Apr. 6, 2009
Bible Drill
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Anna and I have enjoyed Bible Drills at the Baptist Church. This group is for 4-6th graders. The kids had to learn 25 Bible verses, the books of the Bible, and 10 Key Passages. It was good for Anna and for me. As I worked with the kids I had to refresh myself on the books of the Bible and learn verses along with the kids. Bible memory has always been hard for me, probably because I am not as disciplined as I should be. Even if I remembered the verse I still had trouble with the reference. Well, I still have trouble with that but it was challenging for me to keep up with the kids. Wish I could go back to 6th grade and memorize all this. I guess I didn't do too bad for an ol' lady. Debbie was the main teacher and I was the helper. We made a pretty good team. We weren't sure how many kids would make it to the church drill but seven of the kids qualified.  Last Wednesday night we had the church drill. All seven of them did really well. They are all going on to the Associational Drill. To go on they had to get at least 12 calls out of 24. That may sound easy but they were up in front of the church, which makes anyone nervous. They had to say the verses with the reference and with no errrors. Then had to find whichever book of the Bible was called in 10 seconds and tell what book came before and after it. Next they had to find Key Passages in 10 seconds. This part was really hard. It was hard enough just memorizing the key passages. Do you know where to find the Baptism of Jesus ? The Prayer of Forgiveness? The Model Prayer? The Parable of the Prodigal Son? AND can you find it in 10 seconds... in front of lots of people? Three of the kids got all 24 calls- way to go Anna, Sierra, and Christian! Next week is the Associational Drill. It's at 6:30 at the Baptist Church if anyone wants to come. Hopefully we will have several kids going on to State! After State the Drills it will be over but then Anna and I will start the Bible Bee. I am really looking forward to that challenge! |
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