I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t like to improve one aspect of their life or another. Some people want to be a better friend. Or be a better writer. Or be more compassionate to those in need. Even the best athletes spend time practicing and learning ways to get better. That same desire to improve can be found in practically every Teen Bible Quizzer.
Now that the quiz season is over for most of you, it is common to think, “If I start studying next year’s material now, I’ll do better next season!” But my advice to you is: Don’t do it! Take a break and recharge your batteries! Enjoy your summer. Avoid the inevitable burn-out from a non-stop grind. Quizzing is supposed to be fun, not a burden!
But at the same time, you shouldn’t put on hold your daily time in the Word. Growing closer to the Lord is the one thing that everyone should be working to improve! So there must be a way to avoid burn-out and yet expose yourself to the new quiz material as part of your continuing conversation with God during the summer.
Following are my 3 suggestions. Choose to do as many as you would like!
Now that the quiz season is over for most of you, it is common to think, “If I start studying next year’s material now, I’ll do better next season!” But my advice to you is: Don’t do it! Take a break and recharge your batteries! Enjoy your summer. Avoid the inevitable burn-out from a non-stop grind. Quizzing is supposed to be fun, not a burden!
But at the same time, you shouldn’t put on hold your daily time in the Word. Growing closer to the Lord is the one thing that everyone should be working to improve! So there must be a way to avoid burn-out and yet expose yourself to the new quiz material as part of your continuing conversation with God during the summer.
Following are my 3 suggestions. Choose to do as many as you would like!
1. Read 1 Chapter of Luke Every Day for Your Daily Time In The Word
There are 24 chapters in Luke. So, if you read a chapter a day beginning in May, you’ll have read the entirety of Luke FOUR TIMES by the end of July! If you are able, read from the quizzing scripture portion that highlights the key words so they will become more familiar to you.
And if you want to cement the scripture in your brain, recent sleep research demonstrates that reading right before you go to sleep has a significant impact on your ability to retain information. According to their study, sleep serves to stabilize the memories against deterioration and dilution from new information gained during wakefulness.
And if you want to cement the scripture in your brain, recent sleep research demonstrates that reading right before you go to sleep has a significant impact on your ability to retain information. According to their study, sleep serves to stabilize the memories against deterioration and dilution from new information gained during wakefulness.
2. Memorize 2 Memory Verses a Week
When a whopping 94% of the quizzers who commit to learning Memory Verses make the Top 10 on their District, knowing Memory Verses is a practically-guaranteed way to get those awards at the end of the quiz meet. Realizing that they won’t get better by chance, but rather by change, teens often commit to learning more verses the next season. To avoid cramming a ton of memorization in a short amount of time, consider memorizing just 2 verses a week beginning in May. At that pace, you’ll have half of the verses memorized before the season even begins! And if you keep up this leisurely pace throughout the season, you’ll have all 78 verses memorized by the end of January!
3. Use the NPH Yellow Book as a 13-Week Daily Devotional
Officially called “Book 1: A Quizzer’s Study Guide to Luke”, this book from the Nazarene Publishing House is an excellent way to gain additional understanding and application of the material. Not only is it a daily Bible study, but it also includes commentaries and study techniques.
If you start in May, you would be done with the Bible study by the end of July – just in time to begin really studying for the next quiz season!
If you start in May, you would be done with the Bible study by the end of July – just in time to begin really studying for the next quiz season!
No matter what you do, commit to read and study God’s Word regularly in order to better know God, His Son, and His will. Continue thinking about the passage you read throughout the day and try to think of ways to apply what you have learned.
There is a vast difference between knowing about God and personally knowing God. So as you read it, ask God to speak to you and reveal Himself to you through the scripture. With God’s leading, you can find direction for your life and learn how to best serve the Lord who gave His life for you.
And maybe - just maybe - you’ll be a better quizzer next year to boot!
There is a vast difference between knowing about God and personally knowing God. So as you read it, ask God to speak to you and reveal Himself to you through the scripture. With God’s leading, you can find direction for your life and learn how to best serve the Lord who gave His life for you.
And maybe - just maybe - you’ll be a better quizzer next year to boot!
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