the polls to cast votes for our legislators and leaders for the next 2 to 6 years. Have you ever wondered what the Bible has to say about Voting, since it predated our Constitution by 1700 years? OpenBible.Info has collected together a number of verses on government and leadership. There is some good stuff in here.

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad.

My reading of the group? Do your civic duty by both voting. But be aware that it is God who raises up leaders, and we should obey them unless their laws/orders oppose the will of God.

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