There are several resources that can be used to disciple your youth. (Check the “Resources” section.) As NYM is developed for the IAG, we hope that the following will also be used to BUILD disciples of young people:
Youth Bible Quiz (Please be patient as this is still be developed for South Africa IAG.)
Bible Quiz is a test of your knowledge of the Bible. Two teams of three quizzers each face a series of twenty questions with varying difficulty. The first contestant to “buzz in” and answer the question correctly gains points for his or her team; if the contestant answers incorrectly, the team loses points.
Quizzers cover a different portion of the New Testament each season. The theme rotates every eight years and includes three of the four gospels, the book of Acts, and various groups of the Epistles. Bible Quiz requires more than just the ability to recite scripture. Players must also learn people and places mentioned and become familiar with exclamations, questions, parenthetical statements, Old Testament passages, and more.
Who can quiz?
All youth who attend an International Assemblies of God church may participate in Bible Quiz. Each team may have up to six members. Your church may have as many teams as you like.
When are the matches?
Each district schedules its own matches (4-5 times a year). The season ends with district playoffs—which determine the teams who will move on to the national competition.
How do I get started?
The National Youth Ministry’s office will have Bible Quiz materials which you can purchase to help you get started and coach your team. For more information on starting a Bible Quiz team, contact the National Youth Ministry’s department.
Bible Quiz for Youth: Verses About Young People
Instructions:
Check your answers using the answer key at the end.
This quiz contains 15 multiple-choice questions.
Choose the best answer for each question.
Questions
1. What does 1 Timothy 4:12 encourage young people to do?
A) Be lazy and wait for opportunities
B) Set an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity
C) Focus only on studies and ignore faith
D) Follow the crowd in all things
2. According to Ecclesiastes 12:1, when should young people remember their Creator?
A) Only when they are old
B) In the days of their youth
C) Only on Sundays
D) When they face difficulties
3. What does Proverbs 20:29 say is the glory of young men?
A) Their wealth
B) Their strength
C) Their popularity
D) Their intelligence
4. In Jeremiah 1:7, God tells Jeremiah not to say he is too young for what?
A) To play sports
B) To go where God sends him and speak what God commands
C) To make decisions
D) To travel far
5. What advice does Colossians 3:20 give to children (and youth)?
A) Obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord
B) Ignore your parents’ advice
C) Do whatever feels right to you
D) Argue with your parents often
6. According to Psalm 119:9, how can a young person keep their way pure?
A) By doing whatever they want
B) By living according to God’s Word
C) By ignoring the Bible
D) By following popular trends
7. What does 2 Timothy 2:22 encourage young people to flee from?
A) Schoolwork
B) Youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace
C) Church activities
D) Their friends
8. In 1 Samuel 17, how old was David when he defeated Goliath?
A) A young man (likely a teenager)
B) 30 years old
C) 50 years old
D) A small child
9. What does Proverbs 3:5-6 advise young people to do?
A) Trust in their own understanding
B) Lean not on their own understanding but trust in the Lord
C) Ignore God’s guidance
D) Follow their emotions without thinking
10. In Luke 2:52, how did Jesus grow as a youth?
A) Only physically
B) In wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man
C) Rebelliously
D) Without learning anything
11. According to Psalm 71:17, since his youth, what has the psalmist done?
A) Forgotten God’s teachings
B) Relied on his own strength
C) Declared God’s marvelous deeds
D) Avoided worship
12. What does 1 Peter 5:5 say younger people should do toward elders?
A) Ignore them
B) Clothe themselves with humility
C) Argue with them
D) Disrespect them
13. In Daniel 1, why did Daniel and his friends refuse the king’s food?
A) They were not hungry
B) They wanted to remain faithful to God’s laws
C) They disliked the taste
D) They were being rebellious
14. According to Titus 2:6-8, how should young men live?
A) Recklessly
B) As examples of good deeds, integrity, and sound speech
C) Without self-control
D) Following worldly desires
15. In Matthew 19:14, what does Jesus say about children and youth?
A) They should not come to Him
B) The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these
C) They must wait until they are older
D) They are not important in God’s eyes