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BBQ 2023 Rules and Entry Requirements

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General Rules The Quiz this year is a general Bible Quiz. The categories will be provided.  Prospective contestants should familiarize themselves with the competition's general rules and query the National Youth Board (Jamaica). Entry Requirements Contestants interested in participating are required to complete the entry form online. The competition is open to persons aged 16 to 35 years from all churches. Quizzers should attain the age of 16 on or before June 1, 2023, and should not attain the age of 36 years before August 1, 2023. Entries are expected by Sunday, May 21, 2023 .  All quizzers should agree to the rules of the competition.  Contestants must provide a professional-looking headshot digital photo of themselves to the competition. Selected contestants may be required to provide additional profile information such as; favorite scripture, hobbies, etc. Match Scheduling The competition will commence in June 2023. The matches will be c

The Gift 🎁

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  The Gift By Joshua McCalla - Friday, April 7, 2023  We all have been offered a gift. We didn’t ask for it, and we didn’t work for it, but we were given it. This gift was bought the day Christ gave up His life for all of us. The gift of salvation, we didn’t ask for it, didn’t work for it, but Jesus Christ paid for it in full with the life of God’s only Son. Imagine being given a gift on your birthday and not opening it to see all it offers. If the giver of that gift were to return and still know that it has been untouched, they would question why. God doesn’t force us to accept Him; He patiently waits on us to open up and receive Him in our hearts.   Anyone who has accepted the gift of salvation has access to: His grace is forever sufficient for us. His forgiveness stops us from dwelling on past mistakes because nothing can separate us from the love of God.  His peace, which passeth all understanding.   A place in heaven that would not have been possible if Jesus didn’t make the ultim