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BEING CATTY
Sections: Senior, 12 years and over.
Intermediate, 10 and 11 years.
Junior, 9 years and under.
Please send answers to: Mrs I Steel, P.O. Box 193 EPPING NSW 1710, or email to: iesteel@gmail.com
FEBRUARY 2007
SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate omit questions 2 and 7
ROMANS chapter 3
  1. What was the chief advantage that the Jew had?
  2. Quote the verses from Psalm 14 (or Psalm 53) that Paul uses to prove that both Jew and Gentile are under sin.
  3. Can anyone be justified by the deeds of the law?
  4. By what means, do we conclude, is a man justified?

Chapter 4
  1. What was counted to Abraham for righteousness?
  2. Was the promise to Abraham through the law or through the righteousness of faith?
  3. How strong was Abraham's faith? (2 verses)
  4. On what condition shall righteousness be imputed to us also? (2 verses)

JUNIOR
GENESIS chapter 2
  1. Of what tree did God command the man not to eat? (2 verses)
  2. How did God create the woman? (2 verses)
  3. What did Adam and Eve do when their eyes were opened?
  4. What did the Lord God say to the serpent? (2 verses)
MARCH 2007
SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate omit questions 7 and 8
ROMANS chapter 5
  1. How does God commend [demonstrate] his love toward us?
  2. What was the effect of one man's disobedience, and another's obedience?
Chapter 6
  1. What is the result of our having died with Christ?
  2. Why should sin not have dominion over us?
  3. What is the contrast between the wages of sin and the gift of God?

Chapter 7
  1. For what purpose are we delivered from the law?
  2. By what means did sin become exceeding sinful in Paul's experience?
  3. Whom did Paul thank for deliverance from the body of death? (2 verses)

JUNIOR
GENESIS chapter 4
  1. What offerings did Cain and Abel bring, and [to] which one did God [have] respect?
  2. What curse did God place on Cain for killing his brother?
  3. Why did Eve call her son Seth?
Chapter 5
  1. What happened to Enoch because he walked with God?
APRIL 2007
SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate omit questions 5 and 7
ROMANS chapter 8
  1. What was accomplished by God's sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh? (2 verses)
  2. If the Spirit witnesses with our spirit that we are the children of God, what follows? (2 verses)
  3. To whom do all things work together for good?
  4. Can anything separate us from the love of God in Christ? (2 verses)

Chapter 9
  1. Write out the verse in Exodus 33 that Paul quotes to show that God is not unrighteous.
  2. Why had Israel not attained to the law of righteousness? (2 verses)

Chapter 10
  1. Write out the three verses in Deuteronomy 30 that Paul quotes, describing the word of faith.
  2. What is the connection between faith, hearing, and the word of God?

JUNIOR
GENESIS chapter 6
  1. What did God say he would do to man because his wickedness was great? But who found grace in his eyes? (2 verses)
  2. Which people and which animals did God tell Noah to bring into the ark? (3 verses)
Chapter 7
  1. What happened on the 17th day of the second month of the 600th year of Noah's life? How long was the rain on the earth? (2 verses)
  2. Was there any living thing on the earth after the flood?
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MAY 2007
SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate omit questions 6 and 8
ROMANS chapter 11
  1. What was the answer of God to Elijah when he said he was left alone?
  2. What benefit had come to the Gentiles through the fall of Israel?
  3. Why are we told not to be high-minded [haughty] but fear? (2 verses)
  4. Why has God concluded all in unbelief [committed all to disobedience]?

