THIS WEEK: Study Acts, Chapter 12

This week (November 25 thru December 1), please study Acts, Chapter 12.

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.Com)

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

Study Tip: Are you taking full advantage of the tools available to you for studying?  While we provide commentaries, MP3s, puzzles, lists of reference and FTV questions, scripture portions and keywords, many quizzers wind up just doing the same old thing and just read the chapters for their studying.  There is nothing wrong with that, but it can become old hat after a while and you can lose the excitement that comes with new discoveries.  Consider really digging into ALL of the tools at your disposal to reignite your excitement for Bible Quizzing!

Upcoming Events:
- December 5 - Christmas Party with Trumbull (in Monroe)

- January 17 - Midwinter Quiz Meet in Monroe, CT

REMINDER: No Practice Today!

There is no practice today for Thanksgiving Week.  Use the extra time to think of all the ways you're thankful for Bible Quizzing this year!  ;-)

BIBLE NEWS: Putting Abraham on Trial

There are many ways to catch the attention of an audience for the Bible, but I am hard pressed to think of one more shocking than "We're putting the patriarch Abraham on trial".  But Temple Emanu-El in New York City is doing just that to get their people interested in the story of Abraham and Isaac.

Presiding over the Old Testament-inspired case will be U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan. Representing Abraham will be high-profile defense attorney Alan Dershowitz. Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will lead the prosecution.
“Let’s be honest here—if I put an ad asking people to come study Bible on a Sunday morning, not many people will come,” said Gady Levy, the new executive director of the synagogue’s Skirball Center, which is hosting the event.
With this program, he said, “people are going to come and study Torah. But they’re going to do it in a creative way—and in a way that makes religion relevant to their lives.”

BONUS COMIC: Stages of Dinner Prep

Happy Birthday, Coach Matt!

Today is Coach Matt's birthday!  If you get a chance, drop him a note to wish him a happy day (or shake his hand on Sunday).

WEEKLY COMIC: Back Up!

FINISH THE VERSE: Short & Easy Options!

If you've been avoiding "Finish the Verse" questions because of their difficulty, a review week is your chance to try them out!  Here is a list of the shortest and easiest FTVs from Acts 1-11.  Pick one or pick a few.  You never know when they may make the difference in an important quiz.

QUESTION:  None  // of the rest dared join them,…
ANSWER:  ...but the people held them in high esteem. (Acts 5:13)

QUESTION:  But Peter and // the apostles…
ANSWER:  ...answered, “We must obey God rather than men.  (Acts 5:29)

QUESTION:  And when he had said these things, as // they were looking on,...
ANSWER:  ...he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)

QUESTION:  For John // baptized with water,…
ANSWER:  ...but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. (Acts 1:5)

QUESTION:  This Jesus is // is the stone…
ANSWER:  ...that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. (Acts 4;11)

QUESTION:  But what  // God foretold…
ANSWER:  ...by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. (Acts 3:18)

QUESTION:  And there is // salvation in no one else,…
ANSWER:  ... for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

QUESTION:  And they // devoted themselves…
ANSWER:  ...to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. (Acts 2:42)

QUESTION:  Then they // left the presence…
ANSWER:  ...of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. (Acts 5:41)

QUESTION:  He said  // to them,…
ANSWER:  ... “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (Acts 1:7)