WEEKLY COMIC: Stylin'

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Matthew 11

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

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 11:6, Blessed  is  who?

ANSWER:  The  man  who  does  not  fall  away  on  account  of  me. 21:9, 23:39

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 11:10, What  is  written?

ANSWER:  "I  will  send  my  messenger  ahead  of  you, who  will  prepare  your  way  before  you."

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 11:22, It  will  be  more  bearable  for  whom  on  the  day  of  judgment?

ANSWER:  Tyre  and  Sidon. 10:15, 11:24

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 11:24, It  will  be  more  bearable  for  whom  on  the  day  of  judgment?

ANSWER:  Sodom. 10:15, 11:22

FINISH THE VERSE: Matthew 11

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:  Jesus replied, "Go // back...
ANSWER:  ...and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor."  (Matthew 11:04-05 )

QUESTION:  Come // to me, all you...
ANSWER:  ...who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.  (Matthew 11:28-30 )

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: All For You

WEEK 12: Study Matthew, Chapter 11

This week (November 26 thru December 2), please study Matthew, Chapter 11.

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

Download an MP3 of the chapter.

Download the puzzle for the chapter.

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

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:
- Friday, December 7 - Christmas Party in Trumbull, CT
- Saturday, January 19 - Midwinter Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

REMINDER: No Practice Today

There is no practice today - if you'll be in Sunday School, please attend Pastor Greg's class.  Or, if you're away for Thanksgiving week, like the coaches, enjoy the time with your family instead.  We'll resume, as normal, next Sunday!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Thankful

BIBLE NEWS: 2012 National Bible Bee

It is good to remember that our system of Bible Quizzing and memorization isn't the only one.  Recently, the 2012 National Bible Bee kicked off and hundreds of kids & teens came out to compete in learning scripture!

The fourth annual Bible Bee kicked off Wednesday in Sevierville, Tenn., where 300 qualifiers from across the U.S. began competing in events designed to test their knowledge of the Scriptures. The books that will be focused on throughout this year's competition are 1 and 2 Timothy – letters written by the Apostle Paul to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus.
At the local level,contestants had thoroughly studied 2 Timothy and memorized at least 25 Bible Memory passages. Children in each age division – primary, junior and senior – at the national challenge are also responsible for having thoroughly studied 1 Timothy and having memorized several hundred additional verses from throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We're especially thankful this year for God allowing us to start a new Bible Quiz Team at Beacon Hill Church!

Happy birthday, Coach Matt!

Today is Coach Matt's birthday!  Please join me in wishing him a VERY happy day.  (If you want to send something specific, use the "Contact the Coaches" link on the lower right.)

 

PHOTOS: Trumbull Quiz Meet

The photos from this weekend's Quiz Meet are up and ready for your enjoyment. Click on either of the links/images below to see either set.

Coach Mark's Photos:


Coach Matt's Photos:

WEEK 11: Review Matthew, Chapters 1-10

This week (November 19 thru November 25), please review Matthew, Chapters 1-10.

There is no practice next week, to allow Quiz Team families to celebrate Thanksgiving.  We use such weeks as review weeks.  Please take a moment and consider your weakest chapters, so you can focus there for this week.

Past Chapter Resources:

• Matthew 1
• Matthew 2
• Matthew 3
• Matthew 4
• Matthew 5
• Matthew 6
• Matthew 7
• Matthew 8
• Matthew 9
• Matthew 10

Study Tip: Have you noticed over time that you come to associate certain places with certain activities? Sports people 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:
- December 7, Quiz Team Christmas Party in Trumbull, CT
- January 19, Midwinter Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

CHAPTER REVIEW: Matthew 10

There is no practice this week, so that as a church we can focus on Operation Christmas Child.  But that doesn't mean there is nothing new to learn!  You can download Coach Mark's lesson by clicking here, or on the image below.

QUIZ PAD: Climbing the Walls ;-) #biblequizzing

QUIZ MEET: Back at the church!

QUIZ MEET: Heading home!

QUIZ MEET: Lunchtime!

QUIZ MEET: The whole room.

QUIZ MEET: Hello, Trumbull.

QUIZ MEET: 3 on 3

QUIZ MEET: Quizzing begins... With 3 teams

QUIZ MEET: A Full House #biblequizzing

QUIZ MEET: See you there!

The quiz meet is today!  We'll see you at the church at 8:30 AM to drive over!

WEEKLY COMIC: Winner!

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Matthew 10

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

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 10:15, It  will  be  more  bearable  for  whom  on  the  day  of  judgment?

ANSWER:  Sodom  and  Gomorrah. 11:22, 11:24

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 10:19, Do  not  worry  about  what?

ANSWER:  What  to  say  or  how  to  say  it  (when  they  arrest  you). 6:25, 6:34

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 10:28, Do  not  be  afraid  of  whom?

ANSWER:  Those  who  kill  the  body  but  cannot  kill  the  soul. 10:26

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew 10:35, I  have  come  to  what?

ANSWER:  Turn  "a  man  against  his  father, a  daughter  against  her  mother, a  daughter-in-law  against  her  mother-in-law." 5:17

FINISH THE VERSE: Matthew 10

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:  Anyone // who loves his father…
ANSWER:  or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.  (Matthew 10:37-38 )

QUESTION:  Are // not two sparrows…
ANSWER:  …sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.  (Matthew 10:29-31 )

QUESTION:  Do not be // afraid of…
ANSWER:  …those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.  (Matthew 10:28 )

QUESTION:  Whoever acknowledges // me before…
ANSWER:  …men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.  (Matthew 10:32-33 )

QUESTION:  Whoever finds // his life…
ANSWER:  ...will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.  (Matthew 10:39 )

REMINDER: The Next Quiz Meet is Saturday

This Saturday is the next Bible Quiz Meet in Trumbull.  Hope to see you all there!

