• Matthew 21: 1-3 & 8-9  "The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem".
• Luke 10: 25-37 "The Parable of the Good Samaritan".
• Genesis 22: 1-14 "God Commands Abraham to Offer Isaac".
• Exodus 14: 5-29 Crossing the Red Sea".

Bible Reading

One boy from each company will read the set passage out loud, without a microphone, as if reading in church.

The boy can be from any team entered by the company. 

They must read from a copy of the Good News Bible; use of a printed sheet is not permitted.

The reader should introduce their reading, for example, "This reading is Matthew chapter 21, verses 1 to 3 amd 8 and 9."  The introduction should be done from memory.

A maximum of 10 marks are available.  The judges will be listening for the following things:

• Volume
• Clarity
• Speed
• Confidence &
• Fluency

Set passages for reading:

• Matthew 21: 1-3 & 8-9.

Mime

One team (of 3 boys) from each company will perform a mime based the set passage.  The team can be made up of any 3 boys from the company, and could include boys who did not take part in the quiz.

The mime should last no longer than 2 minutes

No spoken words, sound effects or props are permitted.

A maximum of 10 marks are available.  The judges will be looking for the following things:

• How well the story is conveyed
• Confidence
• Fluency
• Performing to the audience
• Keeping within the time limit

There will be a 2 point penalty for a team that uses any sort of aide-memoire to help them perform the mime.

Set passage for mime:

• Luke 10: 25-37.

The points scored by a company will be calculated by adding the highest score achieved by any of their teams in the quiz, the score for the reading and the score for the mime.

Would all companies please confirm their attendance and the number of teams they are entering OR OTHERWISE to Andrew Burchell by Wednesday 18th March.

The quiz this year has been set by our Battalion Chaplain, Mike Lewis.

Matthew 21: 1-3 & 8-9 The Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead with these instructions: "Go to the village there ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied up with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to me.  And if anyone says anything, tell him, 'The Master needs them'; and then he will let them go at once."
A large crowd of people spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.  The crowds walking in front of Jesus and those walking behind began to shout, "Praise to David's Son! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise be to God!"

Luke 10: 25-37 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?"
Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?"
The man answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and 'Love your neighbour as you love yourself.'"
"You are right," Jesus replied; "do this and you will live."
But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbour?"
Jesus answered, "There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead. It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side. But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity. He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Take care of him,' he told the innkeeper, 'and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.'"
And Jesus concluded, "In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbour toward the man attacked by the robbers?"
The teacher of the Law answered, "The one who was kind to him."
Jesus replied, "You go, then, and do the same."

Genesis 22: 1-14 God Commands Abraham to Offer Isaac
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."
Early the next morning Abraham cut some wood for the sacrifice, loaded his donkey, and took Isaac and two servants with him. They started out for the place that God had told him about. On the third day Abraham saw the place in the distance. Then he said to the servants, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."
Abraham made Isaac carry the wood for the sacrifice, and he himself carried a knife and live coals for starting the fire. As they walked along together, Isaac spoke up, "Father!"
He answered, "Yes, my son?"
Isaac asked, "I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?"
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then he picked up the knife to kill him. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!"
He answered, "Yes, here I am."
"Don't hurt the boy or do anything to him," he said. "Now I know that you honour and obey God, because you have not kept back your only son from him."
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead of his son. Abraham named that place "The Lord Provides." And even today people say, "On the Lord's mountain he provides."

Exodus 14: 5-29 Crossing the Red Sea
When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, he and his officials changed their minds and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we have lost them as our slaves!" The king got his war chariot and his army ready.7 He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred finest, commanded by their officers.
The Lord made the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who were leaving triumphantly. The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers, pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea near Pi Hahiroth and Baal Zephon.
When the Israelites saw the king and his army marching against them, they were terrified and cried out to the Lord for help. Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the Lord will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again. The Lord will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still."
The Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move forward. Lift up your walking stick and hold it out over the sea. The water will divide, and the Israelites will be able to walk through the sea on dry ground. 
The angel of God, who had been in front of the army of Israel, moved and went to the rear. The pillar of cloud also moved until it was between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud made it dark for the Egyptians, but gave light to the people of Israel, and so the armies could not come near each other all night.
Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all night and turned the sea into dry land. The water was divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. The Egyptians pursued them and went after them into the sea with all their horses, chariots, and drivers. Just before dawn the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw them into a panic. He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said, "The Lord is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of here!"
The Lord said to Moses, "Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water will come back over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers." So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the Lord threw them into the sea. The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides.