God’s Word is so precious, and something we don't want to take lightly. The truth that is in the Bible will benefit anyone who takes the time to read it, study it, or memorize it. The National Bible Bee Competition (NBBC) is a great way to prioritize spending time in...
The Ripple Effect of Scripture: A Host Testimony
Being a host for the National Bible Bee Summer Study is like being a small stone tossed into a still pond. I get to see the ripples carry out a long distance. It is a wonderful privilege to help in some small way, to equip young people in our community and send them...
The Importance of Fellowship: A Study in Acts
The book of Acts gives us a look into the lives of early believers, and reveals what was most important to them. “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer”. (Acts 2:42) These four...
Developing a Personal Study Habit
As I’ve participated in the National Bible Bee over the past few years, I’ve become more aware of the various study approaches people have found helpful. We all have different ways in which we learn, and there are a variety of unique habits and strategies that can be...
Meet the 2021 Alumni Service Team: Cory Messerschmidt
Cory Messerschmidt is a 20-year-old National Bible Bee Alumnus from New York. He has competed in NBB for 10 years, from 2009-2018, and qualified from 2015-2017. He has two older siblings, but is rooming away from home as he finishes up his last semester of college...
How to do an Inductive Bible Study: Cross-References
Before I joined the National Bible Bee, I didn’t even know what a cross-reference was. Though I had heard the term before, questions like “Why are they so important?” and “How do I study them?” were ones I could not answer. It wasn’t until later on in my walk with the...
Living out our faith: an overview of Acts
The book of Acts starts out with Christ’s final words to His disciples before He ascended into heaven, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the...