• Ephesians 6: 10-20 "The Whole Armour of God".
• 1 Samuel 17: "Goliath Challenges the Israelites".
• Psalm 91: "God Our Protector".
• Matthew 8: 5-13 "Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant".

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 Ephesians chapter 6, verses 10 to 20."  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
• Understanding (i.e. where emphasis is placed)

Set passage for reading:

• Ephesians 6: 10-20

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:

• 1 Samuel 17: (You may need to edit the story to keep within the time limit)

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 16th March.

The quiz this year has been set by our Battalion Chaplain, Andrew Gale.

Ephesians 6: 10-20 The Whole Armour of God
Finally, build up your strength in union with the Lord and by means of his mighty power. Put on all the armour that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks. For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age. So put on God's armour now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.
So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight round your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate, and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace. At all times carry faith as a shield; for with it you will be able to put out all the burning arrows shot by the Evil One. And accept salvation as a helmet, and the word of God as the sword which the Spirit gives you. Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people. And pray also for me, that God will give me a message when I am ready to speak, so that I may speak boldly and make known the gospel's secret. For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, though now I am in prison. Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.

1 Samuel 17: Goliath Challenges The Israelites
The Philistines gathered for battle in Socoh, a town in Judah; they camped at a place called Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, where they got ready to fight the Philistines. The Philistines lined up on one hill and the Israelites on another, with a valley between them.
A man named Goliath, from the city of Gath, came out from the Philistine camp to challenge the Israelites. He was nearly 3 metres tall and wore bronze armour that weighed about 57 kilogrammes and a bronze helmet. His legs were also protected by bronze armour, and he carried a bronze javelin slung over his shoulder. His spear was as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom, and its iron head weighed about 7 kilogrammes. A soldier walked in front of him carrying his shield. Goliath stood and shouted at the Israelites, “What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, you slaves of Saul! Choose one of your men to fight me. If he wins and kills me, we will be your slaves; but if I win and kill him, you will be our slaves. Here and now I challenge the Israelite army. I dare you to pick someone to fight me!” When Saul and his men heard this, they were terrified.
David was the son of Jesse, who was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and at the time Saul was king, he was already a very old man. His three eldest sons had gone with Saul to war. The eldest was Eliab, the next was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah. David was the youngest son, and while the three eldest brothers stayed with Saul, David would go back to Bethlehem from time to time, to take care of his father's sheep.
Goliath challenged the Israelites every morning and evening for 40 days.
One day Jesse said to David, “Take ten kilogrammes of this roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and hurry with them to your brothers in the camp. And take these ten cheeses to the commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are getting on and bring back something to show that you saw them and that they are well. King Saul, your brothers, and all the other Israelites are in the Valley of Elah fighting the Philistines.”
David got up early the next morning, left someone else in charge of the sheep, took the food, and went as Jesse had told him to. He arrived at the camp just as the Israelites were going out to their battle line, shouting the war cry. The Philistine and the Israelite armies took up positions for battle, facing each other. David left the food with the officer in charge of the supplies, ran to the battle line, went to his brothers, and asked how they were getting on. As he was talking to them, Goliath came forward and challenged the Israelites as he had done before. And David heard him. When the Israelites saw Goliath, they ran away in terror. “Look at him!” they said to each other. “Listen to his challenge! King Saul has promised to give a big reward to the man who kills him; the king will also give him his daughter to marry and will not require his father's family to pay taxes.”
David asked the men who were near him, “What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?” They told him what would be done for the man who killed Goliath.
Eliab, David's eldest brother, heard David talking to the men. He was angry with David and said, “What are you doing here? Who is taking care of those sheep of yours out there in the wilderness? You cheeky brat, you! You just came to watch the fighting!”
“Now what have I done?” David asked. “Can't I even ask a question?” He turned to another man and asked him the same question, and every time he asked, he got the same answer.
Some men heard what David had said, and they told Saul, who sent for him. David said to Saul, “Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him.”
“No,” answered Saul. “How could you fight him? You're just a boy, and he has been a soldier all his life!”
“Your Majesty,” David said, “I take care of my father's sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear carries off a lamb, I go after it, attack it, and rescue the lamb. And if the lion or bear turns on me, I grab it by the throat and beat it to death. I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God. The LORD has saved me from lions and bears; he will save me from this Philistine.”
“All right,” Saul answered. “Go, and the LORD be with you.” He gave his own armour to David for him to wear: a bronze helmet, which he put on David's head, and a coat of armour. David strapped Saul's sword over the armour and tried to walk, but he couldn't, because he wasn't used to wearing them. “I can't fight with all this,” he said to Saul. “I'm not used to it.” So he took it all off. He took his shepherd's stick and then picked up five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath.
The Philistine started walking towards David, with his shield-bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming closer, and when he got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy. He said to David, “What's that stick for? Do you think I'm a dog?” And he called down curses from his god on David. “Come on,” he challenged David, “and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat.”
David answered, “You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied. This very day the LORD will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God, and everyone here will see that the LORD does not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power.”
Goliath started walking towards David again, and David ran quickly towards the Philistine battle line to fight him. He put his hand into his bag and took out a stone, which he slung at Goliath. It hit him on the forehead and broke his skull, and Goliath fell face downwards on the ground. And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed Goliath with a sling and a stone! He ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath's sword out of its sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they ran away. The men of Israel and Judah shouted and ran after them, pursuing them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. The Philistines fell wounded all along the road that leads to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron. When the Israelites came back from pursuing the Philistines, they looted their camp. David picked up Goliath's head and took it to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath's weapons in his own tent.
When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is he?”
“I have no idea, Your Majesty,” Abner answered.
“Then go and find out,” Saul ordered. So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath's head. Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?”
“I am the son of your servant Jesse from Bethlehem,” David answered.

Psalm 91: God Our Protector
Whoever goes to the Lord for safety,
  whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty,
can say to him, “You are my defender and protector.
  You are my God; in you I trust.”
He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers
  and from all deadly diseases.
He will cover you with his wings;
  you will be safe in his care; his faithfulness will protect and defend you.
You need not fear any dangers at night
  or sudden attacks during the day
Or the plagues that strike in the dark
  or the evils that kill in daylight.
A thousand may fall dead beside you,
  10,000 all round you, but you will not be harmed.
You will look and see
  how the wicked are punished.
You have made the Lord your defender,
  the Most High your protector,
and so no disaster will strike you,
  no violence will come near your home.
God will put his angels in charge of you
  to protect you wherever you go.
They will hold you up with their hands
  to keep you from hurting your feet on the stones.
You will trample down lions and snakes,
  fierce lions and poisonous snakes.
God says, “I will save those who love me
  and will protect those who acknowledge me as Lord.
When they call to me, I will answer them;
  when they are in trouble, I will be with them.
  I will rescue them and honour them.
I will reward them with long life;
  I will save them.”

Matthew 8: 5-13 Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help: “Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, unable to move and suffering terribly.” “I will go and make him well,” Jesus said.
“Oh no, sir,” answered the officer. “I do not deserve to have you come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. I, too, am a man under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and I order that one, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, “I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this. I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven. But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and grind their teeth.” Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go home, and what you believe will be done for you.” And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.