THIS WEEK: Study Romans, Chapter 9

This week (October 31 thru November 6), please read Romans, chapter 9

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

Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter.

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

If you want to download the puzzle for this week, click here.

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:
- November 23, Quiz Meet in Monroe, CT

VOCABULARY: Romans 8

Paul had a large vocabulary, so sometimes he uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.  This weekly series attempts to help by highlighting potentially unfamiliar terminology.  If there are additional words you need help with, please e-mail the coaches.

Romans 8 Vocabulary:

Abba:  An intimate Aramaic term for "father", like "Daddy" in modern English.

Heirs:  Those who will receive/have received an inheritance.

Futility:    Ineffectiveness, powerlessness, not being used for its intended purpose.

Bondage:  Being enslaved or imprisoned.

Corruption:  Rot, losing ones good nature.

Firstfruits:  The first harvest from a field, orchard, or vineyard, often given to God as an offering of thanks

Redemption:  Being bought back at a price

Foreknew:  Had knowledge of before it came to happened.  Future knowledge.

Predestined:  Set for a particular future end.

Conformed:  Being made like someone or something else.

Intercedes:  Acts an an intermediary, intervene on behalf of someone else.

FROM THE QUIZ MEET: The Romans Road

This weekend, Coach Jim walked us all down the "Romans Road" - an excellent tool for teaching someone about salvation from the book of Romans.  If you want to keep a copy of it with you, or a link for easy access, here are several options for having the Romans Road alway with you!

Website:  http://m.evantell.org/GospelPresentation/MayIAskYouAQuestion.aspx

Printable Pamphlet:  http://www.teenmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Roman-Road-Bookmark-.pdf

iPhone App:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/roman-road/id330284117?mt=8

Android App:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidandson.romansroad&hl=en

PHOTOS: Pictures from the Quiz Meet

Paparazzi pictures from this weekend's Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT are up and ready for your enjoyment.  Click on the images below to see each whole set.

Coach Mark's Photos:
 
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SCOREBOARD: Practice 10/23

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Romans 8

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

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:6, what is death?
ANSWER:  To set the mind on the flesh. (cf Rom 6:23)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:10, what is dead? 
ANSWER:  The body (cf Rom 8:10; Jas 2:17, 26)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:16, the Spirit himself what?
A. Bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. (cf Rom 8:26)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:22, we know that what?
ANSWER:  The whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. (cf Rom 2:2; 3:19; 6:6, 9; 7:14; 8:22, 28)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:26, the Spirit himself what?
ANSWER:  Intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:28, we know that what?
ANSWER:  For those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (cf Rom 2:2; 3:19; 6:6, 9; 7:14; 8:22, 28)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:32, he did not spare whom? 
ANSWER:  His own Son. (cf Rom 11:21)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 8:36, what is written?
ANSWER:  “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” (cf cf Rom 1:17; 2:24; 3:4,10; 4:17; 8:36; 9:13,33: 10:15; 11:8,26; 12:19: 14:11; 15:3,9,21)

Heading home! #quizmeet #biblequizzing

Lunchtime! #biblequizzing #quizteam

Monroe Team #biblequizzing #quizmeet

Good quiz! #biblequizzing #quizmeet

Quizzing

Quizzing begins! #biblequizzing #quizmeet

Opening Ceremonies. #biblequizzing #quizmeet

Socializing. #quizmeet #biblequizzing

FINISH THE VERSE: Romans 8

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

QUESTION: There is // therefore now...
ANSWER:  ...no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1)

QUESTION: For God // has done what the law...
ANSWER:  ...weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:3-4)

QUESTION:  For those who // live according to the flesh... 
ANSWER:  ...set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. (Romans 8:5)

QUESTION:  If the // Spirit of him...
ANSWER:  ...who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. (Romans 8:11)

QUESTION:  For you // did not receive... 
ANSWER:  ...the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba! Father! (Romans 8:15)

