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Leader Guide

Bible Study

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Let’s say our SuperVerse together. Hebrews 11:6: 

“But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that He rewards everyone who searches for Him.”

We have talked a lot about living by faith to please God. In this activity, let’s dig deeper into what it really means to seek God and discover how He rewards us.   

We do not seek or search for God as if He is lost. God is omnipresent—which means He is everywhere all at the same time. He is always with us, so there must be a deeper meaning to seeking or searching for Him. Let’s start digging!   

Have children look up the verses and discuss the questions below. 

1. Jeremiah 29:11–14a:

11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me. 14 I will be found by you,” says the Lord.

  • God has good plans for each of us; knowing that wonderful promise, how can we please God regarding those plans? Follow them, obey, conform to them. 
  • What are two promises we discover in verses 12–13? God listens to our prayers; if we look, we will find Him.
  • In verse 13, how must we search or look for God? Wholeheartedly. All our energy and desire.
  • What do you think that means; what would be involved?   

2. 1 Chronicles 28:9a:

“And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve Him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek Him, you will find Him."

  • What do you think it means to acknowledge God? Recognize He is real and true; honor Him.
  • That sounds a lot like our SuperVerse! Acknowledging God means including Him and seeking His input and direction in whatever you do because He is real, He created you, He loves you, and He knows what is best for your life!
  • What is the promise if we seek and serve Him with all that is in us? He will be found.

3. Genesis 5:23–24:

Enoch lived 365 years, walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him. 

4. Hebrews 11:5:

It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.

  • What was Enoch’s relationship with God? Close.
  • What is remarkable about Enoch and his relationship with God? The length of time—365 years—that he walked with and served God. He had a reputation of a good man who pleased God. 
  • Enoch was one of two people mentioned in the Bible who were taken to heaven by God without dying; do you know who the other man was? Elijah. See 2 Kings 2:11.
  • Enoch pleased God; that means Enoch had what—by what was he taken up to heaven? Faith.

Conclusion: Seeking or searching is not the same as looking for something that is lost. God is not lost—He promises to never leave us. But, we can know Him in a deeper way. Seeking and searching for God means to draw close to and to pursue God with everything in you. It means to focus on God and seek a closer relationship with Him. God does not hide from us; He reveals Himself to those who search for Him. 

What is the best reward for searching or seeking something?

It is to find what you were searching for! Our reward for searching and drawing near to God is finding God in a deeper way. God rewards us with Himself! All blessings are contained in Him; there is total joy in God’s presence. Enoch walked faithfully with God and God was very pleased; so much so that God took him from Earth to be with Him in heaven! Can you imagine a close walk with God for 365 years? Can you imagine how much Enoch learned of God in that time, while seeking Him? Nothing in the world can compare to an intimate relationship with the Lord. Keep searching and God will reward you, over and over!