Chapter 12
  1. Instead of being conformed to this world, what should we be?
Chapter 13
  1. Why should every soul be subject to the higher powers [governing authorities]? (2 verses)
  2. What is the only thing we should owe one another?
  3. Why is it high time to awake out of sleep? (2 verses)

JUNIOR
GENESIS chapter 8
  1. When Noah sent the dove out the second time from the ark, what did she bring back?
  2. What did the Lord say when he smelled the sweet savour [aroma] of Noah's sacrifice? (2 verses)
Chapter 9
  1. What would the Lord remember when he looked at the rainbow in the cloud?
  2. What blessing did Noah give to Shem and Japheth? (2 verses)
JUNE 2007
SENIOR and INTERMEDIATE
Intermediate omit questions 4 and 6
ROMANS chapter 14
  1. For what purpose did Christ both die and rise and revive [live again]?
  2. Of what does the kingdom of God consist?
Chapter 15
  1. What verse in Psalm 69 does Paul quote to prove that Christ pleased not himself?
  2. What four quotations does Paul make from the Old Testament to prove that the Gentiles would glorify God for his mercy?
  3. What was the duty of the Gentiles who had partaken of the Jews' spiritual things?
  4. Why did Paul ask the Romans to strive together with him in prayer? (3 verses)
chapter 16
  1. In what two respects were the Romans to be wise and simple respectively?
  2. What had been kept secret since the world began but was now made manifest? (2 verses)

JUNIOR
GENESIS chapter 11
  1. Why was the city and the tower built in the land of Shinar called Babel?
Chapter 12
  1. What did the Lord promise Abram if he left his country and his father's house? (2 verses)
Chapter 13
  1. What part of the land did Lot choose when Abram and he decided to separate?
  2. What did the Lord say to Abram after Lot separated from him? (3 verses only)



Metrical Psalms
Infants (< 7 yrs) psalm 23/121 // psalm 67/100
Junior (8-12 yrs) Psalm 25:1-10 // Psalm 130
Senior (13-17yrs) Psalm 113 // Psalm 139

Scripture Memory
Junior Isaiah 55:6-13

Senior Isaiah 53
1John 4:7-19

Psalm Tunes.
Please choose appropriate Psalm from
Preferred book (sol fa copies available from
convener)

Junior Senior
Gabriel   (CM) Ayrshire   (CM)
Leuchars   (66 66) Blaenwern   (87 87D)
Louisville   (SM) Brother James' Air   (CM)
Tiverton   (CM) Croft's 136th   (66 66 88)

Catechism
Section 1 1-10 Section 2 11-22
Section 3 23-38 Section 4 39-62
Section 5 63-68 Section 6 89-107
Section 7 1-107 word perfect

Essays
Infants(<7) (100 words)
  1. Who was Jezebel and what did she do to make the Lord angry (I Kings 16:29-33)?

Junior (8-12) (400 words)
  1. Where was John when he had a vision? Why was he there? Describe what he saw in this vision (Revelation 1).

Senior (13-17) (1000 words)
Q. Jesus told John to write a message to seven churches in Asia (Revelation 2, 3). Outline the structure of these messages, giving an example of each of the seven elements in this structure.
YOUTH WORK - 2007
VALUABLES.
When we talk about Values we need to know what is really valuable. Last time we saw that the Word of God is Valuable. It ought to be one of our central “values.” And if we listen to the Bible, we’ll find another Value – the Lord Jesus. The Apostle Peter tells us he is precious. [1 Peter 2:7] And yet, the sad thing is that he’s regarded by most people as irrelevant to life. Anyone else, and every other religion is given far more honour than Jesus. His name is not only the song of the drunkards. It’s used as a common swear-word. But that’s not the way God sees it, or Christians should see it. There are at least three ways Jesus is precious and valuable.

Jesus is Valuable in Himself
First the Lord Jesus is Precious in Himself – altogether apart from his relationship with others, and what He’s able to do for us. For example, He’s Absolutely Unique. Today, we place a great emphasis on the individual - apart from their relationship with anyone else, and the work they do. But our Lord’s Individuality and Uniqueness goes way beyond ours. We share many things with the rest of humankind. So too, does our Lord. But He shares something we can never share – the very nature of God. There is no other Person in the Universe like Him. Truly God and truly Man – “two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the Godhead and the manhood are inseparably joined together in one Person.”