QUESTION:  The Spirit // himself bears witness... 
ANSWER:  ...with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs–heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. (Romans 8:16-17)

QUESTION:  For I consider // that the sufferings...
ANSWER:  ...of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:18)

QUESTION:  Likewise the // Spirit helps us... 
ANSWER:  ...in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. (Romans 8:26)

QUESTION:  And // we know that...
ANSWER:  ...for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

QUESTION:  For those whom // he foreknew...
ANSWER:  ...he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. (Romans 8:29)

QUESTION:  What then // shall we say...
ANSWER:  ...to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)


QUESTION:  He // who did not spare...
ANSWER:  ...his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:32)

QUESTION:  Who shall // separate us...
ANSWER:  ...from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? (Romans 8:35)

QUESTION:  No in // all these things...
ANSWER:  ...we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)


QUESTION:  For I am sure // that neither death nor life,... 
ANSWER:  ...nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)

REMINDER: The Quiz Meet is TOMORROW!

Our Home Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT is tomorrow!  Now's the time to cram and get ready to show the other teams what we're made of.  Come on out and invite your friends and family to come and cheer us on, as well.

ARRIVAL TIME:  8:45 AM
COST:  $5.00 for lunch
CHAPTERS COVERED:  Romans 1-6

THIS WEEK: Study Romans, Chapter 8

This week (October 24 thru October 30), please read Romans, chapter 8

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

Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter.

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

If you want to download the puzzle for this week, click here.

Study Tip: Are you a morning person or a night owl? Do you find yourself happiest and most focused 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 and heart.

Upcoming Events:
- October 26 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT

VOCABULARY: Romans 7

Paul had a large vocabulary, so sometimes he uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.  This weekly series attempts to help by highlighting potentially unfamiliar terminology.  If there are additional words you need help with, please e-mail the coaches.

Romans 7 Vocabulary:

Accordingly:  Consequently, therefore  (Source:  Merriam-Webster.Com)

Adulteress:  A woman who has cheated on her husband  (Source:  CollinsDictionary.Com)

Likewise:  In addition, similarly  (Source:  WordReference.Com)

Covet/Covetousness:  An unreasonable desire for what you do not possess.  (Source:  Catholic Dictionary)

Wretched:  Despicable, contemptable (Source:  Dictionary.Reference.Com)

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: You Alone

SCOREBOARD: Practice 10/16

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Romans 7

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

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:1, do you not know what?
ANSWER:  (Brothers) That the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives. (cf *Rom 6:3, 16; 7:1; 11:2; Jam 4:4)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:1, I am speaking to whom? 
ANSWER:  Those who know the law. (cf *Rom 7:1; 11:13)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:2, what if her husband dies?
ANSWER:  She is released from the law of marriage. (cf Rom 7:3)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:3, what if her husband dies?
ANSWER:  She is free from that law, and if she marries another man, she is not an adulteress. (cf Rom 7:2)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:7, you shall not what? 
ANSWER:  Covet. (cf Rom 13:9)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:8, sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, did what?
ANSWER:  Produced in me all kinds of covetousness. (cf Rom 7:11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:11, sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, did what?
ANSWER:  Deceived me, and through it, killed me. (cf Rom 7:8)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:12, the law is what?
ANSWER:  Holy. (cf Rom 7:1, 12, 14, 16)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:14, the law is what?
ANSWER:  Spiritual. (cf Rom 7:1, 12, 14, 16)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:16, what if I do what I do not want?
ANSWER:  I agree with the law, that it is good. (cf Rom 7:20)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:18, I know what?
ANSWER:  That nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. (cf Rom 7:18; 14:14; 15:29)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 7:20, what if I do what I do not want?
ANSWER:  It is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. (cf Rom 7:16)

FINISH THE VERSE: Romans 7

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

QUESTION: Likewise my // brothers,... 
ANSWER:  ...you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. (Romans 7:4)

QUESTION: But now // we are released from the law,...
ANSWER:  ...having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. (Romans 7:6)


QUESTION: For I know // that nothing good dwells in me,... 
ANSWER:  ...that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. (Romans 7:18)

WEEKLY COMIC: Not So Much

THIS WEEK: Study Romans, Chapter 7

This week (October 17 thru October 23), please read Romans, chapter 7

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

Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter.

