Missouri District Quizzing

The website is open and ready.  Just follow the link below to register

your team.  1st quiz is at Gateway Central Church of the Nazarene on

September 11.  Coaches meeting at 8:15.  Quizzing will start at 8:45 am.

http://missouri.nazquizzing.org

Apparently there is an August quiz listed in the Messenger.  This is not accurate.  The first quiz will be in September

It is almost time for quizzing 2010.  We had an AWESOME 2009 and are looking forward to springboarding off of that experience and continuing to grow competitively, but more importantly, spiritually.  This year we are covering the book of John.  This is a book that every christian should study at some point in their life.  ”It is shallow enough for a child to wade in, but deep enough for an elephant to swim in.”  Come join us!  Lets see how many can memorize at least one full chapter this year!

The Church of the Nazarene Continuing Lay Training program (CLT) exists to assist with discipleship. There are many classes available to help Christians grow in their faith. A record is kept of which classes people complete to aid them, their church and the district in seeing how they are doing with discipling. Their site is http://clt.nazarene.org.

Here is the form with the class and district information already filled out. Just print it out, add your church info, your info as teacher (coaches, that’s you), and the students who complete the course (finished out the season). Then send it in to the address at the top of the form or fax it to their fax number.

Missouri District Quizzing CLT Class Report Form

Continuing Lay Training

17001 Prairie Star Parkway
Lenexa, KS  66220

Fax: 913-577-0872
E-mail: clt@nazarene.org

Team Results

Individual Statistics

Q2010

TEAM AND INDIVDIUAL REGISTRATION ARE NOT YET OPEN.
TEAM ESTIMATED TO BE AVAILABLE MID-DECEMBER 2009 or EARLY JANUARY 2010
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION TO BE AVAILABLE LATE JANUARY or EARLY FEBRUARY 2010
ONSITE REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 28th, 2010 at MVNU.

THE EVENT WILL BEGIN WITH AN OPENING SERVICE ON JUNE 28th at 7:30PM
AND WILL CONCLUDE WITH AN AWARDS CEREMONY STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM ON JULY 3rd.

Individual costs for the event include:

• Participant Quizzers and coaches – $165 (updated because of budget changes)
  (includes 5 nights (Mon-Fri), 16 meals (lunch Mon-lunch Sat); linens (2 sheets, blanket, 2 towels, 2 washcloths, no pillows or toiletries; bring your own-we will have pillows and fans for sale at registration); a group photo; an event shirt; ministry project; individual and team placement awards; individual placement scholarships; activities, 50 years of quizzing celebration; services; devotions; volunteer, officials and coaches training; Barefoot Ministries material-each person will receive one piece of John material; fun and laughter).
• Participant Officials and Event Volunteers who gain director approval- $75 (includes the same as the participants)
• Guests – $170 (updated because of budget changes) (includes the same as the participants)
• Families – starting at $130 per person with a minimum of 3 non-participants
  more discounts with more family members (cannot include quizzers, coaches, officials, volunteer or quiz staff)
• Early and late housing (early housing only Saturday the 26th and/or Sunday the 27th) the late housing will be limited; some may need to stay in hotels as there is another convention starting on Sunday the 4th – $10 per night per person)
• Early meals (Monday breakfast and lunch only-$5 for breakfast and $6 for lunch)
• Highlight Video – $17

Team costs for the event include:

• District Team (both novice & experienced) – $140 per team
  3rd, 4th, 5th, or more teams from a district – $125 per team
• Local Team (both novice & experienced) – $100 per team

**NOTE: Disclaimer, these prices are subject to budget approval and may change at any time until registration starts.

The Corinthian church was experiencing divisions. People were apparently setting themselves up as teachers and gathering followings, creating divisions in the church.

Paul spends most of chapter 3 and going in to chapter 4 downplaying normal human views of a person’s stature. He goes out of his way to say he and Apollos are “Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.” (1 Corinthians 3:5).

It appears, based on 1 Corinthians 4:6, that Paul was using himself, Peter and Apollos as examples in his discussions to avoid naming names and further stoking the divisive fire. These things are all of the things he’s been discussing going back to 1 Corinthians 1:10 when Paul starts talking about the divisions. He continues in verse 7 to hammer them on the fact that any gifts they have at all are only due to Christ.

Paul then continues to point out the arrogance of the Corinthians. They are apparently in a place of stature in the community. They seem to have some regard accorded to them. They need a heavy dose of humility. Paul uses some irony as well. “We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ!” (1 Corinthians 5:10)

Divisive, egotistical, arrogant and in need of humility. Paul finishes chapter 4 with a warning. “What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a whip, or in love and with a gentle spirit?” (1 Corinthians 5:21) Paul takes seriously his responsibility to disciple and hold accountable those he has brought to Christ.

I memorized about 60 or 70 percent of 1st and 2nd Corinthians when I was a sophomore at Farmington High School. I’ve coached over the material a few times since then. I remember much of it.

At NYI convention, someone gave me a new look at part of it. One thing we know about the church in Corinth is that they were pretty messed up.

Paul usually opens his letters with some sort of thanks for something that a church is doing well. Some examples:

• He thanks the Philippians for their “partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” Philippians 1:5
• Ephesians, “ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you” Ephesians 1:15-16
• Colossians, “we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints” Colossians 1:4
• Thessalonians, “your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 1
• Romans, “because your faith is being reported all over the world” Romans 1:8

So, you might ask, how is he thankful for the Corinthians? Here’s how:

“I always thank God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Corinthians 1:4

He’s thankful for the opportunity God has to show grace because they are so messed up. Paul does go on to talk about how He has enriched them in all ways, but think about it. He’s thankful for the grace God has shown them.

I’m learning a lot about God’s grace and how I cannot assume that someone doesn’t get a chance to take advantage of it. God offers it to all. The Corinthian church (and Paul himself) give us biblical examples of what God can forgive. No one is beyond salvation.

I compare Paul’s treatment of Corinth to Jonah’s reaction to the grace God showed the Ninevites. In Jonah 4:2, he says, “I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.”

Jonah knew God had enough grace even for the Ninevites, so he tried to avoid going there because he didn’t want them saved. Be honest. There are people you’ve felt that way about. I have. The biggest area of growth all Christians need is to see people with Christ’s perfect love. Jonah didn’t and Paul did. Do you?

The cycle of books we quiz on is posted at http://www.wbqa.org/wbqa_quizcycle.htm. The Nazarene Church follows the WBQA quiz cycle posted there.

To paraphrase the current rules:

• quizzer can complete a question as a multiple-part question
  • all the parts of the question MUST be from the same biblical passage
  • if more than one biblical passage is used, only the first question is accepted
• memory verse questions cannot be answered as multiples
• all questions must be given before the answers
• if answers are not in the same order as questions, it is the quizzer’s responsibility to make clear to the quizmaster which answers go with which questions
• if a quizzer provides incorrect information in any part, the entire answer is incorrect
• if the quizzer gives the correct question/answer but does not answer all of the additional questions, they are still correct—as long as no erroneous information was provided