Christian Home Educators of West Virginia
Christian Home Educators of
West Virginia
Bible
Area One: Bible
If you want specific rules for these categories, please contact the Fine Arts Coordinator. There are several pages on procedures and rules.
Division 1: Bible Quizzing
CHEWV ineligible for this category
Division 2: Bible Memory
Competition will be conducted in the traditional spelling bee fashion.
Bible Memory verses are located on pp. 65-76. The six year cycle
by school year is stated below:
- 2011-2012 Sin and Salvation
- 2012-2013 Prayer 2013-2014 God‘s Promises
- 2014-2015 The Wisdom of God
- 2015-2016 Soul-winning
If any student wishes to participate in Bible Memory a list of verses
can be obtained from the CHEWV Coordinator upon request.
Specific Rules:
1. All students will stand, forming a single line facing the Bible Memory Master. 2. The Master will question from left to right. 3. All questions will be taken from the official memory material. 4. The Master may conduct only two (2) styles of quizzing as follows: Style 1: Master cites reference; student recites verse. Master may continue this style for as many rounds as he chooses. Style 2: Master refers to application of verse; student cites both reference and verse. Mastermay continue this style for as many rounds as he chooses. 5. Each student will be given a question different from that given the preceding student.
6. The student will not begin speaking until the Master‘s questioning is completed.
7. A student will be permitted one error before his elimination. Upon commission of his second error, the student will be eliminated by the Master with confirmation from the judges.
8. The AACS will use the KJV Hardback Bible #335 published by Biblica (1-800-524-1588) for judging Bible Competition categories. The King James Version will be the only authorized translation used in any competition category.
9. The following will constitute errors:
a. Any incorrect reference citation b. Any deviation from the verbatim quotation of scripture, i.e., any addition, omission, reversal, or change of words c. Incomplete answers at the call of time d. Only one error per question may be scored against a student. e. Pronunciation mistakes will not constitute errors. f. Having begun either to cite a reference, quote a verse, or both, a student may stop and begin again, repeating exactly as begun; but in the repeating, there can be no change of reference or quotation. If such change occurs, the student will be declared in error. 10. The student will have 35 seconds to quote a verse or verse and reference.
a. Timing will begin at the Master‘s signal, ―Time!‖ b. If the student wishes a repetition of the question, to prevent the starting of the clock, he will signify his request by saying, ―Please repeat the question.‖ c. Only one repeat request per question will be permissible.11. The correct citation or quotation or both will always be given after a response has been deemed in error, except when only two students remain in competition.
12. A student may state a challenge for one of the following reasons:
a. The student believes that the Master ruled an incorrect response of another student to be correct. b. The student believes that the Master ruled a correct answer to be incorrect. c. The student believes that the Master has not correctly enforced a rule. The challenge must be stated immediately following the response to the question being challenged. The student will initiate the challenge by saying, ―Excuse me, Mr. Quiz Master, I would like to challenge.‖ The Master will have sole authority to accept or reject the challenge. 13. After a student‘s elimination, the proceedings continue as normal. The next question from the Master‘s official list will then be given to the next student.
14. When the students have been reduced to two, provided that each student has committed one error or that each student is errorless, the elimination procedure changes. At that point, when one student commits an error, the opponent will be given an opportunity to correctly answer that same question. If the opponent will answer correctly that same question, plus answer the next question correctly on the Master‘s list, then he will be declared champion.
15. If one of the last two students commits an error and the other student, after correcting the error, commits an error on the extra question, then the first student may attempt to answer the extra question. If the first student then succeeds in correcting that error and then correctly answers another extra question, he will be declared champion.
16. If both of the finalists commit errors on the same question, both will continue in competition. The question will be answered correctly by the Master, and the competition will continue with the next question directed to the one who erred first on the prior question. The competition will resume under Rule 14 and 15.
17. Any protest relating to the reference or quotation of a verse will be referred to the Judges immediately. Only a student participant may lodge a protest. The deadline for lodging a protest will be before the affected student would have received his next question had he not been eliminated. No protest will be entertained after a contested question has been given another student. When only two students remain, a protest must be made immediately, i.e., before the second student has begun to answer the question, or, if both have missed the same question, before the correct answer is given the audience.
18. In case of a continuing tie, it is the Master‘s option to continue oral quizzing or to institute written quizzing.
a. If, when written quizzing is instituted, somecompetitors have one error while others are errorless,the errorless competitors shall be allowed three unpenalized errors in written quizzing. b. In written quizzing, the competitors will be given tenoutline statements. The competitor must write the reference(s) and verse(s) that correspond with each outline statement. c. A thirty-minute time limit will be established for written quizzing. If a competitor finishes his writing before the time limit expires, he may turn in his work and the time elapsed will be recorded on his paper. All work will be collected when the time limit has expired. d. In written quizzing, any incorrect word, misspelling, incorrect punctuation, or incorrect capitalization will constitute an error. Only one error per word will be counted. e. If a tie remains after the writing is scored, the times for competitors (18.c) will be used to break the tie. In the case of a continuing tie, the entire writing process will be repeated for the tied competitors. 19. The Master and Judges have complete authority and control. Their decisions will be final.