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

If you want to download the puzzle for this week, click here.

Study Tip: Did you know that memories can be linked to aid in recall? Consider doing your studying to a specific piece of music (without lyrics). Then, when you need to recall the chapter for studying, humming the music may bring back the chapter to mind. Some even find that associating other keys, such as smells, can help their recall for difficult passages of scripture.

Upcoming Events:
- October 26 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT

VOCABULARY: Romans 6

Paul had a large vocabulary, so sometimes he uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.  This weekly series attempts to help by highlighting potentially unfamiliar terminology.  If there are additional words you need help with, please e-mail the coaches.

Romans 6 Vocabulary:

Grace:  Undeserved favor or benefit (Source:  Wikipedia.Org)

Mastery:  Controlled by, as by one who is your master  (Source:  Merriam-Webster.Com)

Instruments:  The tool by which an act is accomplished (Source:  Vocabulary.Com)

Wickedness:  Morally wrong and/or intending to cause harm (Source:  MacmillanDictionary.Com)

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Sing And Shout

SCOREBOARD: Practice 10/9

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Romans 6

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

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:3, do you not know what?

ANSWER:  That all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death. (cf Rom 6:3, 16; 7:1; 11:2; Jam 4:4)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:6, we know that what?
ANSWER:  Our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. (cf Rom 2:2; 3:19; 6:6, 9; 7:14; 8:22, 28)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:9, we know that what?
ANSWER:  Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. (cf Rom 2:2; 3:19; 6:6, 9; 7:14; 8:22, 28)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:16, do you not know what?
ANSWER:  That if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness. (cf Rom 6:3, 16; 7:1; 11:2; Jam 4:4)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:17, you have become what?
ANSWER:  Obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed. (cf Rom 6:17, 18, 22; Jam 2:11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:18, you have become what? 
ANSWER:  Slaves of righteousness. (cf Rom 6:17, 18, 22; Jam2:11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:22, you have become what?
ANSWER:  Slaves of God. (cf Rom 6:17, 18, 22; Jam 2:11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 6:23, what is death?
ANSWER:  The wages of sin. (cf Rom 8:6)

FINISH THE VERSE: Romans 6

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

QUESTION: We were // buried therefore... 
ANSWER:  ...with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:4)

QUESTION: We know // that our old self...
ANSWER:  ...was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. (Romans 6:6)

QUESTION: For the death // he died...
ANSWER:  ...he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. (Romans 6:10-11)

QUESTION: Do not present // your members...
ANSWER:  ...to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. (Romans 6:13)

QUESTION: Do you // not know...
ANSWER:  ...that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? (Romans 6:16)


QUESTION: For the wages // of sin...
ANSWER:  ...is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

WEEKLY COMIC: Can I get an "Amen"?

THIS WEEK: Study Romans, Chapter 6

This week (October 10 thru October 16), please study Romans, Chapter 6.

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

Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter.

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

If you want to download the puzzle for this week, click here.

Study Tip: Where do you do your Bible Quizzing studying? In our age of Multitasking, it is common for people to try to study with the TV or radio on. Others try to do it in the main thoroughfare of the house, where parents are cleaning, siblings are talking on the phone, and pets are running by. This is not optimal for memory or concentration. Try finding a quiet corner of the house, and do your studying without music or video paying. Focus can make an incredible difference in your memory retention.

Upcoming Events:
- October 26 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT

VOCABULARY: Romans 5

Paul had a large vocabulary, so sometimes he uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.  This weekly series attempts to help by highlighting potentially unfamiliar terminology.  If there are additional words you need help with, please e-mail the coaches.

