PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Christmas Past

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: Handbell Choir

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Thank You

THIS WEEK: Study Ephesians, Chapter 3

This week (November 25 thru December 2), please KEEP STUDYING Ephesians, Chapter 3.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

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

Study Tip: Thanksgiving is over, the turkey is eaten, and there's nothing left to do but start Christmas shopping, right?  WRONG!  This is an excellent day to work off those extra calories by exercising your brain.  Call up another quizzer and set up a time to quiz each other and be thankful for the team!

WEEKLY COMIC: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

REMINDER: There is NO PRACTICE tonight

Consider attending the Thanksgiving Eve Service instead.

SCOREBOARD: Practice - November 18th

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Giving Thanks

FINISH THE VERSE: Ephesians 3

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:  This mystery is...
ANSWER:  ...that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. (Ephesians 3:6)

QUESTION:  That according to the riches...
ANSWER:  ...of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (Ephesians 3:16)

QUESTION:  Now to him who is able to do...
ANSWER:  ...far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Ephesians 3

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

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 3:1, Paul was what?
ANSWER:  A prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles. (Gal 1:1; Eph 1:1; 3:1; Col 1:1; Phm 1:1, 9)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 3:2, you have heard of what?
ANSWER:  The stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you. (Gal 1:13; Eph 3:2; Col 1:5)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 3:6, what is this mystery?
ANSWER:  That the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. (Eph 3:6; Col 1:27)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 3:12, we have what in Christ?
ANSWER:  Boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. (Gal 2:4; Eph 3:12)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 3:13, I ask you what?

ANSWER:  Not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you (which is your glory). (Eph 3:13; Php 4:3)

WEEKLY COMIC: Thankful

THIS WEEK: Study Ephesians, Chapter 3

These NEXT TWO weeks (November 19 thru December 2), please study Ephesians, Chapter 3.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

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

Study Tip: We've got two weeks to work thru one chapter, so the temptation will be to slack off.  DON'T DO IT!  Keep focussed and study a little every night.  This is the season for thankfulness to God for His gifts and His Word - including Ephesians 3 - is one of His greatest gifts to us!

ARE YOU READY? - Ephesians 2

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  REFERENCE:  According to Ephesians 2:1-2, you were dead in what?

QUESTION:  3 PART ANSWER:  Even when were dead in our trespasses God what?

QUESTION:  What is made in the flesh by hands?

QUESTION:  You are fellow citizens with who?

QUESTION:  What grows into a holy temple in the Lord?

SCOREBOARD: Practice - November 11th

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The Grand Theater of Ephesus

FINISH THE VERSE: Ephesians 2

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:  And you were dead...
ANSWER:  ...in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience (Ephesians 2:1-2)

QUESTION:  But God, being rich...
ANSWER:  ...in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved (Ephesians 2:4-5)

QUESTION:  For by grace you...
ANSWER:  ...have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

QUESTION:  For we are his workmanship...
ANSWER:  ...created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10)

QUESTION:  But now in Christ...
ANSWER:  ...Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:13)

QUESTION:  For he himself is our peace,... 
ANSWER:  ...who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace (Ephesians 2:14-15)

QUESTION:  So then you are no longer...
ANSWER:  ...strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, (Ephesians 2:19-20)

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Ephesians 2

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

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:1-2, you were dead in what?
ANSWER:  The trespasses and sins in which you once walked.(cf Ephesians 2:1-2; Col 2:13)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:3, we were what?
ANSWER:  By nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:5, you have been saved how?
ANSWER:  By grace.

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:5, we were what?
ANSWER:  Dead in our trespasses.

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:6, in the heavenly places God what?
ANSWER:  Seated us with him (Christ) in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (cf Ephesians 1:3; 2:6)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:8-9, you have been saved how?
ANSWER:  By grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works (so that no one may boast).

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:12, remember what?
ANSWER:  That you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. (cf Ephesians 2:12; Col 4:18)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 2:19, you are no longer what?

ANSWER:  Strangers and aliens. (cf Gal 4:7; Ephesians 2:19

WEEKLY COMIC: Watch Out! Behind You!

THIS WEEK: Study Ephesians, Chapter 2

This week (November 12 thru November 18), please study Ephesians, Chapter 2.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

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

ARE YOU READY? - Ephesians 1

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  He chose us in him before what?

QUESTION:  2 PART:  As a plan for the fullness of time to unite what in him?

QUESTION:  Having what enlightened?

QUESTION:  FTV:  And he put all things...

QUESTION:  The fullness of him who what?

SCOREBOARD: Practice - November 4th

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Ruins in Ephesus

FINISH THE VERSE: Ephesians 1

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:  Blessed be the God and Father...
ANSWER:  ...of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (Ephesians 1:3)

QUESTION:  In him we have redemption...
ANSWER:  ...through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight (Ephesians 1:7-9)

QUESTION:  In him you also...
ANSWER:  ...when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee[a] of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,[b] to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14)

QUESTION:  And he put all things...
ANSWER:  ...under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (Ephesians 1:22-23)

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Ephesians 1

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

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 1:1, Paul was what?
ANSWER:  An apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God. (cf Gal 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; 3:1; Col 1:1; Phm 1:1, 9)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 1:1, Paul, an apostle, to whom?
ANSWER:  To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus. (cf Gal 1:1-2; Ephesians 1:1)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 1:2, grace to you and peace from whom?
ANSWER:  God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (cf Gal 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Php 1:2; Col 1:2; Phm 1:3)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 1:3, in the heavenly places God what?
ANSWER:  Has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing. (cf Ephesians 1:3; 2:6)

QUESTION:  According to Ephesians 1:13, you heard what?

ANSWER:  The word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. (cf Ephesians 1:13; Php 2:27)

WEEKLY COMIC: A Different Time

THIS WEEK: Study Ephesians, Chapter 1

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

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

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

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.

ARE YOU READY? - Galatians 1-6 Review

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  What is not man’s gospel?

QUESTION:  After fourteen years I went where?

QUESTION:  According to Galatians 3:14, we might receive what?

QUESTION:  FINISH THE VERSE:  And because // you are sons...

QUESTION:  These are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing what?

QUESTION:  Who will have to bear his own load?

SCOREBOARD: Practice - October 28th

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: A Church in Autumn

BIBLE NEWS: Earliest draft of the KJV found

While we use the NIV translation of the Bible for our quizzing, the King James Version (KJV) remains an essential resource and a key touchpoint for English translations of the Bible.  A new discovery was recently made of the oldest handwritten draft of the King James Bible every found!

While very few drafts — and no complete drafts — of the King James version have been found, Miller’s discovery is the first that can be attributed to a particular translator. Further study, he said, will shed light on the KJV, but also the English language it helped shape.
“The King James Bible is a monument of English religion, literature and the language itself,” he said, and it’s important to understand how it got built.