And this uniqueness is a Permanent Uniqueness. He is still, and ever will be, God and Man in two distinct natures – forever. We should never cease to marvel at this - that the Eternal Son of God should take our nature into permanent union with Himself. We could understand if God humbled himself like this for a little while. But for our Lord to do it permanently – that’s an amazing thing. And he’s Exceptionally Unique. Every noble characteristic and virtue finds its perfect embodiment in our Lord. This is why the psalmist in Psalm 45 is so excited! He says that Jesus is “the most excellent of men, and your lips have been anointed with grace.”

Jesus is Valuable to God.
And this brings up another thing. Jesus is precious to God. Peter says, in 1 Peter 2:4, that Jesus is “the living Stone – rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him” – ie to God. And he’s precious to God just because He, as the Eternal Son of God, not only agreed to be the Child of Promise and the true Messianic King, but also came into the World and accomplished the great work of Redemption.

Time and time again in the Bible we hear God the Father expressing His pleasure in His Son and what He has done, or is about to do. We hear it at His Baptism. We hear it just before the Crucifixion. And we see it in His glorious resurrection from the dead, and his enthronement at the right hand of God. Because he faithfully and successfully completed the work He was given to do, he was given a name that’s above every other name. Our Lord’s Resurrection, Ascension and being Crowned Lord of all is the fullest demonstration of how precious Jesus is to God.

Jesus is Valuable to Believers.
This leads on to another thing – and that is that Jesus is Precious to Believers. Those who truly know, love and
serve God, also love the Lord Jesus. Why is Jesus precious to Christians? He’s Precious because He’s their Savior. He’s paid the penalty for all their sins. We celebrate the sacrifice of others who secured our freedom and our future. How much more is the Lord Jesus valued and esteemed by Christians because he’s secured their freedom and future at the most basic level of all!

He’s also Precious because He’s their Lord and King. Who could ask for a better king – a better leader – than the Lord Jesus. And then he’s Precious because He’s Our Constant Companion. He says, “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age”. He comes and dwells in our hearts and lives in us through the Holy Spirit whom He has given to Believers.

Jesus is Valuable to All
The Lord Jesus is [1] Precious in Himself; [2] Precious to God; and [3] Precious to Believers. The big question now is: Is He Precious to Us? He Ought to be!. If He’s Precious in Himself; Precious to God; and Precious to Those Who are on their Way to Heaven we ought to see to it that He’s also Precious to us.
Do you have a cat who loves your computer? I do! Almost every night Ben comes in and hops up on my desk. If I don’t take notice of him straight away he walks across the keyboard — and as you can imagine, the results are very interesting! [Now you know why some of the articles may be a bit strange at times!!]. Then he walks back again, turns around, lies down with his head on the keyboard, and begins to purr. Mission accomplished!

I always thought Ben was a bit odd until I found out that cats have a fascination with computers! A report appeared recently in ZNet [A computer site on the internet] saying that an Apple iBook owner suspected his cat had hacked into his password-protected notebook! It turned out he was right. His cat, which liked sleeping on his keyboard, managed to automatically bypass the computer's security and change his settings and file names -- and even the name of his hard drive! He was some smart cat.

I don’t think Ben is that bright—or devious! I think he just wants a little bit of attention, and get some warmth from the Computer fan! And I guess that’s what’s we all want too — a little bit of attention, and love. The sad thing is that sometimes, [like Ben walking across the keyboard and messing up my writing!] we do some strange things to get them.
But we don’t have to do strange things to be noticed. God knows about us, cares about us, and has already shown us the warmth of his Love in the gift of his Son to be our Saviour. All we need to do is recognize it, believe it, and live in the light of it.

The sad fact is that we seek attention and love elsewhere and not from God who gives us every good and perfect gift.
God said to his people in the days of Isaiah: "The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” [Isaiah 1:3] At least Ben knows where he’ll get the attention and warmth he wants!