The book of Acts has countless examples of individuals who spoke boldly for the Kingdom of God. In most of the stories that you've been reading and studying the past few months, you've seen ordinary men who were asked to "Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people all about this new life [...]
On November 4th, I asked everyone in the NYS Bible Quiz Facebook group (if you're not part of the group, you should totally join!) if they had any advice for new coaches. Here is what they had to say. Don't be nervous. Just have fun and let your kids show you what they [...]
BQ Devotional, Acts, League Meet #1 (10/3/2015) After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Acts 4:31) To speak boldly (parrhesia) is something that would be very unusual in this situation. During this time period, it [...]
I'm not a quizzer, just a mom whose kids have enjoyed Bible Quiz since we moved to Camp Hill, PA, in 2000. Yet Bible Quiz has really changed me, too. Since I became a Christian in 1985, I have understood the importance of prayer, reading the Bible, and attending church, but I could never really [...]
BQ has changed many lives. Let me read you this testimony of a girl from Arizona . I began quizzing when I was 12 years old and in the seventh grade. I continued to quiz for the next seven years. My oldest sister was usually my coach, along with various youth pastors and volunteer adults [...]
The following is an excerpt of an email from Mary Daigle (Bible Quiz coach from Grace A/G, Syracuse, NY) to Pastor Bernie Elliot (National Bible Quiz Coordinator) ... Hi Bernie, I have had some inquiries about how my surgery went so I thought I would give you an update. I had my surgery on June [...]
The Beginnings of the A/G Bible Quiz Ministry (The following article was written by the man who started the Assemblies of God Bible Quiz program.) In the 1950’s Youth for Christ was very active in the United States. One of their popular programs was Bible Quizzing. Some of our Assemblies of God young people became [...]
I was inside the north tower (1 World Trade Center) on the 12th floor when the first plane crashed into the north tower. I was also inside when the second plane hit the south tower. I had gone into work early that day. Public schools had started up the week before, and it made the [...]
https://youtu.be/BmRmPYXVov0 Well, let's get right to the heart of the matter. How do you get teenagers to memorize and review material on a daily basis? This is the critical element required to have a successful Bible Quiz team. Without it, you're just showing up and getting pummeled. There are lots of great ideas on [...]
Opening a Scripture Portion and seeing hundreds of verses that you must memorize can seem quite terrifying to a beginning quizzer. As with anything you do in life, if you break it up into little pieces, you'll be stunned at how much you have done by the end of the quiz year. Fortunately, the Bible [...]