Romans 5 Vocabulary:

Justified:  Declared or made righteous in the sight of God (Source:  OxfordDictionaries.Com)

Endurance:  Bearing pain or hardship  (Source:  Dictionary.Reference.Com)

Reconciled:  To cause people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement  (Source:  Merriam-Webster.Com)

Reigned:  The exercise of sovereign power (Source:  Wiktionary.Com)

Trespass:  Violation of moral or social ethics  (Source:  merriam-webster.com)

Condemnation:  Act of declaring something awful or evil  (Source:  Vocabulary.Com)

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Love Take Me Over

SCOREBOARD: Practice 10/2

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Romans 5

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

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:1, we have been justified how?

ANSWER:  By faith. (cf Rom 5:9)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:2, we rejoice in what?
ANSWER:  Hope of the glory of God. (cf Rom 5:2, 3, 11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:3, we rejoice in what? 
ANSWER:  Our sufferings. (cf Rom 5:2, 3, 11)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:6, Christ died for whom?
ANSWER:  The ungodly. (cf Rom 5:6, 8; 14:15)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:8, Christ died for whom?
ANSWER:  Us. (cf Rom 5:6, 8; 14:15)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:9, we have been justified how?
ANSWER:  By his blood. (cf Rom 5:1)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:15, the free gift is not like what?
ANSWER:  The trespass. (cf Rom 5:16)

QUESTION:  According to Romans 5:16, the free gift is not like what?
ANSWER:  The result of the one man’s sin. (cf Rom 5:15)

FINISH THE VERSE: Romans 5

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

QUESTION: Therefore, since // we have been justified...
ANSWER:  ...by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1)

QUESTION: Not only // that,...
ANSWER:  ...but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5:3-5)

QUESTION: For while // we were still weak,...
ANSWER:  ...at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6)

QUESTION: But God // shows his love...
ANSWER:  ...for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)

QUESTION: Therefore, just // as sin came into the world...
ANSWER:  ...through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned. (Romans 5:12)

QUESTION: Therefore, as // trespass led to condemnation...
ANSWER:  ...for all men, so one act of righteous- ness leads to justification and life for all men. (Romans 5:18)

QUESTION: For just // as through the disobedience...

ANSWER:  ...of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19)

WEEKLY COMIC: If It's Not One Thing, It's Another

THIS WEEK: Study Romans, Chapter 5

This week (October 3 thru October 9), please study Romans, Chapter 5.

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

Click here to download an MP3 of the chapter.

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

If you want to download the puzzle for this week, click here.

Study Tip: Ask yourself, are you learning SCRIPTURE or QUIZ QUESTIONS? Bible quizzing is certainly a great competition, but our ultimate goal is to really learn the Bible verses we are studying. Be sure as you read through these books, you take the time to make sure you understand what you read. Are there terms you don't understand? Ask your parents, or the coaches. Are there concepts or stories referred that you have not read? Seek them out in the Old Testament! The more you understand what you read, the better you will be able to bring it back later when you need it.

Upcoming Events:
- October 26 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT

VOCABULARY: Romans 4

Paul had a large vocabulary, so sometimes he uses words with which you may be unfamiliar.  This weekly series attempts to help by highlighting potentially unfamiliar terminology.  If there are additional words you need help with, please e-mail the coaches.

Romans 4 Vocabulary:

Justified:  Declared or made righteous in the sight of God (Source:  OxfordDictionaries.Com)

Adherent:  Supporter, follower  (Source:  Dictionary.Reference.Com)

Null:  Having no legal or binding force  (Source:  Merriam-Webster.Com)

Void:  Having no legal force or effect  (Source:  Dictionary.Reference.Com)

Transgression:  Violation of a law or duty  (Source:  Vocabulary.Com)

Barrenness:  Incapable of producing offspring  (Source:  Dictionary.Reference.Com)

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: One Truth One Life