Rules

1.Thou shalt participate.

2.Thou shalt not throw food or play with food.

3.Thou shalt not interrupt.

4.Thou shalt demonstrate good manners.

5.Thou shalt stay on topic.

6.Thou shalt start with prayer.

7.Thou shalt be on time.

8.Thou shalt respect other people's property.

9.Thou shalt not gossip.

10.Thou shalt not get rowdy.

11.Thou shalt obey the Ten Commandments

Infraction of any law results in a 5 push-up penalty or point reduction.

FOR EXAMPLE: 

Thou shalt do 10 push-ups if caught going "off-topic."
(It must be "called" in an adequate amount of time and final decision is at the discretion of the group. The leader of the group is the deciding authority in cases of a tie)

Template for an Apologetics Speech - Meaning & Significance Question

For future reference . . . . .

INTRO -- SKIP THIS until you get to the last step
                 This is in place to "hook" the audience's interest
                 It will include your sentence opener, which could be:

• Scripture
• Story or
• Quote

INTRODUCE YOURSELF:

• Hello, my name us Pablo Cortez and I would like to discuss the meaning and significance of __________________   OR
• Hello, my name us Pablo Cortez and I have drawn the question, "What is the meaning and significance of __________________ ?" 

POINT 1) MEANING: define
      ________________ means / is defined as / is understood to mean / _________________________.
      Quote your source if applicable

POINT 2) SIGNIFICANCE:

• Why is this? 
• What is important about this? 
• What would happen if we did not believe this? (Christians / Catholics / people -- decide which and proceed accordingly)

Use Quotes, Scripture, etc.

3) APPLICATION:

• What should I do with this? (consider your audience or not -- decide and proceed accordingly)
• What should we do?
• Tie back to INTRO
• Because _____________________ we should ______________________.

4) RE-CAP:

We looked at the meaning of ____________________

We (have) looked at its significance (____________________)

And we (have) looked at what this means to (for) us as Believers /Christians / Catholics / a Nation / Brothers and Sisters in Christ / Children of God / a people /

END WITH a Scripture or Quote (or repeat a major one / a powerful one / a completely logical one, etc.)

Use Scripture (Gospels)