Division 3: Bible Teaching
Competition in this category shall provide opportunity for developing organizational and teaching talent for God‘s use.
1. Students may be either young men or young women.
2. Each student will prepare and teach a Bible lesson from 10 to 15 minutes in length. A missionary biography or contemporary story is not sufficient. The lesson should be based on a Bible character, a Bible doctrine, or a concept taught in Scripture.
3. Each lesson will be prepared for a class of junior-age children, ages 9-12.
4. Each lesson may include some type of audio and/or visual aid. These aids do not have to be original.
5. Lessons may be original or from published or unpublished sources.
6. Each student will submit three copies of the typewritten lesson outline to the judges at the time of presentation. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
7. The lesson outline will include the following:
a. Outline of lesson content b. Objectives of lesson c. Specific principle(s) to be taught d. Scripture references e. Materials required f. Brief summary of lesson g. Bibliography of references 8. Selected students will be chosen from the first session to participate in the final competition session.
Division 4: Bible Preaching
Category 1: Expository Preaching - Sr. High only
Category 2: Evangelistic Preaching - Sr. High and Jr. High only
Category 3: Topical Preaching - Sr. High only
General Rules
1. Entry will be restricted to young men.
2. Each student will prepare a sermon between 10 and 15 minutes in length.
3. Each student will present three copies of his typewritten sermon outline to the judges at the time of delivery.
4. The outline guidelines are as follows:
a. It should be done in a standard subordination format. b. It should be done in sentence form, with transition sentences. c. It should include a written introduction and conclusion. d. It should include a title, theme, and Scripture references. 5. Selected students will be chosen from the first session to participate in the final competition session. 6. The King James Version will be the only authorized translation.
Rules by Category
Category 1: Expository
An expository sermon is one in which a portion of Scripture is interpreted in relation to one theme or central idea. The bulk of the material for the sermon is drawn directly from the passage, and the outline consists of a series of progressive ideas centered on that one main idea.
Category 2: Evangelistic
An evangelistic sermon may be either expository, topical, or textual, but one which is primarily directed toward the lost, with the goal of drawing them to Christ. Since an evangelistic sermon may be textual in nature, it is good to have a definition of textual preaching also. A textual sermon is one in which the main divisions are derived from a text consisting of a brief portion of Scripture. Each of these divisions is then used as a line of suggestion, and the text provides the theme of the sermon.
Category 3: Topical
A topical sermon is one in which the main divisions are derived from the topic, independently of a text. Scripture passages should be used to support the topic.
Division 5: Bible Sword Drill- (Elementary only – recommended 5th & 6th graders. Cannot participate in Spelling bee)
- Students should be divided into rounds of no more than 8 students per round. They can draw number s for the rounds or be pre-assigned for the rounds.
- Tape should be placed on the platform to form a line. All participants should stand behind the tape facing the moderator and the audience. The moderator should sit at a table or in the pew and use a microphone.
- Bibles (supllied by WVCEA) shall be held straight up
(elbows unbent) over the head with one arm, having the other arm down at the side. The moderator shall give the Scripture reference twice, then say "Charge!" The students then look up the verse, and step over the tape line with their finger on the verse.- There should be at least 3 line judges on the platform
with the students (off to the side). One line judge will be assigned to watch for the first person over the line. That judge will then position him9her)self next to that person and verify that the student's finger is on the verse just called. Another line judge will be assigned to watch for the second person over the line, and then the third line judge will watch for the 3rd person over the line. Each judge will then stand bu that person, verify that the student does have his/her finger on the correct verse, then give that person's name 9and the "first", "second" or "third") to the score keeper.- The student's finger must be on the verse, not moving to it. If the student is on an incorrect verse or is moving to the verse and not on it, 10 points will be deducted.
- 10 points are given to the 1st person, 5 points are given to the 2nd person, and 3 points are given to the 3rd person finding the correct verse. The students do not read the verse.
- A round is complete whenever one person reaches 70 points. The 1st place person will have 70 points, whoever has the next most points will be considered 2nd, and the next highest will be considered 3rd. The final round will consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place students from each preliminiary round. The final round will conclude when someone reaches 100 points. That person will be the winner; second place will be the person with the second highest number of points, and third place will be the person with the third highest number of points.
Joshua Brennan
Emily Welsh and Kelsie Kincell