WHEN:  Saturday, November 17
MEET AT THE CHURCH:  8:30 AM
ENDING TIME:  1:00 PM
COST:  $5 for lunch
CONTENT:  Matthew 1-10

WEEK 10: Study Matthew, Chapter 10

This week (November 8 thru November 14), please study Matthew, Chapter 10.

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

Download an MP3 of the chapter.

Download a puzzle for the chapter.

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, 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 17 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT
- Sunday, November 18 - No Practice, Help with Shoeboxes instead!
- Sunday, November 25 - No Practice for Thanksgiving week

CHAPTER REVIEW: Matthew 9

If you will not be in practice this week, we don't want you to miss out on the review of the chapter.  You can download Coach Mark's lesson by clicking here, or on the image below.

CHECKPOINT: Matthew 9

How are you feeling this week?  Confident in your studying?  If you can answer all of these questions without looking at the answers (and without looking at your Bible), that is a good sign.  If not, crack open the book, turn up the volume on the MP3s, and get to work! :-)

QUESTIONS:

1.  REGULAR :  Who saw their faith?
2.  SITUATION:  Who said it? Why? To whom? - "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts?"
3.  REFERENCE:  According  to  Matthew 9:13, I  have  not  come  why?
4.  REGULAR :  Who came to him when he had gone indoors?
5.  FTV :  When he // saw the crowds,…
6.  2 PART :  Who need a DOCTOR?

ANSWERS:

1.  Jesus  (Matthew 9:02 )
2.  Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said (their/some of the teachers of the law  who said to themselves, "This fellow is BLASPHEMING!") -- to some of the teachers of the law  (Matthew 9:03-04 )
3.  To  call  the  righteous  (but  sinners). 5:17
4.  The blind men  (Matthew 9:28 )
5.  …he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9:36 )
6.  Not the HEALTHY, but the sick  (Matthew 9:12 )

WEEKLY COMIC: Pun Collections

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Matthew 9

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

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  9:13, I  have  not  come  why?

ANSWER:  To  call  the  righteous  (but  sinners). 5:17

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  9:18, Who  came  and  knelt  before  him?

ANSWER:  A  ruler. 8:2, 15:25, 17:14

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  9:22, Who  was  healed  from  that  moment?

ANSWER:  The  woman  (who  had  been  subject  to  bleeding  for  twelve  years). 17:18

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  9:36, He  had  compassion  on  whom?

ANSWER:  (Them) The  crowds. 14:14; 20:34

All activities at Beacon Hill Church cancelled tonight

It's not exactly Bible Quiz Team related, but all activities at the church are cancelled tonight due to the snow.  Looks like it'll be a family night instead.  Or you can spend some extra time studying Matthew 9.

FINISH THE VERSE: Matthew 9

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:  On hearing // this, Jesus said,…

ANSWER:  ..."It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ëI desire mercy, not sacrifice.í For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."  (Matthew 9:12-13 )

QUESTION:    Then he said // to his disciples,…

ANSWER:  …"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."  (Matthew 9:37-38 )

QUESTION:    When he // saw the crowds,…

ANSWER:  ...he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  (Matthew 9:36 )

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Whom Shall I Fear?

WEEK 9: Study Matthew, Chapter 9

This week (November 1 thru November 7), please study Matthew, Chapter 9.

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

Download an MP3 of the chapter.

Download a puzzle for the chapter.

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

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:
- Saturday, November 17 - Quiz Meet in Trumbull, CT

CHAPTER REVIEW: Matthew 8

If you will not be in practice this week, we don't want you to miss out on the review of the chapter.  You can download Coach Mark's lesson by clicking here, or on the image below.

CHECKPOINT: Matthew 8

How are you feeling this week?  Confident in your studying?  If you can answer all of these questions without looking at the answers (and without looking at your Bible), that is a good sign.  If not, crack open the book, turn up the volume on the MP3s, and get to work! :-)

QUESTIONS:
1.  FTV :  When evening // came,...
2.  REFERENCE:  According  to  Matthew  8:1, Large  crowds  followed  him  when?
3.  2 PART :  She got up and began to WAIT on him when?
4.  REGULAR :  He drove out the spirits how?
5.  REGULAR :  Offer what as a testimony to them?
6.  SITUATION:  Who said it? To whom? How? What was the result? - "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."

ANSWERS:

1.  ...many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."  (Matthew 8:16-17 )
2.  When  he  came  down  from  the  mountainside. 19:2
3.  He (he/Jesus) touched her hand and the fever left her (her/Peter's mother-in-law)  (Matthew 8:15 )
4.  With a word  (Matthew 8:16 )
5.  The gift Moses commanded  (Matthew 8:04 )
6.  The demons begged Jesus -- He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd RUSHED down the STEEP BANK into the lake and died in the water  (Matthew 8:31-32 )

WEEKLY COMIC: Sleeping In

REFERENCE QUESTIONS: Matthew 8

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

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:1, Large  crowds  followed  him  when?

ANSWER:  When  he  came  down  from  the  mountainside. 19:2

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:2, Who  came  and  knelt  before  him?

ANSWER:  A  man  with  leprosy. 9:18, 15:25, 17:14

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:13, Who  was  healed?

ANSWER:  His  (centurion's) servant. 9:22, 15:28, 17:18

QUESTION:  According  to  Matthew  8:17, What  was  spoken  through  the  prophet  Isaiah?

ANSWER:  "He  took  up  our  infirmities  and  carried  our  diseases." 12:17